Swimming video produced by Coleman Hodges. Featured image: Anthony Ervin faces off with Matt Grevers in sprint free.
Matt Grever and Anne Dunivin (the oldest woman in the meet 98) shares some time with Olympic Champion Matt Grevers (Photo: Mike Lewis – Courtesy of U.S. Masters Swimming)
Mutual of Omaha BREAKOUT Swim Clinic director and 5-time Olympic medalist, Josh Davis, interviews USMS guest star and 6-time Olympic medalist Matt Grevers at 2015 USMS Spring Nationals in San Antonio.Â
Josh, 42 years old, dropped a 1:38.23 breaking the 200 yard free USMS Record for the 40-44 age group. (Michael Ross held the record at 1:38.94.)
Grevers swam several events, but talked mostly about his 50 breaststroke, acting like his 24 second swim was just ok. Â Sounds like his 50 breaststroke was all about living the Kevin Cordes experience…if only for two short laps. Â For Grevers, USMS Spring Nationals was a great time to have fun, swim with his wife Annie Grevers and host a Mutual of Omaha BREAKOUT Swim Clinic.
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About Josh Davis
Josh Davis was the first American to go 1:46 in the 200m free at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He just recently broke his own Masters American Record in the 40-45 age group going :20.6 He has been leading the Mutual Of Omaha BREAKout! Swim Clinic Tour for 8 years to challenge the next generation of swimmers to work harder, swim smarter and have more fun. Josh is a proud 2 breather and he will race anybody, anytime, anyplace.
2000 Olympics
Silver 400m freestyle relay
Silver 800m freestyle relay
1996 Olympics
Gold 400m freestyle relay
Gold 800m freestyle relay
Gold 400m medley relay
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Matt Grevers is a class act. We get the joy of watching him swim a lot in Arizona, mostly in USAS meets and the Pro Swim Series/Grand Prix. At every event I see him, he talks with fans for hours, signing t-shirts/programs/etc. and taking countless photos. He is a huge ambassador for the sport. Just pure class and pure motivation for swimmers everywhere.
Not many swimmers out there have his simple composure / motivation and Gentleness . I love Matt , a great Class act . I hope he gets again on the podium of the 100 back this summer .
Matt dropped a :47+ 100 IM (unshaved!) and Josh blasted a :53 on his last 100 to go a 4:33 500.
Pretty impressive 500 for Davis considering it sounds like he focused his training on the 200. Based on his final 50 in the 500 (25.49!) he could break 4:30. I guess there’s always next year!
Davis vs Ledecky 2016?
Yes, Josh Davis is 42.
I wrote up a big long thing only to be deleted…..
Grevers really needs to lose the gut and get in shape.
sarcasm?
More like self loathing when I look down
btw, heavy, heavy, heavy I see you Josh Davis, you brokw the 500 free record by like 11 seconds. USRPT#
Great to see elite swimmers having fun at maters events.Well done Matt-hopefully many more elite swimmings will follow your lead.Masters is for fun,friendship and free style.
are you sure Josh Davis is 42? I think he is only 1 year younger than me. We both went to H.S. In Texas. I was class of ’88. I will be 46 this year.
He graduated from high school 1990 and was born September 1972.
Take only 1 second of your life to “google” his name and you will see that he was born on September 1, 1972 in San Antonio.