Gabe Woodward
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| Full name | Gabriel Thomas Woodward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Gabe" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 6, 1979 Bakersfield, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Irvine Novaquatics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gabriel Thomas Woodward (born July 6, 1979) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.
On February 21, 2017, The Master's University announced that Gabe would be joining them to launch their first-ever swimming and diving program for the Fall 2017 season.[1] He plans to make the Master's U program a member of the Pacific West Conference, a conference comprising NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA institutions in the southwestern United States.[1]
Gabe is a 2001 Graduate of the University of Southern California where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Sciences. While at USC, he earned NCAA All-American honors three times. During his years as a collegiate student-athlete, Gabe was a medalist at the 1999 World University Games in the 4x100 free relay, and later he would serve as the 2001 Team Co-Captain for the Trojans Swim Team.
One of the brightest moments of Woodward's competitive career came in 2004 at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece as a member of the U.S. 4x100 Free Relay team that earned a Bronze Medal.[2] Years later, he served as the U.S. Team Co-Captain at the 2007 Pan Am Games where he was a silver medalist in the 4x100 Free Relay and a bronze medalist in the 100 Freestyle.
At the 2008 Olympic Trials, Woodward was a Finalist in the 100 Freestyle and a Semifinalist in the 50 Freestyle. In 2010, Gabe competed in the same two events at the US Championships.
Woodward is a native of Bakersfield, California and is a and is the owner of the Bakersfield Swim Academy and Bakersfield Swim Club. Gabe is married and has four children.[citation needed]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of Southern California people
- The Master's University Athletics
References
- ^ a b "Olympic Medalist to Launch TMU Aquatics Program". masters.edu. The Master's University. February 21, 2017. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gabe Woodward". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012.
- Coaches – Mustang Aquatics (Men)
- Coaches Archived February 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine – Mustang Aquatics (Women)
External links
- Gabe Woodward at World Aquatics
- Gabe Woodward at Olympics.com
- Gabe Woodward at Olympic.org (archived)
- Gabe Woodward at Olympedia
- Gabe Woodward at USA Swimming (archived June 2, 2021)
- Gabe Woodward at the U.S Olympic Team at the Wayback Machine (archived May 16, 2008)
- Gabe Woodward's official website at the Wayback Machine (archived July 11, 2011)
- Gabe Woodward – Athlete profile at USCTrojans.com
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