Gabriel Thomas Woodward (born July 6, 1979) is an American former competition

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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. He plans to make the Master's U program a member of the Pacific West Conference, a conference comprising

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Division I, II, III and NAIA institutions in the southwestern United States. Gabe is a 2001 Graduate of the

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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

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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

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. Years later, he served as the U.S. Team Co-Captain at the

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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.

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– Mustang Aquatics (Men)
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– Mustang Aquatics (Women)

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1979 births Living people American male freestyle swimmers Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Sportspeople from Bakersfield, California Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade bronze medalists for the United States Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{US-swimming-bio-stub Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in swimming Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in swimming

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