Julie Ertel (born Julie Swail on December 27, 1972) is an

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water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player who was the team captain of the US Women's National Team that captured the

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at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. She competed in the

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at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

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

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, and received an M.Ed. in Physical Education from

Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University (APU) is a private, evangelical Christian university in Azusa, California. The university was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900, in Whittier, California, and began offering degrees in 1939. The uni ...

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

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Water polo roster 2000

Triathlon profile
1972 births Living people American female water polo players Azusa Pacific University alumni Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics American female triathletes Triathletes at the 2003 Pan American Games Triathletes at the 2007 Pan American Games Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes of the United States UC San Diego Tritons women's water polo players Olympic silver medalists for the United States in water polo Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in triathlon Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Anaheim, California {{US-triathlon-bio-stub

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