[2][3] At the time, her parents merely wanted her to be comfortable in water, not intending that swimming would become her life focus.

[8] She was the 1993–94 recipient of the Honda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year.

[9][10] Haislett was the first American woman to defeat a swimmer from East Germany in the 100-meter freestyle since the 1972 Summer Olympics; she did so at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, Washington.

[15][16] Drafting off German swimmer Franziska Van Almsick, she swam what was described as a "perfect race.

[4][17] Haislett swam the freestyle leg in the preliminaries of the 4×100-meter medley relay to earn her third Olympic gold medal.

[4][20] Afterward, she studied to be a chef at the Florida Culinary Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida, and subsequently worked as the dining room manager and activities director at an assisted living community for seniors.