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| Full name | Alyssa Anderson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 30, 1990 Santa Clara, California |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stroke(s) | Butterfly, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sierra Marlins Swim Team | ||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arizona Wildcats | ||||||||||||||||||
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Alyssa Anderson (born September 30, 1990) is an American swimmer.
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Anderson attends the University of Arizona and trains under head coach Frank Busch. Anderson's younger sister, Haley, is also a swimmer and competed with her at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships.
At the 2007 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, Anderson won silver medals in the 800 and 1500 m freestyle.
At the 2009 US Nationals and World Championship Trials, Anderson placed fourth in the 200 m freestyle, earning a place to compete in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome.[1][2] In Rome, Anderson swam the third leg of the relay preliminaries and split 1:58.35.[3] The US advanced to the final and won the silver medal.
| Event | Time | Date |
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| 200 m freestyle | 1:58.45 | July 2009 |