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Tom Bruce

Full name: Thomas Edwin "Tom" Bruce
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Weight: 161 lbs (73 kg)
Born: April 17, 1952 in Red Bluff, California, United States
Affiliations: Santa Clara Swim Club, Santa Clara (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Swimming

Medals: 1 Gold, 1 Silver (2 Total)

Biography

Tom Bruce of UCLA won the NCAA 100y backstroke in 1972, but he never won an AAU title. The 1972 Olympic medley relay team, on which Bruce swam the backstroke leg, set a new world record in taking the gold medals.

Results

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Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1972 Summer 20 München Swimming Men's 100 metres Breaststroke United States USA 2 Silver
1972 Summer 20 München Swimming Men's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay United States USA 1 Gold WR

Men's 100 metres Breaststroke

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Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1972 Summer 20 München Swimming United States Final 2 1:05.43
1972 Summer 20 München Swimming United States Semi-Finals Heat One 3 QU 1:06.05
1972 Summer 20 München Swimming United States Round One Heat Three 2 QU 1:06.45

Men's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay

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Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T IST CTAS
1972 Summer 20 München Swimming United States USA Final 1 WR 3:48.16 1:04.22 2:02.19