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Hailey Hernandez

{{Short description|American diver (born 2003)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Hailey Hernandez

| caption = Hailey Hernandez at 2021 Diving Trials

| full_name = Hailey Rosanne Hernandez

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|3|23}}

| height = 5 ft 1 in

| country = {{USA}}

| event = 3m

| collegeteam = University of Texas

| club = GC Divers

| coach = Jeff Bro, Matt Scoggin

| hometown = Southlake, Texas

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Women's diving}}

{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2023 Santiago | 1 m springboard}}

{{MedalBronze|2023 Santiago | 3 m synchro}}

}}

Hailey Rosanne Hernandez (born March 23, 2003) is an American diver.{{Cite web|title=Hailey Hernandez|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-diving/athletes/Hailey-Hernandez|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130190127/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-diving/athletes/Hailey-Hernandez|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 30, 2018|access-date=June 16, 2021|website=Team USA}}

Personal life

Hernandez graduated from Southlake Carroll High School in 2021 and currently attends the University of Texas, where she is majoring in exercise science.{{cite web|last1=Russell|first1=Keith|date=June 20, 2021|title='It's Absolutely Unreal': Southlake Carroll's Hailey Hernandez To Represent US At Summer Olympics|website=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/southlake-carrolls-hailey-hernandez-summer-olympics/}}

Career

Hernandez started diving at age seven.{{cite web |title=Divers Palmer, Hernandez – 11 years apart – will represent U.S. in springboard in Tokyo |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/06/12/us-olympic-diving-trials-krysta-palmer-hailey-hernandez/ |website=NBC Sports |date=June 12, 2021}} She is a four-time Texas 6A high school state champion and a two-time world junior medalist.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/06/12/olympic-diving-trials-2021-indys-sarah-bacon-misses-making-team-usa/7671903002/|title=Indy diver Sarah Bacon falls one place short of making Olympic team|first=David|last=Woods|website=The Indianapolis Star|date=June 12, 2021}}

She qualified for the 2020 Olympics in the women's 3-meter springboard, placing second behind Krysta Palmer. 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.

International Competition Results

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Competition{{cite web |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1056046/hailey-hernandez |title=Hailey Hernandez |accessdate=13 Feb 2024 |work=World Aquatics profile }}

!Event

! 2017

! 2018

! 2019

! 2020

! 2021

! 2022

! 2023

! 2024

colspan="10" |International representing {{Flag|USA}}
rowspan="1" |Olympic Games

|3m Springboard

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|9th

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rowspan="2" |FINA World Aquatics Championships

|1m Springboard

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|7th

|6th

3m Springboard

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|6th

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rowspan="1" |FINA Diving World Cup

|3m Springboard

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|9th

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|15th

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rowspan="2" |FINA Diving World Cup (Super Final)

|3m Springboard

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|6th

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Team Event

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|4th

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rowspan="3" | Pan American Games

|1m Springboard

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|bgcolor=#c86430 |{{bronze03}}

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3m Springboard

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|4th

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3m Springboard Synchro

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|bgcolor=#c86430 |{{bronze03}}

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colspan="10" |International representing {{Flag|USA}} (Junior)
rowspan="2" |FINA World Junior Diving Championships

|1m Springboard

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|bgcolor=silver |{{silver02}}

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3m Springboard

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|bgcolor=silver |{{silver02}}

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rowspan="4" |Junior Pan American Championships

|1m Springboard

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|bgcolor=silver |{{silver02}}

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3m Springboard

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|bgcolor=silver |{{silver02}}

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3m Springboard Synchro

|bgcolor=gold|{{gold01}}

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|bgcolor=gold|{{gold01}}

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Platform

|bgcolor=silver |{{silver02}}

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Domestic Competition Results

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Competition

!Event

! 2013

! 2014

! 2015

! 2016

! 2017

! 2018

! 2019

! 2020

! 2021

! 2022

! 2023

! 2024

colspan="14" |National (Senior)
rowspan="3" |USA Diving National Championships

(Spring / Winter)

|1m Springboard

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|5th / 4th

|bgcolor=silver | {{silver02}}

|bgcolor=gold |6th / {{gold01}}

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|bgcolor=#a85400 | {{bronze03}}

|bgcolor=silver | {{silver02}}

|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

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3m Springboard

| colspan="3" | -

|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

|bgcolor=#a85400 | {{bronze03}} / 4th

|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

|5th

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|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

|bgcolor=silver | {{silver02}}

|bgcolor=silver | {{silver02}}

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3m Springboard Synchro

| colspan="3" | -

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|5th

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|4th

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|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

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rowspan="3" |USA Diving Trials

|1m Springboard

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|4th

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3m Springboard

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|8th

|4th

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|bgcolor=silver | {{silver02}}

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3m Springboard Synchro

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|4th

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colspan="14" |College (representing University of Texas)
rowspan="2" | NCAA Diving Championships

|1m Springboard

| colspan="9" | -

|4th

|4th

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3m Springboard

| colspan="9" | -

|8th

|9th

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rowspan="2" | Big 12 Championship

|1m Springboard

| colspan="9" | -

|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

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3m Springboard

| colspan="9" | -

|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

|bgcolor=silver | {{silver02}}

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colspan="14" |National (Junior)
rowspan="5" |USA Diving Junior National Championships

|1m Springboard

|21st

|6th

|4th

|bgcolor=#a85400 | {{bronze03}}

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|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

| colspan="5" | -

3m Springboard

|7th

|bgcolor=silver | {{silver02}}

|7th

|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

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|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

| colspan="5" | -

1m Springboard Synchro

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|bgcolor=#a85400 | {{bronze03}}

|bgcolor=silver | {{silver02}}

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| colspan="5" | -

3m Springboard Synchro

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|bgcolor=silver | {{silver02}}

|bgcolor=silver | {{silver02}}

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|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

| colspan="5" | -

Platform

|5th

|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

|bgcolor=#a85400 | {{bronze03}}

|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

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|bgcolor=silver | {{silver02}}

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| colspan="5" | -

rowspan="4" |USA Diving Junior Trials

|1m Springboard

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|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

| colspan="6" | -

3m Springboard

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|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

| colspan="6" | -

3m Springboard Synchro

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|bgcolor=silver | {{silver02}}

| colspan="6" | -

Platform

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|bgcolor=gold | {{gold01}}

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Awards

  • 2x Big 12 Diver of the Year (2021-2022, 2022-2023)
  • 2x Big 12 Championship Diver of the Meet (2022, 2023)
  • 3x All American
  • 1x Honorable-Mention All American
  • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2021-2022)
  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2022-2023)

References

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Category:American female divers

Category:Living people

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Category:2003 births

Category:Olympic divers for the United States

Category:People from Southlake, Texas

Category:Divers at the 2023 Pan American Games

Category:Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games

Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in diving

Category:Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:Sportspeople from Denton County, Texas

Category:Sportspeople from Tarrant County, Texas

Category:21st-century American sportswomen

Category:Carroll Senior High School alumni

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