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Kristen Heiss
Kristen Pritchett formerly Kristen Elizabeth Heiss (born May 12, 1987) is an American backstroke and freestyle swimmer. She is a 14-time collegiate All-American, Big 12 Conference swimmer of the year, 10-time Big 12 Champion, an Olympic Trials finalist, US National Team Member (2008–2010), and won the 200 freestyle at the 2008 U.S. Open.
Kristen was born May 12, 1987, to Susan and Bill Heiss in Casper, Wyoming. Her father, Bill Heiss, is an All-American high school swimmer from Greeley, Colorado, and an All-American collegiate swimmer and NCAA champion with the Indiana Hoosiers 1970–1974. Kristen has one brother, Erik.
A 2005 graduate of Kelly Walsh High School, Kristen lettered four years for coach Dean Hawks. While there, she was a three-time All-American, four-time All-State, two-time Wyoming 4A Swimmer of the Meet, Academic All-American, and a member of the National Honor Society. She held the state record in the 100 backstroke (broken 2010 by Shaya Schaedler of Gillette, Wyoming), and is a three time state champion in the 200 freestyle. She swam for both the Casper Swim club and the Colorado Springs Swim team.
As a freshman, Kristen was a first-team All-American and Big 12 champion in the 800 freestyle relay. She also was a Texas A&M/Verizon Athletic Scholar Award recipient. At the Big 12 championships she finished 3rd in the 200 backstroke with a 1:59.05 and 5th in the 100 backstroke with a 55.41. At the NCAA championships, she was part of the 800 freestyle relay that took 6th place while also taking 26th in the 200 back (1:58.96), 31st in the 100 back (55.35), and 51st in the 500 free (4:55.70).
As a sophomore, Kristen was Big 12 Swimmer of the Year, First Team CSCAA All-American selection, First Team Academic All-Big 12, Texas A&M/Verizon Athletic Scholar Award recipient, and Team Co-MVP. She was Big 12 Champion in both the 500 free (4:44.79) and 200 back (1:55.95) while also swimming the lead off leg for the record holding 800 freestyle relay. She also took third in the 100 back (54.71). At the NCAA championships she placed 5th in the 200 back in an all-time Big 12 record of 1:54.09. She also placed 13th in the 200 free and 14th in the 500 free becoming the first swimmer in Texas A&M history to swim in three individual evening finals at an NCAA Championship.
In the summer before her junior year, Kristen took fifth at summer nationals in the 200 back and qualified to be part of the U.S. National Team that participated at the Japan International Grand Prix in Japan.
Kristen was part of the Texas A&M's team which placed 4th at the NCAA Championships at Ohio State University. At the 2008 NCAA Championships, Heiss placed 3rd in both the 200 backstroke (1:53.37) and the 500 freestyle (4:40.03). She swam the second leg of the Aggies' NCAA runner-up 800 freestyle relay that swam the 3rd fastest time in NCAA history (6:59.50). Successfully defended her title in the 200 backstroke at the 2008 Big 12 Conference championship.
At the 2008 United States Olympic Trials, she finished 5th place in the 200 meter backstroke in a time of 2:10.18. Throughout the 2008 Trials, Heiss kept a blog about her experiences and the trials, and will serve as an editorial intern for Swimmingworldmagazine.com. Her performance, including her three career-best 200 Backstroke times, and two career-best 200 freestyle times, came less than two weeks after spending 5 days in a Bryan, Texas, hospital undergoing treatment for pulmonary embolisms.
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Kristen Heiss
Kristen Pritchett formerly Kristen Elizabeth Heiss (born May 12, 1987) is an American backstroke and freestyle swimmer. She is a 14-time collegiate All-American, Big 12 Conference swimmer of the year, 10-time Big 12 Champion, an Olympic Trials finalist, US National Team Member (2008–2010), and won the 200 freestyle at the 2008 U.S. Open.
Kristen was born May 12, 1987, to Susan and Bill Heiss in Casper, Wyoming. Her father, Bill Heiss, is an All-American high school swimmer from Greeley, Colorado, and an All-American collegiate swimmer and NCAA champion with the Indiana Hoosiers 1970–1974. Kristen has one brother, Erik.
A 2005 graduate of Kelly Walsh High School, Kristen lettered four years for coach Dean Hawks. While there, she was a three-time All-American, four-time All-State, two-time Wyoming 4A Swimmer of the Meet, Academic All-American, and a member of the National Honor Society. She held the state record in the 100 backstroke (broken 2010 by Shaya Schaedler of Gillette, Wyoming), and is a three time state champion in the 200 freestyle. She swam for both the Casper Swim club and the Colorado Springs Swim team.
As a freshman, Kristen was a first-team All-American and Big 12 champion in the 800 freestyle relay. She also was a Texas A&M/Verizon Athletic Scholar Award recipient. At the Big 12 championships she finished 3rd in the 200 backstroke with a 1:59.05 and 5th in the 100 backstroke with a 55.41. At the NCAA championships, she was part of the 800 freestyle relay that took 6th place while also taking 26th in the 200 back (1:58.96), 31st in the 100 back (55.35), and 51st in the 500 free (4:55.70).
As a sophomore, Kristen was Big 12 Swimmer of the Year, First Team CSCAA All-American selection, First Team Academic All-Big 12, Texas A&M/Verizon Athletic Scholar Award recipient, and Team Co-MVP. She was Big 12 Champion in both the 500 free (4:44.79) and 200 back (1:55.95) while also swimming the lead off leg for the record holding 800 freestyle relay. She also took third in the 100 back (54.71). At the NCAA championships she placed 5th in the 200 back in an all-time Big 12 record of 1:54.09. She also placed 13th in the 200 free and 14th in the 500 free becoming the first swimmer in Texas A&M history to swim in three individual evening finals at an NCAA Championship.
In the summer before her junior year, Kristen took fifth at summer nationals in the 200 back and qualified to be part of the U.S. National Team that participated at the Japan International Grand Prix in Japan.
Kristen was part of the Texas A&M's team which placed 4th at the NCAA Championships at Ohio State University. At the 2008 NCAA Championships, Heiss placed 3rd in both the 200 backstroke (1:53.37) and the 500 freestyle (4:40.03). She swam the second leg of the Aggies' NCAA runner-up 800 freestyle relay that swam the 3rd fastest time in NCAA history (6:59.50). Successfully defended her title in the 200 backstroke at the 2008 Big 12 Conference championship.
At the 2008 United States Olympic Trials, she finished 5th place in the 200 meter backstroke in a time of 2:10.18. Throughout the 2008 Trials, Heiss kept a blog about her experiences and the trials, and will serve as an editorial intern for Swimmingworldmagazine.com. Her performance, including her three career-best 200 Backstroke times, and two career-best 200 freestyle times, came less than two weeks after spending 5 days in a Bryan, Texas, hospital undergoing treatment for pulmonary embolisms.