Matt Cowdrey

Matt Cowdrey
2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Cowdrey
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Colton
Assumed office
17 March 2018
Preceded byPaul Caica
Personal details
Born
Matthew John Cowdrey

(1988-12-22) 22 December 1988 (age 35)
Adelaide, South Australia
Nationality Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
Sports career
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Backstroke, Butterfly, Medley
ClassificationsS9, SB8, SM9
ClubMarion
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 13 7 3
World Championships (LC) 16 3 2
World Championships (SC) 7 2 0
Commonwealth Games 3 1 0
Total 39 13 5
Men's paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 200 m medley SM9
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 50 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 200 m medley SM9
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 50 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 200 m medley SM9
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 100 m butterfly S9
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly S9
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle S9
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m breaststroke SB8
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m butterfly S9
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 50 m freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 400 m freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2006 Durban 50 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2006 Durban 100 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2006 Durban 100 m butterfly S9
Gold medal – first place 2006 Durban 200 medley SM9
Gold medal – first place 2006 Durban 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 200 m medley SM9
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 50 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 100 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 100 m backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 200 m medley SM9
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Durban 100 m backstroke S9
Silver medal – second place 2006 Durban 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m butterfly S9
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Durban 400 m freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 100 m butterfly S9
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m medley SM9
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 200 m medley SM9
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke SB9
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m butterfly S9
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 50 m freestyle EAD
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 100 m freestyle EAD
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 50 m freestyle S9
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 100 m freestyle S9

Matthew John Cowdrey (born 22 December 1988) is an Australian politician and Paralympic swimmer. 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.[2]

Cowdrey contested and won the seat of Colton at the 2018 state election in South Australia for the Liberal Party.[3]

  1. ^ "Matthew Cowdrey". uncletobys.com.au. Uncle Tobys. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Australia's most successful Paralympian announces his retirement". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. ^ Richardson, Tom (28 March 2017). "Internal tensions escalate as Libs block challenge to Gardner". InDaily. Retrieved 1 May 2017.