At the
2011 World Championships in
Shanghai, Ashwood finished fifteenth in the
1500 m freestyle. Ashwood qualified for the
2012 Olympics in
London. She competed in the
800 m freestyle and finish twentieth. In February 2014, Ashwood competed at the 2014 New South Wales Championships. She went 8:19.76 in the 800 m freestyle, breaking
Kylie Palmer's
Australian record of 8:22.81 from
2008. In July 2014, Ashwood competed at the
Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She placed sixth in the
800 m freestyle with a time of 8:29.32. She finished ninth in the
400 m freestyle and missed the final. In August 2014, Ashwood competed at the
Pan Pacific Championships on the Gold Coast. She came tenth in the
400 and
800 m freestyle events, with times of 4:12.08 and 8:34.62, respectively. In June 2015, at the Swimming Australia Grand Prix in
Townsville, Ashwood went 15:56.86 in the 1500 m freestyle. This broke
Melissa Gorman's national record of 16:01.53 from
2010. In August 2015, Ashwood competed at the
World Championships in Kazan. Her first event was the
400 m freestyle, where she recorded 4:03.34 to win the bronze medal. This broke Palmer's Australian record of 4:03.40 from
2012. Her mark stood until
2018. In August 2016, Ashwood competed at the
Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Her first event was the
400 m freestyle, where went 4:05.68 to finish seventh. She then swam the heats of the
4 × 200 m freestyle relay. She was replaced by
Emma McKeon in the final; Australia eventually won the silver medal. Ashwood’s final event was the
800 m freestyle, where she finished fifth in a time of 8:20.32. At the 2017 Australian Championships in Brisbane, Ashwood finished second in the 800 m freestyle with a time of 8:25.61, qualifying for the world championships. She later withdrew from the team, however, with the intention of extending her career. She then finished fifth in the
400 m freestyle, recording a time of 4:10.32. Later in 2018, Ashwood retired from swimming. ==References==