The 34-year-old U.S. marathon swimmer Ashley Twichell was ready to retire after a frustrating seventh place finish at the Tokyo Olympics. A few months later she had her first son, Lochlan, and the end of her career looked certain.
But she has gradually gone back to competition, and after a gold medal at the Pan American Games on Sunday the athlete from Fayetteville, New York, can see Paris a lot closer.
“I was pretty ready to be done after the games. I stayed in the water during pregnancy. And once I had my son, I really felt like I still needed something for myself. And so I ended up getting back in the water in the mornings while my son was watching,” Twichell said after her victory. “My husband and I just really took it day by day and found myself back to training.
At 32, she competed in Tokyo as the oldest American swimmer to qualify for their first Olympic games. She will be 35 when Paris plays host next year.The 23-year-old Brennan Gravley won the gold medal with a time of 1 hour, 50 minutes, 23.4 seconds. Argentina’s Ivo Cassini finished just 0.2 second behind. Mexico’s Paulo Strehlke Delgado earned the bronze.
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