Tom Bruce (swimmer)
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| Full name | Thomas Edwin Bruce | |||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Tom" | |||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 17, 1952 Red Bluff, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 9, 2020 (aged 67) Royal Oaks, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Hospital Administrator | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Marilee | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 100 breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | U. of California, Los Angeles | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | George Haines (Santa Clara SC) Robert Horn (UCLA) | |||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Edwin Bruce (April 17, 1952 – April 9, 2020) was an American competitive swimmer, who competed for UCLA, a 1972 Munich Olympic champion, swimming the breaststroke leg in the 4x100-meter medley relay, and a former world record-holder.
Bruce was born April 17, 1952, in Red Bluff, California, where he grew up. A graduate of Marian A. Peterson High School in Sunnyvale, California, he trained and competed with the Santa Clara Swim Club under Hall of Fame Coach George Haines. From his Sophomore through his Senior year at Peterson High, he received All-American honors. Representing the Santa Clara Club, at a meet sponsored by the Sacramento Bee in June, 1968, Bruce won the 100-yard breaststroke event in an age-group record time of 1:02.8. At the Los Angeles Invitational in early August, 1970, at 16, Bruce won the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:08.60.