Madeline Jane "Maya" DiRado-Andrews (born April 5, 1993) is a retired[4][5] American competitive swimmer who specialized in freestyle, butterfly, backstroke, and individual medley events.
[6] She attended and swam for Stanford University, where she won NCAA titles in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley in 2014 and graduated with a degree in management science and engineering.
[2] DiRado began swimming at the age of six,[2] when she joined the Santa Rosa Neptunes with her Olympic Teammate Molly Hannis.
She swam the preliminary heat of the 4x200 meter freestyle relay with Chelsea Chenault, Karlee Bispo, and Jordan Mattern.
The finals team of Katie Ledecky, Shannon Vreeland, Karlee Bispo, and Missy Franklin won the 4x200 meter freestyle relay in the evening, so DiRado was awarded a gold medal for her prelim contributions.
In the 200 meter IM, she beat Australian swimmer Alicia Coutts 2:09.93 to 2:10.25 for gold, which tied the meet record Emily Seebohm set in 2010.
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, DiRado won four medals – two gold, one silver, and one bronze.
On the first night of competition, DiRado touched second in the 400-meter individual medley in 4:31.15 behind Katinka Hosszú, who broke the world record.
[4] In 2020, DiRado spoke to the leadership council at the University of Minnesota about what it means to be a good team player and leader in swimming through actions such as honoring one's values.
[5] DiRado married former Stanford swimmer Rob Andrews on September 19, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church in Santa Rosa, California.
[3][25] While at McKinsey & Company, DiRado supported strategic health care provider procurement improvements and implemented risk identification programs in the banking industry.