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Brooke Abel
Personal information
Full nameBrooke Abel
National team United States
Born (1988-02-15) February 15, 1988 (age 36)
Northridge, California
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight115 lb (52 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronized swimming
ClubRiverside Aquettes

Brooke Abel (born 15 February 1988) is an American synchronized swimmer[1] who competed in the women's team event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Brooke began swimming with the Riverside AQuettes as a child and trained under Sue Baross Nesbitt. In 2003, Brooke Abel, Meryl Grandia, and Caitlin Stewart were Junior National Trio Champions. She went on to swim with the American team at the IX Junior World Championships in Moscow, Russia, in 2004, where they placed 4th.[3]

Brooke Abel also appeared on an episode of the television series Switched in 2003. [4]

References

  1. ^ Felix, Allyson (2008). The Goal and the Glory: Christian Athletes Share Their Inspiring Stories. Gospel Light. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-8307-4600-2.
  2. ^ "Brooke Abel Olympic Results". sports-reference. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. ^ Bean, Dawn Pawson Bean. Synchronized Swimming: An American History. McFarland Company Inc. Publishers, Jefferson (North Carolina, USA), 2005.
  4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2289344/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_1