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Career Best Times: 1:02.84 in the 100-yard breaststroke; 2:14.70 in the 200-yard breaststroke; 2:03.99 in the 200-yard individual medley; 4:23.46 in the 400-yard individual medley. General: Serves as tri-captain of the 2005-06 Carolina team with Gia Santoro and Becky Smock...three-time returning letter winner who ranks third all-time in UNC history in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.84...also ranks third all-time in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:14.70...ranked No. 1 on the UNC depth chart in 2004-05 in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes and No. 2 in the 200 IM...Olympic Trials qualifier in both 2000 and 2004...competed for the Wichita Swim Club coached by Eric Nelson...serves on UNC's Student-Athlete Advisory Council...also has trained with the Carolina Leadership Academy. 2004-05: Continued to solidify her position as one of the nation's best breaststrokers...at the NCAA Championships, she represented Carolina in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke...the ACC champion in the 200-yard breaststroke...in the ACC meet, she finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke finals...took eighth in the 200-yard individual medley with a 2:05.47 in the finals...swam the breaststroke leg of the third place 200-yard medley relay...also swam the breaststroke leg of the fourth place 400-yard medley relay...named to 2005 ACC Academic Honor Roll...earned recognition on the Dean's List in both semesters of her junior year. 2003-04: Had a memorable 2004 NCAA Championships...improved six tenths of a second in the 200-meter breaststroke consolation final to take 11th place and earn All-America honors with a time of 2:28.33...also swam the breaststroke leg of the 200-meter medley relay in which the Tar Heels finished 18th...at the ACC Championships, she swam superbly taking second in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:14.70, her career best...finished third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.99...also swam the breaststroke leg of the fourth place 400-yard medley relay...placed 14th in the 200-yard individual medley...earned All-ACC honors in 2004...also tapped for the ACC Academic Honor Roll for second straight year...one of three Tar Heel women to swim at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials. 2002-03: Did a magnificent job at the 2003 ACC Championships...she placed fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke at 2:16.53, fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:03.41 and 13th in the 200-yard individual medley at 2:04.64...swam the breaststroke leg on the 200 medley relay which placed fifth...won the Richard Jamerson Memorial Award as the most improved swimmer on the 2002-03 UNC women's swimming team...selected for the 2002-03 ACC Academic Honor Roll. Prep: Swam for Wichita Swim Club and all four years at Trinity Academy...graduated May 19, 2002...ran four years of high school cross country...Scholastic All-America selection her sophomore through senior years...NISCA individual All-America freshman through senior seasons...four-time state champion in 100 breaststroke...also won 200 IM as a sophomore and 100 fly as a senior...age group state record holder in 200 individual medley and state champ as sophomore and junior...also participated in Big Brothers/Big Sisters program and was on the student council. Personal: Given name is Elizabeth Forbes Bruce...has one brother and two sisters...parents are George and Pam Bruce...born March 23, 1984 in Wichita, Kan....athletes she most admires are her three siblings -- Michael, Caroline and Jamie...biggest sports thrill was competing for UNC at the 2004 NCAA Championships...exercise and sports science major...she plans on becoming a physician's assistant...she lists several major sports thrills in her life including making the 2005 NCAA Championships, competing in Olympic Trials and watching her sister Caroline in the 2004 Olympics...her brother Michael swam at Stanford, graduating in 2004...her sister Caroline is currently a sophomore at Stanford...Caroline was a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team and she is the defending NCAA champion in the 200-yard breaststroke...her favorite movie is The Phantom of the Opera...her favorite show is Alias...her favorite foods include anything sweet. |
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