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When he was born
When Mathew Cowdery was born he had his lower half of his left arm aputated. But he didnt let this put him down. -
Mathew Cowdery
In 2004 he competed at the Paralympics in Athens where he won three gold, two silver and two bronze medals and finished the meet with two World & Paralympic Record times. His amazing achievements were recognised when he was named the Australian Swimmer of the Year with a Disability four years in a row. -
First National Title.
Cowdrey dominated the national titles. winning all eight of his events and breaking seven world records to qualify for his first Commonwealth Games team. He continued to improve on his personal best times and became the only Australian male swimmer to win individual gold at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games -
2008 Beijing Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing Paralympic Games
GOLD medal and WORLD RECORD: 50m & 100m Freestyle, 200 Individual Medley, 100m
Backstroke, 4x100m Medley Relay
SILVER medal: 100m Butterfly, 400m Freestyle, 4x100m Freestyle relay. -
2012 Paralympic Games
• Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points
• Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points
• Men's 50m Freestyle - S9
• Men's 100m Freestyle - S9
• Men's 100m Butterfly - S9
• Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB8
• Men's 100m Backstroke - S9 -
2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
GOLD medal and WORLD RECORD: 50m Freestyle (EAD), 100m Freestyle (EAD) -
2008 Sydney Telstra Australian Swimming Championships
GOLD medal: 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke,100m Butterfly
SILVER medal: 200m Individual Medley, 400m Freestyle -
2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games Trials
GOLD medal and WORLD RECORD: 200m Individual Medley (MD), 100m Backstroke (MD), 50m Backstroke (MD), 50m Butterfly (MD),
GOLD medal: 100m Freestyle (MD), 50m Freestyle (MD) -
2005 Sydney Telstra Australian Open
2005 Sydney Telstra Australian Open
7 Gold Medals, 2 Bronze Medals, 2 WORLD RECORDS -
Athens Paralympics 2005
Australia Day Honours
Awarded OAM for Service to Sport as a Gold Medallist in the Athens Paralympics 2005 -
2004 Australian Paralympian of the Year Awards
2004 Australian Paralympian of the Year Awards
Young Paralympian of the Year -
2004 Athens Paralympic Games
2004 Athens Paralympic Games
GOLD medal and WORLD RECORD: 100m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley, 4x100m Medley Relay
SILVER medal: 100m Butterfly, 4x100m Freestyle Relay
BRONZE medal: 50m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle -
2006 South Africa International Paralympic Committee World Swimming Championships
2006 South Africa International Paralympic Committee World Swimming Championships
GOLD medal and WORLD RECORD: 100m Butterfly, 100m Freestyle, 400m Medley Relay
GOLD medal: 50m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley
SILVER medal: 100m Backstroke, 400m Freestyle Relay
BRONZE medal: 400m Freestyle -
Swimmer of the year.
Telstra Swimmer of the Year Awards
Swimmer of the Year with a Disability 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Telstra Australian All-Star Swim Team 2006, 2007
