Abbie Wood

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Abbie Wood
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25)
Buxton, England
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Medley
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Doha 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2020 Budapest 4×200 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2020 Budapest 200 m medley
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Baku 400 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 Baku4 x 100 medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 Baku200 metre ind. medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 Baku4 x 100 mixed medley
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Birmingham 200 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Birmingham 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed medley

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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Biography

Wood 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

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