Scott Linton Goodman (born 20 August 1973) is an Australian butterfly swimmer who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a bronze medal in the 200-metre butterfly. He was an

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scholarship holder.AIS at the Olympics
Born and raised in

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, Goodman was selected for his debut at the 1991 Pan Pacific Championships, but then missed selection for the

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the following year. He was selected for 1993 Pan Pacific Championships in Kobe, Japan, but was forced to withdraw with

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. He defied medical experts who claimed that he would never swim competitively again in 1994, and won a silver medal in the 200-metre butterfly at the 1995 Pan Pacific Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1996, Goodman went into the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta as the No. 1 ranked swimmer, and fastest qualifier in the heats of the 200-metre butterfly. However, he succumbed to pressure, executing poor turns, finishing with a bronze medal behind

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of Russia and

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of the United States. In 1998, Goodman went to the World Swimming Championships in Perth, but overbalanced and fell into the pool during the final. He was deemed to have entered the water deliberately and was disqualified for a false start. Goodman reacted by throwing and knocking over a poolside chair as he left the arena. Devastated, he quit swimming, but resumed training in 1999 in order to attempt to qualify for the

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in Sydney. He failed to gain selection for the Sydney Olympics.

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* 1973 births Living people Australian male butterfly swimmers Sportspeople from Hobart Olympic swimmers of Australia Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Australian Institute of Sport swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Australia 20th-century Australian people {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub

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