Haley Ishimatsu
Height ............................................................................................ 4’ 11” Birthdate ................................................................ September 10, 1992 Birthplace ..................................................................... Bellflower, Calif. Hometown .................................................................. Seal Beach, Calif. Current Residence ..................................................... Indianapolis, Ind. Education ....................... Halstrom High School (Online school in Calif.) Club ............................................. Unattached (National Training Center) Trains ........................................................................... Indianapolis, Ind. Coach ................................................................................ Wenbo Chen National Team ............................................................ 2006, 2007, 2008 2008 U.S. Olympic Team member (10-meter, synchronized 10-meter) Career Highlights: National: 2005 Speedo Junior National Championships - bronze medalist on 1-meter, platform 2006 Speedo U.S. Open - silver medalist on 10-meter 2006 Kaiser Permanente National Championships - silver medalist on 10-meter 2007 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships - gold medalist on 10-meter, synchronized 10-meter 2007 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships - bronze medalist on 10-meter 2008 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships - silver medalist on 10-meter, synchronized 10-meter International: 2006 - made her international debut at age 13 and represented the U.S. in five Grand Prix events as well as the FINA Diving World Cup; Made the finals in two Grand Prix events and placed 14th on 10-meter at the World Cup 2007 World Championships - 5th on synchronized 10-meter, 29th on 10-meter 2007 Canada Cup - bronze medalist on synchronized 10-meter 2007 Comunidad de Madrid - silver medalist on synchronized 10-meter 2007 Italian Grand Prix - bronze medalist on synchronized 10-meter 2007 Pan American Games - silver medalist on 10-meter, bronze medalist on on synchronized 10-meter 2008 FINA Diving World Cup - 8th on 10-meter; 8th on synchronized 10-meter Personal: Daughter of Carol and Mark Ishimatsu … Has one sister, Tory, who is also a diver … Started diving in 2004 … Trains six hours a day six days a week … one of only three female divers to perform a back 3 1/2 pike (degree of difficulty is 3.6) and was the only female to do that dive at the 2008 World Cup ... Loves to read ... Listens to alternative, punk and emo music ... Enjoys collecting rocks from all the places she’s been … Also collects pins and key chains ... Favorite TV shows are Heroes, Law & Order Criminal Intent and MythBusters ... Was a gymnast before becoming a diver ... Moved to Indianapolis in September, 2006 with her dad and sister in order to train at USA Diving’s Training Center ... Her mom still lives and works in California but makes frequent trips to Indy.
Haley Ishimatsu, results
Year 2005 2006 National Events Speedo National Junior Diving Championships Speedo National Diving Championships [synch. T. Ishimatsu] Speedo U.S. Open Speedo U.S. Open [synch. T. Ishimatsu] Speedo Junior National Diving Championships Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships [synch. Dunnichay] Kaiser Permanente National Championships Kaiser Permanente National Championships [synch. Dunnichay] Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships [synch. Dunnichay] U.S. Olympic Team Trials 1-meter 3rd (263.94) 3-meter 5th (283.56) 4th (224.28) 25th (194.90) 3rd (250.80) 5th (325.45) 23rd (215.40) Platform 3rd (289.62) 2nd (338.95) 1st (339.55) 2nd (343.85) 1st (369.00) 1st (326.10) 3rd (340.85) 4th (269.04) 2nd (372.05) 2nd (310.56) 2nd (1140.40) Platform 6th (234.20) 5th (274.70) 12th (276.75) 9th/14th* (284.50) 14th (288.90) 9th (317.90) 7th (259.19) 4th (238.08) 29th (187.25) 5th (298.80) 7th (321.90) 3rd (317.22) 6th/13th* (306.45) 7th (279.42) 10th (265.70) 2nd (301.44) 8th (265.75) 3rd (315.72) 2nd (364.60) 3rd (297.54) 8th (321.15) 8th (309.06) 5th (315.25) 4th (307.56) 12th (295.90) 4th (311.46) 4th (286.80)
9th (282.25)
2007
2008
Year 2006
2007
2008
International Events 1-meter 3-meter FINA Grand Prix (Russia) FINA Grand Prix (Spain) FINA Grand Prix (Canada Cup) FINA Diving Grand Prix (Ft. Lauderdale) * was 9th in prelims but could not advance to semis (only two can advance per country) and was considered 14th in final results FINA Diving World Cup (Changshu, China) FINA Junior Diving World Championships (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) FINA Junior Diving World Championships [synch. T. Ishimatsu] 11th (226.86) FINA Grand Prix Super Final (Mexico) FINA Grand Prix Super Final (Mexico) [synch. Dunnichay] FINA World Championships (Melbourne, Australia) FINA World Championships (Melbourne, Australia) [synch. Dunnichay] Canada Cup Canada Cup [synch. Dunnichay] AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix * was 6th in prelims but could not advance to semis (only two can advance per country) and was considered 13th in final results AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix [synch. Dunnichay] Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid [synch. Dunnichay] Italian Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix [synch. Dunnichay] Pan American Games Pan American Games [synch. Dunnichay] FINA Diving World Cup (Beijing) FINA Diving World Cup (Beijing) [synch. Dunnichay] FINA Diving World Series (Tijuana, MEX) FINA Diving World Series (Tijuana, MEX) [synch. Dunnichay] AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix [synch. Dunnichay] FINA Diving World Series (Sheffield, GBR) [synch. Dunnichay]
Other Accomplishments: Presidential athletic award recipient in 2001 and 2002.
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