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.
HometownFort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight143 lb (65 kg)
College / UniversityFlorida Gulf Coast University
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2019- present Kerri Walsh-Jennings [1]
Previous teammates
Years Teammate
2014-2016
2012-13
2009-2011
2009
2008
2007-2008
 Lauren Fendrick
Jennifer Fopma
Kristen Batt
Morgan Flarity
Cindy Phillips
Kristy Hartley

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]

Jennifer Fopma (left) with Brooke in 2012

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

  1. 1 2 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.
  6. 1 2 "Brooke Sweat". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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