Ashley Twichell
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| Full name | Ashley Grace Twichell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 16, 1989 Westchester County, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Duke University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ashley Grace Twichell (born June 16, 1989) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in long-distance freestyle and open-water events. Twichell earned the first international medals of her career at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China, winning gold in the 5 km team and bronze in the 5 km open water events. Later in 2011, she earned a silver medal in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2011 Pan American Games. At the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, she placed 10th in the 800-meter freestyle and 18th in the 400-meter freestyle, missing the Olympic team.[1][2] In 2013, Twichell won gold in the 10 km open water event at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.
See also
References
- ^ "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (swimming) – Women's 800 metre freestyle (heats)". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (swimming) – Women's 400 metre freestyle (heats)". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
External links
- USA Swimming bio: Ashley Twichell
- Ashley Twichell – Duke University athlete profile at Goduke.com
- Ashley Twichell on X
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- American female freestyle swimmers
- People from Westchester County, New York
- Sportspeople from New York (state)
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming
- Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in swimming