My name is Hannah Bruggman, and I am originally from small town Wenatchee, Washington. My dad and mom own a plumbing business and my dad runs it full-time while my mom is a school teacher. I have two older siblings, age 27, and they are twins. At the young age of four, I joined my first competitive level swim team. I took lessons in the summer and began competing in the fall. I LOVED the water. After becoming older, my passion for swimming grew and it quickly became a huge part of my life. Swimming was a family event for the Bruggman family. My mom was the coach of our newly established team and my father was an official all while all three of us kids swam. I got more and more serious as time passed and I ultimately focused on school and swimming when entering into my freshman year of high school, as I was determined to earn a collegiate level scholarship. I narrowed down on 100-free and 50-free as my individual events and haven’t looked back since. I was a four-year high school varsity lettering athlete as well as a 4A state champion in the 100-freestyle and runner up in the 50-freestyle. I still hold three Wenatchee High School Swimming individual records and I am also a part of three relay records. My senior year of high-school, I accepted a scholarship to attend Washington State University. Both my mom and sister attended and swam at WSU, which created a legacy that I was eager to continue. In my collegiate career, I was a part of the 200-medley relay and the 200-freestyle relay which both broke the existing records. I swam personal bests in both 50-free and 100-free and ended up breaking the team record for the 100-backstroke. I was a finalist at the PAC-12 Championship in all of my individual events and relays and was gearing up for my final PAC-12 championship when I was medically retired due to a torn labrum. I am currently 3 months post-op and eager to get healthy so I can start my comeback in the pool. My time at WSU granted me the opportunity to learn many valuable life-lessons. I learned the importance of balance between athletics and academics as well as the importance of grit and determination. I became the third most winningest swimmer in Washington State University Swimming history, and I could not be more grateful for all the opportunities that collegiate swimming presented me with. I graduated in May, 2018 with a Bachelor of Social Science with areas of emphasis in Human Development, Communications and Psychology. I ultimately want to open up my own non-profit organization that provides under-privileged children, of all ages, the necessary gear as well as facility to practice the sport of their choice. In my free time, I am often times teaching private lessons or I am exploring the outdoors. I have taught private lessons for six years and I have loved getting to know all the families I have worked with. After a 17-year career, my passion for the water has not diminished, my focus has just shifted from my success, to seeing others succeed. I am excited about coaching the sport I love, and I am even more excited about continuing to learn about it through the teaching of others!
