Ashley Twichell wins 800-meter free at US Open
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — Ashley Twichell won the 800-meter freestyle and Olympian Gunnar Bentz won the 200 butterfly on opening night of the U.S. Open swimming meet. Fresh off competing at the world championships in Hungary, Twichell won in 8 minutes, 30.63 seconds on Wednesday night. Ashley Neidigh was second in 8:34.71, while Taylor Ault