Leah Hayes
Free/Breast/IM
Position
Freshman
Class
Sugar Grove, Ill.
Hometown
Kaneland High
High School
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2024-25
- 2024-25 US National Team member, qualified in the 400 IM
- Won the 400 IM at the Tennessee Invite with a 4:01.34, third fastest time in program history
- Won the 200 IM with a time 1:56.22 against North Carolina
- Finished second in the 200 IM [SCM] at the Florida dual meet, with a time of 2:06.85
- Finished third in the 200 Free with a time 1:45.43 against North Carolina
- Finished third in the 200 Breast with a time 2:11.64 against North Carolina
- Finished third in the 200 SCM breast (2:25.48) at the Florida dual meet
Background
- Bronze medalist in the 200 IM at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary
- US National Team member since 2022
- Won three golds at the 2023 World Junior Championships (400IM, 200IM, 4×200 Free), one silver (4 x 100 Free) and one bronze (200 Free)
- Finalist in the 200 & 400 IM at the 2024 Olympic Trials, finishing fifth in both events
- Also competed at the 2020 Olympic Trials, finishing 10th in the 200 IM and 11th in the 400 IM
- Bronze in the 200 IM at the 2023 Phillips USA National Championships
Personal
- Parents are Jill and Tom Hayes
- Diagnosed with alopecia at the age of seven