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As for Matthew, he's developping nicely. He's weak in free and back but pretty strong in fly (there's an understatement) and surprisingly convincing at times in breaststroke. At other times, he can get out of it, not enough to get DQed but enough to slow himself down a bit and look more average than anything.
He's a tall kid and has yet to really develop muscle control which is kind of his downfall in free and back. He often wobbles from side to side in free with very long, kinda slow strokes. The same can be said for him while doing backstroke, where his head bobbles and he can look almost vertical at times.
When doing fly, he's very energetic, has got a GREAT kick and just needs to grow up a bit and gain some endurance before he can take on a 200m event. He has so far refused to even enter one.
As for endurance and I would say mental toughness, his young age kinda shows as he can start a 200 event (IM or free are the only ones he's entered so far) strong, then have two slowish middle 50 splits, then finish super strong in the last 50, showing he has yet to learn how to pace himself or even block out fatigue...
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