Gabrielle Rose (swimmer)

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Gabrielle Rose
Personal information
Full nameGabrielle Elaine Franco Rose
National teamFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1977-11-01) November 1, 1977 (age 48) [1]
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
ClubMemphis State Swim Club
EC Pinheiros, São Paulo
Irvine Novaquatics (In 2000)
College team Stanford University
CoachDick Fadgen (Memphis State SC)
Rick Bishop (Brazilian Nat. Team)
Skip Kenney (Stanford)
Dave Salo (Novaquatics)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2003 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Moscow 100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 Moscow200 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 Moscow4x200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Yokohama 200 m medley
Representing Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1995 Mar del Plata 4x100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1995 Mar del Plata 4x100 m medley

Gabrielle Elaine Franco Rose (born November 1, 1977) is a Brazilian-American competition swimmer who participated in the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics. A resident of Memphis, Tennessee, Rose swam for Stanford University, competed for Brazil at the 1995 Pan American Games and 1996 Summer Olympics, but later represented the United States beginning with the 1999 Pan American Games. [1]

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Early life

Rose was born November 1, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee to Michael David Rose and Brazilian-born mother Regina Rose, and held dual U.S. and Brazilian citizenship, though her parents divorced when she was young. Her father Michael had served as the CEO of businesses that included the Promus Company, the Hotel Chain Holiday Inn and Harrah's Entertainment. Michael Rose subsequently married Debbi Fields, founder of food company Mrs. Fields. Gabrielle attended Memphis's St. Mary's Episcopal School, graduating in 1995. She swam and trained with the Memphis State Tiger Swim Club under Coach Dick Fadgen beginning at the age of five, and by twelve was the youngest swimmer in the Seniors group. Her older brother Matthew also swam for the Memphis State Club. As a seventh grade swimmer at 12, Gabrielle set a national age-group record with a time of 1:05.38 at the National Junior Olympics in March 1990. At 14, Rose earned five medals at the National Swim Championships of Brazil. [2] [3] In High School, Gabrielle earned Scholastic All American honors and was a Tennessee Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a Senior. An exceptional stedent, she graduated St. Mary's with a 4.0 grade point average. [4] . [5] [6]

Stanford University

Stanford Swim Coach, Skip Kenney, 1988 Skip Kenney 1988.jpg
Stanford Swim Coach, Skip Kenney, 1988

Rose attended Stanford University on an athletic scholarship, where she swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team under Hall of Fame Women's Head Coach Skip Kenney. As a Stanford Senior she and Catherine Fox served as swim team co-captains, and Rose had a 200 meter Individual Medley world ranking of 12th with a time of 2:16.06. In all time Stanford Women's records, her 200-yard IM time of 1:58.86 was Stanford's sixth fastest as of 2009. In the 100 freestyle and fly, she had an all-time Stanford seventh place ranking of 49.49 in the free and 53.78 in the 100 fly. Recognized for her achievements, she received All-American honors 22 times during her collegiate career. She graduated from Stanford in March 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies, and earned a Master of Business Administration degree in 2009. [6]

While swimming for the Brazilian national team in 1991 in preparation for the 1996 Olympics, she was a member of the EC Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil sports club. Rick Bishop, who would later coach swimming at LSU in 2021, was Babrielle's head coach in 1996 when she swam at the Atlanta Olympics for the Brazilian National team. [6] [7] [8]

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. [9] At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Rose finished 7th in the 200-meter individual medley final. [9]

At the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Rio de Janeiro, she finished 4th in the 200-meter individual medley, with a time of 2:12.64; 6th in the 4×100-meter medley, with a time of 4:12.76; [10] 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. [11] In the 100-meter freestyle heats, she broke the South American record, with a time of 56.13 seconds. [12] At the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Moscow, Rose won three silver medals in the 100-meter individual medley, [13] 200-meter individual medley, [14] and 4×200-meter freestyle. [15]

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. [16] She also finished 5th in the 100-meter freestyle, and 6th in the 200-meter individual medley. [17] At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, she finished 4th in the 200-meter individual medley. [18]

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. [1] [7]

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. [19] 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. [20] [21]

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 Patrícia Comini. Her 200-meter individual medley records were beaten by Joanna Maranhão in long and short pools. [22] Her 100-meter freestyle record was broken by Tatiana Lemos. [23]

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. [24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Olympedia Biography, Gabriel Rose". olympedia.org. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ Maxey, Ron, "Teen Swimmer Brings Home Gold", The Commercial Appeal, January 30, 1992, pg. 28
  3. ↑ Zinser, Lynn, "Pre-Teen Swimmer Rose Keeps Family on its Toes", The Commercial Appeal, Memphis Tennessee, June 30, 1990, pg. 37
  4. ↑ "Michael David Rose". April 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Fields cookie without the MRS. Or Mr.?". January 20, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "Stanford Player Bio, Gabriel Rose". gostanford.com. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Rose Won't Retire Again," The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, August 13, 2000, pg. 321.
  8. ↑ "LSU Tiger Aquatics, Coaches and Directors, Rick Bishop". swimtaq.net. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  10. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive – December 4, 1995, Morning, Sports, page 5". Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  11. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive – December 3, 1995, Morning, Sports, page 73". Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  12. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive – December 1, 1995, Morning, Sports, page 30". Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Results of the 100m medley at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. April 5, 2002. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Results of the 200-metre individual medley at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. April 6, 2002. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. April 3, 2002. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1995 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Results at 1995 Pan" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Results at 1999 Pan" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  19. ↑ Sheinin, Dave (June 16, 2024). "The oldest competitor at the U.S. trials turns in the swim of a lifetime". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  20. ↑ "2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap". June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Memphis's Rose Falls Short", The Commercial Appeal, June 18, 2024, page B1
  22. ↑ "The end of the Rose Era". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). May 25, 2006. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Historical progression of the South American record in the Women's 100-meter freestyle". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). December 20, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  24. ↑ Rose, Gabriel, "Investment in U. of M. Will Yield Community Benefits," The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee, July 12, 2019, pg. A6


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