James Goddard

James Goddard
Personal information
Full name James Francis Goddard
Nickname(s) Gibbon / Jimmy
Nationality British
Born 30 March 1983 (1983-03-30) (age 28)
Victoria, Seychelles
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Backstroke
Club Stockport Metro

James Francis Goddard (born 30 March 1983 in Victoria, Seychelles) is a British backstroke swimmer.

Goddard represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 m backstroke and 200 m individual medley swimming events. Goddard also represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished 4th in the 200m backstroke.

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

Event Long course Short course
100 m backstroke 50.43 50.43
200 m backstroke 1:53.82 1:549.93
100 m individual medley 51.15
200 m individual medley 1:53.72 CR NR 1:50.46 (2008)
400 m individual medley 4:10.30 4:01.88
Key CR:Commonwealth NR:British

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