Inge de Bruijn
Inge de Bruijn is a Dutch swimmer, who began swimming at age seven and participated in her first international meet at the age of twelve. De Bruijn tried several different sports before she found the love for swimming. It took her a long time before she became a champion, but hard work always pays off when she won four gold medals. She became the oldest Olympian to win gold before she retired in 2007, as she is also the oldest one to do so. Matthijs de Bruijn, a fellow Olympian who played water polo in the 2000 Games, is her brother. De Bruijn once became the face of Sapph, a Dutch lingerie company, and now lives in Eindhoven.
Inge de Bruijn
Carly Patterson
In 1994, Carly Patterson attended her cousin’s birthday party at Elite Gymnastics in Baton, Rogue, where her interest in gymnastics started. Less than a decade later, she won back-to-back American Cup titles in 2003 and 2004. It leads her into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame because of her performances in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, which was also the first time an American won the all-around competition in a non-boycotted Olympics. After this, Patterson forced to retire because of an injury she realized she had in her back. Her doctor advised her that if she wants to walk when she gets older, she must stop performing. Since then, Patterson shift to a music career as a singer and as a songwriter.
Carly Patterson