[Nfbf-l] Paralympic Update: Brad Snyder

[Alan Dicey]

From: United States Association of Blind Athletes 
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 3:14 PM
Subject: Paralympic Update: Brad Snyder





Lieutenant Brad Snyder

In one split second your life can change drastically. On September 7, 2011 in Afghanistan an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in front of Brad's convoy and injured two Afghan partner forces. As Brad was providing aid to these men, he heard a sound, turned his head and saw a blast. A second IED had exploded. In that split second his life had changed, he lost his vision and his world turned black. On September 7, 2012 Brad is in London participating in the Paralympic Games and swimming his best event the Men's S11 400m Freestyle. In this whirlwind of a year Brad has remained extremely positive and is determined to live his life to the fullest. Brad is an intern at a Baltimore software company and now a Paralympic Gold medalist in the Men’s S11 100m Freestyle (he also set a Paralympic Record with a time of 57.18 in preliminaries) and the Men's S11 400m Freestyle; Brad also won the Silver medal in the Men's S11 50m Freestyle. Even though these Paralympics aren’t even over Brad is looking forward to Rio 2016 where he hopes to compete in the paratriatholon. What an outstanding man with an even more outstanding outlook on life, and we sincerely thank him for his service and dedication to our country! Click here for more on Brad Snyder.


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