Matthew Heilman
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2023-2024
• Won the 400 IM with a personal best time (3:47.85) at the Cavalier Invite
• Finished seventh in the 200 breast (1:58.63) at Tennessee Invite
• Named to College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District team
• An ACC All-Academic selection
• Named a second-team 2024 CSCAA Scholar All-American
• Earned Most Improved Returning Male Athlete at annual banquet
• ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022-23
• Won the 200 breast at the Cavalier Invite
• Won the 400 IM at the Cavalier Invite
• Finished third in the 200 IM at the Cavalier Invite
• Finished seventh in the 200 breast against Virginia Tech
• Placed seventh in the 200 breast and eighth in the 100 breast against Florida
• ACC Academic Honor Roll
BACKGROUND
• Western Albemarle High School (2018-2022)
• Cavalier Aquatics (2009-2022) Club Team
• Two-time All American
• Part of four team state championship titles
• Three-time State Champion
• Three-time individual first team All-State
• Eight-time state A-finalist
• All-Central Virginia 2020-21 & 2021-22
• Scholastic All-American 2020-21 & 2021-22
• Eight-time YMCA Nationals Qualifier
• Summer Junior National Relay Medalist
• Summer Junior National Men’s Team fourth placement
• National Honors Society
• Mu Alpha Theta
• Science National Honors Society
PERSONAL
• Parents are Brad and Carrie Heilman
• Siblings are Jason (21), Thomas (15), and Katherine (12)
• Mother, Carrie, played basketball at Holy Cross
• Grandfather played football at Iowa State
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences