Conrad was the flag bearer, and he was a swimmer who competed in the men's 100 meter freestyle, where he was eliminated during the heats.

[2] The 1936 Summer Olympics were held from 1–16 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany; a total of 3,963 athletes participated, representing 49 countries.

[7] Conrad was the slowest of all 45 competitors, and nearly ten seconds behind 44th place, Spyridon Mavrogiorgos of Greece.

[8] The gold medal was won by Ferenc Csik of Hungary in a time of 57.6 seconds.

The silver was won by Masanori Yusa and the bronze by Shigeo Arai, both of Japan.