Brandon Schuster

Brandon Schuster (born 23 April 1998 in Fiji) is a Samoan swimmer who represented Samoa at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] He holds multiple Samoan records in swimming.

Brandon Schuster

Personal information
Nationality	Samoa
Born	23 April 1998
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Event(s)	Freestyle, Backstroke, Individual Medley
Medal record Men's Swimming Representing  Samoa Pacific Games 2015 Port Moresby 400 m medley 2015 Port Moresby 200 m backstroke 2019 Samoa 400 m medley 2019 Samoa 200 m backstroke 2019 Samoa 200 m medley 2019 Samoa 200 m breastroke 2019 Samoa 500 m breastroke Oceania Championships 2016 Suva 400 m medley
Updated on 23 August 2016.

Swimming career

2012

At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) he competed in the 50m, 100m and 200 metre freestyle events, the 50m, 100m and 200 metre backstroke events, the 50m, 100m and 200 metre breaststroke events, and the 100 metre individual medley.

2013

He represented Samoa at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, racing in the 400m and 800 metre freestyle events.

2014

He represented Samoa at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, competing in the 50m, 100m, 200m and 400 metre freestyle, the 200 metre breaststroke and the 200 metre individual medley.[2]

At the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), he raced in the 50m, 100m, 200m and 400 metre freestyle and the 200 metre breaststroke.

2015

Schuster competed at the 2015 Pacific Games, winning bronze in the 200 metre backstroke, and silver in the 400 metre individual medley race. He set a national record in the 400 metre individual medley.[3]

At the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, held in Samoa, Schuster finished 6th in the 400 metre individual medley.[4]

He represented Samoa at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, racing in the 200m and 400 metre freestyle events.[5]

2016

At the 2016 Oceania Swimming Championships, he won bronze in the 400 metre individual medley race, breaking his national record in the process.[3] He also competed in the 400m, 200 metre individual medley and 5 km races.[6]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's 200 m freestyle, where he ranked 46th with a time of 1:57.72. He did not advance to the semifinals.

2016 started competing with California Baptist University

2017

Competed at the NCAA division 2 Championships in Alabama for the California Baptist University and placed 4th in the 400im.

At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary he competed in the men's 200 freestyle and 400im.

2018

Competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games for team Samoa and swam the 50, 100, 200 and 400 freestyle. As well as the 200 and 400 Individual Medley. He set Samoan records in the 50, 100 and 400 freestyle.

2019

Competed in the 2019 Pacific Games for team Samoa and was one of the Games Tourch runners for the opening.[7] He competeted in multiple swimming events medaling with Gold for the 200 Backstroke and 400 Individual Medly, Silver in the 200 IM, as well as receiving Bronze in the 500 Freestyle and 200 Breastroke.[8][9] He was named and awarded the "Male Athlete of the 2019 Pacific Games" for his accolades in Samoa swimming and being a cornerstone in Pacific swimming development.[10] He then competed at eh FINA World Aquatics Championships swimming in the 400 IM and 200 IM.

At the ANOC Awards 2019 held in Doha, Qatar he was awarded with the "Best Male Athlete in Oceania" for 2019.[11]

References

1. "Brandon Schuster". Rio 2016. The Rio Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
2. "Glasgow 2014 - Brandon Schuster Profile".
3. "New Zealand Dominates Day Two in the Pool of Oceania Championships". 22 June 2016.
4. "FINA Development Clinic Held in Samoa". 8 October 2015.
5. "Oceania Contingent Shares Experiences from World Championships (Video)". 21 August 2015.
6. "Fiji born Schuster claims bronze for Samoa - Fiji Times Online". Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
7. "Schuster Caps Off Historic Week at Pacific Games". CBU Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
8. "Schuster Makes Splash in 2019 Pacific Games – The Banner". Retrieved 2021-01-11.
9. "Samoa's Pacific Games golden boy strikes again". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
10. Writers, Staff (2019-07-20). "Brandon Schuster is the Best Male Athlete of the 2019 Pacific Games". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
11. "Brandon Schuster named Oceania's best male athlete". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

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7. List of Samoan records in swimming