Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
Swimming & Diving
Twichell, Ashley
Ashley Twichell
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
- Email:
- atwichell@duaa.duke.edu
Former Blue Devil standout Ashley Twichell joined the Duke swimming and diving coaching staff in September of 2014. A 2011 graduate of the university, Twichell serves as a volunteer assistant coach, working with the program’s male and female swimmers.
Twichell has excelled in professional open water swimming since concluding her collegiate career, making the U.S. open water national team roster for the fifth consecutive year in 2015-16. She won the women’s 10K open water title at the inaugural Crippen Cup in 2015 and turned in a pair of top-three finishes at the 2015 U.S. Open Water National Championships before representing the U.S. at the 2015 FINA World Aquatic Championships.
Twichell is also the winner of two consecutive Midmar Mile events and previously claimed a gold medal in the 10K at the 2013 World University Games. Her other accomplishments include sweeping the 5K and 10K titles at the 2012 Open Water National Championships, capturing the inaugural 5K open water team pursuit title at the 2011 World Championships and being named the 2011 Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year by USA Swimming.
A two-time U.S. Olympic Team Trials qualifier in the pool, Twichell reached the final of the women's 800-meter freestyle and was top 12 in the 400 freestyle in 2016.
During her career at Duke, Twichell was an All-American and All-ACC champion in the 1,650-yard freestyle. She qualified for the NCAA Championship all four seasons and as a freshman was the first Duke swimmer to compete at the national meet in four years. As a senior in 2011, Twichell guided the Blue Devil women to a top-20 finish at NCAAs for the first time in school history, placing a career-best fifth in the mile. Also an Academic All-American at Duke, she remains the women’s program record holder in the 500, 1,000 and 1,650-yard freestyle events.
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