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 47) [1]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
College team Stanford University
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).svg 2003 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Moscow 100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Moscow 200 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Moscow 4x200 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).svg 1995 Mar del Plata 4x100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 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 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Rose, a resident of Memphis, Tennessee, competed for Brazil at the 1995 Pan American Games and 1996 Summer Olympics, but later represented the United States starting at the 1999 Pan American Games.

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Early life

Rose is the daughter of former Holiday Inn and Harrah's Entertainment CEO, Mike Rose, [2] and his wife Regina Rose. Her father subsequently married Debbi Fields, founder of food company Mrs. Fields. [3]

Rose attended St. Mary's Episcopal School in Memphis, and graduated in 1995. She then attended Stanford University, where she swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team. She graduated from Stanford in March 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies, and in 2009 with a Master of Business Administration degree.

International career

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. [4] At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Rose finished 7th in the 200-meter individual medley final. [4]

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; [5] 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. [6] In the 100-meter freestyle heats, she broke the South American record, with a time of 56.13 seconds. [7] At the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Moscow, Rose won three silver medals in the 100-meter individual medley, [8] 200-meter individual medley, [9] and 4×200-meter freestyle. [10]

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. [11] She also finished 5th in the 100-meter freestyle, and 6th in the 200-meter individual medley. [12] At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, she finished 4th in the 200-meter individual medley. [13]

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 of the United States Olympic Trials, finishing 10th. [14] 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 breaststoke. [15]

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 overcome by Patrícia Comini. The 200-meter individual medley records were beaten by Joanna Maranhão in long and short pools. [16] The 100-meter freestyle record was overcome by Tatiana Lemos. [17]

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  3. ↑ "Fields cookie without the MRS. Or Mr.?". January 20, 2024.
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