Bradley Michael Bridgewater (born March 29, 1973) is an American former competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...

at the

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. Bridgewater attended

Lake Mary High School Lake Mary High School is a public high school located in Seminole County, Florida, operating under Seminole County Public Schools. It was opened in 1981. Campus Lake Mary High School was the fourth high school in Seminole County, opening for the ...

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, and was coached by 1972 Olympic gold medalist

Fred Tyler Frederick Daniel Tyler (born March 15, 1954) is an American competitive swimming (sport), swimmer and aquatics coach, winner of several high school and college championships and a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1972 Summe ...

. In college, he swam for the

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swimming and diving team of the

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from 1992 to 1994, then transferred to the

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(USC). Under

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s coach

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, Bridgewater earned 1995 and 1996

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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 William Douglas "Tripp" Schwenk III (born June 17, 1971) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Schwenk represented the United States at two consecutive Olympic Games. At the 1992 Summer O ...

by .45 seconds. Bridgewater currently serves as vice-president for

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investment management firm PHH Investments.

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Central Florida Olympians

Bridgewater: backstroke times since 1996
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