This article is about the swimmer. For the American physician, see James L. Goddard. For the English director, see Jim Goddard. For the American basketball coach, see Jim Goddard (basketball).

James Francis Goddard (born 30 March 1983) is a Seychelles-born British compe*ive swimmer and backstroker who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games.

Contents

• 1 Personal life
• 2 Career
• 3 Personal bests and records held
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Personal life

Goddard was born in the Seychelles and lived in Beau Vallon, but moved to Stockport, England, during his youth, and attended Werneth School, and trains in Stockport with other swimmers such as Keri-Anne Payne and Michael Rock. James Goddard is an Olympic swimmer in backstroke and medley

Career

Goddard represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished 4th in the 200m backstroke. Goddard also represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200:m individual medley swimming events. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he only competed in the men's 200 m individual medley, finishing in 7th.

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

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

References

External links

• British Olympic *ociation athlete profile
• British Swimming athlete profile
• Social Media Profile