Brad Michael Bridgewater (born March 29, 1973) is an American swimmer, who won the gold medal

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 in men's 200 meter backstroke

Backstroke

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 at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Bridgewater attended Lake Mary High School

Lake Mary High School

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 in Central Florida

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, and was coached by 1972 Olympic

Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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 gold medalist Fred Tyler

Fred Tyler

Frederick Daniel Tyler is an American swimmer and aquatics coach, winner of several high school and college championships and a gold medal in the 4x200 meter freestyle relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.-High school and Indiana University:Fred Tyler began his high school swimming...

. In college, he swam for the University of Texas Longhorns from 1992 to 1994, then transferred to USC

University of Southern California

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. Under Trojan

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s coach Mark Schubert

Mark Schubert

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, Bridgewater earned 1995 and 1996 All-America

All-America

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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

Tripp Schwenk

William Douglas Schwenk is a former backstroke swimmer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the 200m Backstroke at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:* *...

 by a mere .45 seconds.

Bridgewater currently serves as Vice-President for Dallas

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investment management firm PHH Investments.