Pam Kruse
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| Full name | Pamela Jean Kruse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Pam" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where she competed in two freestyle events.[1] 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).[2] 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.[3]
After the Olympics, Kruse attended Michigan State University with fellow Olympian Linda Gustavson, where the two swimmers joined Kappa Alpha Theta sorority together.[4] She swam for the Michigan State Spartans swimming and diving team in Big Ten Conference competition, and she won conference championships in the 100- and 200-yard freestyle, and the 400-yard freestyle relay in 1971.[5] She graduated from Michigan State with her bachelor's degree in 1973, master's in 1975, and Ph.D. in 1979.[6]
See also
- 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
- ↑ 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
- Pam Kruse – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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| Preceded by Martha Randall |
Women's 400-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) June 30, 1967 – July 27, 1967 |
Succeeded by Debbie Meyer |
| Preceded by Lillian Watson |
Women's 200-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) August 19, 1967 – July 6, 1968 |
Succeeded by Susan Pedersen |
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