Haley Anderson

Haley Danita Anderson (born November 20, 1991) is an American competitive swimmer, who competed for the University of Southern California, and is an Olympic silver medalist. She placed second in the 10-kilometer open water event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and later competed in the event in the 2016, and 2020 Olympics.^[1]

Haley Anderson

Personal information
Full name	Haley Danita Anderson
National team	United States
Born	(1991-11-20) November 20, 1991 (age 34) Santa Clara, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Sierra Marlins Swim Team Trojan Swim Club
College team	University of Southern California
Coach	Jeff Pearson (Sierra Marlins) Dave Salo (USC)
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 2012 London 10 km marathon World Championships 2013 Barcelona 5 km open water 2015 Kazan 5 km open water 2017 Budapest Team event 2019 Gwangju 10 km open water 2019 Gwangju Team event Pan Pacific Championships 2014 Gold Coast 10 km open water 2018 Tokyo 10 km open water Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 1500 m freestyle 2011 Shenzhen 800 m freestyle

Early life

Anderson was born November 20, 1991 in Santa Clara, California to mother Colette, a former collegiate swimmer, and father Randy Anderson. ^[2] She attended Granite Bay High School in greater Sacramento, graduating in 2009. By the age of six, Anderson, and her one-year older sister Alyssa swam for a recreational swim program at a Livermore, California club coached by Dianne Masluk. Anderson's sister Jordan also competed in swimming. During her later high school years, Haley swam for the strong program at the Sierra Marlins Swim Club in Folsom, California under Marlins Coach one-time CEO and Jeff Pearson. Coach Pearson was a supporter of distance and open water swimming, provided open water training for a few of his Marlin swimmers, and participated in several open water events himself.^[3][4]

Anderson's sister, Alyssa, was an All American swimmer at Arizona. Both sisters competed at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships.^[5]

University of Southern California

Anderson attended the University of Southern California, where she swam for the USC Trojans swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from the Fall of 2009 to 2013 under Head Coach Dave Salo. Around her Junior years at USC, she captured her first NCAA title in the 500-yard freestyle, with a school record time of 4:34.84 and served as a Co-captain in her Senior year. At USC, she held school records in the 1650, 1000, and 500-yard freestyle events. She received honors as an All American eight times, and captured five titles in her collegiate conference. Anderson also swam with the Trojan Swim Club, associated with USC.^[6][7][8]