Caroline Bruce
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Caroline Bruce McAndrew is a former Olympic
swimmer from the United States
at the 2004 Olympic Games.
Since the Olympics, McAndrew has been a member of the Stanford University
women's swim team, specializing in the breaststroke
and individual medley
events. McAndrew was the 2005 NCAA Champion in the 100 & 200 yard breaststroke and obtained 13 All-American honors over her career. These victories complemented her first national championship, captured in the summer of 2003 in the 200 m breaststroke in College Park, Maryland
. McAndrew was also a member of the 2005 USA World University Games Team, and the 2000 USA National Junior Team.
McAndrew is a graduate of Trinity Academy in Wichita, Kansas
(2004). While attending Trinity she won 13 State Titles, 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 communcations.
She has an older Brother (Michael), an older sister (Elizabeth) and a younger sister (Jamie).
She married Thomas McAndrew, a member of the Standford University football team, on May 29, 2011.
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
swimmer from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at the 2004 Olympic Games.
Since the Olympics, McAndrew has been a member of the Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
women's swim team, specializing in the breaststroke
Breaststroke
The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...
and individual medley
Medley swimming
Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley or by four swimmers as a medley relay...
events. McAndrew was the 2005 NCAA Champion in the 100 & 200 yard breaststroke and obtained 13 All-American honors over her career. These victories complemented her first national championship, captured in the summer of 2003 in the 200 m breaststroke in College Park, Maryland
College Park, Maryland
College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. The population was 30,413 at the 2010 census. It is best known as the home of the University of Maryland, College Park, and since 1994 the city has also been home to the "Archives II" facility of the U.S...
. McAndrew was also a member of the 2005 USA World University Games Team, and the 2000 USA National Junior Team.
McAndrew is a graduate of Trinity Academy in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
(2004). While attending Trinity she won 13 State Titles, 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
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
where she graduated with a B.A. and M.A. in communcations.
She has an older Brother (Michael), an older sister (Elizabeth) and a younger sister (Jamie).
She married Thomas McAndrew, a member of the Standford University football team, on May 29, 2011.
External links
- USA Swimming Biography of Caroline Bruce
- Stanford Athletics Biography of Caroline Bruce
- Stanford Daily Article about Caroline Bruce
- Caroline Bruce's U.S. Olympic Team bio