2020-21 Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster

Brad Sanford
- Position:
- Free/Fly
- Height:
- 6-1
- B/T::
- Maverick
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- High School:
- Naperville Central
2020-21:
Academic All-Big Ten … Recipient of the Jason Vadney Spartan of the Year Award ... At the Big Ten Championships, finished fourth in the C final of the 100 fly (47.71 in prelims, 47.58 in final) and also swam the prelims of the 100 free (44.96) and as part of the 200 medey relay (1:27.34), 400 Medley Relay (3:15.65), 200 Free Relay (1:19.21) and 400 free relay (2:56.80) … Helped the Spartan 200 free relay to a second-place finish (1:23.08), and individually swam a 21.76 in the 50 free, and finished third in the 100 fly (51.28) at Michigan …
2019-20:
Finished 26th overall at the Big Ten Championships in the 100 fly, setting a then-personal-best (47.75)… Sixth all-time in the 100 fly…Swam two season-best 20.82 and 45.22 in the 50 and 100 free at the House of Champions… Swam a season-best in the 50 fly versus Iowa (22.82)… Recorded first career win against Illinois-Chicago in the 100 fly… Totaled one first-place and four second-place finishes…
Prior to MSU:
Qualified for States his junior year in the 200 and 400 free relay and the 50 and 100 freestyle… Broke the school record in the medley relay at States his senior year… Placed second in the medley relay, third in the 300 free relay and ninth in the 200 free relay at State his senior year… Took 11th in the 50 butterfly at the NCSA’s…
Personal:
Born on December 9, 2001… Son of Doug and Rebecca Sanford… Has three siblings, Jessica, Ashley and Ryan… Was a member of the State Championship Water Polo teams his junior and senior year…Named Player of the Game in the 2018 State Water Polo Finals... Majoring in Finance and aspires to work on Wall Street
Academic All-Big Ten … Recipient of the Jason Vadney Spartan of the Year Award ... At the Big Ten Championships, finished fourth in the C final of the 100 fly (47.71 in prelims, 47.58 in final) and also swam the prelims of the 100 free (44.96) and as part of the 200 medey relay (1:27.34), 400 Medley Relay (3:15.65), 200 Free Relay (1:19.21) and 400 free relay (2:56.80) … Helped the Spartan 200 free relay to a second-place finish (1:23.08), and individually swam a 21.76 in the 50 free, and finished third in the 100 fly (51.28) at Michigan …
2019-20:
Finished 26th overall at the Big Ten Championships in the 100 fly, setting a then-personal-best (47.75)… Sixth all-time in the 100 fly…Swam two season-best 20.82 and 45.22 in the 50 and 100 free at the House of Champions… Swam a season-best in the 50 fly versus Iowa (22.82)… Recorded first career win against Illinois-Chicago in the 100 fly… Totaled one first-place and four second-place finishes…
Prior to MSU:
Qualified for States his junior year in the 200 and 400 free relay and the 50 and 100 freestyle… Broke the school record in the medley relay at States his senior year… Placed second in the medley relay, third in the 300 free relay and ninth in the 200 free relay at State his senior year… Took 11th in the 50 butterfly at the NCSA’s…
Personal:
Born on December 9, 2001… Son of Doug and Rebecca Sanford… Has three siblings, Jessica, Ashley and Ryan… Was a member of the State Championship Water Polo teams his junior and senior year…Named Player of the Game in the 2018 State Water Polo Finals... Majoring in Finance and aspires to work on Wall Street
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