Aimee Bruder

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Aimee Bruder
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
BornAugust 3, 1974 (1974-08-03) (age 50)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height4 ft 9 in (145 cm)
Weight110 lb (50 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, medley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney 4×50m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 4×50m freestyle S1–6
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1996 Atlanta100m freestyle S4
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1996 Atlanta200m freestyle S4
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing 200m freestyle S4
IPC Swimming World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1998 Christchurch4×50m freestyle relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1998 Christchurch100m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1998 Christchurch50m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1998 Christchurch150m individual medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1998 Christchurch200m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 Mar del Plata4×50m freestyle relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 Mar del Plata4×50m medley relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 Durban150m individual medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1998 Christchurch50m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 Durban50m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 Durban100m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 Durban200m freestyle

Aimee Bruder (born August 3, 1974, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American Paralympic swimmer. [1]

She won three bronze medals at 1996 Summer Paralympics for 100 m, 200 m and 4x50 freestyle swimming. Four years later she won a silver medal in the Sydney Paralympic Games for 4x50 freestyle and eight years later she was awarded another bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China for another 100 metre freestyle swim. In March 2002 she received two silver medals for 4x50 freestyle and medley swimming at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Mar del Plata. [2]

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References

  1. "Aimee Bruder". USA Paralympics. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011.
  2. "Aimee Bruder". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2013.