Brooke Hanson

Height: 5-9
Age:29
Hometown: Melbourne

Australian Records:
100m and 200m IM (short course)

World Records*:
400m medley relay, breaststroke leg (short course)

At Last Duel:
Finished 2nd in both the 100 and 200m breaststroke finals.

Background:
Brooke made her Olympic Games debut last year in Athens at the age of 26, taking the silver in the 100m breaststroke and a gold as a member of Australia’s victorious 400m medley relay. She then cemented her name into the swimming history books during the 2004 FINA Short Course World Championships in Indianapolis, where she won an unprecedented six gold medals. Her success in Indianapolis made her the single most successful athlete at a World Championship event and earned her the title of Female Swimmer of the Meet. Brooke continued on her winning ways at the 2005 Telstra Trials, winning the 200m individual medley and finishing second in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke, to qualify for the World Championships and the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool.

Quote:
“Everyone on our team who swam at the Duel in the Pool in 2003 is pumped to be returning for another chance at a one-night meet that will set the pool alight. It is tough one-on-one racing, and the USA may have thought they had it easy last time, but watch out because this year the Aussies mean business.”