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Tom Arusoo

b. 1948

Canadian swimmer and coach of Estonian origin (born 1948)

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Born 1948. Tom Arusoo is a Canadian swimmer.

Toomas "Tom" Arusoo (born July 22, 1948) was a Canadian competition swimmer who swam for Canada in several international meets including the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Early life Tom Arusoo's parents were both competitive athletes in Estonia; his father was a national champion swimmer in long-distance freestyle, and his mother was the second-ranked tennis player in the country. They emigrated to Sweden in 1944 as refugees, where their son Toomas was born. They then emigrated to Canada, settling in Montreal.

At his final international meet, the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Arusoo won the gold medal in the 200-metre butterfly (2:08.97). In the 100-metre butterfly, he was part of the first-ever Canadian sweep of the podium at an international games, winning silver in 58.98 seconds and joined by gold medallist Byron MacDonald and bronze medallist Ron Jacks.

Arusoo became a swimming coach at the Pointe Claire Aquatic Centre under International Swimming Hall of Fame coach George Gate, who had been the coach of the 1968 Olympic team.

Arusoo also coached the Liquid Lightning Swim Club in Lake Orion, Michigan, and the Great Lakes Aquatics Akitas (North) swim team located in Holly, Michigan.

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University of Michigan

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Who is Tom Arusoo?

Canadian swimmer and coach of Estonian origin (born 1948)

When was Tom Arusoo born?

Tom Arusoo was born on 22 July 1948 in Stockholm.

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Tom Arusoo is a swimmer.

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Tom Arusoo is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tom Arusoo

· Wikidata: Q7814806

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