David Bratton

David Hey Bratton (October 1869 – December 3, 1904) was an American water polo player and competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri.^[1]

David Bratton

Personal information
Full name	David Hey Bratton
National team	United States
Born	October 1869 New York, New York
Died	December 3, 1904 (aged 35) Chicago, Illinois
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, water polo
Club	New York Athletic Club
Medal record Men's water polo Representing the United States 1904 St. Louis Team competition

Bratton was sponsored by the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) at the time of the 1904 Olympics, and was a member of NYAC Olympic water polo team that won the 1904 gold medal. He was also a member of the NYAC team in the men's 4x50-yard freestyle relay which finished fourth in the Olympic final.

Bratton was born in New York City. Following the 1904 Olympics, he died of a typhoid fever in Chicago that same year.^[2]