US Olympian Matt King on Training at Indiana: “I’m kinda cookin right now”

After taking a gap year to train with the Texas Ford Aquatics Pro Group, Olympic gold medalist Matt King is now back to training with a college team, landing in Bloomington, Indiana. King isn’t competing with the team this semester but is taking classes and training with IU, focusing on short course world champs in December.

King is happy with how his partnership with Indiana has gone so far. Specifically, the NCAA All-American notes that sprint coach John Long, who will be on staff for team USA at short course worlds, has been very collaborative in a way that King has been successful under so far.

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swim the 200
1 month ago

If Matt started training for the 200M Free now he would be one of best by 2028 and his 100 would still improve.

Troyy
1 month ago

Off topic but Italian media is reporting that Ceccon will train at St Peters in 2025.

AragonSonof Arathorn
1 month ago

does that mustache mean something or am I looking into that incorrectly?

CavaDore
Reply to  AragonSonof Arathorn
1 month ago

Exactly. Not every guy should attempt to grow a stache for Movember, especially if it ends up looking like the stache of one of the most notoriously awful men in history.

Octavio Gupta
Reply to  AragonSonof Arathorn
1 month ago

Sus…

AragonSonof Arathorn
Reply to  AragonSonof Arathorn
1 month ago

seems like a good guy. Likeable.

live wire
1 month ago

To those who follow swimming and are looking for the complete and accurate story, Matt King DID NOT train at Ford Mustang Pro Group. He trained at Texas Ford Aquatics(TFA) in Frisco, Texas. He trained under Coley Stickels – Pro Head Coach /High Performance Coach. Congrats to Coach Stickels for training and preparing Matt for the Olympics, and to Matt for capitalizing on the opportunity.

justaguy
1 month ago

Why is this the first im hearing about the Ford Mustang Pro Group, what is that???

Admin
Reply to  justaguy
1 month ago

Just a Freudian slip.

Weinstein-Madden-Ledecky-Gemmell
1 month ago

Toss a few Longhorns in the final and watch ’em get cooked.

RealCrocker5040
1 month ago

Sigma gyatt cook bro

BR32
Reply to  RealCrocker5040
1 month ago

Hella gronk

Andrew
1 month ago

5’9 155 and on his 4th installment of a swim program in 5 years and goes 47.9 long course😭

neffry
Reply to  Andrew
1 month ago

hes taller than 5-9…but he is an absolute savage in the pool. His power to weight ratio is otherworldly to watch in person.

Swimmer
Reply to  Andrew
1 month ago

He’s 5’ 9.5, we measured him last night 💪

Weinstein-Madden-Ledecky-Gemmell
Reply to  Swimmer
1 month ago

Are you a mortician?

transfer portal veteran
Reply to  Andrew
1 month ago

met him in person, definitely 5’9.5-11ish, unreal speed in the pool. absolutely launches himself off the block too; video never does him justice. I need to find out how he does it because I’m similar by measurables and im not 47.9 LC 😭

Khase Calisz
Reply to  Andrew
1 month ago

Kind of reminds me of Vladimir Morozov. Could he have an opening 50 like Morozov? We’ll find out soon

AragonSonof Arathorn
Reply to  Khase Calisz
1 month ago

good comparison. Smaller but crazy speed

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