Brooke Sweat

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]

Brooke Sweat
Sweat at the Hermosa Beach Open in 2012
Personal information
Full nameBrooke Youngquist Sweat
Nationality United States
BornBrooke Youngquist
(1986-03-27) March 27, 1986
Fort Myers , Florida, U.S.
HometownHermosa Beach, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight143 lb (65 kg)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2019- present Kerri Walsh-Jennings [1]
Previous teammates
Years Teammate
2012-13
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?		 Jennifer Fopma


summer ross


April Ross
Brooke Hanson

Personal
Jennifer Fopma (left) with Brooke in 2012

Sweat graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University. She is married to fellow AVP player, Nicholas Sweat.[6]

Professional career

Rio de Janeiro 2016

She qualified for the 2016 Olympics in Rio with partner Lauren Fendrick. 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).

References
  1. Soffian, Seth (June 10, 2016). "Pride for Southwest Florida Olympian Brooke Sweat". news-press.com. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  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.
  6. "Beach Volleyball database". bvbinfo.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016.


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