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Haley Ishimatsu

Haley Ishimatsu

Photo: United States Olympic Committee

About Haley:

Haley may be the most talented platform diver in the U.S., but has not totally regained the form that put her on the 2008 Olympic Team - not yet at least. If recent results are any indication though, she may be heading back to that form for 2012. She won her fourth platform title at the 2012 Winter Nationals and qualified 2012 FINA World Cup where she earned the U.S. a second Olympic berth in platform. She definitely has the experience. Maybe it's just like riding a bike.

Age:

19 (September 10, 1992)

Hometown:

Seal Beach, Calif.

Club Team:

Trojan Dive Club

Training Location:

Los Angeles, Calif.

Coach:

Hong Ping Li

National Team Member:

2006-2010, 2012

Personal Highlights:

  • Daughter of Carol and Mark Ishimatsu
  • Has one sister, Tory, who is a diver at USC
  • Started diving in 2004
  • Loves to read
  • Enjoys collecting rocks from all the places she has been
  • Has also done gymnastics and rock climbing
  • Presidential athletic award recipient in 2001 and 2002
  • Spent freshman year at Duke University

Diving Highlights:

  • World Championship Medals: 1
  • Pan Am Medals: 2
  • Senior National Titles: 4
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  • 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Diving: Platform - 4th
  • 2012 FINA World Cup: Platform - 17th
  • 2012 USA Diving Winter Nationals: Platform - 1st, Platform Synchro - 2nd (Mary Beth Dunnichay)
  • 2011 AT&T National Diving Championships: Platform - 13th, Platform Synchro (Tori Ishimatsu)
  • 2011 NCAA Championships: Platform - 11th
  • 2010 AT&T National Diving Championships: Platform - 1st
  • 2010 FINA World Cup: Platform - 13th, Synchronized Platform - 8th (Mary Beth Dunnichay)
  • 2010 USA Diving Winter National Championships: Platform - 1st
  • 2009 FINA World Championships: Platform Synchro - 2nd (Mary Beth Dunnichay)
  • 2008 Olympic Games: Platform - 14th; Platform Synchro - 5th (Mary Beth Dunnichay)
  • 2007 Pan American Games: Platform - 2nd; Platform Synchro - 3rd (Mary Beth Dunnichay)
  • 2007 Comunidad de Madrid: Platform Synchro - 2nd (Mary Beth Dunnichay)
  • 2007 Canada Cup: Platform Synchro - 3rd (Mary Beth Dunnichay)
  • 2007 FINA World Championships : Platform Synchro - 5th (Mary Beth Dunnichay)
  • 2007 Kaiser Permanente National Championships: Platform - 3rd; Platform Synchro - 4th (Mary Beth Dunnichay)
  • 2007 Speedo USA Diving National Championships: Platform - 1st, Platform Synchro - 1st (Mary Beth Dunnichay)
  • 2006 Kaiser Permanente National Championships: Platform - 2nd
  • 2006 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships: 1M - 9th, 3M - 5th, Platform - 1st
  • 2006 Speedo U.S. Open: 3M Synchro - (Tori Ishimatsu), Platform - 2nd
  • 2005 U.S. Senior National Diving Championships: Platform Synchro - 4th (Tori Ishimatsu)
  • 2005 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships: 1M - 3rd, 3M - 5th, Platform - 3rd

Source: USADiving.org, DiveMeets.com

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