{"id":367096,"date":"2019-05-02T09:23:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T16:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=367096"},"modified":"2019-05-02T09:23:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T16:23:33","slug":"julia-gaffney-a-finalist-for-usoc-team-usa-best-of-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/julia-gaffney-a-finalist-for-usoc-team-usa-best-of-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia Gaffney a Finalist for USOC Team USA Best of April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Olympic Committee today announced finalists for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of April, which recognize the outstanding achievements of Team USA athletes from last month and Paralympic swimmer <strong>Julia Gaffney<\/strong> is one of the finalists.<\/p>\n<p>Fans are invited to vote for their favorite athletes and teams at <a href=\"http:\/\/link.teamusa.org\/c\/4\/?T=NzkwMjk2MzY%3AMDItYjE5MTIyLTcxNjkzMmJhNzFiNjQwM2U4NGQ4ODU1N2ZlMjkwYzkw%3AbmV3c21hc3RlckBzd2ltbWluZ3dvcmxkbWFnYXppbmUuY29t%3AbGVhZC01MmU2NWRkNjlmOGJlODExODEwMjAwNTA1NmFkN2U0ZC0wNWNjNjIyZjM5YTg0YmJmODJjMmIyOTI3NmI5OGY4OQ%3AZmFsc2U%3AMA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly9hd2FyZHMudGVhbXVzYS5vcmcvP19jbGRlZT1ibVYzYzIxaGMzUmxja0J6ZDJsdGJXbHVaM2R2Y214a2JXRm5ZWHBwYm1VdVkyOXQmcmVjaXBpZW50aWQ9bGVhZC01MmU2NWRkNjlmOGJlODExODEwMjAwNTA1NmFkN2U0ZC0wNWNjNjIyZjM5YTg0YmJmODJjMmIyOTI3NmI5OGY4OSZlc2lkPTk3MWQxMzhkLTUyNmMtZTkxMS04MTEyLTAwNTA1NmFkMGEwZg&amp;K=HCR4Ch-MRCKHpnmNGshSfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/link.teamusa.org\/c\/4\/?T%3DNzkwMjk2MzY%253AMDItYjE5MTIyLTcxNjkzMmJhNzFiNjQwM2U4NGQ4ODU1N2ZlMjkwYzkw%253AbmV3c21hc3RlckBzd2ltbWluZ3dvcmxkbWFnYXppbmUuY29t%253AbGVhZC01MmU2NWRkNjlmOGJlODExODEwMjAwNTA1NmFkN2U0ZC0wNWNjNjIyZjM5YTg0YmJmODJjMmIyOTI3NmI5OGY4OQ%253AZmFsc2U%253AMA%253A%253AaHR0cHM6Ly9hd2FyZHMudGVhbXVzYS5vcmcvP19jbGRlZT1ibVYzYzIxaGMzUmxja0J6ZDJsdGJXbHVaM2R2Y214a2JXRm5ZWHBwYm1VdVkyOXQmcmVjaXBpZW50aWQ9bGVhZC01MmU2NWRkNjlmOGJlODExODEwMjAwNTA1NmFkN2U0ZC0wNWNjNjIyZjM5YTg0YmJmODJjMmIyOTI3NmI5OGY4OSZlc2lkPTk3MWQxMzhkLTUyNmMtZTkxMS04MTEyLTAwNTA1NmFkMGEwZg%26K%3DHCR4Ch-MRCKHpnmNGshSfw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1556900268812000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEJhmRJIPe0O2i3i1XenxbLgV8z0g\">here<\/a> through midnight Monday, May 6.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 10 sports \u2013 including curling, figure skating, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, Para swimming, Para track and field, surfing, weightlifting and wrestling \u2013 are represented among the 13 finalists across men\u2019s, women\u2019s and team categories. The finalists\u2019 collective accomplishments tell the inspiring story of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes year-round.<\/p>\n<p><b>APRIL FINALISTS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><u>Male Athlete of the Month<\/u><br \/>\n<b><i>CJ Cummings (Beaufort, South Carolina), Weightlifting<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nSwept gold and set 15 records \u2013 three junior world, six junior and senior Pan American, and six junior and senior American records \u2013 at the Pan American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>John John Florence (North Shore, Hawaii), Surfing<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nWon the Pro Bells Beach event in Victoria, Australia, defeating reigning world champion Gabriel Medina and 2017 event champion Jordy Smith to reach the No. 1 spot on the world rankings.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Sam Mikulak (Newport Beach, California), Artistic Gymnastics<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nWon the all-around title at the world cup in Tokyo, while also earning top scores\u00a0on the pommel horse and horizontal bar.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Daniel Romanchuk (Mount Airy, Maryland), Para Track and Field<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nClaimed his first-ever victories in the men&#8217;s wheelchair division of\u00a0both the Boston Marathon and London Marathon, en route to earning his first World Para Athletics marathon championship title.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Tiger Woods (Cypress, California), Golf<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nWon his fifth Masters title in Augusta, Georgia, earning his 81st PGA Tour victory, one shy of the all-time record held by Sam Snead.<\/p>\n<p><u>Female Athlete of the Month<\/u><br \/>\n<b><i>Julia Gaffney (Mayflower, Arkansas), Para Swimming<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nSet a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/julia-gaffney-opens-2019-world-para-swimming-world-series-with-s7-100-back-world-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">world record<\/a> in the women\u2019s S7 100-meter backstroke at the World Para Swimming World Series event in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Adeline Gray (Denver, Colorado), Wrestling<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nDefeated reigning Olympic champion to claim her second straight gold medal at 76 kg. at the Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, earning the designation of Most Outstanding Wrestler in the women\u2019s division.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Morgan Hurd (Middletown, Delaware), Artistic Gymnastics<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nWon the all-around title at the world cup in Tokyo, while also earning top scores\u00a0on uneven bars and floor exercise.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Caroline Marks (Melbourne Beach, Florida), Surfing<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nWon the Pro Gold Coast event in Australia and claimed the No. 1 world ranking\u00a0as the youngest athlete in the World Surfing League.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Tatyana McFadden (Clarksville, Maryland), Para Track and Field<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nFinished second in the women\u2019s wheelchair division at the London Marathon, securing the\u00a0silver medal in the World Para Athletics marathon championships.<\/p>\n<p><u>Team of the Month<\/u><br \/>\n<b><i>U.S. Mixed Doubles Team, Curling<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nCory Christensen (Duluth, Minnesota) and John Shuster (Superior, Wisconsin) earned the\u00a0bronze medal at the world mixed doubles championship in Stavanger, Norway, the second\u00a0medal won by the U.S. in tournament history.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>U.S. World Team Trophy Team, Figure Skating<\/i><\/b><b> <\/b><br \/>\nCaptured its fourth World Team Trophy title in Fukuoka, Japan, topping the field of Japan, Russia, France, Canada and Italy by more than 10 points.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>U.S. Women\u2019s World Championship Team, Ice Hockey<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nWent undefeated to claim its fifth consecutive gold medal at the women\u2019s world championship in Espoo, Finland.<\/p>\n<p><b>SELECTION PROCESS<\/b><br \/>\nEach National Governing Body may nominate one female, one male and one team per sport discipline. An internal nominating committee selects finalists to advance to the voting round. Votes received from NGB representatives and select members of the media account for 50 percent of the final tally, with the other half determined by online fan voting <a href=\"http:\/\/link.teamusa.org\/c\/4\/?T=NzkwMjk2MzY%3AMDItYjE5MTIyLTcxNjkzMmJhNzFiNjQwM2U4NGQ4ODU1N2ZlMjkwYzkw%3AbmV3c21hc3RlckBzd2ltbWluZ3dvcmxkbWFnYXppbmUuY29t%3AbGVhZC01MmU2NWRkNjlmOGJlODExODEwMjAwNTA1NmFkN2U0ZC0wNWNjNjIyZjM5YTg0YmJmODJjMmIyOTI3NmI5OGY4OQ%3AZmFsc2U%3AMQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly9hd2FyZHMudGVhbXVzYS5vcmcvP19jbGRlZT1ibVYzYzIxaGMzUmxja0J6ZDJsdGJXbHVaM2R2Y214a2JXRm5ZWHBwYm1VdVkyOXQmcmVjaXBpZW50aWQ9bGVhZC01MmU2NWRkNjlmOGJlODExODEwMjAwNTA1NmFkN2U0ZC0wNWNjNjIyZjM5YTg0YmJmODJjMmIyOTI3NmI5OGY4OSZlc2lkPTk3MWQxMzhkLTUyNmMtZTkxMS04MTEyLTAwNTA1NmFkMGEwZg&amp;K=9QmAH29C-5P44xc8b3fbMw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/link.teamusa.org\/c\/4\/?T%3DNzkwMjk2MzY%253AMDItYjE5MTIyLTcxNjkzMmJhNzFiNjQwM2U4NGQ4ODU1N2ZlMjkwYzkw%253AbmV3c21hc3RlckBzd2ltbWluZ3dvcmxkbWFnYXppbmUuY29t%253AbGVhZC01MmU2NWRkNjlmOGJlODExODEwMjAwNTA1NmFkN2U0ZC0wNWNjNjIyZjM5YTg0YmJmODJjMmIyOTI3NmI5OGY4OQ%253AZmFsc2U%253AMQ%253A%253AaHR0cHM6Ly9hd2FyZHMudGVhbXVzYS5vcmcvP19jbGRlZT1ibVYzYzIxaGMzUmxja0J6ZDJsdGJXbHVaM2R2Y214a2JXRm5ZWHBwYm1VdVkyOXQmcmVjaXBpZW50aWQ9bGVhZC01MmU2NWRkNjlmOGJlODExODEwMjAwNTA1NmFkN2U0ZC0wNWNjNjIyZjM5YTg0YmJmODJjMmIyOTI3NmI5OGY4OSZlc2lkPTk3MWQxMzhkLTUyNmMtZTkxMS04MTEyLTAwNTA1NmFkMGEwZg%26K%3D9QmAH29C-5P44xc8b3fbMw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1556900268812000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGqMY0EpGHAzsGJ3xPW-tm5CfWxPg\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2014 The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with the USOC<\/i><i>. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact<\/i> <b><i>Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com<\/i><\/b><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Olympic Committee today announced finalists for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of April, which recognize the outstanding achievements of Team USA athletes from last<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3915,"featured_media":362678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[62076],"tags":[67401],"class_list":["post-367096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-paralympics","tag-julia-gaffney"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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