Haley

Ishimatsu

Quick Facts

• Personal: Daughter of Carol and Mark Ishimatsu
• Personal: Has one sister, Tory, who is also a diver
• Personal: Started diving in 2004
• Personal: Trains six hours a day six days a week
• Personal: 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
• Personal: Loves to read
• Personal: Listens to alternative, punk and emo music
• Personal: Enjoys collecting rocks from all the places she's been
• Personal: Also collects pins and key chains
• Personal: Favorite TV shows are Heroes, Law and Order Criminal Intent and MythBusters
• Personal: Was a gymnast before becoming a diver
• Personal: Moved to Indianapolis in September, 2006 with her dad and sister in order to train at USA Diving's Training Center
• Personal: Her mom still lives and works in California but makes frequent trips to Indy.

Career Highlights

• National2005 Speedo Junior National Championships - bronze medalist on 1-meter, platform2006 Speedo U.S. Open - silver medalist on 10-meter2006 Kaiser Permanente National Championships - silver medalist on 10-meter2007 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships - gold medalist on 10-meter, synchronized 10-meter2007 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships - bronze medalist on 10-meter2008 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships - silver medalist on 10-meter, synchronized 10-meter

Olympic Experience

• 1-time Olympian
• Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 5th (10m Platform Synchro - Women), 14th (10m Platform - Women)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2009 – silver (10m Platform Synchro - Women), 17th (10m Platform - Women)
• Years of participation: 10m Platform - Women 2007, 2009; 10m Platform Synchro - Women 2007, 2009
• Medals: 1 (1 silver)
• Silver – 2009 (10m Platform Synchro - Women)