Thomas James Luchsinger (born February 28, 1991) is an American

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who specializes in

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events. At the 2013 US national championships, he won the national championship in the 200m butterfly and qualified for the

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with a time of 1:55.57. The

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named him Swimmer of the Year in 2013. Luchsinger attended Mount Sinai High School and graduated from the

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in 2013. He came out as gay in an essay in ''

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'' in December 2014.

Coaching career

Luchsinger currently coaches in the greater New York area with the private coaching service,

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References

External links

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Tom Luchsinger – University of North Carolina athlete profile at GoHeels.com
1991 births Living people American male butterfly swimmers North Carolina Tar Heels men's swimmers Swimmers from New York (state) People from Mount Sinai, New York American gay sportsmen LGBTQ people from New York (state) LGBTQ swimmers 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century American LGBTQ people Sportspeople from Suffolk County, New York {{US-swimming-bio-stub