Haven lost both her legs below the knee in a bomb explosion at 14 months in her native Vietnam. She was adopted at 20 months and moved to Missouri with her new family. She learned to swim by age 3, and began swimming competitively at age 10.

Haven competed at her first Olympic games in 2020, where she placed fifth in the Women’s 200m Individual Medley. She is an ambassador for the Challenged Athletes Foundation, working to show the next generation what people with disabilities can accomplish through sport.