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What is the family history of Olympic diver Haley Ishimatsu?

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What is the family history of Olympic diver Haley Ishimatsu?

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Japanese-American Haley Ishimatsu, 15, Olympian By John | Tuesday, August 5, 2008 | I caught this piece on the radio on NPR while driving home on Japanese-American, Haley Ishimatsu in “Calif. Teen Is Olympic Medal Hopeful” “One of the best U.S. prospects for a gold medal in diving is 15-year-old Haley Ishimatsu. She’s 4 feet 9 inches tall and 83 pounds. Isimatsu is being mentored by potential Olympic teammate and U.S. diving legend Laura Wilkinson.” What is most amazing is that Ishimatsu only took up diving about 4 years ago, mostly because her older sister was already a championship diver. She is one of only three female divers to perform a back 3 1/2 pike – one of the most difficult dives for a man or woman. Ishimatsu is the 2nd youngest American Olympian – the youngest being her partner Mary Beth Dunnichay in synchronized diving (I didn’t even know that event existed?!?!). For most of her childhood, she was mostly into gymnastics. In doing some more research on the web, I came acros

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