Hali Flickinger

She was the first swimmer from York County, Pennsylvania to win an Olympic medal since 1948, and she was also the first athlete from the county to win more than one Olympic medal during their career in over 80 years.

Flickinger was selected for the Cali Condors team as part of the 2021 International Swimming League.

She opted not to participate in the regular season of competition and entered to swim in the playoffs, appearing on the team's playoff roster.

For the playoffs, she and a few other Cali Condors members, including fellow Olympian Caeleb Dressel, did not participate in the first match.

Flickinger made her 2021 International Swimming League debut in the 200 meter backstroke in the fourth match of the playoffs, match fifteen overall, swimming a 2:04.90, placing fifth, and earning 4.0 points for her team.

For the 200 meter individual medley, she finished eighth with a time of 2:11.90.

Hali Flickinger (born July 7, 1994) is a retired American professional swimmer who specializes in freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley events.

She represents the Cali Condors of the International Swimming League.

She was the national champion at the 2011 and 2012 YMCA Short Course national championships in the 200 yard butterfly, where she set a new event record both years.

Internationally, she won silver in the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay as a member of the prelim team and bronze in the 200 meter individual medley at the 2011 FINA Swimming World Cup meet in Moscow, Russia.

Collegiately, Flickinger helped the Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving women's team win the NCAA Division I women's team title in 2013, 2014, and 2016.

On day six of competition, Flickinger ranked 15th with a time of 2:12.02 in the morning prelims heats of the 200 meter backstroke and advanced to the semifinals.

In the semifinals, she was eighth overall, swimming a 2:09.61 and advancing to the final on day seven.

Flickinger decided not to swim in the 200 meter backstroke final.

Flickinger qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 200 meter butterfly and finished seventh in the finals.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Flickinger placed seventh in the 200 meter butterfly.

She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2017 with a degree in finance.

Flickinger swam at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary in July 2017.

She competed in two events, winning a gold medal for her efforts as part of the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay.

She finished ninth in the semifinals of the 200 meter butterfly and did not advance to the final.

At the 2018 US National Championships held in July in Irvine, California, Flickinger broke the 37-year-old US Open record set by Mary T. Meagher in 1981 at 2:05.96 in the 200 meter butterfly with her time of 2:05.87 in the prelims heats of the event.

In August 2018 at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships held in Tokyo, Japan, Flickinger won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly with a time of 2:07.35.

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea in July 2019, Flickinger won the silver medal in the 200 meter butterfly.

She swam a 2:06.95, finishing less than two tenths of a second behind Boglárka Kapás and less than one tenth of a second ahead of Katie Drabot.

This was the first world championship medal Flickinger won in an individual event.

In 2019 Flickinger was a member of the inaugural International Swimming League representing the Cali Condors, who finished third place in the final match in Las Vegas, Nevada in December.

Flickinger won several events for the Condors including her specialty, the 200 meter butterfly, at the final.

On June 17, 2021, Flickinger won the 200 meter butterfly at the 2020 USA Swimming Olympic Trials, qualifying for the US Olympic Swimming Team.

Her time in the final, a 2:05.85, was a new US Open record and Championship record.

This was Flickinger's second consecutive Olympic Games making the US team.

In addition to winning the 200 meter butterfly, she took second place with a time of 4:33.96 in the 400 meter individual medley on the first day of Olympic Trials, qualifying her for the Olympics in that event.

For the 2020 Summer Olympics, Flickinger qualified to compete in the 200 meter butterfly and 400 meter individual medley, and she won the bronze medal in both events.

Flickinger grew up in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, and swam for coach Michael Brooks at the York YMCA Aquatic Club.

She graduated from Spring Grove Area High School, where she was a three-time Scholastic All-American.

Flickinger was one of 17 entrants in the 200 meter butterfly at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, which was the individual swimming event with the least number of entries at that year's Olympic Games.

On July 24, 2021, Flickinger competed in the prelims of the 400 meter individual medley, finishing fifth overall with a time of 4:35.98, and advancing to the final.

In the final the next morning, she finished third with a time of 4:34.90, winning the bronze medal in the event.

On day four of competition, Flickinger swam a 2:08.31 in the prelims of the 200 meter butterfly and qualified for the semifinals ranked second overall.

The following day of competition, she lowered her time to 2:06.23 in the semifinals, ranked second for both semifinal heats, and advanced to the final.

In the final on day six of competition, Flickinger won her second medal of the 2020 Olympic Games, a bronze medal in the 200 meter butterfly with a time of 2:05.65.