Olympics / Team USA Kelsi Worrell Wins First World Cup Gold by Daniel Popoloski October 31, 2016 Kelsi Worrell won her first ever gold medal in a World Cup event, when she took the crown in the 100m butterfly in Tokyo. Worrell (Voorhees, NJ), trailed four-time Olympian Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark at the turn, but was able to turn on the jets on the home stretch, securing her gold. Worrell also finished just outside the medals in the 50m fly, finishing fourth. The strong field also included Japanese record holder Rikako Ikee and three-time Olympic gold medalist Katinka Hosszu. The medal was Worrell’s second in only four days, after she took home a silver in her first ever World Cup event in Singapore, in the 50m fly. She was also part of a mixed medley relay team that included gold medalist Anthony Ervin, and touted swimming phenom Michael Andrew, however, the team was disqualified. Worrell won the 100m fly, her signature event, at the U.S. Olympic Trials. However, she wasn’t able to qualify for the finals in the indivdual event. She won her first Olympic gold medal later on in the 200m medley relay as part of the qualifying team, as the butterfly leg. She has two other international golds to her name, one at the 100m fly at the Pan-Am games in 2015, and the other at the same games in the medley relay. Worrell is also the American record holder in her signature event. The U.S. took home three total medals in the event, as Worrell was joined on the podium by Josh Prenot, who won bronze in the 200m individual medley, and Brooke Forde, who won bronze in the 400m indivual medley. While the overall haul may look unimpressive, many of the world’s top swimmers aren’t active immediately after the Olympics, while many others have already began their college seasons, leaving a lot of top American talent home. With the World Cup events all wrapped up for the season, Worrell will start to look forward to the short course indoor championships, which are in December in Canada. The former Louisville Cardinal swimmer will also likely take part in the USA Arena Pro Swim Series, which kicks off in January. Post Views: 1,122 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Daniel Popoloski Dan is a Staff Writer here at DoubleGSports.com with a focus on Team USA and the Rio Olympics Latest posts by Daniel Popoloski (see all) Team USA Proves it Can Win without Phelps, Lochte - July 30, 2017 Sydney McLaughlin becomes first Repeat Gatorade Athlete of Year - July 18, 2017 Local Swimmers Looking to Thrive at World Championships - July 18, 2017 Sydney McLaughlin Dominates New Jersey Meet of Champions - June 14, 2017 Related TopicsKelsi WorrellSwimmingTeam USA Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 More in Olympics / Team USA Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics The 2021 Summer Olympic games are scheduled to take place from July 23 –... You Know I’m Right, Episode 94: Olympic Gold Medalist Lilly King (Audio/Video) On the 94th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst was joined by olympic... The Tokyo 2021 Olympics Will Feature New Amazing Sports Surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing, karate, baseball and softball will compete at the Summer Olympics. You Know I’m Right, Episode 82: NBC’s Mary Carillo (Audio/Video) On the 82nd episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Chefs, Celebs Join Forces at Serving up Smiles to Benefit Encourage Kids Foundation Hideki Matsui Hosts Clinic for Bronx Little Leaguers