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Jody Cundy<br />

Date of Birth: 14.10.78<br />

Born: Wisbech<br />

Lives: Old Hatfield<br />

Club: Hatfield SC<br />

Classification:<br />

S10, SB9, SM10<br />

Coach: Nick Juba<br />

Height: 1.71m<br />

Weight: 73kg<br />

First Sporting Success: Winning gold in the 100m<br />

butterfly and bronze in the 100m backstroke at the<br />

World Championships 1994 in Malta<br />

Finest Sporting Moment: Winning gold in a new<br />

world record time in the 100m butterfly in Sydney<br />

and then anchoring the 4x100m freestyle relay to<br />

gold and a new world record ahead of the Australians<br />

just a few days later.<br />

Tips for the Top: Work and train hard, but most<br />

of all enjoy it<br />

First GB Selection Year: 1994<br />

Sporting Heroes: Michael Jordan<br />

Closest Friend in Sport: Liz Johnson - a fellow<br />

Paralympic team mate and my girlfriend<br />

Favourite Sport Other than Swimming:<br />

Basketball & Moto GP<br />

Hobbies: Photography, radio controlled cars,<br />

gadgets, golf<br />

Three Words that Best Describe you:<br />

Competitive, determined, focused<br />

Would Most like to Meet: Michael Jordan<br />

Most Prized Possessions: My Paralympic medals<br />

Biggest Influence On Career: My Mum and Dad -<br />

without them I wouldn’t be where I am now<br />

Toughest Opponent: Daniel Bell of Australia, Benoit<br />

Huot of Canada and David Levaq of Spain<br />

Favourite Venue: Sydney Aquatic Centre - the results<br />

speak for themselves!<br />

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS<br />

Paralympic Games<br />

Sydney 2000: GOLD 100m Butterfly (S10), GOLD 4x100m<br />

Freestyle (34pts), BRONZE 100m Backstroke (S10)<br />

Atlanta 1996: GOLD 100m Butterfly (S10)<br />

World Championships<br />

Mar Del Plata 2002: GOLD 100m Butterfly (S10)<br />

RECORDS HELD:<br />

50m Backstroke S10 Sydney 27/10/00 31.85 secs BR<br />

100m Backstroke S10 Sydney 27/10/00 1:05.73 secs BR<br />

50m Butterfly S10 Sheffield<br />

19/03/03 28.05 secs BR & ER<br />

100m Butterfly S10 Mar Del Plata<br />

10/12/02 1:00.19 secs BR & ER<br />

200m Butterfly S10 Minneapolis<br />

13/06/99 2:24.73 secs BR & ER<br />

4x100m Freestyle 34pts Sydney<br />

26/10/04 4:06.85 secs BR & ER<br />

4x100m IM 34pts Mar Del Plata<br />

12/12/02 4:33.43 secs BR & ER<br />

Where do you see yourself in 10 years:<br />

Enjoying passing on my experiences to the next<br />

generation of elite athletes<br />

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