Hailey Hernandez
Hailey Rosanne Hernandez (born March 23, 2003) is a female diver from the United States.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hailey Rosanne Hernandez |
| Born | March 23, 2003 |
| Home town | Southlake, Texas |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Event(s) | 3m |
| College team | University of Texas |
| Club | GC Divers |
| Coached by | Jeff Bro, Matt Scoggin |
Personal life
Hernandez graduated from Southlake Carroll High School in 2021 and will attend the University of Texas, where she plans to major in biology.[2]
Diving
Hernandez started diving at age seven.[3] She is a four-time Texas 6A high school state champion and a two-time world junior medalist.[4]
She qualified for the 2020 Olympics in the women's 3 meter springboard, placing second behind Krysta Palmer.[4] Her dives had the lowest degree of difficulty among the Olympic contenders, although she made up for it by being the most consistent performing diver in the meet.[3]
References
- "Hailey Hernandez". Team USA. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- Russell, Keith (June 20, 2021). "'It's Absolutely Unreal': Southlake Carroll's Hailey Hernandez To Represent US At Summer Olympics".
- "Divers Palmer, Hernandez – 11 years apart – will represent U.S. in springboard in Tokyo". NBC Sports. June 12, 2021.
- Woods, David (June 12, 2021). "Indy diver Sarah Bacon falls one place short of making Olympic team". The Indianapolis Star.
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