Matthew Abood

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Won gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2011 World Championships

Broke the Commonwealth record (45.46) for the short course 100m freestyle at the 2009 FINA World Cup in Singapore.

Set a new Australian record in the 50m freestyle at the FINA World Cup in Berlin – 20.89 in 2009

Won his first national title in the 50m freestyle at the 2009 Telstra Australian Championships in March, qualifying for the FINA World Championships

Date of Birth: 28/06/1986
Club: Sydney University SC

Matthew Abood

Matthew ABOOD
NICKNAME	Boody	PERSONAL BEST TIMES – LONG COURSE (50m Pool)
D.O.B	28/06/1986	50m freestyle – 21.74 – 2009 World Championships
BORN	Sydney, NSW	100m freestyle – 48.35 – 2009 World Championships
LIVES	Sydney, NSW
PHYSICAL	197cm, 90kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE	Cranbrook/NSWIS	PERSONAL BEST TIMES – SHORT COURSE (25m Pool)
TRAINS (POOL)	ITAC, SOPAC	50m freestyle – 20.89 – 2009 FINA World Cup – Berlin AR
COACH	Grant Stoelwinder	100m freestyle – 45.45 – 2009 FINA World Cup – Singapore CR
MAIN EVENT	50m, 100m free

AUSTRALIAN SWIM TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
MEET	LOCATION	YEAR	RESULTS	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE

			Olympic Games Total
World Championships	Shanghai, China	2011	Gold: 4x100m free relay, 12^th 50m free	1
	Rome, Italy	2009	13^th 50m free, 17^th 100m free, 8^th 4x100m free

			FINA World Championships Total	1

			Commonwealth Games Total

			Pan Pacific Championship Total
World Short Course	Dubai, UAE	2010	5^th 100m free, 4x100m free, 4x100m medley, 14^th 50m free

			FINA World Short Course Total

			Oceania Championships Total:
Duel in the Pool	Canberra, Australia	2009	Gold: 4x100m free Silver: mixed 4x100m free, 4^th 50m free, 8^th 100m free	1	1

			Other Meets Total:	1	1
World Cup Short Course	Stockholm, Sweden	2011	Bronze: 100m free, 5^th 50m free, 12^th 200m free			1
	Moscow, Russia	2011	Bronze: 100m free, 4^th 50m free			1
	Berlin, Germany	2011	Bronze: 100m free, 4^th 50m free			1

			World Cup Short Course Total			3