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" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1983-03-30) 30 March 1983 (age 39) 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Goddard 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
Goddard 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.
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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 |
European Short Course Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley | |
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Commonwealth champions in men's 200 m backstroke | |
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Commonwealth champions in men's 200 m individual medley | |
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