Julie Ertel

Julie Ertel
Personal information
Birth nameJulie Swail
NationalityAmerican
BornDecember 27, 1972 (1972-12-27) (age 52)
Anaheim, California
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyTeam competition
Women's triathlon
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de JaneiroIndividual race

Julie Ertel (née Swail; born December 27, 1972) is an American water polo player who was the team captain of the US Women's National Team that captured the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

She competed in the triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics taking 19th place crossing the finish line in a time of 2:02:39.22, 4:11.56 behind the gold medalist. Swail is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego, and received an M.Ed. in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University.

Ertel currently serves on the advisory board for MODe Sports Nutrition.