Haley Ishimatsu

Ishimatsu is a fourth-generation Japanese American. Her older sister Victoria "Tory" Ishimatsu is also a competitive diver, and tried out for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games at the U.S. trials with Haley.{{cite news | last = Hirano Culross | first = Mikey | title = Diving Their Way Up | work = The Rafu Shimpo | publisher = Los Angeles News Publishing Company | date = 2008-07-25 | url = http://www.rafu.com/en/2008/0725/sports.html | accessdate = 2008-08-14 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080823070515/http://www.rafu.com/en/2008/0725/sports.html | archivedate = 2008-08-23 }} At the 2008 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships, the elder Ishimatsu placed fourth in both the One-meter Springboard and the Synchronized Springboard Final.{{cite web | last = Franklin | first = Woody | title = 2008 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships | work = Diving | publisher = About.com | date = 2008-07-27 | accessdate = 2008-08-14 | url = http://diving.about.com/od/nationalresults/a/KPM1m.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110707074839/http://diving.about.com/od/nationalresults/a/KPM1m.htm | archive-date = 2011-07-07 | url-status = dead }} Ishimatsu signed a letter of intent to compete collegiality at Duke University beginning in the 2010 season. [http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=204834638] She has now transferred to the University of Southern California where she started attending fall of 2012.

Ishimatsu has been a member of the U.S. national diving team since 2006, medaling in over ten different competitions nationally and internationally.

Ishimatsu is a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in both the 10-meter platform and the synchronized 10-meter platform event with Mary Beth Dunnichay.{{cite web | last = Lowery | first = Jennifer | title = USA Diving announces nominees to 2008 U.S. Olympic Team | work = News | publisher = USA Diving | date = 2008-07-16 | url = http://www.usadiving.org/05redesign/main/news_07_07_08.htm | accessdate = 2008-08-13 | archive-date = 2008-09-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080902181644/http://www.usadiving.org/05redesign/main/news_07_07_08.htm | url-status = dead }} In the synchronized competition Ishimatsu and Dunnichay earned fifth place scoring 309.12.{{cite web | title = Women's Synchronised 10m Platform Final | work = Diving Results | publisher = The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | date = 2008-08-12 | url = http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/DV/C73D/DVW202101.shtml#DVW202101 | accessdate = 2008-08-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080815034214/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/DV/C73D/DVW202101.shtml#DVW202101 | archive-date = 2008-08-15 | url-status = dead }} In the individual event, Ishimatsu finished tenth with a score of 329.00 in the preliminary round,{{cite news | last = Johnson | first = Greg | title = Wilkinson, Ishimatsu advance to platform semifinals | work = Sports | publisher = Los Angeles Times | date = 2008-08-20 | url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/olympics_blog/2008/08/wilkinson-ishim.html | accessdate = 2008-08-20}} but did not make finals, finishing in 14th place{{cite news | title = China's Chen leads women's platform semifinals | author = Newberry, P. | newspaper = USA Today | publisher = The Associated Press | date = 2008-08-21 | url = http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2008-08-20-3721420266_x.htm | accessdate = 2008-08-21}} with a score of 292.95.{{cite web | title = Women's 10m Platform Semifinal | work = Diving Results | publisher = The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | date = 2008-08-21 | url = http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/DV/C73A/DVW002201.shtml#DVW002201 | accessdate = 2008-08-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080825021837/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/DV/C73A/DVW002201.shtml#DVW002201 | archive-date = 2008-08-25 | url-status = dead }}

Ishimatsu continued diving in preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, stating: "Now I know what the experience is like, some of the surprises," Ishimatsu told the Associated Press. "I'll be able to deal with it better."{{cite news | first = Paul | last = Newberry | title = China's Chen leads women's platform semifinals | publisher = The Associated Press | date = 2008-08-21 | url = http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jZpAJe1V-5oMR01qoiQD4-MOONRQD92ME8Q80 | accessdate = 2008-08-21 }}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} However, Ishimatsu failed to secure a return to London, faltering badly on her 4th dive in the June 2012 diving trials in Seattle, WA.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}

{{Reflist}}

• {{World Aquatics}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130927144227/http://www.usadiving.org/bios/haley-ishimatsu/ Haley Ishimatsu] at USA Diving (archived September 27, 2013)
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110728150159/http://www.usadiving.org/05redesign/media/profiles/Ishimatsu_Haley.pdf Haley Ishimatsu] at USA Diving (archived July 28, 2011)
• {{Team USA|new_id=haley-ishimatsu-908274|old_id=IS/Haley-Ishimatsu|archive=20220711223228}}
• {{Olympics.com|haley-ishimatsu}}
• {{Olympedia}}

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