Matthew Cowdrey

Matthew Cowdrey

Personal information
Full name	Matthew John Cowdrey OAM
Nationality	Australia
Born	22 December 1988 (1988-12-22) (age 22) Adelaide, South Australia
Height	182cm
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle, Backstroke, Butterfly, Medley
Club	Norwood Swimming Club (S.A.)
Medal record Paralympic Games Gold 2004 Athens 100 m freestyle-S9 Gold 2004 Athens 200 m indiv. medley-SM9 Gold 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley Relay (heat) Gold 2008 Beijing 50 m freestyle-S9 Gold 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle-S9 Gold 2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke-S9 Gold 2008 Beijing 200 m indiv. medley-SM9 Gold 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley Relay Silver 2004 Athens 100 m butterfly-S9 Silver 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle Relay Silver 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly-S9 Silver 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle-S9 Silver 2008 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle relay Bronze 2004 Athens 50 m freestyle-S9 Bronze 2004 Athens 400 m freestyle-S9 Commonwealth Games Gold 2006 Melbourne 50 m freestyle-S9 Gold 2006 Melbourne 100 m freestyle-S9 Gold 2010 Delhi 50 m freestyle-S9 IPC Swimming World Championships Gold 2010 Men's 4x100m freestyle relay

Matthew John Cowdrey OAM (born 22 December 1988) is an Australian swimmer and holder of numerous world records. He lives in South Australia.^[1]

2010 IPC Swimming World Championships

At the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships, Cowdrey, who was classified as an S9 swimmer, won six gold medals and one silver medal. One of the medals was in the men's 4x100m relay raced.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Matthew Cowdrey". Australian Paralympic Committee. http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/matthew-cowdrey. Retrieved 4 November 2011. 
2. ^ Wake, Rebekka (September 2010). "Golden Glow Over Australian Swimming". Australian Paralympian (Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee) 2. 

External links

• Swimming Australia profile for Matthew Cowdrey
• Layman's Guide to Classifications by IPC Swimming.
• Aquatic Swimming Results at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
• Medalists by event, 2004 Paralympic Games
• Matthew Cowdrey, Aquatic Management Group
• Talent Times, newsletter, Australian Paralympic Committee, Issue 1 July 2005.

Persondata
Name	Cowdrey, Matthew
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Date of birth	22 December 1988
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
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