Matthew Abood (born 28 June 1986 in Sydney) is a freestyle swimmer from Australia.[1] He won the bronze medal with the Australian swimming team at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro[2] as well as the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Abood |
| Nickname | Boody |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 28 June 1986 Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | NSWIS |
Medal record | |
Abood won the 50m national title in the 2009 Australian Swimming Championships beating the then reigning world record holder Eamon Sullivan.[3] He regained the 50m national title at the 2011 Australian Swimming Championships and won gold in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the World Championships.
In 2013, he won gold at the World Swimming Championships in the Mixed 4x50m freestyle relay category. He placed 5th at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in the Men's 50m freestyle heats in Spain.
He won gold at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships beating the US team led by Michael Phelps and a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He also placed 5th at the 2014 World Swimming Championships.
Career best times
editAccording to Swimming Australia, Abood's best times are as follows:[4]
Long course
- 50 m Freestyle – 21.74 – 2009 World Championships, Rome
- 100 m Freestyle – 48.35 – 2009 World Championships, Rome
Short course
- 50 m Freestyle – 20.89 (Australian record holder) – 2009 FINA World Cup, Berlin
- 100 m Freestyle – 45.45 (Commonwealth record holder) – 2009 FINA World Cup, Singapore
References
edit- ^ "Matthew Abood" (PDF). clubsonline.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "From Olympian to Optus". Optus.com.au. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "The Australian". 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012.
- ^ Swimming Australia profiles: Matthew Abood Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Matthew Abood at World Aquatics
- Matthew Abood at Swimming Australia at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 March 2015)
- Matthew Abood at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Matthew Abood at Olympics.com
- Matt Abood at Olympedia
- Matt Abood at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Matt Abood at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Matt Abood on Twitter
