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Hali FLICKINGER
Sport Swimming
NOC United States   
GenderWomen
Born07 Jul 1994 in York, PA, USA
Height1.68 m
 Human Interest 
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto
"I do everything the best I can. I try to work hard in everything I do and that really helped me become as versatile as I am. I don't look at a fly set different than a backstroke set. I don't really like swimming IM [individual medley], but I will give the same effort in an IM set. It helps with versatility and helps with my main stroke as well because I am giving an honest effort, even if I don't want to. I take a lot of pride in that." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 21 Jan 2021)
Further Personal Information
Residence
United States
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Sun Devil Swimming: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Further Personal Information
Higher education
Finance - University of Georgia: Athens, GA, USA
General Interest
Famous relatives
Her husband Martin Grodzki represented Germany in swimming at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, and also swam for the University of Georgia in the United States of America. (usaswimming.org, 22 Mar 2016; azcentral.com, 25 May 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 05 May 2021)
Awards and honours
While competing for the University of Georgia in the United States of America, she received the university's 2014/15 Scholar-Athlete Award for swimming and diving. (georgiadogs.com, 2016)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Bob Bowman [personal], USA
International Debut
Year
2011
Competing for
United States
Further Personal Information
Languages
English
General Interest
Other information
MOVE TO ARIZONA
In 2019 she began training with coach Bob Bowman at Arizona State University in the United States of America. She had previously been based at the Athens Bulldog Swim Club since graduating from the University of Georgia in 2016. "I am very excited and happy for this new chapter. I am already in love with my new home. Bob has already been able to work with me in ways I haven't had since age-group swimming when it comes to the dynamics of my stroke. You grow up and have this set habit of how you work your stroke. And even though I'm 25 [speaking in 2020], Bob was able to look at it and see exactly what needed to change. Bob sees things that I don't necessarily see. I am really hard on myself, but he is able to take all of the positives and put me back to reality when I need it." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 07 Nov 2019, 21 Jan 2021; azcentral.com, 25 May 2020)

MENTAL HEALTH
In 2019 she said she had battled mental health issues throughout her competitive career, particularly related to a lack of confidence, and has worked with psychologists. "It was kind of hard for me to admit it at first. Luckily, nowadays more and more people are coming out and talking about needing to [get help]. It was a changing point for me. It [getting treatment] showed me that your mental health is way more important than your physical abilities. My physical abilities are there. I've put in the work, but I was lacking confidence. I had this new-found appreciation for what I was doing." (yorkdispatch.com, 12 Jun 2019)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has been a volunteer swimming coach at Arizona State University in Phoenix, AZ, United States of America. She also has a licence that allows her to operate as a real estate agent in Arizona, United States of America. (swimswam.com, 08 Dec 2021; si.com, 10 Aug 2021)
Further Personal Information
Family
Husband Martin Grodzki
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in the 400m individual medley at the US Olympic Trials. (swimswam.com, 08 Dec 2021)
Hero / Idol
US swimmer Cammile Adams. (yorkdispatch.com, 02 Aug 2016)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport at age seven competing for the Spring Grove Swim Club in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
General Interest
Injuries
In August 2018 she had her tonsils removed and missed two months of training. She also had attacks of glandular fever [mononucleosis] in the preceding three years. (teamusa.org, 26 Jul 2018)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
3 2021 Tokyo, JPN 400m Individual Medley 4:34.90
3 2021 Tokyo, JPN 200m Butterfly 2:05.65
7 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 200m Butterfly 2:07.71
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2022 Budapest, HUN 200m Butterfly 2:06.08
1 2022 Budapest, HUN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:41.45
2 2019 Gwangju, KOR 200m Butterfly 2:06.95
Semifinal 2017 Budapest, HUN 200m Butterfly 2:07.89
1 2017 Budapest, HUN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay  
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 200m Butterfly 2:03.78
1 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 400m Individual Medley 4:26.51
Heats 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 200m Freestyle 1:54.20
3 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:34.70
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
3 2022 Berlin, GER 200m Butterfly 2:05.63
4 2022 Berlin, GER 400m Freestyle 4:03.01
1 2022 Berlin, GER 400m Individual Medley 4:30.36
4 2022 Indianapolis, IN, USA 200m Butterfly 2:05.50
6 2022 Indianapolis, IN, USA 400m Freestyle 4:02.51
6 2022 Indianapolis, IN, USA 400m Individual Medley 4:36.18
2 2022 Toronto, ON, CAN 200m Butterfly 2:04.00
4 2022 Toronto, ON, CAN 400m Freestyle 4:01.21
4 2022 Toronto, ON, CAN 400m Individual Medley 4:30.90
2 2011 Moscow, RUS 800m Freestyle 8:37.27
2 2011 Moscow, RUS 400m Individual Medley 4:37.66