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Haley Anderson And Ashley Twichell Are Heading To Tokyo 2020

Daniel Borjas — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 15:07:34 +0000

Qualifiers for the 2020 Olympics are happening during the FINA World Championships.
Haley Anderson and Ashley Twichell are the first members of Team USA for Tokyo 2020.
First time US women have automatically qualified for open water swimming at the Olympics.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Haley Anderson and Ashley Twichell have both qualified for open water swimming in Tokyo 2020.

The FINA World Aquatics Championships are well underway. During these aquatic events, athletes have the opportunity to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. No woman from the US has ever automatically qualified for the 10k open water event at the Olympics. OlympicBettingOdds.com thinks that has now changed.

Two Successful Swims

Anderson won Team USA its first women’s 10k worlds medal. She did so by getting second place at the FINA world championships. Anderson finished the 10k with a time of 1:54:48:10. She was only 00:00:90 behind Xin Xin of China. With the silver medal in hand, Anderson is now heading to Tokyo 2020.

Anderson is not the only one heading to Tokyo. The top 10 finishers are all automatically going to the Olympics. That means Ashley Twichell also qualifies. Twichell finished with a time of 1:54:505:50. That puts Twichell 00:03:30 behind Xin Xin. Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil and Australia’s Kareena Lee ended with the same time as Twichell. In a three-way tie for fifth, Twichell will also represent Team USA in Tokyo.

This will not be the first time that Anderson will be at the Olympics. She was present in London 2012 and Rio 2016. In London, Anderson won the silver medal for the 10k marathon. She, unfortunately, did not win any medals in Rio. As for Twichell, this will be the first time she qualifies for the Olympic Games.

Due to these qualifiers, Twichell and Anderson are both the first members of Team USA for Tokyo 2020. As the FINA World Championships continue, more US athletes will join them at the Olympics.

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Usain Bolt Excited To Be A Spectator At Tokyo 2020

Daniel Borjas — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:55:46 +0000

Usain Bolt is the current world record holder for both the 100 and 200-meter sprints.
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown is currently being called the “second coming of Bolt.”
Bolt wants to watch many different sports during the 2020 Olympics.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Usain Bolt has advice for Tokyo 2020 athletes and is excited to watch the Games.

Bolt And Japan

Bolt holds the world record for both the 100 and 200-meter sprint. Because of that, his word carries a lot of weight for incoming athletes. The 100-meter sprint world record is 9.58 seconds and it was set by Bolt in 2009. Bolt set the 200-meter sprint world record the same year with a time of 19.19 seconds.

Bolt definitely sees the potential in upcoming athletes. Abdul Hakim Sani Brown is a Japanese athlete currently attending the University of Florida. Sani Brown runs a 100-meter sprint with a time of 9.97 seconds. Sani Brown now holds the Japanese national record with that time.

"I think he has a lot of potential for the future as he is still young. With the right coaching and advice, he can get even faster and hopefully make the Olympic final next year," said Bolt.

Usain Bolt said that he believes that people are capable of running faster than he ever did. With the right training, Sani Brown could be that athlete. But being the competitor that he is, Bolt wants his records to “stay for some years to come.”

Bolt further went on to say that the Japanese have great athletes. He said although they are not fast individually, they are well drilled. Bolt said that is why they ended up in second for the 4x100-meter relay in Rio 2016.

The Spectator Life

OlympicBettingOdds.com suspects now that Bolt is now retired, he is planning to enjoy the 2020 Olympics as a spectator. Normally, he would watch soccer, athletics, basketball, and swimming events. But he would not get the full experience due to the fact he had to compete himself. Now as a spectator, he will finally have the time to enjoy himself at the Olympics. He will likely watch these sports among others while he is in Tokyo.

But that isn’t all Bolt has to say about the upcoming Olympics. The sprint legend has some advice for the athletes who will compete.

"It is important to go out there and enjoy the moment. Sometimes it is better not to read everything that is written about you or worry what people are saying ahead of the competition," said Bolt.

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Katrina Young and Murphy Bromberg Qualify For Tokyo 2020

Daniel Borjas — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 20:54:36 +0000

The US now has a position in the Olympics for the synchronized 10-meter dive.
Katrina Young and her partner Murphy Bromberg will both head to the 2020 Olympics.
China and Malaysia won the gold and silver medals respectively for the FINA World Championships.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Former Florida State University student Katrina Young has qualified for the Olympics for the second time.

She was also in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Her partner for Tokyo 2020 will be Murphy Bromberg. This will be the first time that Bromberg will make it to the Olympics.

How Did They Qualify?

Qualifications happened at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Before the final dive for Team USA, the pair was in fourth place behind team Canada. They needed to overtake the Canadian pair to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.

In their final dive, the US pair performed a back 2 ½ with 1 ½ twists. This gave team USA a score of 69.12 points. That meant their final score was 304.86 points. Murphy was not confident that the dive was enough. Next up was the Canadian pair.

For Team Canada’s final dive, they performed an inward 3 ½ tuck to score 62.40 points. That left team Canada with a score of 304.05. Team USA overtook team Canada by .81 points and placed third in the FINA World Championships. This means that the US pair won bronze and most of all, qualified for the 2020 Olympics.

OlympicBettingOdds.com knows Young and Bromberg will not be the only Americans with a shot to qualify for Tokyo 2020. The FINA World Championships last until July 24. Ben Bramley and Steele Johnson will compete in the men’s synchronized 10-meter. Alison Gibson and Krysta Palmer will compete in the women’s synchronized 3-meter. They are hoping to compete in the 2020 Olympics along with Young and Bromberg.

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