Tom Luchsinger

Tom Luchsinger
Personal information
Full name Thomas James Luchsinger
Nationality  United States
Born (1991-02-28) 28 February 1991
Mount Sinai, New York,
United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly
Club North Baltimore Aquatic Club[1]
College team North Carolina Tar Heels
Coach Bob Bowman

Thomas James Luchsinger (born February 28, 1991)[2] is an American swimmer who specializes in butterfly events. At the 2013 US national championships, he won the national championship in the 200m butterfly and qualified for the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona with a time of 1:55.57.[3] The Atlantic Coast Conference named him Swimmer of the Year in 2013.[4]

Luchsinger attended Mount Sinai High School and graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2013.[3] He came out as gay in an essay in Outsports in December 2014.[5]

References

  1. "Tom Luchsinger Feels Like He’s In Right Place at North Baltimore". Swimming World Magazine. January 22, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  2. "National Team: Tom Luchsinger". USA Swimming.
  3. 1 2 "Luchsinger Wins U.S. Title In 200 Fly". GoHeels.com. June 25, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  4. "ACC Annoiunces 2013 Swimming & Diving Annual Award Certificates". Atlantic Coast Conference. April 4, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  5. Luchsinger, Tom (December 14, 2014). "King of the Double Life". OutSports. Retrieved December 15, 2014.

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