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When the announcer at the 2017 U.S. Open says \u201ctake your mark\u201d this week during the men\u2019s freestyle finals, there will likely be a familiar face on the blocks ready to take home the gold.<\/p>\n

Madison resident and former Badgers swimmer Matt Hutchins, 22, is back with a vengeance after competing<\/a> in the 2016 Olympics for his native New Zealand. This summer, he will compete in both the U.S. Open<\/a>, which takes place\u00a0today through Sunday<\/span>\u00a0on Long Island, N.Y., and the World University Games<\/a> in Taiwan in late August.<\/p>\n

Hutchins says he was not satisfied after his performances in Rio, where he took 19th place in the 400-meter freestyle and 38th place in the mile, and was debating whether to sign a pro contract and continue his career after missing the New Zealand World Championships team in the spring.<\/p>\n

\u201cI missed the World Champs team in a couple races,\u201d Hutchins says. \u201cEnded up winning four events, but I didn\u2019t end up doing what I went home to do. I had to come back to Madison and take some time to really assess whether I wanted to keep swimming and all that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hutchins\u2019 decision to keep swimming as a professional looks like it\u2019s already paying dividends, as he recently signed<\/a> a contract with Oconomowoc-based swim gear company A3 Performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cA3 has been great. I\u2019ve worked with them in the past and they helped me out with gear for Rio,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s a really good deal for where I\u2019m at in my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pro deal in hand, Hutchins is ready to dominate the pool at the U.S. Open, where he is the top seed by more than two seconds in the 400-meter freestyle. According to training partner Eric Geunes, a sophomore at UW, this race will likely be his best event.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been to the Olympics. He\u2019s definitely high-caliber,\u201d Geunes says. \u201cI can see him winning a few events at the U.S. Open and WUGs.\u201d<\/p>\n

After those two meets are over, Hutchins will return to New Zealand for two weeks to visit family before coming back to Madison to finish out the few classes he needs to finish his degree. After he graduates in May, Hutchins hopes to continue living and training in Madison and start a career as a sportswriter focusing on football and basketball.<\/p>\n

<\/a>When he returns from WUGs, he\u2019ll go from Matt Hutchins, Olympian, back to not being recognized while walking through Madison unless someone spots the Olympic rings tattooed on his left bicep \u2014 and that\u2019s the way he likes it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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