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Molly HANNIS
Sport Swimming
NOC United States   
GenderWomen
Born13 Mar 1992 in Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Height1.71 m
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Knoxville, TN, USA
Higher education
Sport Management - University of Tennessee: Knoxville, TN, USA
General Interest
Injuries
Growing up at school she broke her arm three times. (pressdemocrat.com, 21 Mar 2013)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
"I used to play football, but like any athlete, you have to pick a sport. I got a national time and I picked swimming."
Name of coach
Matt Kredich [personal], USA
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at age two.
Further Personal Information
Languages
English, Spanish
General Interest
Famous relatives
Her late father Michael was a swimmer at Shippensburg University. Her brother Tyler swam for the University of the Pacific. Her brother Cory was a diver at Santa Rosa Junior College. (onlyfans.cstv.com, 01 Jan 2016; swimswam.com, 11 Dec 2018)
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Wake up, work hard, repeat. Only she who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible." (blog.tyr.com, 12 Jul 2016)
Other information
FAMILY HOME LOST
In 2017 her family home was destroyed by wildfires in Santa Rosa, CA, United States of America. "We lost the house, but my parents are safe. That really is what's most important. My swim club back home, the Neptunes, were my club from the time I was a five year old until I went to college. The head of the Neptunes contacted me and said there were 15 kids in the club whose homes were destroyed." (wbir.com, 17 Oct 2017)
Further Personal Information
Family
Husband Matt

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Semifinal 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 200m Breaststroke 2:26.80
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 50m Breaststroke  DNS
Heats 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 100m Breaststroke  DNS
3 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 50m Breaststroke 29.58
3 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 100m Breaststroke 1:03.89
8 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 200m Breaststroke 2:21.94 
1 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 4 x 50m Medley Relay  
Pan American Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
6 2019 Lima, PER 100m Breaststroke 1:08.32
1 2019 Lima, PER 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
24 2018   Overall Ranking  
4 2018 Budapest, HUN 100m Breaststroke 1:04.85
3 2018 Budapest, HUN 50m Breaststroke 29.51
2 2018 Budapest, HUN 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:38.92
3 2018 Eindhoven, NED 100m Breaststroke 1:05.65
3 2018 Eindhoven, NED 50m Breaststroke 30.01
3 2018 Eindhoven, NED 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:39.14
4 2016 Hong Kong, CHN 100m Breaststroke 1:04.24
2 2016 Hong Kong, CHN 50m Breaststroke 29.75
3 2016 Hong Kong, CHN 200m Breaststroke 2:21.85
3 2016 Singapore, SGP 100m Breaststroke 1:04.84
3 2016 Singapore, SGP 50m Breaststroke 29.62
4 2016 Tokyo, JPN 100m Breaststroke 1:04.18
3 2016 Tokyo, JPN 50m Breaststroke 29.57
7 2016 Tokyo, JPN 200m Breaststroke 2:23.88