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| Brandon
SCHUSTER |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
Samoa
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 23 Apr 1998
in Suva, FIJ |
| Height | 1.83 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His mother was a swimming coach, and his parents encouraged him and his siblings to take up the sport to keep fit. "She taught me how to swim before I could walk." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming competitively at age 14. |
International Debut |
Year |
2012 |
Competing for |
Samoa |
Tournament |
World Short Course Championships |
Location |
Istanbul, TUR |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Other information |
DUAL CITIZEN
He was born to a US mother and Samoan father, and has both US and Samoan citizenship. (ncsasports.org, 26 Jan 2015)
FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2021 he began studying for a master's degree in engineering at California Baptist University in Riverside, CA, United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Nov 2021)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In May 2018 he was nominated as one of five council members for the Samoan National Athletes Committee. (LinkedIn profile, 31 May 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Bioengineering, Biomedical Science - California Baptist University: Riverside, CA, USA |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His sister Andrea Schuster represented Samoa in swimming at the 2018 World Short Course Championships in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, while his mother Suzie Schuster has served as coach of the Samoan national swimming team. (thecoconet.tv, 20 Jul 2019; samoaplanet.com, 14 Jul 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 11 Mar 2020) |
Nicknames |
Brando (CBU Swim Dive Facebook page, 02 Mar 2019) |
Other sports |
He represented Samoa in open water swimming at the Oceania championships in 2014 and 2016. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Aug 2021) |
Awards and honours |
He was named Oceania Best Male Athlete at the 2019 Association of National Olympic Committees [ANOC] Awards in Doha, Qatar. (samoaobserver.ws, 01 Jan 2020)
He was named Best Male Athlete of the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa. (cbubanner.com, 17 Sep 2019). |
Milestones |
He became the first male swimmer to represent Samoa at the Olympic Games when he competed in the 200m freestyle heats at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 Mar 2020) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Riverside, CA, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
California Baptist University: Riverside, CA, USA |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Freestyle |
1:57.72 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 72 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
24.19 |
| Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
53.75 |
| Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| Heats |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.95 |
| 39 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:25.04 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Individual Medley |
2:06.93 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
400m Individual Medley |
4:29.84 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:34.60 |
| 38 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:07.64 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
400m Freestyle |
4:15.30 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Freestyle |
1:57.93 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
400m Freestyle |
4:29.60 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
800m Freestyle |
9:27.45 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Breaststroke |
1:01.96 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
50m Freestyle |
23.71 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
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| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
400m Individual Medley |
DNS |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
200m Breaststroke |
2:13.75 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:17.20 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:00.77 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.62 |
| 37 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:32.78 |
| 52 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:22.58 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
400m Freestyle |
4:04.74 |
| 59 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Individual Medley |
58.78 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
200m Freestyle |
1:51.26 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Freestyle |
2:00.09 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Freestyle |
4:20.35 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Breaststroke |
2:35.71 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
56.38 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Freestyle |
25.28 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Backstroke |
1:09.34 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Backstroke |
2:27.19 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Freestyle |
2:10.19 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Breaststroke |
2:41.47 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Backstroke |
32.34 |
| 90 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Breaststroke |
1:16.49 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Breaststroke |
35.34 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Individual Medley |
1:10.04 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Freestyle |
59.94 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Freestyle |
27.38 |
Oceania Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2016 |
Suva, FIJ |
5km |
1:10:33.30 |
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2014 |
Lake Taupo, NZL |
5 km |
DNF |
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