Brooke Bennett

Just days before winning gold at the Atlanta Olympics in 1998, Brooke Bennett lost her grandfather. However, this did not stop her from doing her best, but it propelled her to win instead. Her winning streak did not stop, and he won two more medals in the 2000 Olympics. Sadly, she did not qualify for the 2004 Olympics following medical procedures done on her shoulders, but with three medals to her name, she retired happily.

Ever humble, Bennett does not consider herself the best, but she has been coaching high schoolers. Making investments in business also became her passion when she opened the Brooke Bennett Swim School. More than swimming skills, Bennett also teaches the kids real-life skills they could use when they get older, saying that it is vital that they learn something they could do for the rest of their lives.