Swimming | Athlete Profile: Taylor RUCK - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Birth Date:  28 May 2000
Place of Birth:  KELOWNA
Country of birth:  CAN
Age:  17
Gender:   Female

Height (cm): 182
Weight (Kg): 63

Events and Medals

Sport	Event	Rank
Swimming	Women's 50m Freestyle	2
	Women's 100m Freestyle	3
	Women's 200m Freestyle	1
	Women's 100m Backstroke	3
	Women's 200m Backstroke	2
	Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay CAN Canada	2
	Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay CAN Canada	2
	Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay CAN Canada	2

Taylor RUCK - Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location
GR	Women's 200m Freestyle Final	1:54.81	5 April, 2018	Gold Coast (AUS)

Taylor RUCK - Schedule

Schedule
Time	My Time	Venue	Event	Status
Thu, 5 Apr 11:07	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 200m Freestyle Heat 3	Finished
Thu, 5 Apr 20:04	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 200m Freestyle Final	Finished
Thu, 5 Apr 21:50	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final	Finished
Fri, 6 Apr 10:56	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 6	Finished
Fri, 6 Apr 11:15	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 2	Finished
Fri, 6 Apr 20:12	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle Semifinal 1	Finished
Fri, 6 Apr 20:55	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 100m Backstroke Semifinal 1	Finished
Sat, 7 Apr 19:43	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle Final	Finished
Sat, 7 Apr 20:03	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 100m Backstroke Final	Finished
Sat, 7 Apr 21:50	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final	Finished
Sun, 8 Apr 10:39	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 3	Finished
Sun, 8 Apr 11:08	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 5	Finished
Sun, 8 Apr 19:37	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 200m Backstroke Final	Finished
Sun, 8 Apr 19:59	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle Semifinal 1	Finished
Mon, 9 Apr 21:44	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle Final	Finished
Tue, 10 Apr 21:43	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final	Finished

Legend

GR: Commonwealth Games Record

Biographical Information

Highlights:

Olympic Games
Year	Location	Event	Rank	Result
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay	3	3:32.89
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay	3	7:45.39
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay	5	3:55.49

Nickname: T-Ruck (swimming.ca, 15 May 2017)
Hobbies:

Relaxing at home, making art, playing with her pug, paddleboard (swimming.ca, 15 May 2017)

Occupation: Student (swimswam.com, 27 Sep 2017)
Languages spoken: English
Coach:

CLUB: Kevin ZACHER (USA) (swimswam.com, 27 Sep 2017)

Sporting relatives:

Her father, Colin RUCK, played in the Western Hockey League from 1987-1991. (swimming.ca, 27 Sep 2017)

Reason: Loved the water from a young age. (swimming.org, 15 May 2017)
Hero: American swimmer Missy FRANKLIN, because of her talent, hard work, great attitude and Canadian background. (olympic.ca, 15 May 2017)
Ritual: Likes to eat at Chipotle (restaurant) the night before a race. (olympic.ca, 27 Sep 2017)

Additional information:

MOVE
Her family moved to Arizona when she was 10 months old for her father’s work - she is still a Canadian citizen. (swimming.ca, 27 Sep 2017; Olympic.ca, 27 Sep 2017)

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