James Francis Goddard (born 30 March 1983) is a Seychelles-born British competitive swimmer and backstroker who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games.
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| Full name | James Francis Goddard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Jimmy", "Offside" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1983 Victoria, Seychelles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Stockport Metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editGoddard was born in the Seychelles and lived in Beau Vallon, but moved to Stockport, England, during his youth, and attended Werneth School,[1] and trains in Stockport with other swimmers such as Keri-Anne Payne and Michael Rock.[2][3] James Goddard is an Olympic swimmer in backstroke and medley
Career
editGoddard represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished 4th in the 200m backstroke.[4] Goddard also represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 m individual medley swimming events.[4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he only competed in the men's 200 m individual medley, finishing in 7th.[4]
Goddard represented England in the 2002 Commonwealth Games, where he won a gold in the men's 200 m backstroke and a bronze in the men's 200m individual medley, at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where he again won a gold in the men's 200m backstroke and this time gold in the men's 200m individual medley.
Personal bests and records held
edit| Event | Long course | Short course |
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| 100 m backstroke | 54.90 | 52.87 |
| 200 m backstroke | 1:55.58 CR | 1:53.43 |
| 100 m individual medley | 52.05 | |
| 200 m individual medley | 1:57.12 NR | 1:52.57 |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:16.05 | 4:15.87 |
| Key CR:Commonwealth NR:British | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Scott Elliot, Robin (25 July 2012). "James Goddard: Battling for swimming bronze after Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte". The Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "London 2012: Stockport Olympians ready for London". BBC Sport. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "James Goddard". Team GB. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "James Goddard Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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