2012 Olympian – Haley Anderson Of USA & USC
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Haley Anderson of the USA (shown with white swim cap on left) won the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier in Setubal Bay, Portugal to become a 2012 Olympian.
Since she was a promising age-group swimmer, the junior-to-be at the University of Southern California has been constantly improving especially over the last few years. But she has really blossomed in the open water, a relatively new discipline for her.
With her USC coaches – Dave Salo and Catherine Vogt – preparing to fine-tune her for the August 9th final in the Serpentine over the next few months, Anderson is an immediate medal threat.
Congratulations for an Olympic dream come true…now onto the world’s stage.
Post-race quotes from Anderson on Swimming World Magazine are posted here.
Photo courtesy of Mike Lewis.
Copyright © 2012 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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