About Gabrielle Rose
Born 1977. Gabrielle Rose is an American and Brazilian swimmer.
International career 1996 Atlanta Olympics Representing Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Rose finished 14th in the 100-meter butterfly, 22nd in the 200-meter individual medley, and 23rd in the 100-meter freestyle. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Rose finished 7th in the 200-meter individual medley final. 6th in the 4×100-meter freestyle, along with Paula Aguiar, Lúcia Santos and Raquel Takaya, breaking the South American record, with a time of 3:45.87; and 8th in the 100-meter butterfly, with a time of 1:00.34, new South American record. In the 100-meter freestyle heats, she broke the South American record, with a time of 56.13 seconds. At the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Moscow, Rose won three silver medals in the 100-meter individual medley, 200-meter individual medley, and 4×200-meter freestyle.
At the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Rose won a silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly, and two bronze medals in the 4×100-meter freestyle and medley relays. She also finished 5th in the 100-meter freestyle, and 6th in the 200-meter individual medley. At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, she finished 4th in the 200-meter individual medley.
2000 Sydney Olympics Representing the United States in the 2000 Olympics, she placed seventh in the 200 meter Individual Medley, with a time of 2:14.82, placing her 1.5 seconds from contending for the bronze medal. Yana Klochkova of the Ukraine took the gold medal with a time of 2:10.68. Beginning in May, 2000, after her undergraduate swimming career at Stanford, Gabrielle was trained prior to the 2000 Olympic games by Dave Salo, who coached her as part of the Irvine Novaquatics team at Heritage Park. She contacted Salo after he coached her at the U.S. Pan American Games in Winipeg in the Summer of 1999.
2024 Olympic trials In 2024, at the age of 46 and having last competed in an Olympic Trials in 2004, Rose advanced to the 100-meter breaststroke semifinals at the United States Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, finishing 10th with a personal best time of 1:08.32. Later in the week, she qualified for the semifinals of the 200-meter breaststroke, finishing 14th in the preliminary round. She came into the meet as the 45th seed out of 45 swimmers in the 200-meter breaststroke.
Brazilian records Rose is a former Brazilian record holder of the 100-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 100-meter breaststroke and 200-meter individual medley. The 100-meter breaststroke record was eclipsed by PatrÃcia Comini. Her 200-meter individual medley records were beaten by Joanna Maranhão in long and short pools. Her 100-meter freestyle record was broken by Tatiana Lemos.
Post swimming pursuits When Gabrielle's father Michael, a strong supporter of the University of Memphis, died in 2017, he donated funds to establish the Mike Rose Soccer Complex and the Mike Rose Natatorium, which opened in 2023 through the Rose Foundation. In July 2019, as a spokesperson and executive director of the Rose Foundation, Gabrielle advocated the advantages of the new natatorium in bringing business to the Memphis community through swim meets, and the sponsorship of swim training for youth, as well as drowning prevention programs.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Gabrielle Rose?
Brazilian-American swimmer
When was Gabrielle Rose born?
Gabrielle Rose was born on 1 November 1977 in Rio de Janeiro.
What is Gabrielle Rose's occupation?
Gabrielle Rose is a swimmer.
What nationality is Gabrielle Rose?
Gabrielle Rose is American and Brazilian.
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