National team New Zealand Role Olympic athlete Sport Swimming Height 1.79 m | Strokes Breaststroke Weight 81 kg Name Glenn Snyders | |
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Full name Glenn Andrew Mark Snyders Born 7 April 1987 (age 36) ( 1987-04-07 ) Klerksdorp, South Africa Profiles | ||
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Glenn Andrew Mark Snyders (born 7 April 1987) is a South African-born former competitive swimmer for New Zealand. He won the silver medal in the 50 m breaststroke at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in a time of 27.67 seconds. He currently holds the New Zealand records for 50 m, 100 m and 200 m 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. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke and the 4 x 100 metre medley relay.
He moved from South Africa with his parents when he was twelve. He was the 2011 New Zealand Swimmer of the Year.
