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Eugene Godsoe

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Eugene Godsoe
Personal information
Full nameEugene Godsoe
National team United States
Born (1988-01-20) January 20, 1988 (age 38)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly
ClubGreensboro Swimming Association
SwimMAC
Stanford Aquatics (2015)
College teamStanford University (2006)
CoachKevin Thornton (Greensboro Swim)
Tony Batis (Stanford Aquatics)
Skip Kenney, T. Knapp (Stanford U.)
David Marsh (SwimMAC)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2013 Barcelona50 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2014 Doha50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2014 Doha4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2014 Doha4×50 m medley
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2011 Guadalajara100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2011 Guadalajara100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2011 Guadalajara4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2011 Guadalajara4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2015 Toronto100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2015 Toronto4×100 m freestyle
Representing the Stanford Cardinal
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Columbus100 y backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2008 Federal Way400 y medley relay
Bronze medal – third place2009 College Station200 y medley relay
Bronze medal – third place2009 College Station400 y medley relay
Bronze medal – third place2010 Columbus100 y butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2010 Columbus200 y backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2010 Columbus400 y medley relay

Eugene Godsoe (born January 20, 1988) is an American former competition swimmer who competed for the exceptionally strong program at Stanford University under Coaches Skip Kenney and Ted Knapp and specialized in backstroke and butterfly events. At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, Godsoe placed 2nd in the 50m butterfly. He won a total of eleven medals in international competition from 2010 to 2015, which included eight silver and three bronze.[1]

Early life

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Godsoe was born January 20, 1988 in Greensboro, North Carolina, to Yoko and Gene Godsoe. With a Japanese mother, he became fluent in Japanese. In high school, he swam with the Greensboro Swimming Association where he was coached by Kevin Thornton. Godsoe swam for Southeast Guilford High School, where as a senior in 2006, he broke both his records in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke for the fourth successive year at the North Carolina 3A state swimming championships. He swam the 100 butterfly in 48.78, and the 100 butterfly in 48.49, and was named the meet's Most Valuable Performer. In each of his four high school years, he was an All-American, ranking first nationally in the 100-yard backstroke and fourth in the 100-yard butterfly.[2][3][4]

Stanford University

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He competed collegiately at Stanford University from 2006 to 2010, where he won an NCAA championship in the 100 yard backstroke and trained under Head Coach Skip Kenney, an International Swimming Hall of Fame inductee[5] and Assistant Coach Ted Knapp. Godsoe won medals at the NCAA championships each years from 2008 to 2010, including his gold in the 100 yard backstroke in 2010. He returned to North Carolina after college to train at SwimMAC under head coach David Marsh.[6][4]

At the 2012 Olympic trials, Godsoe failed to qualify for the US Olympic team, finishing fifth in his specialty the 100-meter backstroke, and seventh in the 100-meter butterfly.[4]

International competition highlights

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Highlighting his achievements in international competition, at the PanAmerican games in 2011 in Guadalajara and 2015 in Toronto, Canada, he won a total of five silver medals and two bronze. At World Aquatic Long Course Championships in 2013 in Barcelona, Spain, he won a silver medal in the 50-meter butterfly. Adding relay medals to his international portfolio at the 2014 World Aquatic Short Course Championships, in Doha, a silver in the 50-meter backstroke, a silver in the 4x100 meter medley, and a bronze in the 4x50 meter medley.[4]

In April 2015, he trained with Tony Batis at Stanford Aquatics in Palo Alto, to continue to be competitive on the international stage, and possibly with the hopes of making the 2016 Olympic team.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ "2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly (final)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "TeamUSA, Eugene Godsoe". Retrieved August 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Dixon, Kellie, Southeast Guilford's Godsoe earns MVP", News and Record, February 13, 2006, pg. 14". Retrieved August 1, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "SwimSwam Magazine online, Biography, Eugene Godsoe". Retrieved August 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Stanford University, Skip Kenney Bio". Retrieved August 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ Player Bio: Eugene Godsoe - Stanford Athletics. gostanford.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  7. ↑ ""Nolan Keeps Focus on Rio in 2016," San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, pg. 20". Retrieved August 1, 2026.
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