At Delaware: 2008-09 Season: Ranked third on the team in the 500-freestyle with a time of 4:41.62 during the CAA championships • also ranked fourth in the 1,650-freestyle (16:29.89) and fifth in the 1,000 (10:10.86) • completed the 200-freestyle in 1:45.38 at the CAA meet as well. 2007-08 Season: Posted the third-fastest time on the team in the 500-freestyle • completed the event in 4:44.65 during the CAA Championships • also recorded top-five times in the 1,000- and 1,650-freestyles • competed in the 50- and 200-yard freestyles during the season as well.
High School: Named all-state in the 500 freestyle • set school records in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle • named team Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior at Battlefield High School • served as team captain during final three seasons • finished eighth in the 500 freestyle and 14th in the 200 freestyle at the Virginia AAA state championships • all-region and all-area selection.
Personal: Joseph Michael Bruno • son of Mark and Irene Bruno • has two sisters, Anna and Maria • electrical engineering major at Delaware • both parents are graduates of the University of Pittsburgh • mother is a professor in applied information technology at George Mason University.