Matthew Abood

Matthew Abood
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Abood
Nickname	Boody
Nationality	Australia
Born	28 June 1986 (age 38); Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	NSWIS
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
World Championships (LC)
Pan Pacific Championships
Commonwealth Games

Matthew Abood (born 28 June 1986 in Sydney, Australia) is a freestyle swimmer from Australia.^[1]

Abood won the 50m national title in the 2009 Australian Swimming Championships beating the then reigning world record holder Eamon Sullivan.^[2]

He failed to qualify for the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships ('Pan Pacs'), however competed in the 100m freestyle to win the Canadian Nationals.

He regained the 50m national title at the 2011 Australian Swimming Championships and qualified to swim in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the world championships.

Career Best Times

According to Swimming Australia, Abood's best times are as follows:^[3]

Long Course

50m Freestyle – 21.74 - 2009 World Championships, Rome
100m Freestyle – 48.35 - 2009 World Championships, Rome

Short Course

50m Freestyle – 20.89 (Australian Record Holder) - 2009 FINA World Cup, Berlin
100m Freestyle – 45.45 (Commonwealth Record Holder) - 2009 FINA World Cup, Singapore

References

^ "Matthew Abood" (PDF). clubsonline.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
^ "The Australian". 23 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ Swimming Australia profiles: Matthew Abood

External links

Matthew Abood on Twitter
Matthew Abood on Instagram
Matthew Abood at Swimming Australia (archived)

[1] "Matthew Abood" (PDF). clubsonline.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2009.

[2] "The Australian". 23 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[3] Swimming Australia profiles: Matthew Abood

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