Matt Klotz

Matt Klotz
Personal information
National teamUnited States United States
Born (1996-05-24) May 24, 1996 (age 28)
Cameron Park, California
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamLSU Tigers
Medal record
Men's swimming


Representing  United States
Deaflympics
Gold medal – first place Sofia 2013 100m backstroke
Gold medal – first place Sofia 2013 200m backstroke
Gold medal – first place Samsun 2017 50m backstroke
Gold medal – first place Samsun 2017 100m backstroke
Gold medal – first place Samsun 2017 200m backstroke
Gold medal – first place Caxias do Sul 2022 50m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Caxias do Sul 2022 50m backstroke
Gold medal – first place Caxias do Sul 2022 100m backstroke
Silver medal – second place Samsun 2017 50m butterfly
Silver medal – second place Samsun 2017 50m freestyle
Silver medal – second place Caxias do Sul 2022 100m freestyle
Silver medal – second place Caxias do Sul 2022 200m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place Sofia 2013 400m individual medley
Bronze medal – third place Caxias do Sul 2022 50m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place Caxias do Sul 2022 50m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place Caxias do Sul 2022 100m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place Caxias do Sul 2022 4x200m freestyle relay butterfly

Matthew James Klotz (born May 24, 1996) is an American male deaf swimmer and reality television contestant. He has represented the United States at the Deaflympics and in other international events including the Deaf World Championships.[1][2] He is a world record holder in swimming for deaf and is considered one of the finest deaf swimmers to represent USA after the retirements of Marcus Titus and Reed Gershwind.[3] He made his Deaflympic debut at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics.

He became runner-up in the 25th edition of the American reality show Big Brother after appearing in the show as one of the houseguests.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Matthew James KLOTZ". Archived from the original on March 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Matt Klotz Bio". LSUsports.net. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Matthew Klotz Breaks 2 More Deaf Swimming Records at SEC Championships". SwimSwam. March 7, 2019. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Former LSU Tiger Matt Klotz Finishes As Runner-Up of Big Brother 25". SwimSwam. November 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Bergeron, Judy (July 31, 2023). "Watch Louisiana man and former LSU athlete on 'Big Brother' this season". The Advocate. Retrieved December 10, 2023.