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Bradley
WOODWARD |
Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
NOC |
Australia
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Gender | Men |
Born | 05 Jul 1998
in Wyong, AUS |
Height | 1.86 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Sydney, NSW, AUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Mingara Aquatic Swim Club [AUS] / New South Wales Institute of Sport [AUS]: |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Construction Management - Australian Catholic University: Australia |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Surfing, watching television. (coastsport.com.au, 05 Nov 2018) |
Injuries |
In 2019 his training was disrupted by a shoulder injury that also prevented him from competing at the 2019 Australian Championships. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 12 May 2019)
He suffered a broken ankle in 2016 and needed three months to recover. (coastsport.com.au, 05 Nov 2018) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning silver medals in the 100m and 200m backstroke events at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (swimming.org.au, 01 Sep 2018) |
Other sports |
He has competed in life saving and open water swimming. He won gold, silver and bronze medals in life saving at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland, and competed in the 10km open water swimming event at the 2013 Australian Championships at Lake Macquarie, New South Wales. (coastsport.com.au, 05 Nov 2018; swimming.org.au, 01 Sep 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 25 Feb 2020) |
Hero / Idol |
Australian swimmer Ky Hurst [because he also comes from the Central Coast region of Australia], US swimmer Aaron Peirsol. (swimming.org.au, 01 Sep 2018) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Brad, Woody (Instagram profile, 16 Jun 2020; Mingara Aquatic Facebook page, 14 Mar 2020) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"If you're not working hard somewhere, someone else is and when they meet you, they will beat you." (swimming.org.au, 01 Sep 2018) |
Other information |
FURTHER EDUCATION In 2019 he began studying for a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy at Western Sydney University in Australia. "My life goal is to become a physio so that I can continue to be involved in the sport I love so much." (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019; coastsport.com.au, 05 Nov 2018) |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Semifinal |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Backstroke |
1:57.58 |
Heats |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Backstroke |
25.41 |
16 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Backstroke |
54.20 |
2 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:43.12 |
Heats |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:35.55 |
6 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
1:56.29 |
13 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
53.73 |
Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
50m Backstroke |
DNS |
2 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Backstroke |
1:58.31 |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Backstroke |
54.41 |
World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Backstroke |
1:51.46 |
Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
50m Backstroke |
23.80 |
Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Backstroke |
51.35 |
Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Backstroke |
1:58.42 |
3 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Backstroke |
25.35 |
2 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Backstroke |
54.66 |
1 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:46.77 |
1 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:29.55 |
46 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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3 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Backstroke |
51.91 |
7 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:46.38 |
3 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Backstroke |
1:51.92 |
6 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Backstroke |
1:53.09 |
5 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Backstroke |
24.15 |
6 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Backstroke |
51.77 |
8 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Freestyle |
1:48.61 |
8 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
1:52.81 |
6 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Backstroke |
1:52.95 |
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