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Yahoo
3 days ago
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At 47 years old, Gabrielle Rose finishes 7th in 100-meter breaststroke finals at U.S. Nationals
Gabrielle Rose might be 47 years old, but she's still one of the best breaststroke swimmers in the country. Nearly three decades after qualifying for her first Olympics, Rose finished seventh in the finals of the 100-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Swimming National Championships on Friday, falling short of qualifying for the world championships but still defying her age. Advertisement Rose posted a time of 1:08.54, close to her personal best of 1:08.32 and roughly three seconds behind champion Kate Douglass. Three-time Olympic gold medallist Lilly King, who plans to retire after this season, finished second. The one swimmer Rose finished ahead of in the final was the youngest person in the pool, Elle Scott. She was born in 2007. To make the final, Rose had to make the top 8 of a field of 60 swimmers, with every competitor at least 19 years younger than her. Every single one of those 59 other swimmers was born after Rose made her first Olympics in 1996, when she competed in the 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter individual medley and 100-meter freestyle for Team Brazil. Advertisement The Rio de Janeiro native and Stanford graduate switched to representing the U.S. in 1999. After Rose, the oldest swimmer was King at 28 years old. Per SwimSwam, Rose was the oldest swimmer to ever qualify for a championship final at a U.S. Olympic or Worlds Trial meet. Following her two Olympic berths in 1996 and 2000, Rose retired from competitive swimming in 2004 at age 26 after being struck with mononucleosis shortly before the Olympic trials. Per World Aquatics, her passion for the sport was reignited when she focused on fulfilling her late father's wish of preserving an Olympic-sized pool in her hometown. Advertisement Rose made a surprise return to elite competition in 2022 and reached the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, where she reached the semifinals 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke. Despite being in her mid-40s, she managed to make it a step further one year later. She also competed in the 50-meter breaststroke, placing 15th, and the 200-meter breaststroke, placing 19th.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
At 47 years old, Gabrielle Rose finishes seventh in 100-meter breaststroke finals at U.S. Nationals
Gabrielle Rose might be 47 years old, but she's still one of the best breaststroke swimmers in the country. Nearly three decades after qualifying for her first Olympics, Rose finished seventh in the finals of the 100-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Swimming National Championships, falling short of qualifying for the world championships but still defying her age. Advertisement Rose posted a time of 1:08.54, close to her personal best of 1:08.32 and roughly three seconds behind champion Kate Douglass. Three-time Olympic gold medallist Lilly King, who plans to retire after this season, finished second. The one swimmer Rose finished ahead of in the final was the youngest person in the pool, Elle Scott. She was born in 2007. To make the final, Rose had to make the top 8 of a field of 60 swimmers, with every competitor at least 19 years younger than her. Every single one of those 59 other swimmers were born after Rose made her first Olympics in 1996, when she competed in the 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter individual medley and 100-meter freestyle for Team Brazil. Advertisement The Rio de Janeiro native and Stanford graduate switched to representing the U.S. in 1999. After Rose, the oldest swimmer was King at 28 years old. Per SwimSwam, Rose was the oldest swimmer to ever qualify for a championship final at a U.S. Olympic or Worlds Trial meet. Following her two Olympic berths in 1996 and 2000, Rose retired from competitive swimming in 2004 at age 26 after being struck with mononucleosis shortly before the Olympic trials. Per World Aquatics, her passion for the sport was reignited when she focused on fulfilling her late father's wish of preserving an Olympic-sized pool in her hometown. Advertisement Rose made a surprise return to elite competition in 2022 and reached the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, where she reached as far as the semifinals 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke. Despite being in her mid-40s, she managed to reach a step further one years later. She also competed in the 50-meter breaststroke, placing 15th, and the 200-meter breaststroke, placing 19th.
The Sun
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Final Destination: Bloodlines film review – Dark humour and dread & gore are balanced with the precision of a seasoned slasher
FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES (15) 110mins ★★★★☆ 4 4 AFTER a 14-year hiatus, horror saga Final Destination roars back to life with a sixth movie – and Bloodlines is just as blood-soaked as the previous films. The franchise centres on people trying to cheat gory deaths yet this time round directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein offer up a fresh cast and sharp new hook. The action revolves around Stefani (Kaitlyn Santa Juana), a college student who finds herself caught in the infamous cycle of terror. Recurring nightmares of a catastrophic event turn her life into a living hell. So the young woman seeks answers from her estranged grandmother Iris (Gabrielle Rose), who has managed to dodge death for decades by isolating herself in the wilderness. Dark humour Things take a gory turn, though, after Iris dies in a freak accident. Stefani realises that unless she acts fast, her whole family could face a deadly fate. Final Destination's main attraction remains gloriously over-the-top deaths, and this latest instalment doesn't disappoint. From a hospital set piece that rivals the freeway carnage of Final Destination 2, to creatively choreographed kill scenes that leave you both laughing and wincing, Bloodlines embraces its macabre roots with tongue firmly in cheek. The film is self-aware in all the right ways, balancing dark humour, dread and gore with the precision of a seasoned slasher. Perhaps most poignant is the final on-screen appearance of horror legend Tony Todd, reprising his role as the enigmatic William Bludworth. His performance is haunting and heartfelt, giving the film a quiet gravity amid the chaos. Elsewhere, there are great turns from Teo Briones as Stefani's brother Charlie, Richard Harmon as one of her cousins and Rya Kihlstedt who plays Stefani's mum. Terrified fans 'forced to turn off' trailer for iconic horror movie Bloodlines also benefits from a slightly revised approach to its signature premonition sequences, injecting a jolt of freshness without losing the fun. The result feels both nostalgic and invigorated, as if the series has found new blood without abandoning its gory soul. With its blend of tension, fun and shock value, Bloodlines is a gruesome but clever, emotionally resonant film that proves this franchise still has plenty of life, and death, left in it. THE WEDDING BANQUET (15) 103mins ★★★☆☆ 4 ANDREW AHN directs a thoughtful and funny update of Ang Lee's 1993 classic about a gay landlord and a female tenant who enter into a sham marriage to appease his parents. Set in contemporary Seattle, the film reflects a world where legal and social landscapes have shifted dramatically since the 90s. But while sham marriages may seem outdated in the era of legalised gay weddings, Ahn and co-writer James Schamus explore how personal and familial complexities still make such arrangements feel oddly plausible. Angela (Kelly Marie Tran), a young lesbian undergoing IVF with her partner Lee (Lily Gladstone), agrees to a marriage of convenience between herself and Min (Han Gi-chan). The goal: secure Min's green card and fund IVF using his family's wealth. Naturally, the plan spirals into awkwardness and heartache. Ahn's film lacks the emotional punch of Lee's original, but it's full of hilarious performances and updated insights into love, compromise, and LGBTQ identity. Ahn acknowledges how much has changed since 1993, but also how the emotional stakes are timeless. Linda Marric ★★★★☆ 4 THERE is no voice on the planet as reassuring or as authoritative as Sir David Attenborough's. In his latest documentary, Ocean, he tells how the world's seas are facing collapse due to overfishing. It's said in such a way to alert the audience to the danger without causing them to panic or flee to the exit. That's important because if you give Sir David time he always gets round to offering a solution to the problem. Unlike Netflix documentary Seaspiracy, this isn't anti-fishing and it doesn't lecture the audience. Sir David shows us the wonders of the underwater world, the coral reefs, the boundless array of aquatic creatures and the key role they play in our ecosystem. The message is that if we give the ocean a bit of breathing space it will bounce back, and it is a lesson Attenborough, who turned 99 yesterday, has learned 'after almost 100 years on the planet'. At that age it is unclear how much energy he can have for many more of these types of films. It is worth going to the cinema to enjoy our great naturalist while you can.
