Meet Gabrielle Rose, the 46-year-old swimmer who stunned everyone by qualifying for 100m breaststroke semis at U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials 2024

Gabrielle Rose is a Brazil-born U.S. swimmer who recently stole the limelight, courtesy of her amazing performances at the ongoing US Olympic Swimming Trials. Rose, 46, was the oldest swimmer competing at the trials, and due to her majestic performance, she could reach the semifinals of the Women's 100m Backstroke event.

Rose was on a roll on Sunday as she registered her best-ever performance in the 100m Backstroke event at 46 years old with a mark of 1:08.43. This was also the first time in Rose's career that she was able to breach the 1:09 mark in the event.

Courtesy of that, Rose's dream of making it to the third Olympics of her career after 2000 Sydney is still alive and kicking. All this said, let's find out more about the oldest swimmer to feature at a US Olympic Swimming Trials.

Gabrielle Rose's family

Rose at the Janet Evans Swim Invitational

Rose was born in the Brazilian capital of Rio De Janeiro on November 1, 1977. Her mother, Regina Rose, was a Brazilian native while her father, Mike Rose, was from the United States of America and was the CEO of the popular hotel chain, Holiday Inn.

Gabrielle Rose's swimming career overview

Gabrielle Rose at the 2003 US Swimming Championships

Across a two-decade-long career, Gabrielle Rose has had a roller coaster of a journey. From her collegiate career at the Stanford Cardinals to representing both Brazil and the USA at the greatest sporting event, the Olympics, she has seen it all.

In Rose's initial days, she resided in Memphis and completed her schooling at St. Mary's Episcopal School. Following this, Rose was admitted to Stanford University, during which she also featured for the University team, Stanford Cardinals. During her tenure with the team, she became a 22-time All-American and clinched three NCAA gold medals.

During the early stages of her career, Rose competed for Brazil, her mother's country, and represented the South American nation at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996. Her performances across the tournament include a 14th-position finish at the Women's 100m Butterfly event and a 22nd-position finish at the Women's 200m Individual Medley event.

It was after 1999 that the Rio-born swimmer decided to represent her father's native land, the United States of America. Representing the US, Rose has bagged numerous laurels at multinational tournaments such as the World Championships and Pan Pacific Championships.

At the sixth edition of the short-course World Championships in Moscow, Rose bagged three silver medals during the tournament in the 100m Individual Medley event, 200m Individual Medley event, and 4x200m relays freestyle. Besides, she also represented the United States of America in the 200m Individual Medley event at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and finished seventh.