Matthew Abood (born 28 June 1986 in

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) is a freestyle swimmer from Australia. He won the bronze medal with the Australian swimming team at the

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in Rio de Janeiro as well as the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai. Abood won the 50m national title in the 2009 Australian Swimming Championships beating the then reigning world record holder Eamon Sullivan. 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

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beating the US team led by

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and a gold medal at the

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. He also placed 5th at the 2014 World Swimming Championships.

Career best times

According to

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, Abood's best times are as follows:Swimming Australia profiles: Matthew Abood
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

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