Abbie Wood (born 2 March 1999) is an English and British swimmer. In 2023, she became the European champion (short-course) in the 200 metre and 400 metre individual medley.[2][3]
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1999 Buxton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editWood was born in 1999 and she is from Buxton in Derbyshire. She is a student of Loughborough University.[2] She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary, winning the gold medal.[4][5]
Wood was named as a member of the British team to go to the postponed 2020 Olympics in April 2021. This was her first Olympics where she joined an "exceptionally high quality" swimming team including Jacob Whittle, Sarah Vasey and Molly Renshaw who are all from Derbyshire and were also at their first Olympics.[6]
As part of the 2021 International Swimming League, Wood was selected to the roster of team New York Breakers.[7]
After winning the 200 metres medley at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, Wood sealed her place at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8]
Awards and honours
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Abbie Wood is an individual medley swimmer from Buxton". Team England. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Buxton swim star Abbie Wood secures Tokyo Olympics place". Buxton Advertiser. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Abbie Wood resets Olympic dream after entering 2020 in 'shape of her life'". swimming.org. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay: Results" (PDF). Budapest 2000. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Three British medals on opening day of swimming at European Championships". swimming.org. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "'Exceptionally high-quality' team named for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Penland, Spencer (1 August 2021). "ISL Season 3: Free Agency Period Closed July 30th, Season Begins August 24th". SwimSwam. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024". Swimming.org. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Ortegon, Karl (8 February 2021). "SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2021: Women's #100 — #76". SwimSwam. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
External links
edit- Abbie Wood at World Aquatics
- Abbie Wood at SwimRankings.net
- Abbie Wood at the International Swimming League
- Abbie Wood at Olympics.com
- Abbie Wood at Olympedia
