Pam Kruse
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| Full name | Pamela Jean Kruse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Pam" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 3, 1950 Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fort Lauderdale Swim Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Michigan State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pamela Jean Kruse (born June 3, 1950) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events.
Kruse attended and swam for Pine Crest High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a highly competitive program, where she was trained by Hall of Fame Coach Jack Nelson. Her Pine Crest team mate Marilyn Corson, a 1968 Olympic bronze medalist from Canada, would later swim with her at Michigan State.[1]
Kruse represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where she competed in two freestyle events.[2] She received a silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 800-meter freestyle (9:35.7), finishing behind American teammate Debbie Meyer (9:24.0).[3] She also swam in the women's 400-meter freestyle and placed fourth in the event final, and recorded a time of 4:37.2.[4]
After the Olympics, Kruse attended Michigan State University with fellow Olympians Linda Gustavson, and 1968 Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Marilyn Corson. Gustavson and Kruse were member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority together.[5] Kruse swam for the Michigan State Spartans swimming and diving team in Big Ten Conference competition, where she won conference championships in the 100- and 200-yard freestyle, and the 400-yard freestyle relay in 1971.[6] She graduated from Michigan State with her bachelor's degree in 1973, master's in 1975, and Ph.D. in 1979.[7]
See also
[edit]- List of Michigan State University people
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 200 metres freestyle
- World record progression 400 metres freestyle
References
[edit]- ^ Pettijohn, Phil, "Broward's Female Olympians", Fort Lauderdale News, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1 January 1970, pg. 65
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Pam Kruse. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 800 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 400 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Kappa Alpha Theta, Notable Thetas. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Michigan State Spartans, Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming Big Ten Champions. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Robert Bao, "Spartan Olympians: Pam Kruse," MSU Alumni (Summer 2008). Retrieved September 9, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Pam Kruse at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming
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- Swimmers at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming
- Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
- 20th-century American sportswomen