Taylor Ruck Season 2018-19

Career Honors

• Member of the 2019 NCAA Championship team
• Member of three Pac-12 Championship teams: (2019, 2022, 2023)
• Two-time Olympian (Canada)- 2016 Rio (400 free relay, 800 free relay), 2020 Tokyo (400 free relay, 400 medley relay)
• Two-time FINA World Championships medalist: Silver- (4x100m free relay); Bronze- (4x200m free relay)
• 2019 Pac-12 Swimming Newcomer of the Year
• Four-time national champion: 200 free (2022, 2023), 800 free relay (2019, 2022) 
• 19-time All-American: 200 free (2019- 2nd, 2022- 1st, 2023- 1st), 100 back (2019- 3rd, 2022- 9th), 200 back (2019- 2nd, 2022- 9th), 200 free relay (2019- 3rd, 2022- 6th, 2023- 2nd), 400 free relay (2019- 3rd, 2022- 2nd, 2023-2nd), 800 free relay (2019- 1st, 2022- 1st, 2023- 2nd), 400 medley relay (2019- 6th, 2022- 6th, 2023- 4th)
• Eight-time Pac-12 Champion: 200 free (2023), 200 free relay (2022, 2023), 400 free relay (2022, 2023), 800 free relay (2022), 400 medley relay (2022, 2023)
• CSC Second Team Academic All-American
• Two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2019, 2022)
• Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
• Ranks second on the school record book in the 200 back (1:47.59)
• Ranks sixth on the school record book in the 50 free (21.73)
• Ranks third on the school record book in the 100 free (46.76)
• Ranks second on the school record book in the 200 free (1:40.37)
• Ranks fifth on the school record book in the 100 back (50.34)
• Ranks third on the school record book in the 800 free relay (6:47.22)
• Ranks second on the school record book in the 200 free relay (1:25.70)
• Ranks second on the school record book in the 400 medley relay (3:25.54)

International Experience

• A member of the Canadian National Team
• Four-time Olympic Medalist: Bronze (2016- 400 free relay; 2016- 800 free relay; 2020- 400 free relay; 2020- 400 medley relay)
• Two-time FINA World Championships medalist: Silver- (4x100m free relay); Bronze- (4x200m free relay)
• Qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 100m back and 200m back: reaching the semifinals of the 100m back, and finishing sixth in the 200m back
• Won seven medal (six gold, one silver) at the 2017 World Junior Championships
• Won four medals (two gold, one silver, one bronze) at the 2016 Short Course World Junior Championships
• Won five medals (three gold, one silver, one bronze) at the 2015 World Junior Championships

As a Redshirt Senior (2022-23) • Pac-12 Champions

• National Champion in the 200 free
• Pac-12 Champion in the 200 free, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay, and 200 free relay
• Five-time All-American: 800 free relay (2nd), 200 free relay (2nd), 200 free (1st), 400 medley relay (4th), 400 free relay (2nd)
• CSC Academic All-American
• Won the 100 back against Arizona State (Jan. 20)
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

As a Redshirt Junior (2021-22) • Pac-12 Champions

• National champion in the 800 free relay and 200 free
• Pac-12 champion in the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, 400 medley relay
• Seven-time All-American: 200 free (1st),100 back (9th), 200 back (9th), 200 free relay (6th), 400 free relay (2nd), 400 medley relay (6th)
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• CSCAA Scholar All-American
• Picked up wins in the 100 back and 100 fly in her first race back at Stanford in over two years, swimming B standards in both (Oct. 1)
• Won the 100 back, 200 back and 200 medley relay against Arizona State (Jan. 21)
• Won the 100 free, 200 free and 200 free relay against Arizona (Jan. 22)
• Won the 100 back and part of the winning 200 free relay team at UCLA (Jan. 28)
• Won the 100 back and was second in the 200 back at USC (Jan. 29)
• Swam a nation-leading time in the 800 free relay at the Pac-12 Championships (Feb. 23)

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2020-21)

• Took an additional redshirt season

As a Sophomore (2019-20)

• Took an Olympic redshirt

As a Freshman (2018-19) • NCAA Champions • Pac-12 Champions

• Member of the 2019 NCAA Championship team
• Member of the 2019 Pac-12 Championship team
• 2019 Pac-12 Swimming Newcomer of the Year
• National Champion in the 800 free relay (2019)
• Seven-time All-American: 200 free (2019- second), 100 back (2019- third), 200 back (2019- second), 200 free relay (2019- third), 400 free relay (2019- third), 800 free relay (2019- first), 400 medley relay (2019- sixth)
• 2019 CSCAA Scholar All-American
• Set the school record in the 200 back (1:47.59) at the NCAA Championships
• Swam five other top five marks in program history on the season
• Reach the podium at the Pac-12 Championships in the 200 back (second) and 400 free relay (second)

Prior to Stanford

• Four-time junior national champion and three-time long course junior national champion
• Three-time Arizona Swimmer of the Year
• High school All-American for three years
• Led Chaparral to three state titles
• Set five state records in her prep career
• Also played soccer and basketball

Personal

• Daughter of Sophie and Colin
• Has a brother, Hunter
• Father played hockey in the Western Hockey League for four years
• Born in Kenlowna, Canada – moved back to Toronto for her senior year of high school
• Volunteered at the St. Mary’s Food Bank for the homeless