Education
After the 2004 Olympics, Bruce attended Stanford University, where she competed for the Stanford Cardinal women"s swimming team, specializing in the breaststroke and individual medley events.
After the 2004 Olympics, Bruce attended Stanford University, where she competed for the Stanford Cardinal women"s swimming team, specializing in the breaststroke and individual medley events.
She competed in the preliminary heats of the women"s 200-meter breaststroke. These victories complemented her first national championship, captured in the summer of 2003 in the 200-meter breaststroke in College Park, Maryland. Bruce is a 2004 graduate of Trinity Academy in Wichita, Kansas.
After high school she went on to attend Stanford University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in communications.
She has an older brother (Michael), an older sister (Elizabeth) and a younger sister (Jamie).
Bruce was also a member of the United States. team for the 2005 World University Games, and the 2000 United States. national junior team