Brooke Bennett is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic champion. Born in 1980, her first Olympic gold came in the 800 metre freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, days after her grandfather died, in what was the last Olympic race of the swimming legend Janet Evans. At the 1998 World Aquatics Championships she won the 800 metre freestyle ahead of her teammate Diane Munz and took silver in the 400 metre freestyle, passed at the end by a swimmer of the Chinese team. She reached the peak of her swimming career at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic champion
Competed In: 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics
Bennett's first gold medal came in the 800-meter freestyle race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Competed In: 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics
At the 2000 Summer Olympics Brooke hit the peak of her swimming career.
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