Brad Bridgewater
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s swimming | |||
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| Gold | Atlanta 1996 | 200 m backstroke | |
Brad Michael Bridgewater (born March 29, 1973) is an American swimmer, who won the gold medal in men's 200 meter backstroke at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Bridgewater attended Lake Mary High School in Central Florida, and was coached by 1972 Olympic gold medalist Fred Tyler. In college, he swam for the University of Texas Longhorns from 1992 to 1994, then transferred to USC. Under Trojans coach Mark Schubert, Bridgewater earned 1995 and 1996 All-America honors in the 100 and 200 meter backstroke.
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Bridgewater won the gold medal in men's 200 meter backstroke with a time of 1:58.54, beating fellow American and rival Tripp Schwenk by a mere .45 seconds.
Bridgewater currently works for Dallas commercial real estate firm Joe Foster Company.
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| Olympic champions in men's 200 m backstroke |
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| 1900: Ernst Hoppenberg | 1964: Jed Greaf | 1968: Roland Matthes | 1972: Roland Matthes | 1976: John Naber | 1980: Sándor Wladár | 1984: Rick Carey | 1988: Igor Polyanskiy | 1992: Martin López-Zubero | 1996: Brad Bridgewater | 2000: Lenny Krayzelburg | 2004: Aaron Peirsol |
