Brad Snyder (swimmer)

Brad Snyder
Brad Snyder shortly before the 2012 London Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameBradley Warren Snyder
Born (1984-02-29) February 29, 1984 (age 40)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokes400-meter freestyle
100-meter freestyle
CoachBrian Loeffler[1]
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's Swimming
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100m Freestyle S11
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 400m Freestyle S11
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio 50m Freestyle S11
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m Freestyle S11
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400m Freestyle S11
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 50m Freestyle S11
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m Backstroke S11
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 50 m freestyle S11
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle S11
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 400 m freestyle S11
Men's paratriathlon
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Paratriathlon PTVI
Americas Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Pleasant Prairie PTVI
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sarasota-Bradenton PTVI
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sarasota-Bradenton PTVI

Bradley Warren Snyder (born February 29, 1984) is an American professional swimmer on the United States Paralympic team who competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, and the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. Snyder won two Gold medals and one Silver at London, three Gold and one Silver at Rio, and one gold medal at Tokyo. He lost his eyesight from an IED explosion while serving in the United States Navy in Afghanistan. Among fully blind swimmers, he is the current world record holder for the 100-meter freestyle events.

  1. ^ ""Bradley Snyder"". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2012.