All-America
2026: 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay (2nd), 400 Free Relay (2nd)
All-ACC (2)
2026: 100 Fly, 200 Fly
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)
2025 LCM World Championships
- Competed in the 100m Fly
2026-27
- Won the 100 Fly (45.19) and 200 Fly (1:40.54) at UVA's CSL opener. Also swam the 50 Free skins and the fly leg of the champion Super Skins 4x50 Medley Relay. Was named the Male MVP of the meet, contributing 64 points
2025-26
- Silver in the 200 Butterfly at the NCAA Championship with a program-record time of 1:38.16
- Fourth in the 100 Butterfly with a program-record time of 43.58
- Helped the Cavaliers finish 4th in the 400 Medley Relay. Was also a First Team All-American in the 800 Free Relay and Second Team All-American in the 200 & 400 Free Relays
- Silver in the 100 Fly (44.16) and 200 Fly (1:39.35) at the ACC Championships
- Bronze in the 400 Free Relay at the ACC Championships
- Won the B Final of the 200 IM (1:43.39) at the ACC Championships
- Named the ACC Swimmer of the Week (10/14) after winning three individual races in his collegiate debut at No. 4 Florida, sweeping the three butterfly events. His times were first in the NCAA in the 50 Fly, second in the 100 Fly and fourth in the 200 Fly
- Set the AFC Pool Record in the 100 Fly (44.59) at the UNC dual, also winning the 200 Fly
- Won the 100 & 200 Fly in the Virginia Tech dual
- Won the 200 Fly at the Penn State dual
- 2025-26 US National Team member, qualified in the 100/200 Fly
- Top time in the ACC in the 200 Fly (1:39.09) heading into the conference championships and second in the 100 Fly (44.54). Also ranks in the top five in the 200 IM (1:43.74)
- Named the team's Most Improved First Year Male Athlete at the team banquet
- CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American
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