Taylor Ruck

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5 In The West: Storylines, All Links for 2015 Speedo West Winter Jr Nationals

Full Name:	Taylor Ruck
Nickname(s):	T-Ruck
Born:	May 28th, 2000
	Kelowna, British Columbia
Nationality:	Canada
Status:	Active

Taylor Ruck Taylor Ruck was born on May 28th, 2000 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Her family moved to Scottsdale when she was just ten months old. Currently a sophomore in high school, at 6’, Taylor comes from a tall, athletic family. Her 14 year old brother is already 6’6” tall, and her father is 6’9”. Taylor’s Dad, Colin, played professional hockey in Canada. While the family lives in Arizona, Taylor is still a Canadian citizen and swims internationally for Canada. Taylor swims for the Scottsdale Aquatic Club and trains under head coach Kevin Zacher. High School Swimming Just like her club and high school teammate Ryan Hoffer (boys swimmer of the year), Taylor was named Girls swimmer of the year by Arizona Central News. The distance swimmer made a huge splash in her first year in high school, setting a state record twice in the 200-yard freestyle and setting a Mesa Skyline Aquatics Center venue record in the 500 freestyle. She won the 200 free in 1 minute, 46.76 seconds, breaking the old record of 1:47.06. She captured the 500 free in 4:52.11, more than three seconds faster than the runner-up. Collegiate Competition Stanford 2018-2019 Ruck was part of the NCAA champion 800 freestyle relay and third …

5 In The West: Storylines, All Links for 2015 Speedo West Winter Jr Nationals

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Arizona HS Division I Recap: Chaparral and Brophy Win Again

Sophomore Taylor Ruck set two individual state records and was part of record-setting relay team to help lead the Chaparral High School girls to their second straight Arizona Division I championship.

Taylor Ruck, Ryan Hoffer Highlight 2015 Brophy/Xavier Invitational

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2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

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Andrew, Gunes Earn FINA Swimmer Of The Meet Honors

Michael Andrew earned FINA male swimmer of the meet honors after winning 5 medals and swimming 25 races in the 6 day competition

Taylor Ruck Breaks 200m Free Championship Record

Canada’s Taylor Ruck had another impressive performance in Singapore, winning gold and breaking the championship record in the 200m free

2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

With a new personal best time, Canada’s Taylor Ruck topped the prelims of the women’s 200 free in 1:59.34. Her previous best was a 1:59.79 from 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals.

Grieshop Wins Gold, Fa’amausili Strikes Back to Highlight Day 5 at Junior World Championships

Team USA’s Sean Grieshop blasted the final 50 of the men’s 400 I.M. in 27.94, tearing through his best time to win the event in 4:15.67.

Australia Breaks Junior World Record In 400m Freestyle Relay

Fresh off a silver medal performance in the 50m backstroke, Minna Atherton helped her Australian teammates to a gold medal and new junior world record in the 400m free relay to close out day 5

2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Team USA came out in front of the prelims of the women’s 100 fly with a 58.87 by Cassidy Bayer. That’s a new best for Bayer, who came into the meet with a 59.00 from 2015 U.S. Nationals.

2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Day 3 Finals Photo Vault

Canada’s Junior World Champs in the mixed 4×100 free relay strike a pose.

Canada Comes On Strong In Medal Table After Day 3 At World Juniors

Canada snatched up four medals on day 3, shifting the standings in the medal table halfway through the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships.

2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Ruck Rattles Jr World Record At Day 3 Finals

Canada’s Taylor Ruck broke her own meet record and moved to within a tenth of the junior world record in finals of the 100 free, then helped Canada win gold in the mixed 4×100 free relay.

Taylor Ruck Wins 100m Freestyle In Championship Record Timing

Taylor Ruck of Canada continued her sprint-freestyle domination at the 2015 Junior World championships, once again dipping under the 54-second mark in the 100 in order to claim gold in the final.