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| Full name | Glenn Andrew Mark Snyders | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 April 1987 Klerksdorp, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Glenn Andrew Mark Snyders (born 7 April 1987) is a South African-born competitive swimmer for New Zealand. He won the silver medal in the 50m breaststroke at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in a time of 27.67 seconds. He currently holds the New Zealand records for 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke in both long course and short course.
He also competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Olympic Games. In the latter he swam the breaststroke leg for the New Zealand team which finished fifth in the final of the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay.[1] He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke and the 4 x 100 metre medley relay.[2]
He moved from South Africa with his parents when he was twelve.[3] He was the 2011 New Zealand Swimmer of the Year.[3]
References
- ^ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
- ^ "Glenn Snyders Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Glasgow 2014 - Glenn Snyders Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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