Hailey Hernandez

Quick Facts

• Hailey is the daughter of Richard and Teresa Hernandez, and has two brothers, Nathaniel (also a diver) and Zachary
• She began diving at seven years old
• Named 2018 All American girls diving champion and earned the 2018 Tomlinson honors
• Hailey competed in her first junior nationals in 2012 and her first senior nationals in 2016
• She has superstitions with what suit she wears and always talks to her coach and divers before her turn to dive
• Between dives, she listens to music
• Hailey's favorite dive is a 205C
• For the 2019 season, Hailey's goals are to increase her personal best score and to try and qualify for the Worlds team and/or Pan American Games
• She considers mentally preparing to learn new dives the hardest part of training
• Her favorite meal outside of competition is sushi
• Her favorite diver is Jack Laugher
• Hailey would describe herself as small, determined and focused
• Her favorite movie is The Proposal

Career Highlights

• Six-time senior national champion (3x on 3-meter, 2x on 1-meter, 1x on synchronized 3-meter)
• 2018 World Cup team member (9th, 3-meter)
• Two-time World Junior Championships silver medalist (2018: 1-meter, 3-meter)
• 2019 Junior Pan American Championships: gold, synchronized 3-meter; silver, 1-meter and 3-meter
• 2017 Junior Pan American Championships gold medalist on 1-meter, silver medalist on platform
• 10-time junior national champion (4x on 3-meter, 3x on platform, 2x on 1-meter, 1x on synchronized 3-meter)

Olympic Experience

• 1-time Olympian
• Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (3m Springboard - Women)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2024 – 6th (1m Springboard - Women)
• Years of participation: 1m Springboard - Women 2023, 2024; 3m Springboard - Women 2023
• Top finish: 6th – 2023 (3m Springboard - Women), 2024 (1m Springboard - Women)