Caroline Cadman Bruce (born June 9, 1986), later known by her married name Caroline McAndrew,[2] is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics and placed ninth in the breaststroke.[3] She competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 200-meter breaststroke.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Caroline Cadman Bruce |
| National team |  United States |
| Born | June 9, 1986 Wichita, Kansas[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 148 lb (67 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke, individual medley |
| Club | Wichita Swim Club |
| College team | Stanford University |
After the 2004 Olympics, Bruce attended Stanford University,[2] where she competed for the Stanford Cardinal women's swimming team, specializing in the breaststroke and individual medley events. Bruce was the 2005 NCAA champion in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke, and received 13 All-American honors during her college career.[2][3] These victories followed her first national championship in the summer of 2003 in the 200-meter breaststroke in College Park, Maryland. Bruce was also a member of the U.S. team for the 2005 World University Games, and had surgery on her shoulder afterwards.[2] In 2008, she had a second shoulder surgery.[2]
Bruce is a 2004 graduate of Trinity Academy in Wichita, Kansas.[2] While attending Trinity she won 13 Kansas state titles,[3] the tying the record number of wins by any female swimmer in the state of Kansas. After high school, she went on to attend Stanford University, where she graduated with a B.A. and M.A. in communications.
In 2014, she was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "United States Olympic Committee - Bruce, Caroline". February 10, 2005. Archived from the original on February 10, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Wood, Joshua (August 5, 2012). "Ask Sports: What did Caroline Bruce do after the Olympics?". The Witchita Eagle. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Legendary prep football coaches among Kansas hall inductees". The Capital-Journal. June 4, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
External links
edit- Caroline Bruce at USA Swimming at the Wayback Machine (archived September 28, 2007)
- Caroline Bruce at the U.S. Olympic Team at the Wayback Machine (archived February 10, 2005)
- Caroline Bruce at Olympics.com
- Caroline Bruce at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Stanford Athletics biography of Caroline Bruce at archive.today (archived January 19, 2013)
- Stanford Daily article about Caroline Bruce at the Wayback Machine (archived March 13, 2006)
