Brooke Sweat

Brooke Sweat
Brooke Sweat
	Sweat at the Hermosa Beach Open in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Brooke Youngquist Sweat
Nationality	United States
Born	Brooke Youngquist; March 27, 1986 (age 38); Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Hometown	Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	143 lb (65 kg)
College / University	Florida Gulf Coast University
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
2019- present	Kerri Walsh-Jennings
Previous teammates
2014-2016; 2012-13; 2009-2011; 2009; 2008; 2007-2008;	Lauren Fendrick; Jennifer Fopma; Kristen Batt; Morgan Flarity; Cindy Phillips; Kristy Hartley;
Medal record
Women's beach volleyball
Representing the United States
World Tour

Brooke Sweat (born Brooke Youngquist; March 27, 1986) is an American professional beach volleyball player, specializing as a defender.^[2] She started her career in 2007 with the AVP tours. Sweat had her best ever international (FIVB) finish with her then-partner Jennifer Fopma, when they placed third at the 2013 Berlin Grand Slam.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Early life

Sweat played volleyball for Florida Gulf Coast University. She set the all-time school record with over 1,000 kills.^[6]

Career

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Sweat qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with partner Lauren Fendrick.^[1] The pair played in Pool-A against Poland's Brzostek/Kolosinska (1–2), Brazil's Larissa/Talita (0–2), and Russia's Birlova/Ukolova (1–2), finishing in last place (0–3).

Personal life

Sweat is married to fellow AVP player, Nicholas Sweat.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Soffian, Seth (June 9, 2016). "Pride for Southwest Florida Olympian Brooke Sweat". The News-Press. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
^ "The American puzzle pieced together!". Beach Volleyball Major Series. April 3, 2018.
^ "FIVB profile". fivb.org.
^ "AVP profile". avp.com.
^ "Team USA profile". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Brooke Sweat". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

External links

Brooke Sweat at FIVB.com
Brooke Sweat at the Beach Volleyball Database
Brooke Sweat at Olympics.com
Brooke Sweat at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[News-Press-1] Soffian, Seth (June 9, 2016). "Pride for Southwest Florida Olympian Brooke Sweat". The News-Press. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

[2] "The American puzzle pieced together!". Beach Volleyball Major Series. April 3, 2018.

[3] "FIVB profile". fivb.org.

[4] "AVP profile". avp.com.

[5] "Team USA profile". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015.

[BVD-6] "Brooke Sweat". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

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