Education
Greater Latrobe High School (Latrobe, Pa.), ’06 Westmoreland Community College, X-Ray Technologies
Classification: S9, SB9, SM9
Quick Facts
- Bureau took up para-swimming at age 11. A hospital in his hometown of Pittsburgh encouraged him to try a swimming program for children with an impairment. He lost his left hand in a farming accident in 1996. He trains in the pool for two hours every day except Sunday. Three days a week, he lifts weights and has a second Swimming session
- Son of Marjorie and William Bureau
- Has two sisters, Brittany and Heather, and one brother, Luke
- Both sisters swam to a top-12 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
- Luke swam competitively for Virginia Tech University
- Hobbies include many outdoor activities: hiking, fishing, water sports, boating, off-roading and shooting
- He won the Frank Fuhrer Outstanding Performance Award for the Pittsburgh region in 2006.
Paralympic Experience
- 4-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 6th (200m Individual Medley SM9 - Men), 11th (100m Backstroke S9 - Men), 13th (100m Breaststroke SB9 - Men), 15th (50m Freestyle S9 - Men)
- Paralympic Games London 2012, 6th (4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Men), 7th (200m Individual Medley SM9 - Men), 10th (100m Backstroke S9 - Men), 12th (100m Butterfly S9 - Men), 13th (100m Freestyle S9 - Men, 50m Freestyle S9 - Men), 14th (100m Breaststroke SB9 - Men)
- Paralympic Games Beijing 2008, (100m Breaststroke SB9 - Men), bronze (200m Individual Medley SM9 - Men), 5th (100m Backstroke S9 - Men), 6th (100m Butterfly S9 - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Men), 7th (100m Freestyle S9 - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Men), 11th (50m Freestyle S9 - Men)
- Paralympic Games Athens 2004, 5th (200m Individual Medley SM9 - Men), 7th (4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Men), 9th (100m Butterfly S9 - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2015 – 5th (100m Backstroke S9 - Men, 200m Individual Medley SM9 - Men), 6th (4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Men), 10th (100m Freestyle S9 - Men), 11th (50m Freestyle S9 - Men), 12th (100m Butterfly S9 - Men)
- Years of participation: 100m Backstroke S9 - Men 2010, 2013, 2015; 100m Butterfly S9 - Men 2010, 2013, 2015; 100m Freestyle S9 - Men 2013, 2015; 200m Individual Medley SM9 - Men 2010, 2013, 2015; 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Men 2010, 2013, 2015; 50m Freestyle S9 - Men 2015; 100m Breaststroke SB9 - Men 2013; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Men 2010, 2013; 5km Open Water S1-S10 - Men 2010
- Top finish: – 2010 (4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Men)
