Bryan Difford

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Craighall, South Africa
High School:
TuksSport Study Center

2007-08 (JUNIOR) - Honored by the Missouri Swimming team with Michael J. Pohlkamp Award for his enthusiasm and overall leadership ... named the Big 12's Swimmer of the Week for Nov. 28, 2007 ... currently second all-time at MU in the 200 IM (1:48.77) ... came in sixth in the 200 IM (1:48.92), seventh in the 100 breast (57.07) and eighth in the 100 fly (50.14) at the Big 12 Championships ... claimed first in the 200 IM (1:49.70) at the Purdue Invitational ... took first again in the 200 IM (1:55.30) at the Iowa dual.

2006-07 (SOPHOMORE) - Carded eighth-place finishes in the 100 breast (58.28) and 200 IM (1:51.71) at Big 12's ... captured second in the 200 IM (1:54.20) in Mizzou's defeat of Southern Illinois ... helped the Tigers complete their Mizzou dual challenge by claiming third in the 200 IM (1:53.74) against Louisville ... chipped in third-place finishes in the 100 breast (1:00.40) and 100 fly (53.67) in a home victory over Truman State.

2005-06 (FRESHMAN) - Placed eighth in the 200 IM (1:52.20) at the 2006 Big 12 Championships ... finished 11th in the 200 IM (1:53.23) at Purdue's Boiler Invite ... also earned 11th in the 200 IM (1:51.45) at the Texas Invite ... notched a top-10 finish in the 200 IM (1:55.77) at Notre Dame's Shamrock Invite.

HIGH SCHOOL - Swam at the TuksSport Center in Johannesburg ... earned the Junior Victor Labrum Award for junior sports star achiever in 2001 ... voted the top performer on the South African national team in 2000 ... represented his country on tours of Germany (1999 and 2002), Australia (2001), Durban (2003 and 2004), Berlin (2003) and Rome (2005).

PERSONAL - Bryan Difford is the son of Nigel and Gayl Difford ... has an older sister, C.J. (32) ... majoring in finance ... from the same country as former Tiger swimmer Belinda Wood.