Brooke Hanson was born to swim. As one of the most enduring female swimmers Australia has ever produced, Brooke has now represented Australia over 20 times in major international swimming events.
Brooke will contest the 200m Individual Medley and 200m Breaststroke at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in March in Melbourne, Australia and will then travel with the Telstra Dolphins Australian Swim Team to Shanghai in China to contest the 2006 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships.
Brooke continues to improve with age, swimming a personal best time in the 200m Individual Medley at the recent 2006 Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials.
2004 was one of Brooke's best years, when she won three gold and one silver at the Australian Olympic selection trials to secure her position on the Australian team for the Olympic Games in Athens.
In 2004, Brooke won a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke final and was a member of the gold medal winning 4 x 100 Medley relay team at the Olympics in Athens. Brooke went on to become the first swimmer in the history of the sport to win five individual gold medals at the one major International meet at the 2004 FINA World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis. Brooke was also named Female Swimmer of the Meet.
Brooke Hanson is one of the most sought after female athletes in Australia with her legendry smile and bubbly personality. She has completed many corporate speaking engagements, launches and appearances in the past few years and has a great story to tell.
For more information on booking Brooke Hanson for speaking engagements, appearances and negotiate endorsements please
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>>> When Silver is Gold by Brooke Hanson
Written with respected sports writer Neil Cadigan, this is
Brooke’s story – and what a remarkable journey it has been!
Honest, sometimes controversial and inspiring – Brooke details how she nearly drowned twice as a toddler, and takes the reader through to the regime of Olympic training. She tells of the scandals in the sport where “baseless lies” almost cost careers, that famous Medley muddle, drugs in sport, almost being electrocuted in a promotion – winning and losing - and why she eventually called it quits.
There is also personal heartache, including have to deal with her father’s heart attack.
She provides an insider’s view into Olympic preparation – and finding love!
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