Brittany Bowe at a glance... Birth date: 2-24-1988 Nickname: BBowe Home Town: Ocala, FL Other Sports: Basketball and inline skating College: Florida Atlantic University (2010) BA in Sociology/Social Science Facebook: Brittanybowe Twitter: @Brittanybowe Highlights… • Named to the 2014 U.S Olympic Team • World Record Holder in 1000m (Nov. 2013) • Long track speed skater who competes in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m events • 2013 World Cup ranking - #2, 1000m • 2013 U.S Single Distance Championships (Oct. 2013) gold medalist; 500m, 1000m, 1500m Points of Interest… • Hailing from the sunshine state, Brittany played every sport, but focused on two of her passions; basketball and skating. • She competed in inline skating winning 32 World Championship medals while also playing Division I basketball at Florida Atlantic University. • At the end of her collegiate career, she had to decide whether or not to pursue a professional basketball career or pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an Olympian which meant switching to speed skating. www.ChicagoSEP.com