PARIS, France — Twin sisters from Atlanta left their mark Thursday at the Paris Olympics, running in the women's 4x100m relay for Trinidad & Tobago.
Sanaa and Sole Frederick both went to Druid Hills High and are headed to the University of Georgia track team in the fall -- but first they made a little stopover at the Olympics on their way to UGA.
The Trinidad and Tobago team placed eighth in their heat and did not advance past the first round in the relay, but the Frederick twins can hold their heads high after Sole ran her leg in 10.67 seconds and Sanaa ran in 10.89 seconds. As just one point of comparison, Gabby Thomas (gold medal winner in the 200m) ran her leg for the U.S. team in 10.59 seconds.
The DeKalb school system acknowledged the "Turbo Twins" on social media.
"Congrats to the #TurboTwins, Sanaa & Sole Frederick! At 18, they competed in the Paris Olympics, representing Trinidad and Tobago, #DCSD, and @DruidHillsHigh. We’re so proud of our Olympians! #iLoveDCSD #DisruptingForExcellence #NewLevelsNewHeights"
The twins already had an impressive record to their names before the Olympics, leading the Lady Red Devils at Druid Hills High to back-to-back second place finishes at the Class 4A Stat Track championships the past couple years.
Sole was also won the Trinidadian national championship in the 200m earlier this year.
“It seems like a dream for me as I really got started just three years ago,” Sole Frederick told 11Alive before the Olympics. “It feels great to make such a big event after all the hard work. And it is just the beginning.”
“It is such a blessing for us to get to tryout and make the Trinidad-Tobago Olympic team as such a young age,” said Sanaa. “It makes for such a long season but there is plenty more to come as we have more opportunities for the Olympics and World Games in the coming years.”
