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Thomas Heilman

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Position
Freshman
Class
Crozet, Va.
Hometown
Western Albemarle
High School
Thomas Heilman - Swimming & Diving - Virginia Cavaliers

Top Times

2024 Olympic Games

  • Competed for Team USA
  • Silver medal in the 4×100 Medley Relay
  • 10th 200 Fly (1:54.87)
  • 18th 100 Fly (51.82)

National Championships Golds

  •  200 Butterfly (2024)

2025 Toyota US Championships

  •  Silver 100 Fly (50.70)
  • Bronze 200 Fly (1:54.03)
  • 7th 50 Fly (23.57)

2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

  • Gold 200 Fly (1:54.50)
  • Silver 100 Fly (50.80)
  • 34th 200 Free (1:49.25)

BACKGROUND

  • US National Champion in the 200m Butterfly at the 2024 US Olympic Team Trials
  • Won silver at the Paris Olympics after swimming in prelims with the 4×100 Medley Relay
  • 2x Team USA Member at World Championships (2023 Fukuoka and 2025 Singapore)
  • 15x Junior (18U) National Champion
  • 4x Individual High School State Champion, 4x High School Relay State Champion and 4x High School Team State Champion at Western Albemarle
  • Holds 18 American age group records (two 17-18 age group records, five 15-16, four 13-14, six 11-12 and one 10&U )
  • Ranked as the No. 2 recruit in the Class of 2025 in SwimSwam’s initial rankings, moving up to the top spot in the re-rankings
  • Trains at Cavalier Aquatics

PERSONAL

  • Parents are Carrie Heilman and Brad Heilman
  • Mother, Carrie, is a professor in the McIntire School of Commerce and serves as UVA’s Faculty Athletic Representative
  • Brother, Matthew, is on the UVA swim team. The two will be teammates for one season (2025-26)
  • Also has an older brother Jason, and a younger sister, Katherine