Matt Cowdrey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matt Cowdrey
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Dec 22, 1988(1988-12-22)
Age	36
Birthplace	Adelaide
Country	Australia
Birth City	South Australia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Matt Cowdrey Biography

Matt Cowdrey is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on December 22, 1988 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Matthew John Cowdrey OAM (born 22 December 1988) is an Australian swimmer and politician. He presently holds numerous world records. He has a congenital amputation of his left arm; it stops just below the elbow. Cowdrey competed at the 2004 Paralympic Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2008 Paralympic Games, 2010 Commonwealth Games, and the 2012 Paralympic Games. After the 2012 London Games, he is the most successful Australian Paralympian, having won thirteen Paralympic gold medals and twenty three Paralympic medals in total. On 10 February 2015, Cowdrey announced his retirement from swimming.

Cowdrey competes in the International Paralympic Committee’s S9 (freestyle, backstroke and butterfly,) SB8 (breaststroke), and SM9 (individual medley) classifications, which comprise swimmers with a severe leg weakness, swimmers with slight coordination problems and swimmers with one limb loss. Cowdrey started swimming when he was five years old, and doing so competitively soon after in 1994. He broke his first Australian open record when he was eleven years old, and set his first world record at the age of thirteen.

Matt Cowdrey Net Worth

Matt Cowdrey is one of the richest Swimmer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matt Cowdrey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Cowdrey was born on 22 December 1988 with part of his arm missing due to a congenital amputation. He attended Endeavour College and played basketball when he was younger. He moved to Canberra and started swimming for the Australian Institute of Sport, while continuing to represent the Norwood Swimming Club of Adelaide on the club level. In 2011, he also represented Kawana Waters Swimming Club. As of 2013, he swims for the Marion Swimming Club.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Cowdrey competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, where he set two world records and won gold medals in the 50-metre freestyle and 100-metre freestyle events. He was Australia’s only male non-relay individual swimming gold medalist in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. At the 2006 World Championships, he set three world records while winning three gold medals, two silver medals and bronze. In 2008, at the Australian Swimming Championships, he won gold medals four events:the 50-metre freestyle, 100-metre freestyle, 100-metre backstroke and 100-metre butterfly. At those same games, he won two silver medals in the 200-metre individual medley and 400-metre freestyle events. These Games had limited opportunities for Paralympic swimmers as not all events were on the event programme.

Facts & Trivia

Matthew Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Matt Cowdrey celebrates birthday on December 22 of every year.

At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Cowdrey picked up five gold medals, winning the 50-metre freestyle S9, 100-metre freestyle S9, 100-metre backstroke S9, 200-metre individual medley-SM9, and 4×100-metre medley relay events, all in world-record time. He won three silver medals in the 100-metre butterfly S9, 400-metre freestyle S9, and 4×100-metre freestyle relay events. He also carried Australia’s flag during the closing ceremonies for the Games. For his performance at the Games, Cowdrey won Best Male at the Paralympic Sport Awards.

Top Facts about Matt Cowdrey

1. Matt Cowdrey is an Australian swimmer and politician.
2. He has won 23 Paralympic medals, including 13 golds.
3. Cowdrey was born with a congenital amputation of his left arm.
4. He retired from swimming in 2016 to pursue politics.
5. Cowdrey was elected to the South Australian Parliament in 2018.
6. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.
7. Cowdrey has been appointed as the Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing in South Australia.
8. In addition to his political career, he works as a motivational speaker and ambassador for disability sport.
9. Cowdrey has been awarded numerous accolades for his achievements in swimming and advocacy work.
10. He continues to inspire others through his dedication and perseverance both in and out of the pool.