Fredward Bevis Woodward (born 23 June 1995) is a British
diver. He competed for
England
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in the
men's 3 metre springboard event at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...
where he won a bronze medal with his diving partner,
Nicholas Robinson-Baker. He took part in the
Rio 2016 Summer Olympics 3m springboard but narrowly missed qualifying for the semi-finals.
Woodward is the current British 3m synchro (with James Heatly) and 1m individual champion, winning both events at the 2018 British Diving Championships.
Woodward retired in 2018, stating that a career in competitive diving was not sustainable in his current position. He subsequently spent 6 months on a cruise-liner, acting as an on-board aquatics performer, before returning to the UK. He has since continued in his work as an on-board aquatics performer for a second cruise season.
[https://cdn.swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Freddie-Woodward.jpg ]
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1995 births
Living people
English male divers
Commonwealth Games medallists in diving
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Divers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Olympic divers for Great Britain
Divers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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