A Golden Opportunity To Learn From The Best
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Three-time Olympic gold medalist Brooke Bennett will conduct a pre-race swimming clinic on December 12th.
The clinic will be in advance of the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim, a 5 km event held on January 17th 2016.
Bennett won her 3 Olympic gold medals in the 400m and 800m freestyle events at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. She has also won the RCP Tiburon Mile four times and was inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
She was named the 1996 Sportswoman of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee. During her career, she won 14 USA Swimming national titles and graced the cover of Wheaties “Breakfast of Champions” cereal box. Disney also praised Bennett’s success by having her handprints in cement at the Disney/ MGM Studios.
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