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Twichell Reaches 1,500 Free Final at Olympic Trials
6/15/2021 4:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
OMAHA, Neb. – Duke swimming alumnus Ashley Twichell advanced to the finals of the 1,500-meter freestyle on Tuesday morning in Wave II of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Neb.
Twichell, who graduated in 2011 from Duke with a degree in psychology, placed third in the opening preliminaries of the 1,500m freestyle with a time of 16:03.39. Her time secured her a spot in the finals of the event, which will compete Wednesday night. The top two finishers in the final will qualify for the Olympic team in that event.
The 31-year-old distance swimmer swam in her first vent of the trials on Monday, placing eighth (4:10.51) in the morning preliminaries of the 400m freestyle to reach the final. Heading into the night session, Twichell made the decision to scratch the final to focus on the 1,500 the following morning.
In addition to Twichell's 1,500m final in the evening session, current Blue Devil Brendan Driscoll will make his Olympic Team Trials debut in the 800m freestyle during the morning session.
For more information on Duke swimming and diving, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching @DukeSwimDive.
FULL RESULTS:
1,500m Freestyle Preliminaries:
Ashley Twichell – 16:03.39 (3rd)
#GoDuke
Twichell, who graduated in 2011 from Duke with a degree in psychology, placed third in the opening preliminaries of the 1,500m freestyle with a time of 16:03.39. Her time secured her a spot in the finals of the event, which will compete Wednesday night. The top two finishers in the final will qualify for the Olympic team in that event.
The 31-year-old distance swimmer swam in her first vent of the trials on Monday, placing eighth (4:10.51) in the morning preliminaries of the 400m freestyle to reach the final. Heading into the night session, Twichell made the decision to scratch the final to focus on the 1,500 the following morning.
In addition to Twichell's 1,500m final in the evening session, current Blue Devil Brendan Driscoll will make his Olympic Team Trials debut in the 800m freestyle during the morning session.
For more information on Duke swimming and diving, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching @DukeSwimDive.
FULL RESULTS:
1,500m Freestyle Preliminaries:
Ashley Twichell – 16:03.39 (3rd)
#GoDuke
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