ANNAPOLIS, Md. –– Naval Academy graduates Brad Snyder and Eric McElvenny will compete in the triathlon at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, this weekend.  The session of triathlon events will begin Friday at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time (Saturday at 6:30 a.m. in Tokyo) and air live on The Olympic Channel during the network's coverage of the day's events.

Snyder and McElvenny, both members of the Class of 2006, are joined in Tokyo by USA Paralympic Triathlon head coach Mark Sortino, who graduated from Navy in 1990.  Snyder was a member of the swimming team at Navy and McElvenny was on the rugby team.

The Paralympic triathlon consists of a 750-meter swim, a 20-kilometer bike ride and 5-kilometer run, all half the distances that were contested during the Olympics.

Snyder is competing in the triathlon at the Paralympics for the first time, but is making his third trip to the Games.  He totaled seven medals in swimming –– five Gold Medals –– at the 2012 and 2016 Games.  Snyder will compete in the PTVI division (vision impairment).  

Making his Paralympic Games debut is McElvenny.  He will compete in the PTS4 division (ambulant para triathletes).