Matt Caldwell is a sophomore at JCC and a member of the Jayhawk swimming and diving team. He was on his high school swim team at Jamestown, as well as local club swimming and rowing teams. He was captain of the swim team as a senior and received the Academic Achievement Award. He also won the 200 m individual medley at Regionals last year as a Jayhawk. Michael Phelps is his favorite athlete. Caldwell is studying Early Childhood Education and plans to attend another school to further his education; he hopes to work as a teacher in New York state.

Spotlight Athlete of the Week

Matthew Caldwell is a sophomore member of our Men’s Swimming and Diving team.  During his freshman year as a Jayhawk, he placed first in the Region in the 200 Individual Medley, as well as placed third in the 200 Butterfly. He was attracted to attending JCC because it was somewhere familiar and close to home. One of the deciding factors on why he ended up deciding to become a Jayhawk was because of the coaching staff and how they portrayed themselves. When he is not in the pool swimming, you can normally find him in the gym working out to help him stay as active as he can, as well as remain in good swimming shape.

                Caldwell discussed how important college athletics are to him, as well as how important keeping up with the sport itself is, and remaining involved helps minimize many of the other stresses that can come along with the sport and everyday life. He also loves the competition that comes along with it, he states, “The intensity of the competition is my favorite part about being a swimmer. It gives me a drive for something and I love the feeling of winning and succeeding that comes along with it.” He also plans to further both his swimming career and his education at a four-year school, even though at this time he is not sure where yet.

                When asked what advice he had for other aspiring athletes, he discussed how giving it your all is the most important part, “My biggest advice is to work hard and test your own limits. As long as you can do that and strive to be the best that you can be, ultimately you will be succeed.”