Andrea Hayes

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, 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. Washington High School, completed around 1981, had an outstanding sports program, and an indoor pool when Hayes was a student. 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. Hayes was a National Champion in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke, and swam with the U.S. National Team.

University of Texas swimming As a competitor at the University of Texas she helped capture three NCAA team titles, and was an All-American swimmer 16 times. Hayes immediately contributed to Texas, helping it win its fourth sequential NCAA championship in 1986–87, her Freshman year. She earned All-America honors in all three individual events at the NCAA Championships in 1987, with a second place in the 200 backstroke, a fourth-place finish in the 500 freestyle, and a seventh-place finish in the 400 IM. She helped Texas capture SEC conference titles in the 400 medley relay and the 800 freestyle relay in 1987 as well. As of 2023 Hayes still held a top ten University team time in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle.

At the 1988 Olympics, she finished sixth in the final of the women's 200-meter backstroke event, with a time of 2:15.02.

Honors In 2016 Hayes was inducted into the Longhorn Women's Hall of Honor.