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- Updated: October 19, 2016
One of New Zealand’s most gifted and decorated swimmers, Glenn Snyders, has officially retired from the sport, the New Zealand swimming federation announces today.
The 29-year-old from the North Shore club is one of only four New Zealand swimmers to compete in three Olympic Games.
Snyders is based in Los Angeles where he was recently married to Jenna Snyders (nee Petrie) in September, having moved there to train with renowned US coach Dave Salo following his London Olympic Games campaign in 2012.
Snyders currently holds the national records in all men’s breaststroke events, both short course and long course. He is the only Kiwi swimmer to go under the one minute mark in the 100m breaststroke, clocking 59.94s at the World Championships in 2011, lowering this to 59.78s at the London Olympics.
He was born in South Africa, after his family moved there from England for 10 years, before they moved to New Zealand when he was 12. Snyders linked up with the North Shore Swimming Club and was coached by Jan Cameron, Thomas Ansorg and Mark Regan at North Shore and the Swimming New Zealand High Performance Centre before his move to California.
He is …
