Haley Danita Anderson (born November 20, 1991) is an American competitive

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who is an Olympic silver medalist. She placed second in the 10-kilometer open water event at the

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Personal

Anderson's older sister,

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, was a swimmer at

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. Both sisters competed at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships. Anderson attended the

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, where she swam for the

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swimming and diving team in

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(NCAA) competition from 2010 to 2013.

Career

At the 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, Anderson placed first in the 800-meter and 1,500-meter freestyle events. At the 2009 USA Nationals and World Championship Trials, Anderson placed second in the 800-meter freestyle in 8:31.66, earning a place to compete at the

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. At the World Championships, Anderson placed 28th in the 800-meter freestyle (8:45.91) and ninth in the 1,500-meter freestyle (16:20.62). In June 2012, Anderson qualified for the

by placing first at the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier in Setubal in the 10-kilometer open water event. Anderson later competed at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in the hopes of also competing in the pool but narrowly missed the team by finishing third in the 800-meter freestyle. She also competed in the 400-meter individual medley and placed eighth in the final. At the 2012 Olympics in London, Anderson earned a silver medal by placing second in the 10-kilometer marathon event, finishing four-tenths (0.40) of a second behind the winner,

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, over the 6.2 miles of the event. Her sister

earned a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay. At the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona in 2013, Anderson won the gold medal in the 5-kilometer open water competition. At the AT&T Winter Nationals located in Federal Way, WA, Anderson won first in both the women's 800-meter freestyle and the women's 200-meter butterfly. At the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, she retained her 5 km open water title. In 2019, she won silver in the 10 km open water race at the

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Personal bests (long course)

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Personal

Career

Personal bests (long course)

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