Andrea Hayes

Andrea Hayes
Personal information
Full nameAndrea Jean Hayes
National teamUnited States
Born (1969-01-12) January 12, 1969 (age 55)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight141 lb (64 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, individual medley
ClubGreater Pensacola Aquatic Club
College teamUniversity of Texas
CoachSteve Bultman
(Greater Pensacola AC)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Tokyo 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1985 Tokyo 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1987 Brisbane 200 m backstroke

Andrea Jean Hayes (born January 12, 1969), later known by her married name Andrea Dickson, is an American former competition swimmer who swam for the University of Texas, and represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Hayes attended Booker T. Washington High School, graduating in 1986,[1] and swam for the Greater Pensacola Aquatic Club under Hall of Fame Coach Steve Bultman along with fellow Seoul 1988 swimming Olympians Beth Barr and Daniel Watters.[2][3] Washington High School, completed around 1981, had an outstanding sports program, and an indoor pool when Hayes was a student.[4] She won the 200 Individual Medley at the Class 4A Florida State Swim Championships in Orlando on November 23, 1985, with a state record time of 2:04.76, and also won the 100 backstroke with a time of 57.05.[5] Hayes was a National Champion in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke, and swam with the U.S. National Team.[6]

  1. ^ Swam for GPAC under Steve Bultman and graduated Booker T. Washington in 1986 in "Pensacola Bay Area Olympians", Pensacola News Journal, Pensacola, Florida, 17 October 2004, pg. 48
  2. ^ "Texas A&M Staff, Steve Bultman". 12thman.com.
  3. ^ "Kaufman, Sophie, Texas A&M Coach Steve Bultman Announces Retirement after 25 years". swimswam.com.
  4. ^ "Pine Forest Grows in Football", The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, 30 September 1988, pg. 41
  5. ^ "High School, Swimming, Class 4A State Championship", The Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach, Florida, 24 November 1985, pg. 87
  6. ^ Pernitz, Jacques, "Sharks Johnson Wins Breaststroke With State-Record", The Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach, Florida, 24 November 1985, pg. 78