Haley Anderson
American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion
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.
Early life
Anderson was born November 20, 1991 in Santa Clara, California to mother Colette, a former collegiate swimmer, and father Randy Anderson. 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.
Anderson's sister, Alyssa, was an All American swimmer at Arizona. Both sisters competed at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships.
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