Ashley Twichell, Good In Gwangju

Courtesy of WOWSA, Gwangju, Korea. Ashley Twichell had a successful series of swims at the FINA World Championships. The personable distance freestyler kicked off with a 2020 Tokyo Olympic qualifying swim in 10 km race, and then followed up with a bronze medal in the 5 km Mixed Relay. When she shifted to the pool, she finished 4th with a career best time of 15:43.19 in the 1500m freestyle. Other open water swimmers competing in the pool included Kiah Melverton of Australia who finished 7th in 16:01.38 in the 1500m freestyle while in the 800m freestyle Giulia Gabbrielleschi of Italy placed 14th in 8:35.03 and Viviane Jungblut of Brazil finished 19th in 8:42.52. Women’s 1500m Freestyle Results:

1	1	QUADARELLA	Simona	ITA	15:40.89
2	2	KOHLER	Sarah	GER	15:48.83
3	3	WANG	Jianjiahe	CHN	15:51.00
4	4	TWICHELL	Ashley	USA	15:54.19
5	5	GOUGH	Maddy	AUS	15:59.40
6	6	KESELY	Ajna	HUN	16:01.35
7	7	MELVERTON	Kiah	AUS	16:01.38
8	8	BELMONTE	Mireia	ESP	16:02.10

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