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Hayden is a swimmer from the United States, a distance freestyler and a collegiate competitor, whose official competitive record spans 11 seasons, 4 countries and 69 meets.
Her recorded career begins in 2016 in CFSC 11-14 Invitational, where she raced the 100 individual medley in 1:15.04. She started out alongside Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club.
Her signature event is the 200 freestyle, the event she has raced the most, followed by the 500 freestyle and 400 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 58 meets and 160 recorded swims.
Her fastest 200 freestyle stands at 1:50.22, set in long course (50 m) at Speedo Champions Series - College Station.
Her record includes the World Cup circuit, in 2021 (FINA Swimming World Cup - Berlin and FINA Swimming World Cup - Berlin, Berlin, GER). A representative mark at that level is 1:59.72 in the 200 freestyle, recorded in short course (25 m). She also appears in national and collegiate championships.
The record runs unbroken from 2016 to 2026: 11 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2024 is the busiest season on record, with 54 verified individual swims.
She is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 4 countries (the United States, UNK, Germany and Hungary), including 9 of 69 meets outside the United States.
Those meets span 24 different venues (College Station, Austin, San Antonio and Indianapolis…). She has raced for 8 clubs, led by Team Fins, University of Florida, Texas A&M University and Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club.
Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: Speedo Sectionals - Austin in Austin, on July 15, 2026, with 6 swims: 58.92 in the 100 freestyle, 59.35 in the 100 freestyle and 2:05.02 in the 200 freestyle, all in long course (50 m). She holds 42 current event personal bests and 63 all-time PB improvements across 198 verified official swims in competitions governed by World Aquatics, NCAA and USA Swimming.