Memphis' Gabrielle Rose, 46, falls short at Olympic Swimming Trials in 200 breaststroke semifinals

Gabrielle Rose's hopes of a third trip to the Olympics were dashed Wednesday.

The Memphis-raised 46-year-old — believed to be the oldest swimmer to ever qualify for the U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials — advanced to the women's 200-meter breaststroke semifinals by winning her preliminary heat Wednesday with a personal-best time of 2:30.13.

But Rose's time of 2:30.44 left her in last place in the semifinals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Kate Douglass finished with the fastest time (2:21.23) in the semifinals. Isabelle Odgers (2:29.03) secured the eighth and final spot in the finals.

Rose made news earlier this week when she won her preliminary heat in the women's 100-meter breaststroke with a personal-best time of 1:08.43. She bettered that time in the semifinals with a 1:08.32.

Rose, who holds dual citizenship, competed for Brazil at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, then for the United States at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. This year's Olympic Games will be held in Paris beginning July 26.

She attended St. Mary's Episcopal school in Memphis before becoming a 22-time All-American at Stanford.

Her father, Mike Rose, was a prominent hospitality executive who served as Holiday Inn's president and University of Memphis booster. He died in 2017. He is the namesake of both the Mike Rose Soccer Complex and the Mike Rose Aquatics Center, which opened in Memphis in 2023.

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