Brooke Abel
Club: Riverside
Event: Team
Height: 5'5"
Date of Birth: February 15, 1988
Birthplace: Northridge, Calif.
Hometown: Fallbrook, Calif.
Current Residence: Walnut Creek, Calif.

Career Highlights:
2007 - Nominated to the 2007 U.S. Pan American and 2008 U.S. Olympic Teams; FINA World Championships: Combo 3rd,
Team Tech 5th, Team Free 5th; Pan American Games: Team 1st (Olympic Games qualifying event); FINA World Trophy Cup: Combo 2nd, Team 3rd
2006 - Junior National Championships: Solo 1st, Duet 1st, Team 1st; U.S. National Championships: Solo 7th; Team 6th; Swiss Open: Team 1st; FINA World Cup: Team 4th; FINA World Trophy Cup: Combo 1st, Team 4th
2005 - Junior National Championships: Duet 2nd, Team 1st, Trio 1st
2004 - Junior National Championships: Solo 3rd, Duet 2nd, Team 3rd, Figures 5th; U.S. National Championships: Solo 11th, Duet 9th
2003 - U.S. National Championships: Team 7th; Junior National Championships: Team 2nd, Solo 8th, Trio 1st
2002 - Junior National Championships: Team 9th, Trio 2nd; U.S. Age Groups 14-15: Team 1st, Solo 2nd, Duet 2nd; United Airlines Open: Team 2nd
2001 - U.S. Age Groups 12-13: Team 1st, Solo 1st, Duet 1st, Figures 2nd

Personal: Daughter of Eric and Julie Abel...Mother Coaches Seattle Synchro Club Team...Was home schooled in high school...Goal has always been to participate in the Olympic Games...Was the only athlete to qualify for both the 2006 U.S. National Team I and Junior National Team...Would like to be an interior designer someday but claims that her "dream job" would be to act or model...Specializes in celebrity impersonations... Lives with teammate Meghan Kinney.

Awards:
2006 - Named to the USSS All-America Team I and USSS All-America Junior Team
2005 - Named to the USSS All-America Team II and USSS All-America Junior Team

Brooke Abel media coverage
Olympic Swimmers Return to Riverside, The Press Enterprise, July 14, 2008
A dream in sync: Fallbrook's Abel realizes goal of making Olympic squad, North County Times, July 27, 2008