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

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water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, 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 water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

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

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at the

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. 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 officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

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 research university in Azusa, California, United States. The university was founded in 1899 in Whittier, California, with classes first held on March 3, 1900, and degrees offered in 193 ...

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

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Water polo roster 2000

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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 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes for the United States UC San Diego Tritons women's water polo players Olympic silver medalists for the United States in water polo Triathletes at the 2003 Pan American Games Triathletes at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in triathlon Sportspeople from Anaheim, California 21st-century American sportswomen 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-triathlon-bio-stub

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