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Social Reaction: Johnston is Rio Bound
6/27/2016 1:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
DURHAM, N.C. – Former Duke standout Abby Johnston secured a trip to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio Sunday, claiming one of two spots on the U.S. Olympic Team in women's 3-meter diving.
A 2013 Duke graduate and current Duke medical student, Johnston will make her second trip to the Olympics after winning a silver medal in women's synchronized 3-meter diving four years ago in London. In that historic performance, Johnston and fellow American Kelci Bryant claimed the United States' first Olympic medal ever in a synchronized diving event.
Johnston totaled 949.30 points over three rounds of diving at the U.S. Olympic Trials this week in Indianapolis, Ind., placing her second behind only Kassidy Cook (1003.65 points).
Check out the social reaction to Johnston's Olympic qualifying performance below.
RIO BOUND: @AbbyLJohnston Secures Second Trip to Olympic Games (https://t.co/OoyeT4gfBv) #DukeinRio #RoadToRio pic.twitter.com/dfyboMBoAE
— Duke Swimming/Diving (@Duke_SWIM_DIVE) June 26, 2016
ICYMI: @USADiving had a BIG night at Women's 3M Finals! 👏🇺🇸#GoTeamUSAhttps://t.co/vR9yIyWEmS
— U.S. Olympic Team (@TeamUSA) June 27, 2016
WE'RE GOING TO RIO! ❤️🇺🇸💦 #2016Olympics #TeamUSA #besties @KassidyCook1 @ U.S. Olympic Team -… https://t.co/vOwjZsjOss
— Abby Johnston (@AbbyLJohnston) June 27, 2016
"We did it."
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) June 26, 2016
🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/EIOLInlJIS
Tears of joy from @AbbyLJohnston! Congratulations! See you in Rio! #DiveTrials16 pic.twitter.com/azSHxXni9A
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) June 26, 2016
📷 perfect moment at #DiveTrials16 - @AbbyLJohnston & Duke diving coach @nunzioesposto after Abby qualifies for Rio! pic.twitter.com/TYGsG7y8tz
— Duke Swimming/Diving (@Duke_SWIM_DIVE) June 26, 2016
This reaction is priceless.
— U.S. Olympic Team (@TeamUSA) June 27, 2016
CONGRATS to @USADiving's @KassidyCook1 and @AbbyLJohnston who qualified for #Rio2016! pic.twitter.com/nYcfcHcvJk
WE are GOING TO RIO!!☺️😭 #Olympians pic.twitter.com/bihas1qGy6
— Kassidy Cook (@KassidyCook1) June 27, 2016
Former Duke diver Abby Johnston qualifies for Rio Olympics https://t.co/zrfxCYKLkI pic.twitter.com/E3aDnVF4hn
— newsobserver.com (@newsobserver) June 27, 2016
Congrats @AbbyLJohnston and @KassidyCook1 on your ticket to RIO!!! See you there sistas 🎉‼️🇺🇸♥️
— Maggie Steffens (@maggiesteffens) June 27, 2016
Official USA Diving Olympic Team! 🇺🇸#Riobound #TeamUsa pic.twitter.com/tICOwLD4Ic
— Sam Dorman (@Sam_Dorman) June 27, 2016
READ MORE: @KassidyCook1, @AbbyLJohnston qualify for individual spots at Rio Olympics: https://t.co/3weh48uObI pic.twitter.com/t5K47OY3WM
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) June 26, 2016
So proud of @AbbyLJohnston making her second Olympic team. Said to @Duke_SWIM_DIVE diving coach Nunzio Esposto: "We did it."
— David Rieder (@David_Rieder) June 26, 2016
👍🏽❤️🏊🏽 Way to go @AbbyLJohnston!! 🎉🎉🎉 @USOlympic Team again! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 @USADiving @DukeU #GoDuke @terikaye0505
— Nancy Hogshead-Makar (@Hogshead3Au) June 26, 2016
London silver medalist and Duke grad/med student headed back to Olympics. https://t.co/qIX9RlYfuZ
— Luke DeCock (@LukeDeCock) June 26, 2016
@Duke_SWIM_DIVE @AbbyLJohnston Congrats! #RoadToRio
— Julia Sims (@WRALJulia) June 26, 2016
Who is...London 2012 medalist @AbbyLJohnston?
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) June 21, 2016
Hint, she might be your favorite Olympian. https://t.co/RIEGZ9k4ph pic.twitter.com/oz9Kc8BJsB
The 2011 3-meter NCAA champion just completed her 2nd year of medical school after graduating from Duke in 2013:https://t.co/GHiATd8LPi
— Chronicle Sports (@chroniclesports) June 27, 2016
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