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2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster

Molly Hein

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hartland, Wisc.
  • High School Arrowhead

Biography

Personal Bests

50 free: 24.88 (at B1G Champs, 2/16/17)
100 free: 54.41 (at Ohio State Winter Invite, 2/16/20)
200 free: 1:58.10 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/17/18)
50 fly: 27.34 (at B1G Champs, 2/22/19)
100 fly: 58.04 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/17/18)
200 fly: 2:15.01 (at B1G Champs, 2/22/19)
100 IM: 1:05.02 (at FIU/Miami, 11/2/19)

Senior - 2019-20

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Swam a season-best time of 25.22 in the 50 freestyle at the Ohio Stat Winter Invite (2/14/20)
  • Recorded a personal-best 54.41 in the 100 freestyle at the Ohio State Winter Invite (2/16/20)
  • Clocked season-bests in the 50 butterfly (27.51) and in the 100 butterfly (58.42) at the Ohio State Winter Invite 

Junior - 2018-19

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Swam a PR time of 1:58.10 in the 200 freestyle at the House of Champions Invitational
  • Personal-best 27.34 in the 50 butterfly at the B1G Championships
  • Clocked a career-best 58.04 100 butterfly at the House of Champions Invitational

Sophomore - 2017-18

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Swam a personal-best 50 butterfly time of :28.91 at Florida International (11/3/17)
  • Career-best 100 IM time of 1:05.70 against Iowa/Notre Dame (1/12/18)

Freshman - 2016-17

  • Swam a leg for the fourth-fastest 800 freestyle relay team on the season (7:55.63)
  • Part of the 11th-fastest 200 freestyle relay team for the Illini on the season, which finished with a time of 1:39.72

High School

  • Lifetime-best 100 butterfly time of :58.27
  • Personal-best mark of 2:11.74 in the 200 butterfly
  • Four-year swimming letter winner
  • Member of the 2015 State Championship Team and 2013 State Runner-Up Team
  • Second place finish in the 100 butterfly at the 2015 Wisconsin High School Sectional Meet
  • Top-16 finish in the 100 butterfly at the 2015 Wisconsin Division 1 State Meet
  • 2015 All-State in the 200 medley relay
  • 2016 Lake Country Swim team Coach’s Award
  • Four-time Lake Country Speedo Sectional team member
  • Eight-time member of Lake Country State team
  • Sister Stephanie was a member of the Fighting Illini from 2012-16

Personal

  • Born May 19, 1998
  • Parents are Cindy and Rich Hein
  • Has one older sister, Stephanie, who is a former Illini swimmer
  • Hobbies include skiing, reading and graffiti art
  • Lists her biggest thrill in sports as getting her goal time

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2019-20Senior

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