Brad Tandy
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| Full name | Bradley Edward Tandy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 May 1991 Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Arizona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bradley Edward Tandy (born 2 May 1991)[3] is a retired South African Olympic swimmer. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He competed in the 50 m freestyle event and placed 6th overall with a time of 21.79 seconds.[4] In 2018, Tandy placed third in the 4x100 medley relay at the Commonwealth Games, along with teammates Chad Le Clos, Cameron van der Burgh and Calvyn Justus.[5] At the same event, he won the silver medal for the 50 m freestyle with a time of 21.81 seconds.
Tandy competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The following year, he won the silver medal in the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 22.49 seconds at the 2022 South Africa National Swimming Championships before retiring.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bradley Tandy". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Brad Tandy". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Brad Tandy". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/sport/sa-take-bronze-in-4x100m-medley-relay-14354285 Archived 13 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on the 14 of April 2018. Daily Voice South Africa
- ^ Isaacson, David (10 April 2022). "Beaten Brad Tandy hands sprint baton to young Pieter Coetzé". The Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- Brad Tandy at World Aquatics
- Brad Tandy at the International Swimming League (archived)
- Brad Tandy at Swimrankings.net
- Brad Tandy at Olympics.com
- Brad Tandy at Olympedia
- Brad Tandy at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Brad Tandy at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Brad Tandy at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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