Michael Conforto's Olympic Gold Medal Winning Mom: Tracie Ruiz Conforto
Tracie Lehuanani Ruiz Conforto was born February 4th 1963 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
She started swimming from the start & soon became a champion. She won the 1979 Team Gold championship at the Pan American Games. Then went on to solo & duet golds at the 1983 Pan American Games. She later won a 1987 Gold there as well.
In 1982 she was a World Champion in solo competition and would win six more from 1981-1986. She also won four titles in duet competition, dominating the sport.
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In 1985 she married Michael Anthony Conforto, who had helped her train for the Olympics. Conforto was a line backer at Penn State University in the late seventies. He was more of a back up player on two teams that finished in the Top Five. Conforto's teams played in Gator, Sugar & Fiesta Bowls.
After College he tried out for the Seattle Seahawks but did not make the team. He eventually went partners in opening a gym, where he met his future wife Tracie.
Their son Michael was born in 1993. He has a sister Jaqueline who played soccer at Azusa Pacific University.
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