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2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster

Kaylee Heimes

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Quakertown, Pa.
  • High School Quakertown Community
  • Instagram kheimes55
  • Twitter HeimesKaylee

Biography

Heimes's Career Best Times

Event College Best Personal Best
50 Freestyle 24.33 (at Big Ten Championships, 2/24/21)
100 Freestyle 53.04 (at Big Ten Championships, 2/27/21)
50 Back 27.01 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/23/19)
100 Back 57.40 (at Indiana State, 10/11/18) 56.18 (at YMCA Short Course National Championships, 4/5/17)
200 Back 2:04.74 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/18/18) 2:03.19 (at YMCA Short Course National Championships, 4/4/17)
100 Butterfly 56.78 (at Big Ten Championships, 2/18/22)
200 Butterfly

2:07.67 (at Big Ten Championships, 2/19/22)

Senior - 2021-22

  • Academic All Big Ten
  • Appeared in every meet in the 2021-22 season
  • Clocked a lifetime best in the 100 butterfly (56.78) at the Big Ten Championships on 2/18.
  • Swam a lifetime best in the 200 butterfly (2:07.67) at the Big Ten Championships on 2/19.
  • Spent the spring travelling around the country storm chasing.

Junior - 2020-21

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Broke her personal best in the 100 butterfly with a time of 56.83 at the Big Ten Championships on 2/27.
  • Clocked a personal best in the 50 freestyle, swimming a time of 24.33 at the Big Ten Championships on 2/24.
  • Swam her personal best in the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.04 at the Big Ten Championships on 2/27.

Sophomore - 2018-19

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Swam personal-best time in the 50 freestyle (24.69) at the Big Ten Championships (2/20)
  • Clocked a personal-best 27.01in the 50 backstroke at the House of Champions Invite (11/23)
  • Earned national research recognition from the American Meteorological Society for her research on Orographic Cloud Systems, placing second among submissions from undergraduate and graduate students across the country

Freshman - 2018-19

  • Swam season-best times in the 100 freestyle (54.90) and 200 backstroke (2:04.74) at the House of Champions Invitational
  • PR time of 24.77 in the 50 freestyle at the B1G Championships
  • Clocked a personal-best 50 freestyle (27.05) at Indiana State on October 11

High School

  • Attended Quakertown Senior High School
  • Club Team: Upper Perk YMCA Swim Team
  • USA Swimming Winter Junior National Qualifier
  • USA Swimming Scholastic All-American 2016-17
  • B-Finalist at YMCA Nationals 2017 and 2018
  • Graduated in top five percent of class
  • AP Scholar with Honors

Personal

  • Born August 21, 2000
  • Hometown: Quakertown, Penn.
  • Majoring in Meteorology 
  • Parents are Michele and Larry Heimes
  • Has one brother, Justin
  • Biggest thrill in sports is traveling with her team and dropping time after working so hard for so long
  • Lists Tim Samaras as her biggest role model

Historical Player Information

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