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Taylor Abbott
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Taylor Abbott after winning the 5 km race at the 2014 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Lake Balaton. Photo by Aniko Kovacs.
David Heron and Taylor Abbott in the swim-to-shore transition finishing the 2017 Barbados Open Water Festival in 2017
Taylor Knight Abbott (born 3 June 1998) is an American pool and open water swimmer from the University of Tennessee.
Open Water Swimming Career[edit]
- He won the Youth boys (ages 14-16) 5 km race at the 2014 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Lake Balaton, Balatonfured, Hungary
- He captured a bronze medal in the 3 km team pursuit event together with Simon Lamar and Kylie Mitchell at the 2014 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Lake Balaton, Balatonfured, Hungary
- He won the 1.5 km and 5 km races at the 2015 Barbados Open Water Festival in Carlisle Bay in Barbados
- He competed in the 10 km race at the 2016 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Hoorn, Netherlands after qualifying at the 2016 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in Fort Myers, Florida.
- He qualified for the 10 km marathon swim at the 2017 World University Games in Taiwan.
- He was awarded with the 2017 Open Water Excellence Award.
- He finished second overall in the 1.5 km and 5 km races at the 2017 Barbados Open Water Festival.
- On 14 April 2018, he won the Crippen Cup 10K at the Open Water Festival at Miromar Lakes, Florida.
- He was part of the winning 5 km Mixed Team Relay at the French National Open Water Swimming Championships in Gravelines, France on 1 June 2018 together with Haley Anderson, Ashley Twichell, and Michael Brinegar.
- He finished 8th in the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 10 km marathon swim in Chiba, Japan on 14 August 2018.
- He finished 10th in the 2019 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in the 10 km race in Miami, Florida on 3 May 2019.
- He finished 16th in the 2019 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in the 5 km race in Miami, Florida on 5 May 2019 in 55:33.08 at the age of 20.
- He finished 3rd in the XVIII Pan American Games 10 km race on 4 August 2019 in Laguna Bujama in Lima, Peru.
External links[edit]
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Brazil, Italy Go 2-for-2 At USA National Championships
- Stars Swimming Down The Stretch: Ashley + Haley Are In
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Passing The Baton In The Open Water
- Abbott Takes It Out, Wins 5K at Junior World Championships
- Siyu Yan Wins 5K At FINA World Junior Championships
- The Juniors Are Hungary To Race, Anton Evsikov Wins 7.5K
- Hungary Seals 1-3 Finish With A Kiss
- 2014 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships
- Will The Big 2 Finish 1-2 At USA Swimming National Championships
- Jordan Wilimovsky, Sean Ryan Go 1-2 At USA Nationals
- Blast In Barbados Bay
- Glen S Hummer Award Renamed By USA Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- USA Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- I Got Stung website
- Great Memories Of Fran Crippen, Great Decision By USA
- Japan Is Right On, But What Were Others Thinking?!?
- Commentary on 25K FINA World Championships
- Canada, Netherlands, Japan, USA Avoid Hot Water
- Team Wins Stands Up And Gets Out To Win Honors
- Kristina Evelyn In Barbados, All In The Family
- Beauty In Barbados, A Freestyling Festival
- Open Water Festival Precursor To USA Nationals
- Four Fast Freestylers In France
- The People Behind The Feeding Sticks
- Marathoning In Miami, Racing For The Olympics
