Brooke Bennett

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Brooke Bennett, Olympic champion

Brooke Bennett before the 24-mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in April 2013

Brooke Marie Bennett (born 6 May 1980), whose nickname is Waterbabi, is a 43-year-old American pool and open water swimmer from Clearwater, Florida.

Swimming Highlights

She won the 2023 8-mile Swim for Alligator Lighthouse in the Florida Keys in 3 hours 9 minutes 6 seconds at the age of 43.
She won 3 Olympic gold medals in the 800m freestyle in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, and the 400m freestyle in the 2000 Sydney Olympics
She won the RCP Tiburon Mile in San Francisco Bay, California four times.
She is inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
In 1996, she was named the Sportswoman of the Year by the United States Olympic Committee.
Over the course of her swimming career, she won 14 USA Swimming national titles and graced the cover of Wheaties “Breakfast of Champions” cereal box.
Disney also praised Bennett’s success by having her handprints in cement at the Disney/ MGM Studios.
She won the 8-mile Swim for Alligator Lighthouse on 11 September 2021 in 3 hours 19 minutes 20 seconds at the age of 41.
She works as a sports broadcaster for Bright House Sports Network in Florida and has announced at the RCP Tiburon Mile a number of times.
She has competed in the Flowers Sea Swim, Flowers International 5k and 10k, the 24-mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Trans Tahoe Relay, and the Boston Harbor Swim, a Swim Across America charity event.
She won the 2020 5 km Tampa Bay Frogman Swim.
Her attempt for a third straight Olympic appearance fell short in 2004, following operations on both of her shoulders in 2001. She finished third in the 800m freestyle at the USA Olympic Trials.

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