Hali Flickinger
{{Short description|American swimmer (born 1994)}}
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| national_team = United States
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|7|7}}
| birth_place = York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| height = 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
| weight = 115 lb (52 kg)
| strokes = Freestyle, butterfly, medley
| club = Cali Condors{{cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/cali-condors-unveil-roster-for-2019-international-swimming-league-finale/ |title=Cali Condors Unveil Roster for 2019 International Swimming League Finale |first1=Braden |last1=Keith |date=December 9, 2019 |publisher=SwimSwam }}
Sun Devil Swimming
| collegeteam = University of Georgia
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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry |the {{USA}}}}
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{{MedalBronze | 2020 Tokyo| 200 m butterfly}}
{{MedalBronze | 2020 Tokyo | 400 m medley}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (LC)}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Budapest|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Budapest|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Gwangju|200 m butterfly}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Budapest|200 m butterfly}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (SC)}}
{{MedalGold | 2022 Melbourne | 400 m medley}}
{{MedalSilver | 2022 Melbourne | 200 m butterfly}}
{{MedalBronze | 2022 Melbourne | 4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan Pacific Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 2018 Tokyo | 200 m butterfly}}
{{MedalCompetition | Summer Universiade}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Gwangju|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze | 2015 Gwangju | 200 m butterfly}}
{{MedalBronze | 2015 Gwangju | 400 m medley}}
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Hali Flickinger (born July 7, 1994) is a retired{{cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/olympic-bronze-medalist-hali-flickinger-officially-announces-retirement/ |first1=Anya |last1=Pelshaw |title=OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST HALI FLICKINGER OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
|date=January 16, 2024 |publisher=SwimSwam}} American swimmer who specializes in freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley events. She represents the Cali Condors of the International Swimming League.
Flickinger qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 200 meter butterfly and finished seventh in the finals. For the 2020 Summer Olympics, Flickinger qualified to compete in the 200 meter butterfly and 400 meter individual medley, and she won the bronze medal in both events.
Career
=Early career=
Flickinger grew up in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, and swam for coach Michael Brooks at the York YMCA Aquatic Club. She graduated from Spring Grove Area High School, where she was a three-time Scholastic All-American. She was the national champion at the 2011 and 2012 YMCA Short Course national championships in the 200 yard butterfly, where she set a new event record both years.{{cite web |url=http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/hali_flickinger_814704.html |title=Hali Flickinger Biography |publisher=UGA Athletics Department |access-date=2014-03-30 |archive-date=March 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330064831/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/hali_flickinger_814704.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/USA/30225.asp?-Hali-Flickinger-Bests-YMCA-Standard |title=FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2011 Results at a Glance |work=Swimming World |publisher=Sports Publications International, Inc. |date=April 15, 2012 |access-date=2014-03-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330065019/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/USA/30225.asp?-Hali-Flickinger-Bests-YMCA-Standard |archive-date=March 30, 2014 }} Internationally, she won silver in the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay as a member of the prelim team and bronze in the 200 meter individual medley at the 2011 FINA Swimming World Cup meet in Moscow, Russia.{{cite web |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/swc2011/compilation.pdf |title=FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2011 Results at a Glance |publisher=FINA |access-date=2014-03-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726103554/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/swc2011/compilation.pdf |archive-date=2015-07-26 }}
Collegiately, Flickinger helped the Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving women's team win the NCAA Division I women's team title in 2013, 2014, and 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.redandblack.com/sports/georgia-women-s-swim-and-dive-picks-up-sixth-national/article_3547cdda-b298-11e3-bb2a-001a4bcf6878.html |last=Eggers |first=Nikki |title=Georgia women's swim and dive picks up sixth national championship |work=Athens Banner-Herald |date=March 23, 2014 |publisher=Morris Communications |access-date=2014-03-26}}{{cite news |last=Arsenault |first=Bill |url=http://www.eveningsun.com/sports/ci_24942349/hali-flickinger-feature |title=The best is yet to come' for Georgia swimmer Hali Flickinger, Spring Grove grad |work=The Hanover Evening Sun |date=January 18, 2014 |access-date=2014-03-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330065043/http://www.eveningsun.com/sports/ci_24942349/hali-flickinger-feature |archive-date=March 30, 2014 }} She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2017 with a degree in finance.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160727115524/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-swimming/athletes/Hali-Flickinger "Hali Flickinger"]. teamusa.org. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
=2016–2018=
==2016 Summer Olympics==
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Flickinger placed seventh in the 200 meter butterfly.{{cite web |url=https://www.redandblack.com/sports/hali-flickinger-finishes-th-in-butterfly-olympic-final/article_56a07924-5f6a-11e6-8998-d3c86c94e261.html |first1=Tori |last1=McElhaney |first2=John |last2=Durham |title=Hali Flickinger finishes 7th in 200 butterfly Olympic final |date=August 10, 2016 |publisher=The Red & Black (University of Georgia)}}
==2017 World Aquatics Championships==
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{{MedalGold | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:43:39 }}
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Flickinger swam at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary in July 2017. She competed in two events, winning a gold medal for her efforts as part of the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay. She finished ninth in the semifinals of the 200 meter butterfly and did not advance to the final.[https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010AFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF22.pdf "17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Results Book"]. Omega Timing. July 30, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
==2018 Pan Pacific Championships==
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{{MedalGold | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.35 }}
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At the 2018 US National Championships held in July in Irvine, California, Flickinger broke the 37-year-old US Open record set by Mary T. Meagher in 1981 at 2:05.96 in the 200 meter butterfly with her time of 2:05.87 in the prelims heats of the event.[https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011201020204EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "2018 Phillips 66 National Championships: Women's 200m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. July 25, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2021. In August 2018 at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships held in Tokyo, Japan, Flickinger won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly with a time of 2:07.35.[http://swim.seiko.co.jp/en/2018/S80701/all_ranking_eng.pdf "Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 2018: Total Ranking"]. Seiko. August 9–12, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
=2019=
==2019 World Aquatics Championships==
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{{MedalSilver | 200 m butterfly | 2:06.95 }}
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At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea in July 2019, Flickinger won the silver medal in the 200 meter butterfly. She swam a 2:06.95, finishing less than two tenths of a second behind Boglárka Kapás and less than one tenth of a second ahead of Katie Drabot.[https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070204EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "18th FINA World Championships Gwangju (KOR): Women's 200m Butterfly Final Heat 1 Results"]. Omega Timing. July 25, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2021. This was the first world championship medal Flickinger won in an individual event.Heiser, Steve (July 25, 2019). [https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/2019/07/25/spring-grove-grad-hali-flickinger-wins-200-fly-silver-world-meet/1824514001/ "Spring Grove grad Hali Flickinger wins 200 fly silver at World Swimming Championships"]. York Dispatch. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
==2019 International Swimming League==
In 2019 Flickinger was a member of the inaugural International Swimming League representing the Cali Condors, who finished third place in the final match in Las Vegas, Nevada in December. Flickinger won several events for the Condors including her specialty, the 200 meter butterfly, at the final.{{cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/international-swimming-league-finale-in-las-vegas-day-two-live-recap/ |title=International Swimming League Finale in Las Vegas: Day Two Live Recap |first1=Braden |last1=Keith |date=December 21, 2019 |publisher=SwimSwam }}
=2021=
==2020 US Olympic Trials==
On June 17, 2021, Flickinger won the 200 meter butterfly at the 2020 USA Swimming Olympic Trials, qualifying for the US Olympic Swimming Team.Sutherland, James (June 17, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/2021-u-s-olympic-trials-wave-ii-day-5-finals-live-recap/ "2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 5 Finals Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Her time in the final, a 2:05.85, was a new US Open record and Championship record.[https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030204EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021. This was Flickinger's second consecutive Olympic Games making the US team.Allibone, Matt (June 17, 2021). [https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/swimming/2021/06/17/olympic-swimming-hali-flickinger-wins-200-butterfly-u-s-trials/7735939002/ "York County's Hali Flickinger locks up Olympic spot with victory in the 200 butterfly"]. York Daily Record. Retrieved June 18, 2021.Maisel, Matt (June 18, 2021). [https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/hali-flickinger-olympics-united-states-swimming-trials-butterfly-york-county-spring-grove/521-b407daaa-bc94-4f96-8fdb-d00ec1d1f2be "York County's Hali Flickinger Olympics bound after 200M butterfly win at U.S. Trials"]. FOX43. Retrieved June 18, 2021. In addition to winning the 200 meter butterfly, she took second place with a time of 4:33.96 in the 400 meter individual medley on the first day of Olympic Trials, qualifying her for the Olympics in that event.[https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030205EF04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.Sutherland, James (June 13, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/2021-u-s-olympic-trials-wave-ii-day-1-finals-live-recap/ "2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 1 Finals Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
On day six of competition, Flickinger ranked 15th with a time of 2:12.02 in the morning prelims heats of the 200 meter backstroke and advanced to the semifinals.[https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030202EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Women's 200m Backstroke Heats Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.Anderson, Jared (June 18, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/2021-u-s-olympic-trials-wave-ii-day-6-prelims-live-recap/ "2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved June 18, 2021. In the semifinals, she was eighth overall, swimming a 2:09.61 and advancing to the final on day seven.[https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030202EE02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Women's 200m Backstroke Semifinals Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.Sutherland, James (June 18, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/2021-u-s-olympic-trials-wave-ii-day-6-finals-live-recap/ "2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 6 Finals Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved June 18, 2021. Flickinger decided not to swim in the 200 meter backstroke final.Johnson, Annika (June 19, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/flickinger-scratches-200-back-berkoff-bumped-into-final/ "Flickinger Scratches 200 Back, Berkoff Bumped Into Final"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
==2020 Summer Olympics==
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{{MedalBronze | 400 m individual medley | 4:34.90 }}
{{MedalBronze | 200 m butterfly | 2:05.65 }}
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Flickinger was one of 17 entrants in the 200 meter butterfly at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, which was the individual swimming event with the least number of entries at that year's Olympic Games.Keith, Braden (July 15, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/only-17-swimmers-are-entered-in-the-womens-200-fly-for-tokyo-olympics578223-2/ "Only 17 Swimmers Are Entered in the Women's 200 Fly for Tokyo Olympics"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved July 17, 2021. On July 24, 2021, Flickinger competed in the prelims of the 400 meter individual medley, finishing fifth overall with a time of 4:35.98, and advancing to the final.Sutherland, James (July 24, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/tokyo-2020-olympics-day-1-prelims-live-recap/ "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved July 24, 2021.Heiser, Steve (July 24, 2021). [https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/07/24/hali-flickinger-advances-saturday-nights-400-im-finals-olympics/8080193002/ "Spring Grove's Hali Flickinger advances to Saturday night's 400 IM finals at Olympics"]. The York Dispatch. Retrieved July 24, 2021. In the final the next morning, she finished third with a time of 4:34.90, winning the bronze medal in the event.Anderson, Jared (July 24, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/tokyo-2020-olympics-day-1-finals-live-recap/ "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 1 Finals Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved July 24, 2021.Metcalfe, Jeff (July 24, 2021). [https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/07/24/american-hali-flickinger-win-400-im-bronze-medal-tokyo-olympics/8084669002/ "American Hali Flickinger wins 400 IM bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics"]. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
On day four of competition, Flickinger swam a 2:08.31 in the prelims of the 200 meter butterfly and qualified for the semifinals ranked second overall.Anderson, Jared (July 27, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/tokyo-2020-olympics-day-4-prelims-live-recap/ "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved July 27, 2021.[https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/07/27/spring-groves-hali-flickinger-advances-semifinal-200-m-butterfly-olympics/5383177001/ "Spring Grove's Hali Flickinger advances to semifinal in 200M butterfly at Olympics"]. The York Dispatch. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021. The following day of competition, she lowered her time to 2:06.23 in the semifinals, ranked second for both semifinal heats, and advanced to the final.Rose, Rob (July 27, 2021). [https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/07/27/spring-groves-hali-flickinger-advances-womens-200-fly-olympic-final/5395993001/ "Spring Grove's Hali Flickinger advances to women's 200-meter fly Olympic final"]. The York Dispatch. Retrieved July 27, 2021.NBC Olympics (July 27, 2021). [https://kyma.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-countdown/2021/07/27/hali-flickinger-regan-smith-advance-to-200-fly-final/ "Hali Flickinger, Regan Smith advance to 200 fly final"]. KYMA. Retrieved July 27, 2021. In the final on day six of competition, Flickinger won her second medal of the 2020 Olympic Games, a bronze medal in the 200 meter butterfly with a time of 2:05.65.Lepesant, Anne (July 28, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/tokyo-2020-olympics-day-5-finals-live-recap/ "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 5 Finals Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved July 28, 2021.Berube, Allie (July 28, 2021). [https://www.abc27.com/japan-2020/hali-flickinger-200-fly-in-tokyo-olympics/ "Spring Grove's Hali Flickinger wins bronze in the 200 Fly, her second medal of the Tokyo Olympics"]. ABC 27. Retrieved July 28, 2021.Allibone, Matt (July 28, 2021). [https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/2021/07/28/hali-flickinger-wins-bronze-medal-200-butterfly-tokyo-olympics/5376437001/ "Spring Grove's Hali Flickinger wins bronze medal in the 200 butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics"]. York Daily Record. Retrieved July 28, 2021.[https://www.wgal.com/article/hali-flickinger-pennsylvania-wins-olympic-bronze-medal-in-200m-butterfly/37161291# "York County’s Hali Flickinger wins Olympic bronze medal in 200m butterfly"]. WGAL. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.[https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/07/28/hali-flickinger-aims-first-olympic-gold-medal-wednesday-night/5410370001/ "Hali Flickinger collects her second swimming bronze medal at the Tokyo Summer Games"]. The York Dispatch. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021. She was the first swimmer from York County, Pennsylvania to win an Olympic medal since 1948, and she was also the first athlete from the county to win more than one Olympic medal during their career in over 80 years.
==2021 International Swimming League==
Flickinger was selected for the Cali Condors team as part of the 2021 International Swimming League.Penland, Spencer (August 1, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/isl-season-3-free-agency-period-closed-after-36-free-agent-signings-in-july/ "ISL Season 3: Free Agency Period Closed After 36 Free Agent Signings In July"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved August 2, 2021. She opted not to participate in the regular season of competition and entered to swim in the playoffs, appearing on the team's playoff roster.Keith, Braden (October 21, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/eddie-wang-hali-flickinger-due-to-rejoin-cali-condors-for-2021-isl-playoffs/ "Eddie Wang, Hali Flickinger Due To Rejoin Cali Condors For 2021 ISL Playoffs"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved October 21, 2021. For the playoffs, she and a few other Cali Condors members, including fellow Olympian Caeleb Dressel, did not participate in the first match.Sutherland, James (November 11, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/dressel-le-clos-to-miss-opening-match-of-isl-playoffs-day-1-start-lists/ "Dressel, Le Clos To Miss Opening Match Of ISL Playoffs (Day 1 Start Lists)"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
Flickinger made her 2021 International Swimming League debut in the 200 meter backstroke in the fourth match of the playoffs, match fifteen overall, swimming a 2:04.90, placing fifth, and earning 4.0 points for her team.ISL (November 20, 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500150202EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "ISL Match 15 Eindhoven (NED): Women's 200m Backstroke Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved November 20, 2021.Sutherland, James (November 20, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/2021-isl-playoffs-match-4-day-1-live-recap/ "2021 ISL Playoffs — Match 4: Day 1 Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved November 20, 2021. For the 200 meter individual medley, she finished eighth with a time of 2:11.90.ISL (November 20, 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500150205EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "ISL Match 15 Eindhoven (NED): Women's 200m Individual Medley Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved November 20, 2021. In the 400 meter freestyle, Flickinger won her first event of the season with a time of 4:00.82, which was three-hundredths of a second faster than second-place finisher Freya Anderson of the London Roar.ISL (November 20, 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500150201EF04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "ISL Match 15 Eindhoven (NED): Women's 400m Freestyle Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved November 20, 2021. Flickinger achieved her second win of the match on the second and final day of competition, winning the 200 meter butterfly with a time of 2:04.62 and earning 10.0 points for her team.ISL (November 21, 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500150204EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "ISL Match 15 Eindhoven (NED): Women's 200m Butterfly Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved November 21, 2021.Carlson, Reid (November 21, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/2021-isl-playoffs-match-4-day-2-live-recap/ "2021 ISL Playoffs Match 4, Day 2: Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved November 21, 2021. For her last event of the match, she swam a 4:31.75 in the 400 meter individual medley, scoring 13.0 points and placing second.ISL (November 21, 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500150205EF04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "ISL Match 15 Eindhoven (NED): Women's 400m Individual Medley Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
=2022=
==Pro Swim Series – San Antonio==
On March 31, at the Pro Swim Series in San Antonio, Texas, Flickinger swam a 1:59.08 in the prelims heats of the 200 meter freestyle to qualify for the final ranking second and a 4:50.14 in the 400 meter individual medley to qualify for the final ranking first.Hamann, Michael (March 31, 2022). [https://swimswam.com/pro-swim-series-san-antonio-day-2-prelim-live-recap/ "Pro Swim Series- San Antonio: Day 2 Prelim Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved March 31, 2022. In the finals of the events, she won the 400 meter individual medley with a 4:40.62 and placed fourth in the 200 meter freestyle with a 1:58.90.Harder, Matthew (March 31, 2022). [https://swimswam.com/pro-swim-series-san-antonio-day-2-finals-live-recap/ "Pro Swim Series- San Antonio: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved March 31, 2022. The following morning, she advanced to the final of the 200 meter butterfly with a 2:11.15 and first-rank and the final of the 400 meter freestyle with a 4:13.71 and third-rank.Hamann, Michael (April 1, 2022). [https://swimswam.com/pro-swim-series-san-antonio-day-3-prelims-live-recap/ "Pro Swim Series- San Antonio: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved April 1, 2022. She won the 200 meter butterfly final with a 2:08.47 and placed third in the 400 meter freestyle final in 4:10.38.Lohn, John (April 1, 2022). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/tyr-pro-series-teenage-star-claire-curzan-notches-impressive-double-katie-ledecky-cruises-in-400-freestyle/ "TYR Pro Series: Teenage Star Claire Curzan Notches Impressive Double; Katie Ledecky Cruises in 400 Freestyle'"]. Swimming World. Retrieved April 1, 2022. She swam 2:13.81 in the prelims heats of the 200 meter backstroke on the fourth and final day, qualifying for the final ranking sixth.Hamann, Michael (April 2, 2022). [https://swimswam.com/pro-swim-series-san-antonio-day-4-prelims-live-recap/ "Pro Swim Series- San Antonio: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved April 2, 2022. Lowering her time to a 2:11.23 in the final, she placed fourth to conclude her competition at the Northside Swim Center for the Pro Swim Series stop.Harder, Matthew (April 2, 2022). [https://swimswam.com/pro-swim-series-san-antonio-day-4-finals-live-recap/ "Pro Swim Series – San Antonio: Day 4 Finals Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
==2022 International Team Trials==
On the first day of the 2022 US International Team Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina, Flickinger ranked first in the preliminary heats of the 200 meter butterfly with a 2:07.75 and qualified for the evening final.USA Swimming (April 26, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700010204EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 200m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved April 26, 2022. She won the A final with a time of 2:06.35, qualifying for the world championships team.USA Swimming (April 26, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700010204EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved April 26, 2022. The second day, she qualified for the final of the 200 meter freestyle with a 1:58.31 in the morning prelims heats, ranking sixth overall.USA Swimming (April 27, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700010201EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved April 27, 2022. In the final, she placed fourth with a personal best time of 1:57.53, qualifying for the World Championships team in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay.USA Swimming (April 27, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700010201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved April 27, 2022. Day three, she qualified for the final of the 400 meter individual medley with a 4:46.04 in the prelims heats.USA Swimming (April 28, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700010205EF0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 400m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved April 28, 2022. She improved upon her rank in the final, placing third with a time of 4:39.50.USA Swimming (April 28, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700010205EF0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved April 28, 2022. For the morning prelims heats of the 400 meter freestyle on day four, her fourth event at the Trials, she ranked fourth with a time of 4:10.03 and advanced to the evening final.USA Swimming (April 29, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700010201EF0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 400m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved April 29, 2022. She swam the race over two seconds faster in the final, placing fifth with a 4:07.97.USA Swimming (April 29, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700010201EF0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 400m Freestyle Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
==2022 Swimming World Cup==
For the 2022 FINA Swimming World Cup held in Berlin, Germany, the first stop in three for the circuit, Flickinger won a gold medal in the 400 meter individual medley with a 4:30.36 and a bronze medal in the 200 meter butterfly with a 2:05.63, as well as placing fourth in the 400 meter freestyle with a 4:03.01.FINA (October 23, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001170007FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF22.pdf "FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Berlin (GER): Results Book"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved October 23, 2022. Five days after the end of the first stop, the second stop began in Toronto, Canada, and she achieved a fourth-place finish in the 400 meter freestyle in 4:01.21 and approximately 35 minutes later won a silver medal in the 200 meter butterfly with a 2:04.00.FINA (October 28, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700080201EF0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Women's 400m Freestyle Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved October 28, 2022.FINA (October 28, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700080204EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved October 28, 2022. In the 400 meter individual medley the next day, she placed fourth, behind three Canadians, with a time of 4:30.90.FINA (October 29, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700080205EF0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
The first day of the third and final stop, held in Indianapolis, Flickinger placed sixth in the final of the 400 meter freestyle on day one with a time of 4:02.51, which helped Americans achieve all of the top seven out of eight places.FINA (November 3, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700090201EF0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "FINA Swimming World Cup 2022: Indianapolis (USA): Women's 400m Freestyle Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved November 3, 2022. In the same session, she placed fourth in the 200 meter butterfly with a time of 2:05.50, finishing behind one Canadian (gold medalist) and two Americans (silver and bronze medalists).FINA (November 3, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700090204EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "FINA Swimming World Cup 2022: Indianapolis (USA): Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved November 3, 2022. The following day, she placed sixth in the 400 meter individual medley with a 4:36.18, which was 4.88 seconds behind bronze medalist Bailey Andison of Canada.FINA (4 November 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700090205EF0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "FINA Swimming World Cup 2022: Indianapolis (USA): Women's 400m Individual Medley Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 4 November 2022. Based on her results for the whole 2022 World Cup, she ranked as the tenth highest-scoring overall female competitor, and the second highest-scoring female American competitor, only behind Beata Nelson.[https://www.fina.org/competitions/2959/fina-swimming-world-cup-2022/rankings?scoringId=fd59d212-4e6f-4c9e-b43e-aa2cc3413aa6 "FINA Swimming World Cup 2022: Women Individual Ranking 2022"]. FINA. November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
==2022 World Short Course Championships==
For the 2022 World Short Course Championships in December in Melbourne, Australia, Flickinger was named to the Team USA roster in the 200 meter butterfly and the 400 meter individual medley.[https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/rosters/world-championships-world-juniors/2022-short-course-worlds-roster.pdf "2022 FINA World Championships (25m) Roster"]. USA Swimming. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.[https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2022/10/19/usa-swimming-announces-2022-fina-world-championships-(25m)-roster "USA Swimming Announces 2022 FINA World Championships (25m) Roster"]. USA Swimming. October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
International championships (50 m)
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| colspan="5" align="center"| Junior level | ||||
WJC 2011 | style="background:#fdffe7"| | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|6th | style="background:#fdffe7"| |
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| colspan="5" align="center"| Senior level | ||||
style="background:#ccccff"| PAC 2014 | align="center"|11th (h) | align="center"|6th | align="center"|13th (h) | style="background:#fdffe7"| |
WUG 2015 | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|{{Bronze3}} | align="center"|{{Bronze3}} | align="center"|{{Gold1}} |
style="background:#f0e68c"| OG 2016 | style="background:#f0e68c"| | align="center"|7th | style="background:#f0e68c"| | style="background:#f0e68c"| |
WC 2017 | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|9th | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|{{Bronze3}}{{ref label|a|a|a}} |
style="background:#ccccff"| PAC 2018 | align="center"|8th | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | style="background:#fdffe7"| | style="background:#fdffe7"| |
WC 2019 | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|{{Silver2}} | style="background:#fdffe7"| | style="background:#fdffe7"| |
style="background:#f0e68c"| OG 2020 | style="background:#f0e68c"| | align="center"|{{Bronze3}} | align="center"|{{Bronze3}} | style="background:#f0e68c"| |
WC 2022 | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|{{Silver2}} | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|{{Bronze3}}{{ref label|a|a|a}} |
:{{note label|a|a|a}} Flickinger swam only in the prelims heats.
International championships (25 m)
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WC 2022 | align="center"|9th | align="center"|{{Silver2}} | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | align="center"|{{Bronze3}} |
Personal best times
=Long course meters (50 m pool)=
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Event
! Time ! Meet ! Location ! Date ! Ref |
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100 m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;" | 57.62 | TYR Pro Swim Series | March 6, 2020 | |
200 m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;" | 1:57.53 | 2022 US International Team Trials | April 27, 2022 |
400 m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;" | 4:06.72 | 2018 Georgia Bulldog Gand Slam | July 7, 2018 | |
100 m backstroke
| style="text-align:center;" | 1:00.96 | TYR Pro Swim Series | | April 12, 2019 | |
200 m backstroke
| style="text-align:center;" | 2:08.36 | 2019 Atlanta Classic | May 19, 2019 |
100 m butterfly
| style="text-align:center;" | 58.44 | 2019 Georgia Bulldog Gand Slam | June 23, 2019 | |
200 m butterfly
| style="text-align:center;" | 2:05.65 | July 29, 2021 |
200 m individual medley
| style="text-align:center;" | 2:12.62 | 2018 USA Swimming Championships | July 29, 2018 | |
400 m individual medley
| style="text-align:center;" | 4:33.96 | June 13, 2021 |
=Short course meters (25 m pool)=
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Event
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200 m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;" | 1:54.26 | 2020 International Swimming League | November 22, 2020 | style="text-align:center;" | [https://www.fina.org/athletes/1002686/hali-flickinger "Hali Flickinger"]. FINA. Retrieved 26 October 2022. |
400 m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;" | 3:58.26 | 2015 Duel in the Pool | December 11, 2015 |
800 m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;" | 8:37.27 | October 18, 2011 |
200 m backstroke
| style="text-align:center;" | 2:01.94 | 2020 International Swimming League | November 21, 2020 |
200 m butterfly
| style="text-align:center;" | 2:03.35 | 2020 International Swimming League | November 22, 2020 |
100 m individual medley
| style="text-align:center;" | 1:00.22 | 2020 International Swimming League | November 10, 2020 |
200 m individual medley
| style="text-align:center;" | 2:08.65 | 2021 International Swimming League | December 3, 2021 |
400 m individual medley
| style="text-align:center;" | 4:25.50 | 2020 International Swimming League | November 22, 2020 |
Swimming World Cup circuits
The following medals Flickinger has won at Swimming World Cup circuits.[https://www.fina.org/athletes/1002686/hali-flickinger/medals "Hali Flickinger: Medals"]. FINA. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
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Edition | Gold medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | Total |
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2011 | style="text-align:center;" | 0 | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | style="text-align:center;" | 0 | style="text-align:center;" | 2 |
2022 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 3 |
Total | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 3 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 5 |
National records
=Long course meters (50 m pool)=
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Event
! Time ! ! Meet ! Date ! Location ! Type ! Status ! Age ! {{Abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}} |
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200 m butterfly
| style="text-align:center;" | 2:05.87 | h | 2018 US National Championships | July 25, 2018 | US | Former | style="text-align:center;" | 24 |
200 m butterfly (2)
| style="text-align:center;" | 2:05.85 | | June 17, 2021 | US | Former | style="text-align:center;" | 26 |
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Awards and honors
- SwimSwam Top 100 (Women's): 2021 (#25),Ortegon, Karl (February 14, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/swimswams-top-100-for-2021-womens-30-21/ "SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2021: Women's #30 — #21"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved October 11, 2021. 2022 (#14)Sutherland, James (January 19, 2022). [https://swimswam.com/swimswams-top-100-for-2022-womens-20-11/ "SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2022: Women's #20-11"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
Personal life
Flickinger is married to fellow Georgia Bulldog swimmer Martin Grodzki, who proposed to her after her performances at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in Atlanta.Tomley, Temarie (July 27, 2016). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/4-things-you-should-know-about-olympic-rookie-hali-flickinger/ "4 Things You Should Know About Olympic Rookie Hali Flickinger"]. Swimming World. Retrieved November 2, 2022.Rose, Rob (June 12, 2019). [https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/olympics/2019/06/12/spring-grove-hali-flickinger-world-no-1-after-finding-passion-again/1438002001/ "Spring Grove grad Hali Flickinger is world No. 1 in butterfly after finding passion again"]. The York Dispatch. Retrieved November 2, 2022. She and her husband were married by their swim coach Jack Bauerle before she competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, which was held in July 2019.D'Addona, Dan (March 26, 2020). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/hali-flickinger-reflects-on-move-to-arizona-state-finally-had-the-guts-to-do-it/ "Hali Flickinger Reflects on Move to Arizona State: 'Finally Had the Guts to do it'"]. Swimming World. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
The first sponsor Flickinger signed as part of her professional swimming career was swimming goods company Speedo in 2017.Rieder, David (January 18, 2017). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/hali-flickinger-signs-on-with-speedo/ "Hali Flickinger Signs On with Speedo"]. Swimming World. Retrieved October 3, 2021.Keith, Braden (January 18, 2017). [https://swimswam.com/2016-u-s-olympian-hali-flickinger-signs-speedo/ "2016 U.S. Olympian Hali Flickinger Signs with Speedo"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
One of Flickinger's hobbies outside the pool is using a stroller to walk her pet cat.Carlson, Reid (May 21, 2019). [https://swimswam.com/hali-flickingers-has-a-new-evening-routine-walking-her-cat-video/ "Hali Flickinger Has a New Evening Routine: Walking Her Cat (VIDEO)"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
References
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