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He switches gears when he needs to and changes speeds with a purpose. <\/p>\n<p>America&#039;s best <a href=\"http:\/\/openwaterpedia.com\/index.php?title=Crossover_Athlete\"target=\"_blank\">crossover swimmer<\/a> is a 10K silver medalist at the 2009 world championships and a gold medalist in the 5K <a href=\"http:\/\/openwaterpedia.com\/index.php?title=Team_Pursuit\"target=\"_blank\">Team Pursuit<\/a> at the 2011 world championships, but he turned his Olympic focus to the pool when he narrowly missed the opportunity to qualify for the 10K marathon swim.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Georgia student made the USA Olympic Swim Team in the 1500m freestyle on the last night of the USA Olympic Trials with a come-from-behind victory that resulted in his best time of 14:52. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/openwaterpedia.com\/index.php?title=Andrew_Gemmell\"target=\"_blank\">Gemmell<\/a>&#039;s rivals, both in the pool and open water, know that he has a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality while racing.  Starting in the pack, Gemmell gradually picks up speed in his races, building in the second half and closing to a crescendo like he did in Omaha.  He has done it time and time again in the open water and he did it in the pool when it counted most.  &#8220;<i>I just wanted to treat it like open water, and I knew I had to swim my own race. I knew people would be going out faster than me, and I would have to race coming home.  I didn&#039;t really want to have much left for the end. I just wanted to let my adrenaline take me from there. I figured that would carry me through the last 100. <\/i>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old Delaware native, widely recognized for his work ethic, can now pack his bags to London.  <\/p>\n<p>He may not be smearing on lanolin or swimming with numbers written on his shoulders, but Gemmell will be taking his goggles and swimming fast in London nevertheless.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openwaterswimming.com\"target=\"_blank\"><strong>Open Water Source<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OMAHA, Nebraska. July 3. ANDREW Gemmell is a chameleon. He switches gears when he needs to and changes speeds with a purpose. 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