Jacklyn Ha Luu

The Beginnings
Jacklyn Ha Luu was raised in the suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area (Milpitas, CA) by her amazing parents, Dung Luu and Len Ha, who immigrated from Vietnam in search of a better life. Her earliest memories include splashing around in the local pool with her brothers—a setting that would shape the course of her life. In 2011, Jacklyn discovered artistic swimming after joining the Santa Clara Aquamaids. Her natural talent, discipline, and love for the sport led to rapid success, with podium finishes at state, regional, and national competitions.

The Big Break
In 2017, at just 17 years old, Jacklyn earned a spot as one of the youngest athletes on Team USA’s artistic swimming senior national team. That same year, she competed at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, helping Team USA place 10th in technical team and 11th in free team against the world’s best.

That fall, Jacklyn began her studies at Stanford University, where she balanced the demands of a Division I-level athletic career with a passion for human health and technology. As a member of Stanford’s varsity artistic swimming team, she became a two-time team co-captain, five-time U.S. Collegiate National Champion, and five-time All-American. She majored in Psychology with
a concentration in neuroscience, earned a Master’s degree in Biomedical Informatics, and published numerous articles in clinical informatics, quality improvement, and AI in healthcare. Off campus, she volunteered with the elderly, mentored students, and led initiatives with education nonprofits. Her combined achievements in academics, athletics, and service earned her the USA Artistic Swimming Athlete of the Year award—twice.

Podiums & Perseverance
After graduating from Stanford, Jacklyn returned full-time to Team USA, quickly becoming a cornerstone of the squad’s success. In 2023, she competed in the technical and free team events at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, helping secure a bronze medal—the first for Team USA in a team event in 16 years. Later that year, at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, she won silver in the team event, missing Olympic qualification by a mere 0.07 points.

Undeterred, Jacklyn and her teammates regrouped and, just two months later at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, achieved Olympic qualification for Paris 2024. At the Paris Games, she played a key role in executing last-minute routine changes under intense pressure—adjustments that helped propel Team USA to a historic silver medal in the team event, the first Olympic artistic swimming medal for the United States in 20 years.

Where She Is Now
Today, Jacklyn is a medical student at Washington University in St. Louis, where she is a Distinguished Scholar. She is pursuing a career that integrates medicine, technology, and equity, with a special interest in building human-centered systems that improve patient care. Drawing on her Vietnamese heritage, elite athletic experience, and research background, she aims to bridge gaps between innovation and impact—ensuring that the tools we create in healthcare serve the people who need them most.