Name: Kaleigh Gilchrist

Position: Attacker

Sport: Water Polo

Height: 5-9

Weight: 170

DOB: 5/16/1992

Birthplace: Newport Beach, Calif.

Hometown: Newport Beach, Calif.

High School: Newport Harbor High School (Newport Beach, Calif.) ‘10

College: University of Southern California ’14, Communications

Team/Club: New York Athletic Club

Coach(es): Adam Krikorian

Olympic Experience

• Two-time Olympian (2016, 2020); two-time Olympic medalist (2 gold)
• Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold
• Olympic Games Rio 2016, gold

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2019 – gold
• Years of participation: 2015, 2019
• Medals: 2 (2 golds)
• Gold – 2019; 2015

Other Career Highlights

• 2016 FINA World League Super Final, gold
• 2015 Pan American Games, gold
• 2015 FINA World League Super Final, gold
• 2014 FINA World Cup, gold
• 2014 FINA World League Super Final, gold

Personal: Daughter of Jenny and Sandy Gilchrist...Has one sister, Ali...Is also a professional surfer and aspires to pursue her surfing career after she retires from water polo...Founded a T-shirt company, I Miss South Central...Aided the University of Southern California to the 2013 NCAA title.

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