HALEY ANDERSON
WOMEN'S SWIMMING - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HEIGHT & WEIGHT: 5'10 & 150
DATE OF BIRTH: November 20, 1991 (29)
HOMETOWN & RESIDENCE: Granite Bay, CA / Santa Monica, CA & Mission Viejo, CA
DISCIPLINE: Open Water Swimming 5k, 10k /// & 200m Butterfly, 400m Medley, 400 Freestyle & 800m Freestyle Long Course
# OF YEARS ON THE US NATIONAL TEAM: Since 2012 (10)
FAMILY: Mom - Colette, Dad - Randy, Sisters - Alyssa and Jordan
OLYMPIC & PAN AMERICAN GAMES EXPERIENCE:
2020 TOKYO, qualified and competing in the 10k Open Water Marathon Swim
2019 LIMA, named to team in 400, 800, 1500 free, but U.S. went to the Tokyo 2020 Open Water Test Event instead
2016 RIO, 5th Place
2012 LONDON, SILVER MEDAL
FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS: 2019 GWANJU, SOUTH KOREA Silver Medal (10K) Bronze Medal (Mixed Relay 5K) // 2017 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY Silver Medal (Mixed Relay 5K) // 2015 KAZAN, RUSSIA Gold Medal (5K) // 2013 BARCELONA, SPAIN Gold Medal (5K)
FINA MARATHON 10k OPEN WATER WORLD CUP MEDALS: 2018 Setubel, PORT (Gold), 2018 Balatonfured, HUN (Silver) // 2015 Cozumel, MEX (Gold) // 2012 Setubel, PORT (Gold - 2012 FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier)
LEN EUROPEAN WORLD CUP MEDALS: 2018 Gravelines, FRA 10K (Gold) & 5k Mixed Team Relay (Gold)
U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS: 2021 Bronze Medal - 800m Freestyle
U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS: 2019 Silver Medal - 10k Open Water, Bronze Medal - 5k Open Water // 2018 Silver Medal - 10k Open Water, Bronze Medal - 400m Freestyle, Bronze Medal - 800m Freestyle // 2017 Gold Medal - 5k Open Water, Silver Medal - 10k Open Water // 2016 Silver Medal - 5k Open Water // 2015 Gold Medal - 5k Open Water, 2015 Silver Medal - 10k Open Water // 2014 Gold Medal - 5k Open Water, 2014 Silver Medal - 10k Open Water // 2013 Gold - 5k Open Water // 2012 Silver - 10k Open Water // 2011 Silver - 800m Freestyle / 2009 Bronze - 800m Freestyle
WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES MEDALS: 2011 Gold Medal - 1500m Freestyle and Silver Medal 800m Freestyle
Post 10K race at the FINA 2019 World Championship with personal coach / U.S. Open Water Head Coach Catherine Vogt-Kase and Haley.
PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS: 2018 - GOLD MEDAL HOJO BEACH/TOKYO, JAPAN // 2014 GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA 800m (Long Course) - /10km (Open Water) - [NOTE: Event was moved to MAUI, HAWAII due to poor water conditions in Australia. Open Water was contested with the Jr Pan Pacs which was ongoing in Maui.] 2014, MAUI, HAWAII Gold Medal
TYR PRO SERIES: 2021 (San Antonio) - 800m Freestyle (Gold), 2021 (San Antonio) - 400m Freestyle (Silver)
U.S. GRAND PRIX MEDALS: 2015 AT&T Winter National Championships - 200m Butterfly (Gold), 800m Freestyle & 400m Freestyle (Silver)
U.S. CLUB MEDALS: Mission Viejo Nadadores
INTERNATIONAL SWIM LEAGUE: Cali Condors (2020) - League Champions
EDUCATION: University of Southern California (Communications) '13
Courtesy of FINA - Haley Anderson with Greece and German medalists at the FINA 2015 World Championship in Kazan, Russia (July 25, 2015) where she won the 5k Open Water title. The medal was the 500th FINA World Championship medal all-time for the United States.
PROFESSIONAL HONORS: 2018 Nominee Golden Goggles - Female Race of the Year & Female Swimmer of the Year, 2018 United States Aquatics Sports Convention - Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year(6th win), 2018 Team USA Awards Female Athlete of the Month nominee (June) // 2016 United States Aquatics Sports Convention - Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year // 2015 Nominee, Golden Goggles Awards for Best Female Athlete & Best Female Race of the Year // 2015 U.S. Aquatic Sports Convention Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year // 2014 United States Aquatics Sports Convention - Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year, Golden Goggles Awards winner - Perseverance Award // 2013 United States Aquatics Sports Convention - Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year, 2013 Golden Goggles Awards for Best Female Athlete & Female Performance of the Year nominee // 2012 United States Aquatics Sports Convention - Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year
COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC HONORS: 2013 Gold Medal in 500 yard and 1650 yard Freestyle / 2012 Gold in 500 yard Freestyle and Bronze in 1650 yard Freestyle / 2011 Bronze in 1650 yard Freestyle. 11x All American Honors
Off the coast of Laihana, Maui, Hawaii, August of 2014 Pan Pacs Championship Top 3
PACIFIC 12 CONFERENCE HONORS: 7x Conference Champion
EQUIPMENT USED IN COMPETITION: Arena
AMBASSADOR: LA 2024-2028 Olympic & Paralympic Bid Committee, Athlete Advisory Council
ENDORSEMENTS: Arena Water Instinct // OMEGA Watches // SKIMS
SOCIAL MEDIA: @SwimHaley - Twitter / Instagram: SwimHaley / Facebook Fan Page: www.Facebook.com/HaleyAndersonUSA
CHARITY EVENTS: 2015 - Gold Meets Golden (promotion of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles)
NOTES: Her Olympic medal was the first by the United States in the Open Water discipline. Her sister Alyssa won a Gold Medal in London as a part of the 4x200 meter relay freestyle team. Alyssa attended the University of Arizona and youngest sister, Jordan, graduated from the University of Utah in 2019 where she was the 3rd member of the family to compete in the Pacific 12 Conference.
Courtesy of FINA - Haley Anderson with Brazilian and Italian medalists at the FINA Marathon Open Water World Cup in Cozumel, Mexico (May 2015).
Her medal in 5k at the 2015 FINA World Championship was the 500th medal in the history of the event for the United States.
Haley was the FIRST qualified member of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team with her Silver medal at the 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea
Haley is the first U.S. woman to ever win a medal at the FINA World Championships in the 10k Open Water race.
Haley is the first U.S. Olympic athlete to qualify for the Olympics 3 times in Open Water Swimming
As of the 2019 FINA World Championships, Haley’s 5 Open Water medals are tied for the most by a U.S. Open Water swimmer by a male or female athlete.