Ashley Twichell

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2019 Greensboro Pro Swim Series: Night 1 Distance Recap

Born:	June 16th, 1989
	Fayetteville, New York, USA
Nationality:	United States of America
Status:	Active

Ashley Twichell: Distance Freestyle/Open Water Personal and Youth Swimming: Ashley Twichell was born on June 16, 1989 to parents Terry and Deirdre Twichell. She has two older brothers, Brandon and Ryan, and one older sister Carly. Twichell is a three-time letter winner for swimming at her high school, Fayetteville-Manlius High School. She broke school records in the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyles, and was an All-American selection in those events her senior year. In addition to her swimming accomplishments, Twichell was a member of the National Honor Society and made the Honor Roll all four years. College Swimming: Twichell swam for Duke University. Her freshman year, Twichell automatically qualified for the 2008 NCAA Championships in the 1650-yard freestyle, the first Duke swimmer in four years! At the 2008 NCAA Championships, Twichell took 16th place earning her Honorable Mention All-American Honors. Twichell also broke four individual school records her first season in the 200, 500, 1000, and 1650-yard freestyles. In addition to her swimming success, Twichell had great academic success, as she was named to the ACC All-Academic Team and the ACC Honor Roll. Her sophomore year, Twichell became the first Duke woman to break the 16-minute mark in the 1650-yard freestyle with a 15:56.50 at the 2009 …

2019 Greensboro Pro Swim Series: Night 1 Distance Recap

American distance mainstays Ashley Twichell and Zane Grothe picked up early wins at the 2019 Greensboro Pro Swim stop Wednesday night.

WATCH: 1500 FR Timed Final Race Videos from the 2019 Greensboro Pro Swim Series

Check out the race videos from all five heats of the 1500 Wednesday night at the 2019 Pro Swim Series stop in Greensboro.

Catherine Kase to Repeat as U.S. Olympic Open Water Head Coach in 2020

Kase, associate head coach at USC, served as the United States’ open water head coach at Rio 2016 as well as for four FINA World Championships.

Warm Waters Mar Open Water Races at First Ever World Beach Games

28 men and 28 women competed in the Open Water competition at the first World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar in warm conditions on Sunday.

Haley Anderson and Ashley Twichell Withdraw from Inaugural Beach Games

Haley Anderson (above), a 2-time World Champion over 5 kilometers, and Ashley Twichell have withdrawn from the inaugural Beach Games due to safety concerns.

Tickets on Sale for Pro Swim Series in Greensboro

ith an exciting 2019-2020 swim season just around the corner, tickets are now on sale for the first TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Greensboro, N.C. on Nov. 6-9.

The Official SwimSwam Ballot for the 2019 Golden Goggles Awards

Do Regan Smith’s World Records upend Simone Manuel’s absolute medal haul and individual heroics? Let the debate rage on.

Caeleb Dresseli courtesy of Rafael Domeyko

USA Swimming Unveils 2019 Golden Goggles Awards Nominees

Spoiler alert: there’s only one nominee for Male Swimmer of the Year.

Ashley Twichell and Haley Anderson Will Rep. US at 2019 World Beach Games

Twichell and Anderson, the two female representatives for the United States in open water at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, will also race at the 2019 Beach Games.

115 Swimmers Selected to USA Swimming’s 2019-2020 National Team

Six swimmers, including Michael Andrew, led the 2019-2019 U.S. National Team roster by qualifying in four events.

BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week: US Open Water Team

This week’s BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week is the USA’s open water team, which came away from the World Championships in July with three medals.

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Caeleb Dressel Drops His Last 2 Events on Day 5 of U.S. Nationals

Ella Eastin is one of a large group of ALTO swimmers skipping the 200 IM Sunday morning on the final day of U.S. Nationals.

U.S. National Team Tracker: Anderson and Twichell Tied for 6th in W. 400 Free

The race is on for spots on the 2019-2020 U.S. National Team, and swimmers at U.S. Nationals are trying to crack the American top 6 in their races to qualify

2019 U.S. National Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Tonight’s session features finals of the 400 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, and men’s 4 x 200 freestyle relay.

2019 U.S. National Championships: Day 4 Prelims Preview

Though American swimmers hold the World Records in every event this morning except the men’s 400 free, none of them will be racing in Palo Alto today.