[3] In June 2012 at the U.S. Paralympics Swimming Trials in Bismarck, North Dakota, Snyder won the 400-meter freestyle and beat his own record by 54 seconds.

In addition, Snyder is the world record holder for the 100-meter freestyle among blind athletes, an event that he also swam in Bismarck.

[7] Later that week, Snyder won Gold again in the Men's 400m Freestyle (S11) with a time of 4:32.41, exactly one year to the day after losing his eyesight.

[9] He competed at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, winning all three gold medals in the end.

[3] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, Snyder won the gold medal in the paratriathlon PTVI.

[12] In 2016, he wrote a memoir with Tom Sileo entitled Fire in My Eyes: An American Warrior's Journey from being Blinded on the Battlefield to Gold Medal Victory.