'I was addicted to porn while training for the Olympics'
I took to it immediately," he said.By secondary school, Woodward, who grew up in Eccleshall, was competing internationally and training 20 hours a week in the pool and gym at Ponds Forge Sports Centre.He said it was around this time that he discovered internet porn. By the age of 12, was regularly viewing what he describes as "hardcore" sites."I'm the first generation to have had access to high-speed internet porn."I realised I had a problem when it came to homework and exams, like GCSEs and A Levels. Every time I sat down to revise, all I wanted to do was open those sites."Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Woodward was part of the Team GB diving squad at the 2016 Rio OlympicsWoodward's parents divorced when he was seven.
- ▪I took to it immediately," he said.By secondary school, Woodward, who grew up in Eccleshall, was competing internationally and training 20 hours a week in the pool and gym at Ponds Forge Sports Centre.He said it was around this time that he
- ▪By the age of 12, was regularly viewing what he describes as "hardcore" sites."I'm the first generation to have had access to high-speed internet porn."I realised I had a problem when it came to homework and exams, like GCSEs and A Levels.
- ▪Every time I sat down to revise, all I wanted to do was open those sites."Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Woodward was part of the Team GB diving squad at the 2016 Rio OlympicsWoodward's parents divorced when he was seven.
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'I was addicted to porn while training for the Olympics'Image caption, Freddie Woodward said he sometimes watched online porn multiple times a dayByAnna CrossleyYorkshirePublished31 minutes agoA former Team GB diver said he was left feeling "dirty" after he became hooked on online pornography as a child.Freddie Woodward, who competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, said at the height of his addiction, he visited adult websites multiple times a day.Today, the 30-year-old, from Sheffield, is calling for better education around porn addiction - which is not "shame-based, but honest and evidence-led".
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