Tom Arusoo
Toomas "Tom" Arusoo (born July 22, 1948) is a Canadian former competition swimmer who swam in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Aruso was a member of Canada's seventh-place 4x100-metre medley relay team, swimming the butterfly leg. He also competed in the preliminary heats of the 100 and 200-metre butterfly events.[1]
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| Full name | Toomas Arusoo | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Tom" | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 22, 1948 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Michigan | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He attended the University of Michigan, where he swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Big Ten Conference competition.
At the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, Arusoo won two medals while representing Canada: a gold medal in the 200-metre butterfly (2:08.97), and a silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly (58.98 seconds).
Arusoo is now a coach for the Great Lakes Aquatics Akitas (North) located in Holly Michigan in northern Oakland county.
His parents are from Estonia and they left there as refugees in 1944.
See also
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tom Arusoo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
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