Congratulations to Mathew Walker MBE

[chris]

Thanks for the congratulations wolfman I am very pleased with my award. Anybody wishing for me to do any motivational talks etc i am willing to do them you can find out more information about me on www.goldenmatt.com which also has a link to my email address.

Matt Walker MBE

[wolfman]

Congratulations to Mathew he received the MBE for services to to disabled sport.

[chris]

Thanks for all your nice comments and congratulations that were sent to me.  I now have my own web site with more information about me and my success . I am also available to do after dinner talks and motivation talks ie schools which i have been visiting since returning from Beijing. If you would like to contact me follow the links of the web page which is www.goldenmatt.com  Matt Walker

[chris]

Yes thats correct Mark   5 races and 5 medals what an achievement we are all so pleased for him

GOLD  4x100 relay WORLD RECORD
SILVER  50 Fly
SILVER  50 FREESTYLE
BRONZE 200 IM
BRONZE 100 FREESTYLE

Matt arrives home Thursday night 18th September

My daughter has just got back from Beijijng tonight after watching him out there said it was fantastic

[admin]

As far as I can make out searching for Matt's results he won silver in both the 50m Butterfly and 50m Freestyle, giving him a haul of 5 medals, 2 bronze, 2 silver and a gold. A fantastic achievement!

[admin]

Absolutely! Continuing the congratulations as Matt and his team mates won Gold yesterday in the 4 x 100 relay.

[Water Rat]

Just to add my congratulations - keep up the swimming.  A good role model.




(Resolution - must make more postings to achieve status as senior member!)

[chris]

 Well done Matt he has just won another bronze medal in the 100 mtrs freestyle at the Beijing Paralympics.

         

[Victor M]

Local swimmer Matt Walker has just won a bronze medal in the 200M Individual Medley at the Para Olympics in Beijing. He is also competing in another 4 events this week.

Well done Matt   

[admin]

Just a reminder to everyone that Marple's very own Matthew Walker will soon be taking part in the Beijing 2008 Paralympics. Matthew will be competing in the following events:

Sunday 7th September - 200 IM

Monday 8th September - 100 Freestyle

Wednesday 10th September - Relay

Saturday 13th September - 50 Butterfly

Sunday 14th September - 50 Freestyle

To read more about Matthew, visit the his entry on the ASA web site:

http://www.britishswimming.org/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,5157-191085-208308-42635-269250-custom-item,00.html