Hailey Dopson

Position:
Free / Back
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Brookwood
Hometown:
Snellville, Ga.

2025-26: Finished 39th in 100 backstroke, 41st in 500 freestyle, and 45th in 200 backstroke at SEC Championships...Finished 17th in 200 backstroke, 24th in 100 backstroke, 25th in 500 freestyle, and 31st in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.

Prior to Georgia: Swam for Brookwood High School under coach Willie Hildebrand and for Swim Atlanta under coaches Chris Davis, Sr., and Chris Davis, Jr...Won back-to-back Georgia Class 6A state championships in 100 backstroke and helped lead Brookwood to consecutive team state titles...Finished second in 100 freestyle in 2024 and 2025, and second in 100 backstroke in 2023...Posted 11 top-three finishes at state championships...Won five Gwinnett County titles...Competed in three Speedo Winter Junior Championships...Named team MVP three times.

Personal: Born June 12, 2007...Daughter of Jason and Theresa Dopson...Father played basketball at Georgia State...Brother, Bryce, plays football at Boston College...Majoring in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences.

Collegiate Personal Bests

50 Freestyle	25.67	Florida (10/31/25)
200 Freestyle	1:51.24	2025 UGA Fall Invitational (11/19/25)
500 Freestyle	4:53.53	2026 SEC Championships (2/20/26)
50 Backstroke	26.41	South Carolina (10/8/25)
100 Backstroke	54.86	2026 SEC Championships (2/18/26)
200 Backstroke	2:00.51	2026 SEC Championships (2/21/26)