Julie Ertel
Personal information
Birth nameJulie Swail
NationalityAmerican
BornDecember 27, 1972 (1972-12-27) (age 51)
Anaheim, California
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team competition
Women's triathlon
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Individual race

Julie Ertel (née Swail; born December 27, 1972) is an American water polo player[1] who was the team captain of the US Women's National Team that captured the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]

She competed in the triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics taking 19th place crossing the finish line in a time of 2:02:39.22, 4:11.56 behind the gold medalist. Swail is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego, and received an M.Ed. in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University.[3]

Ertel currently serves on the advisory board for MODe Sports Nutrition.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Julie Swail-Ertel". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. Pucin, Diane (6 November 2010). "Women's Water Polo Team Trying to Keep Its Cool". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. "Julie Swail Ertel". NBC Sports. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. "MODe Reinvents Sports Nutrition With Combination of Freshness and Performance". Cision PR Newswire. Retrieved 2017-07-01.


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