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Mike Bruner

Mike Bruner

American swimmer

Michael Lee Bruner (born July 23, 1956) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. At the 1976 Olympics he won gold medals in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay and in the 200-meter butterfly, setting a world record.[2] Two years later he won the 1978 World Championships in the 200 m butterfly. During his career Bruner set two world records: in the 200-meter butterfly (1:59.23) and in relay.

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Swimming World Magazine named Bruner its American swimmer of the year in 1980. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1988.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Mike Bruner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  2. [2]
    "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming" Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 2, 2008)
  3. [3]
    "Mike Bruner (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.

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