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Career Best Times: 23.57 in the 50-yard freestyle; 51.10 in the 100-yard freestyle; 56.18 in the 100-yard backstroke; 2:05.02 in the 200-yard backstroke; 2:08.74 in the 200-yard individual medley.
General: A talented sprinter and backstroker, Atkinson will make an immediate impact in relay events...ranks No. 4 on Carolina's preseason depth chart in the 50-yard free and No. 3 on the same chart in the 100-yard back... 10-time All-America selection, including four straight selections in the 100-yard backstroke...2007 Florida high school state champion in the 50-yard freestyle.
Prep: Graduated from the Pine Crest School on May 23, 2008...four-year letter winner in swimming in the back and free...four-year track letter winner in the 800 meters, mile, pole vault, long jump and on the 4x200-meter relay...2007 Florida high school state champion in the 50-yard freestyle and runnerup in the 100-yard backstroke...2007 Florida high school record holder and state champion as a member of Pine Crest's 200-yard freestyle relay...named a high school All-America 10 times including four straight years in the 100-yard backstroke...holds the record at her high school in the 100-yard backstroke...named team captain her junior and senior years...named high school MVP and received the coaches award in 2006...received the most improved swimmer award in 2004...qualified for Senior National, USA Open and Junior National meets...named FGC MVP...captain of the first FGC zone team to win the Southern Zone Championship at the 2006 Southeastern Zones...honored with the 2006 State Farm Sportsmanship Award...received the 2007 Ann Marshall Coaches Award at the Woodson Invitational...named Sun-Sentinel Athlete of the Week...Santa Clara and Mel Zajac Invitational finalist...named the 2006 Swimmer of the Meet at the Bolles High School Invitational...her high school team was undefeated for three years and runnerup at states all four years...was a letter winner and regional qualifier for her track and field team.
Personal: Name is Brooke Eve Atkinson...daughter of John Atkinson and Susan Atkinson...was born June 14, 1989, in Boynton Beach, Fla. ...has two brothers, John 25, and James 20...her father swam for the University of Pennsylvania...her brother John swam for Yale University...her brother James currently swims for the University of Georgia...has two brothers, John B. Atkinson, IV, 25, and James T. Atkinson, 21.
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