Miguel graduated from St. Mary’s in 2009 and holds a Bachelor's in Economics from the University of Michigan and a Master’s in Hotel & Restaurant Management from Eastern Michigan University. In 2016, Miguel completed his professional swimming career after winning the NCAA championship title in college and competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro along with his brother, Bruno Ortiz, who also graduated from St. Mary’s. Currently, he works at Galaxy Entertainment Group, the second-largest casino hospitality company in the world, supporting the pursuit of winning a casino license in Japan.  

Bruno graduated from St. Mary’s in 2011. He holds a Bachelor's in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from the University of Michigan and a Master’s in Inland Water Quality Assessment from the Autonomous University of Madrid. In 2016, Bruno, along with his older brother, Miguel, competed at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He is currently training to qualify for Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games.

1:10 - Introductions

3:05 - Identity, being Spanish, American, Japanese with a touch of Portuguese / Brazilian and being a TCK

10:03 - The challenges of language acquisition

14:35 - University of Michigan - the story behind the two brothers joining one of the top swimming programs in the USA (Brunos "assist")

19:56 - A message from former Olympians, Bruno, and Miguel to current high school athletes who are interested in competing at the collegiate level 28:35 - The brothers and St. Marys International School

31:30 - Brunos preparation for the 2021 Olympics

33:52 - Miguels post-retirement life as a member of Galaxy Entertainment Group and an explanation of the background of the "IR" in Japan.  

37:20 - (to Miguel) Now that you are retired do you miss swimming?

39:24 - Competing in the Rio 2016 Olympics as siblings

42:13 - What is to come in the next few years