Kaleigh Gilchrist

Kaleigh Gilchrist (born May 16, 1992) is a dual sport athlete in surfing and water polo from Newport Beach, California. She competed on the gold medal-winning US Women's Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics contributing 6 goals. In high school, (Newport Harbor High 2006-2010) she was part of the CIF winning water polo team during the 2008 season. She also represented the US Surf Team at 5 ISA World Championships. She won back-to-back Surfing America titles in 2009 and 2010 crowning her the best 18 and under female in America. She won another title as the NSSA high school champion. In 2010, she was the Orange County Register athlete of the year. Gilchrist attended the University of Southern California majoring in Communication and minoring in Occupational Science. Gilchrist co-capained the 2013 NCAA Championship team. She also won a national title for USC at the NSSA collegiate championships. She was part of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. Ambassador for The Young & Brave Foundation. Co-Founder of Camps4champs, Owner of I Miss South Central. Competes on the World Surf League. On July 27, 2019 Gilchrist suffered a serious laceration on her leg after a balcony collapse at a night club in Gwangju, South Korea.