Hali Flickinger

Hali Flickinger (born July 7, 1994) is a retired[2] American swimmer who specializes in freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley events.

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

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

[10] 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.

[11] 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.

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

[14] 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.

[20][21] 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.

[45][46] In the 400 meter freestyle, Flickinger won her first event of the season with a time of 4:00.82, which was three-hundredths of a second faster than second-place finisher Freya Anderson of the London Roar.

[56] On the first day of the 2022 US International Team Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina, Flickinger ranked first in the preliminary heats of the 200 meter butterfly with a 2:07.75 and qualified for the evening final.

[59] In the final, she placed fourth with a personal best time of 1:57.53, qualifying for the World Championships team in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay.

[70] The following day, she placed sixth in the 400 meter individual medley with a 4:36.18, which was 4.88 seconds behind bronze medalist Bailey Andison of Canada.

[77] Flickinger is married to fellow Georgia Bulldog swimmer Martin Grodzki, who proposed to her after her performances at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in Atlanta.

[80][81] She and her husband were married by their swim coach Jack Bauerle before she competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, which was held in July 2019.