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Annabelle Orme, USA Synchronized Swimmer

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Christina Jones and Annabelle Orme of the United States of America

Christina Jones and Annabelle Orme of the United States of America compete in the Duet Technical Preliminary routine of the synchronized swimming event during the XII FINA World Championships

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Annabelle Orne, USA Synchronized Swimmer, is in the team competion at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games.

Stats:

  • Club: Walnut Creek
  • Event: Team
  • Height: 5'3"
  • Date of Birth: March 9, 1987
  • Birthplace: New York, N.Y.
  • Hometown: Walnut Creek, Calif.
  • Current Residence: Walnut Creek, Calif.

Personal Notes:

  • Daughter of Jenny Wong Orme
  • Goal has always been to compete in the 2008 Olympic Games after watching the U.S. compete in the 2000 Olympic Games
  • Would like to be a fashion designer
  • Has competed in speed swimming
  • Attended Diablo Valley College for one semester and hopes to continue her studies in museum studies when she is finished competing
  • Orme's mother is Chinese and she hopes to visit the house where her grandparents grew up, not far from Beijing

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