Brad Bridgewater

{{Short description|American swimmer (born 1973)}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Brad Bridgewater

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| fullname = Bradley Michael Bridgewater

| national_team = United States

| strokes = Backstroke

| club = Trojan Swim Club

| collegeteam = University of Texas
University of Southern California

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|3|29|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Charleston, West Virginia

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| height = {{convert|6|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|185|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

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{{MedalGold | 1996 Atlanta | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (SC)}}

{{MedalSilver | 2000 Athens | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan Pacific Championships}}

{{MedalBronze | 1997 Fukuoka | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1995 Mar del Plata | 200 m backstroke}}

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Bradley Michael Bridgewater (born March 29, 1973) is an American former competition swimmer who won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter backstroke at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Bridgewater attended Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary, Florida, and was coached by 1972 Olympic gold medalist Fred Tyler. In college, he swam for the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team of the University of Texas from 1992 to 1994, then transferred to the University of Southern California (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 .45 seconds.

Bridgewater currently serves as vice-president for Dallas, Texas investment management firm PHH Investments.