Tami Lee Bruce (born March 6, 1967) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States in two

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events at the

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Early years

Bruce was born in San Diego in 1967.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports
Tami Bruce
Retrieved April 12, 2010. She attended Hilltop High School in

Chula Vista, California Chula Vista ( ; , ) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. It is the second-most populous city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the Largest cities in Southern California, seventh-most populous city in Southern California ...

,Kim Q. Berkshire,
She's Playing Hooky In Seoul
" ''Los Angeles Times'' (August 28, 1988). Retrieved April 12, 2012. and swam for the Hilltop Lancers high school team. She graduated from Hilltop in 1985. She also trained with the Mission Viejo Nadadores swim team.

College swimming career

Bruce accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

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in Gainesville, Florida, where she swam for coach

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team in NCAA and

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(SEC) competition from 1986 to 1989.
Florida Swimming & Diving 2011–12 Media Supplement
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 61, 62, 64, 67, 69, 73, 75–76, 79 (2011). Retrieved April 12, 2012. During her four-year college career, she was a seven-time NCAA national champion—three times in the 1,650-yard freestyle (1986, 1987, 1988), twice in the 500-yard freestyle (1986, 1988), once in the 200-yard freestyle, and, together with Paige Zemina, Carmen Cowart and Debbie Daniel, was a member of the Gators' NCAA championship relay team in the 4x200 freestyle relay. She also won seven SEC individual titles in the 500-yard freestyle (1986, 1987, 1988), 1,650-yard freestyle (1986, 1987, 1988), and 200-yard freestyle (1988), was a member of three of the Gators' SEC championship relay teams in the 4x200-yard event (1986, 1987, 1988), and was named SEC Swimmer of the Year (1988). Bruce was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2005.

International swimming career

At the

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in Indianapolis, Indiana, Bruce was a double gold medalist in the 400-meter individual medley and the 800-meter freestyle. At the

in Seoul, South Korea, she placed fourth in the world in the women's 400-meter freestyle event with a time of 4:08.16, and fifth in the women's 800-meter freestyle event in 8:30.86. Bruce attempted a comeback in 1993, after several years out of the pool. While competing for the Australian women's swim team, she finished sixth in the short-course 400-meter freestyle event at the 1993 FINA World Swimming Championships in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Life after swimming

Bruce married Australian Olympian and fellow Florida Gator swimmer

Duncan Armstrong Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong (born 7 April 1968) is an Australian former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Armstrong is best remembered for winning a gold and silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Ear ...

in October 1989; they have two sons.Alan Clarkson,
Our New Supermum
''The Sun Herald'' (November 14, 1993). Retrieved March 12, 2015. Armstrong and Bruce later divorced.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bruce, Tami 1967 births Living people American female freestyle swimmers American female medley swimmers Florida Gators women's swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Sportspeople from Chula Vista, California Swimmers from San Diego Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for the United States Swimmers at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming 20th-century American sportswomen Hilltop High School (Chula Vista, California) alumni

Early years

College swimming career

International swimming career

Life after swimming

See also

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