Last Friday, Haley Anderson and Jordan Wilimovsky – along with David Heron and Ashley Twichell – qualified to represent the U.S. in the 10k open water race at the 2019 FINA World Championships in July in Gwangju, South Korea.
That was just the first step in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Team. Now the goal is a top-10 finish in Gwangju to be the first swimmers to earn their spots on the Olympic roster for Tokyo.
For a look into Anderson’s and Wilimovky’s journey, and to get a better idea of what open water swimming is all about, check out Off the Blocks, Season 2, Episode 3: