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Bruce, Caroline
- 2004 Olympian, finished ninth in the 200m breaststroke
- Finished fifth in the 200m breaststroke, sixth in the 100m breaststroke and eighth in the 200m individual medley at the 2005 World Championship Trials
- Swept the breaststroke events for her first two NCAA titles at the 2005 NCAA Championships
- The 2004 Olympics were her first major international competition
- Won her first U.S. National title in 2003, winning the 200m breaststroke at Summer Nationals
- Took third in the 200m IM and fifth in the 100m breaststroke at 2003 Summer Nationals
- Ranked 12th in the world in the 200m breaststroke in 2003 and 2004
- Finished sixth in the 200m breaststroke and seventh in the 200m IM at the 2004 Spring Nationals
- Describes herself as very outgoing, energetic and she likes to laugh a lot
- Says she is most thankful for her family and friends
- Followed her two older siblings, Michael and Elizabeth, into swimming ... both have competed at the Olympic Trials
- Attends Stanford University
Bruce has a postcard of Amanda Beard, who won the 200m breast in world record time at Olympic Trials, hanging from her mirror at home. Coach Eric Nelson gave it to her for motivation after she missed a morning workout last summer, addressed to Bruce at “123 Easy Street, Convenience, Kansas.”
Bruce also has a postcard of Athens on her mirror.“I don’t look at them every morning or anything,” she told The Wichita Eagle. “But whenever I saw them, I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, I gotta give this my best shot.’ Not necessarily to make the Olympic team, but just to do my best.”
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Born: 9-Jun-86
Hometown: Wichita, Kansas
Resides: Wichita, Kansas
Sport: Swimming
Event: 200m breast
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