Taylor Ruck

Taylor Ruck
Personal information
Full nameTaylor Madison Ruck[2]
National teamCanada
Born (2000-05-28) May 28, 2000 (age 24)[3][4]
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada[5][6][7]
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)[8]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Backstroke
ClubHigh Performance Center Ontario, Scottsdale Aquatic Club[1]
College teamStanford University
CoachBen Titley, Kevin Zacher[1]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Canada
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 3
World Championships (LC) 0 2 6
World Championships (SC) 2 2 3
Total 2 5 12
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2016 Windsor 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2016 Windsor 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Windsor 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Windsor 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 100 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tokyo 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Indianapolis 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore 4×100 m freestyle

Taylor Madison Ruck (born May 28, 2000) is a Canadian competitive swimmer. She won two Olympic bronze medals as part of Canada's women's 4×100 metre and 4×200 metre freestyle relay teams at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Ruck won eight medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Her eight medal performance of one gold, five silver, and two bronze tied her with three other athletes for the most all-time at a single Commonwealth Games, as well as making her the most decorated Canadian female athlete ever at a single Commonwealth Games.[9] Ruck is the all-time leading medallist at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships having won nine gold, two silver, and two bronze over the course of the 2015 and 2017 editions.

  1. ^ a b "Taylor Ruck Rushes Inside 54 In 100 Free Heats As One Of Swiftest 15s Ever". SwimVortex. August 26, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Taylor Madison Ruck". Rio 2016 Organization. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Young local swim stars Ryan Hoffer, Taylor Ruck making big waves". azcentral.com The Arizona Republic. April 19, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Final Start List". Omega Timing. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Taylor Ruck Will Swim At Canadian World Championship Trials In April". SwimSwam. January 26, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  6. ^ "Taylor Ruck, Canadian swimmer, wins 2 gold, bronze at FINA worlds". CBC Sports. August 27, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  7. ^ "Kelowna's Taylor Ruck wins gold at world junior swim championships". The Daily Courier. August 31, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  8. ^ "Taylor Ruck profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. April 10, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Commonwealthrecord was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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