Lowe Named Assistant Men's Swimming Coach
 
TOWSON, Md. – Former Tiger Matt Lowe has been named as an assistant coach of the Towson University men's and women's swimming and diving programs, head coach Jake Shrum announced.
 
"Matt has had an immediate impact on our both teams," said Shrum. "His personality fits in great with our athletes and the rest of our coaching staff. The same drive that enabled him to be, and continue to be, an internationally recognized swimmer carries over into his recruiting and on deck responsibilities. Matt has a great eye for the technical aspects of swimming and appreciates the application of those techniques under duress. We look forward to having him on staff!"
 
Lowe was a distance freestyle specialist during his time at Towson, while also competing in butterfly and individual medley events. During his senior year, he helped Towson to a second-place finish at the 2015 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship Meet. That was the Tigers' best finish in program history at the conference meet. Lowe won the 1,650-yard freestyle at the conference meet with a school record time of 15:16.95. He also captured silver in the 500-yard freestyle with another school record time of 4:24.79 for a pair of All-CAA Team accolades.
 
As a junior in 2014, Lowe was named CAA champion in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a then-school record 15:22.20 and took fifth in the 500-yard freestyle. He emerged as one of the top freestyle swimmers in the conference during his sophomore campaign, winning the consolation finals of the 500-yard freestyle at the 2013 CAA Championship. As a sophomore, Lowe set a program best in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a split of 9:20.22, breaking a record previously set in 1983. Lowe impressed in his first year with the Black and Gold, setting a Towson freshman record in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:31.14).
 
A native of Nassau, Bahamas, Lowe has represented his home country at multiple international meets and holds a pair of national swimming records for the Bahamas. Recently, Lowe was instrumental in the Bahamas winning the XXI Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships in 2016.
 
Lowe competed at the 2013 FINA Swimming World Championships, qualifying for the meet with a then-Bahamas national record of 16:08.19 in the 1,500-meter freestyle. That time broke a 13-year national record in the 1,500-meter freestyle. At the World Championships, Lowe timed 16:07.53 to improve on his own national record in the 1,500-meter freestyle. Lowe also holds the Bahamas national record for the 800-meter freestyle, timing 8:22.32 in 2016.
 
In 2016, Lowe trained with the prestigious Nation's Capital Swim Club and coach Bruce Gemmell, who worked as an assistant women's coach for the 2016 United States Olympic Swimming Team, to prepare for the 2016 FINA Marathon Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Portugal. In the 10,000-kilometer event, Lowe was the lone Bahamian swimmer and placed 46^th overall.
 
Lowe graduated from Towson in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. After graduation, Lowe worked as an accounting intern for Design to Delivery Inc. before being promoted to a business operations specialist.