Sam Bramham

Sam Julian Bramham, OAM (born 23 May 1988) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics. Between those two Games, he won two gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze medal. In 2014 Bramham entered the eleventh season of Big Brother Australia and in 2017 he was a contestant in the first season of Australian Ninja Warrior.

Personal life

Bramham was born on 23 May 1988 and is from Ivanhoe, Victoria. He was born with no femur, and his leg was amputated when he was five years old to enable use of a prosthetic. He attended Ivanhoe Grammar School (Year 12 2007), where he began swimming and played other sports including water polo. One of his heroes is Geoff Huegill.

In 2009, Bramham received the Medal of the Order of Australia "For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games".

As of 2025, Sam is co owner of Chei Wen Wine Bar (est. 2018) in Ivanhoe and Fly Lie Bar in Kew, Melbourne and occasional motivational speaker.

Swimming

His highest international ranking was number one.

In 2000, Brahman competed at the Pacific School Games.

Bramham first represented Australia internationally in 2004, He broke a world record during one of the heats for the 100 m butterfly event.

In 2006, he competed in the World Championships in Berlin, Germany where he set a world record and won a gold medal.

In 2011, he competed in the Can-Am Swimming Open, where he earned gold medals in two events: S9 100 m freestyle and 50 m and 100 m butterfly.