Swimmer Andrew Gemmell is Delaware’s only Olympian. Fans came out to watch him online as he competed in the 1500M Freestyle around 6:30 a.m. Friday. NBC10’s Tim Furlong was there as his supporters found out whether or not he will continue on.
The First State won’t get any medals this year.
Wilmington’s Andrew Gemmell -- the only Olympian to hail from Delaware -- finished ninth in the Men’s 1,500-Meter Freestyle swim. Gemmell failed to make the eight-man final by just over a second as he swam the 30-lap race in 14:59.05.
Gemmell actually finished third in his heat just outreaching Ukraine’s Sergii Frolov. But Gemmell lost the heat to world-record holder Yang Sun by almost 16 seconds.
WATCH: The entire race
Out of 31 swimmers Gemmell finished ninth. Fellow American Connor Jaeger, who hails from Hackensack, N.J., advanced to the final with a time of 14:57.56 that placed him seventh.
