| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Caroline Cadman Bruce |
| National team |  United States |
| Born | June 9, 1986 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. [1] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 148 lb (67 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke, individual medley |
| Club | Wichita Swim Club |
| College team | Stanford University |
Caroline Cadman Bruce (born June 9, 1986), later known by her married name Caroline McAndrew, [2] is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics and placed ninth in the breaststroke. [3] She competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 200-meter breaststroke. [1]
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After the 2004 Olympics, Bruce attended Stanford University, [2] where she competed for the Stanford Cardinal women's swimming team, specializing in the breaststroke and individual medley events. Bruce was the 2005 NCAA champion in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke, and received 13 All-American honors during her college career. [2] [3] These victories followed her first national championship in the summer of 2003 in the 200-meter breaststroke in College Park, Maryland. Bruce was also a member of the U.S. team for the 2005 World University Games, and had surgery on her shoulder afterwards. [2] In 2008, she had a second shoulder surgery. [2]
Bruce is a 2004 graduate of Trinity Academy in Wichita, Kansas. [2] While attending Trinity she won 13 Kansas state titles, [3] 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 communications.
In 2014, she was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. [3]
