Brittany Hayes (born February 7, 1985) is an American

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player. She was a member of the US water polo team that won a silver medal at the

2008 Beijing Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...

. Hayes was born in

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, and attended Foothill High School in

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, then went on to the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

for her undergraduate degree and the University of California, Irvine, for her graduate degree.USC OLYMPIANS: 1904–2008
USC Trojans Athletic Department, accessed August 26, 2008. Hayes then went on to Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California. Hayes now works as a workers compensation attorney in Orange County, California.

Career

Hayes was a four-time CIF Champion while at Foothill High School earning CIF Co-Player of the Year in her senior season. Hayes was also Seaview League Most Valuable Player her Sophomore, Junior and Senior years. In 2004, Hayes was named the NCAA Tournament Most Valuable Player after the

won the NCAA Championship. Hayes also was named a Peter J. Cutino Finalist in 2004 and 2005. In June 2009, Hayes was named to the USA water polo women's senior national team for the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy. Hayes was also a member of the 2007 USA water polo women's senior national team to take Gold at the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbroune, Australia.

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1985 births Living people American female water polo players Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in water polo USC Trojans women's water polo players University of California, Irvine alumni Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo University of Southern California alumni {{US-waterpolo-Olympic-medalist-stub

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