After a pretty great year, I’m so honoured to announce that Her Majesty has awarded me an MBE in this years New Years Honours list.
I’m so thankful for everyone who has helped so far, and can’t wait to get going again. #Onlythebeginning
Matt Richards MBE
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Matt Richards MBE
@M4ttRichards
Joined December 2013
- Thank you to everyone for the messages tonight, amazing to be European Junior Champion! 🤪 Thank you to @SpeedoUK @speedo @britishswimming @SwimWales @Royal_Swimming @TheRoyalSchool who I couldn’t do it without 👍🏼
- My first GB cap... wow! So excited and pleased to represent @britishswimming at the European Junior championships in Kazan later this year! Thanks to @Royal_Swimming and to @SiRichards1827 and @Pand5472 for the best support I could wish for!😊🇬🇧
- Just want to say, well done to every swimmer achieving British Summer Champs or Home Nations Standard. To those that haven’t made it this year, don’t be down. This sport is crazy hard! The only important thing is you enjoy it. If you do, keep going, and good luck for next year 👍🏼
- Genuinely couldn’t ask for a better coach! Like a second father to me Marc! Thanks for everything and here’s to more success to come!💪🏻
- That moment after you’ve hit the timing pad, turn round, check the scoreboard and see that you’re European Junior Champion for 100 Free AND went 48.pt!! 💥🥇🇬🇧
- Very proud to be selected onto the @britishswimming World Class Programme for this season. Lots more hard work to do & long way to go, but exciting year ahead! 💪🏼 Thanks as always to @speedo @SpeedoUK for their support & to @Royal_Swimming @TheRoyalSchool for helping this happenCongratulations to the 48 athletes selected to form part of the @britishswimming World Class Programme for the 2019/20 season, as the aquatics world builds towards @Tokyo2020 and beyond. britishswimming.org/news/latest-sw…
- Very proud to receive an email inviting me onto the @SwimWales ELITE Squad for 2019/20 season. Always proud to wear my flag on my cap 🏴. Thanks to Ross and the team for the ongoing opportunities 👏🏼
- A month today I will be flying to Canada to represent @britishswimming at the Ontario Junior International Meet. Canada!! Yes please! Let’s do this 🇨🇦🇬🇧
- Oh YES!!! Starting to get very real now!! Russia, get ready, we’re coming for you soon!! #EuropeanJuniors @britishswimming @Royal_Swimming @SwimWales 🇬🇧🇷🇺🏴
- Amazing to be nominated for emerging athlete of the year! Thank you @britishswimming , looking forward to the awards night now!!A breakthrough year for @kayla_vdmerwe, @M4ttRichards and @MGlenister02, with the trio recognised on the Swimming emerging athlete of the year shortlist! 👀 Keep track of all #BSAwards19 nominees as they're revealed at bit.ly/BSAwards19
- What a night last night was. Thank you to everyone for the support. We go again on Sunday!😤 • • • @britishswimming 📸 @ London, United Kingdom
- The @YAHBCH Charity have always been so supportive of me and I’d love it if you guys could show your support for them! It’s an amazing charity with some truly inspirational people and I’d love if you could take 2 mins to go and look at the work they’re doing!🙌🏼
- This is just so lovely, thank you guys so much! I really do appreciate the support and I’ll make sure to do everyone proud tonight! Thank you guys!🥰In Holiday Club we have been cheering local boy @M4ttRichards in the 100m Freestyle at the @britishswimming #OlympicTrials. What a great role model! Well done on your lifetime best swim & good luck in your final this evening Matt, we will be watching! #GoGoGo
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