• Named to the 2008-09 ACC Academic Honor Roll
As A Junior In 2008-09: At the ACC Championships, established career bests in the 100-free (45.94), 200-free (1:39.95), 500-free (4:32.05) and 200-fly (1:54.78) … Set a season-best in the 1,000-free in a tri-meet with UNC-Wilmington and Virginia Tech by touching the wall in 9:59.91.
As A Sophomore In 2007-08: Was fourth-best on the team with a person-high 1:42.03 in the 200-free at the ACC Championships … Also set a new personal best in the 500-free (4:35.29) at ACC’s, good for third-best on the team … Time of 9:55.88 in the 1,000-free against Georgia ranked third on the team and set a new career-high, while his mark of 1:55.83 in the 200-fly at the conference meet was fifth on the team and tops for his career … Had a season best in the 100-free (49.41) at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
As a Freshman in 2006-07: Clocked a lifetime-best time of 47.93 in the 100 free at the ACC Championships … Tallied a second lifetime-best mark in the 200 free with a time of 1:44.20 at the conference championship … Swam a season-best time of 4:41.51 in the 500 free at the Georgia Fall Invitational … Posted a season-best time of 2:00.51 in the 200 IM at the Georgia Fall Invitational … Honored by receiving the J. Herb McAuley Freshman Unity Award for the year.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in swimming under Coaches James Perrotta and Chrys Randolph … Won the 200 freestyle county and region championships as a senior … Helped lead team to county titles in sophomore, junior and senior seasons … Named team’s most valuable performer as a junior and senior … Scholastic All-American from 2004-06 … Swam a leg of the school record-setting 200 medley relay team (1:40.50) … Lettered in cross country for three seasons and track for two … Earned JV MVP honors for cross country and track (2002-03) … National Honor Roll.
Personal: Born William Preston Woodworth on Sept. 25, 1987, in Atlanta, Ga. … Son of Mark and Mary Kay Woodworth … Older brother Harry was a manager for the baseball team for three seasons and currently helps out the sports information office … Has two younger siblings, Sam and Savannah … Sam is a sophomore at Tech … Uncle Peter Stephens played on the Tech baseball team from 1983-86 … Enjoys playing the drums, listening to music and running … Majoring in management with a focus on finance.
| Woodworth’s Career Top Times (through 2008-09 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EVENT | TIME | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Free | 45.94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Free | 1:39.95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 500 Free | 4:32.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,000 Free | 9:55.88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Fly | 53.69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Fly | 1:54.78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||