Tera Bradham

Position:
Back/IM/Breast
Class:
Junior
High School:
Round Rock
Hometown:
Round Rock, Texas

2014-2015 (RS-Sophomore)

Saw action at the Speedo Championships Series swimming for Unattached-Gulf Swimming due to NCAA transfer rules barring her from swimming for Texas A&M for one year… swam in the 100 free (1:00.08), 100 breast (1:13.64), 200 breast (2:41.81), and earned a top-ten finish (ninth-place) in the 200 IM (2:22.23).

2012-2013 (University of Arkansas):
Bradham returned to the pool after redshirting during the 2011-12 season due to injury. Bradham competed primarily in the backstroke, breaststroke and individual medley events. Bradham stepped up at the Houston Cougar Invite with top times in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.13) and the 200 backstroke (2:00.66). She also set then-season-best times in the 200 and 400 individual medley only to break them at the SEC Championships meet, beginning with a 2:01.64 in the 200 IM. In the 400 IM Bradham earned a spot in the ‘C’ finals at the SEC Championships and rallied from eighth-place to fourth to score for the Razorbacks with a personal-best time of 4:17.09. She shaved more than two seconds (2.18) off her previous personal-best time set at the Houston Cougar Invite.

2011-2012 (University of Arkansas):
Did not compete due to injury

High School/Club:
2011 graduate of Round Rock High School in Round Rock, TX … also competed for the Nitro Swimming club under coach Tim O’Brien for three years and was a four-time Scholastic All-American.

Personal:
Tera Bradham is the daughter of Krista and Charlie Bradham … born on May 1, 1993 in Greenville, S.C. … has one older brother, Taylor … received a Bachelors in Broadcast journalism and Spanish from the University of Arkansas and is seeking a Master’s of Education at Texas A&M … has been swimming competitively since the age of five … says she chose A&M because “the atmosphere of the team is unmatched in positivity and determination. I knew Texas A&M was a place where the boundaries are limitless for what can be achieved in school in swimming, and in life.”

Close Up:
Favorite TV show: Four Weddings
Most played song in my iPod: Hillsong
What I drive: Ford mustang
Favorite movie: The Patriot
What I'm reading: Radical by David Platt
Favorite city to visit: Rome
Favorite athlete to watch in another sport: Tim Tebow
Talent I’d most like to have: Ability to sing
Dream date: Riding horses up a mountain to a picnic overlooking a sunset
Pre-competition music: Eye of the Tiger
Favorite quote: “The pain of discipline is less than the pain of regret.”
Something about me that most people don't know: I love to paint
Favorite tradition at Texas A&M: The corps and yell leaders
Women’s Team
Coach Bultman: Genius
Coach Jamison: Encouraging