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MATT KRYSTOPA

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1992
5 Varsity Letters: 4 Swimming, 1 Cross Country

1990, 1991 and 1992 PIAA STATE SWIM TEAM CHAMPIONS

1992 PIAA STATE CHAMPION 200 FREESTYLE RELAY, STATE RECORD

1991 PIAA STATE CHAMPION 400 FREESTYLE RELAY, STATE RECORD

1991 PIAA STATE CHAMPION 200 FREESTYLE RELAY, STATE RECORD

1990 PIAA STATE CHAMPION 400 FREESTYLE RELAY, STATE RECORD

4 Time NISCA ALL-AMERICAN, 10 Time ALL-STATE 1st Team

Career team record 55-0, 4 District 1 and 4 SOL Championships

1989 Mark Muller and Richard Carroll Awards Recipient

North Penn Aquatic Club, Coaching Staff 1997 to present

LaSalle University, 1996 Team Captain, 4 Varsity Letters

21 Time ALL- Mid-Western Collegiate & Atlantic-10 finalist, 3 time Champion

La Salle University, BS, Business Admin.-Management, 1996

Inducted 2017

North Penn High School, 1992

Matt Krystopa was an exceptional swimmer, during a special time in North Penn Swimming and Diving. Teammates remember Matt for his work ethic, coaches remember him for his dedication and opponents remember him as a fierce competitor.

In 1989, North Swimming and Diving had a promising future as a talented group of freshman joined the team. Matt Krystopa, Derek Williams, John Raeburn, Kevin Faikish, Chris Lee and  Jamie Tang would become the core of North Penn Swimming for the next four years. Between 1989 and 1992 these young men, in combination with their teammates, dominated PIAA Swimming. Within this four year period they won three consecutive PIAA State Championships, four District I Championships, four Suburban I Championships and went undefeated in dual meet competition.

As a freshman, Matt’s exceptional abilities immediately made him a key swimmer in the dual meet and championship lineups. As a freshman, in 1989, Matt earned his first state medal as a part of the 400 Freestyle which placed sixth. In 1990, as a sophomore, Matt won his first individual state medal by placing sixth in the 200 Freestyle and was a part of the 400 Freestyle Relay which placed first and set a state record. As a junior, in 1991, Matt won a state medal in each of the four events in which he competed. Individually, Matt placed fourth in the 200 Freestyle and fifth in 100 Freestyle events. As a member of the 200 and 400 Freestyle Relays, Matt won two gold medals with both relays setting PA state records. The 400 Free Relay swam the second fastest public school time in the United States and set a PIAA state record that would last for eighteen years. In 1992, as a senior, Matt finished fourth in the 200 Freestyle and sixth in the 100 Freestyle. He also swam on the 200 Freestyle Relay which repeated as state champions and re-broke their own state record from the previous year. Over the course of Matt’s high school career, he earned First Team All-State recognition ten times and earned All-American honors as a part of five different relays. In 1992 Matt left the program as the second highest point scorer in the history of North Penn Swimming.

Having been awarded a four year full scholarship to LaSalle University, Matt continued his swimming career for the Explorers.  As an Explorer he earned All-Conference honors twenty one times and went on to win three conference event titles. Matt graduated from LaSalle in 1996 with a degree in Business Administration and Management.

Currently, Matt lives in Souderton with his family and works as a Senior Manager of Software Quality Assurance for Radial Incorporated in King of Prussia. Swimming remains a great passion for Matt and for the last 20 years Matt has been a coach with the North Penn Aquatic Club. North Penn age group swimmers have had the benefit of being coached by a gentleman, a champion and a person who appreciates the history of North Penn Swimming and Diving.