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2008-09 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Heidi Niespodzany

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  • Class Freshman
  • Highschool Pulaski
  • Hometown Pulaski, Wis.

Biography

2011-12: Capped an impressive career with First-Team All-Horizon League honors in the 100 and 200 freestyle after dominating performances at the Horizon League Championships, breaking the Milwaukee record in the 200 free finals ... also took sixth in the 500 free at the league meet to help Milwaukee to a team title ... key contributor on numerous relay teams, helping take first in the 400 medley relay with a new Horizon League record-time ... also broke the school record in both the 200 and 400 freestyle relays on the year ... was named Horizon League Swimmer of the Week after setting the Klotsche pool record in the 200 free in a dominating win over Green Bay Feb. 4 ... was third in the 100 free and fourth in the 200 free at Wisconsin Oct. 7 ... one week later, won the 200 free and took second in the 100 free against Grand Valley State ... won the 500 free in back-to-back weeks, Nov. 4 and Nov. 11 ... won 13 individual races on the year ... broke the 100 free school record at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational with a second-place finish in the finals.

2010-11: Earned Second-Team All-Horizon League honors in the 200 freestyle at the Horizon League Championships, breaking the UWM school record in both the preliminaries and again in the finals ... also placed third in the 100 free in a career-best time and seventh in the 500 free at the championship meet ... member of the second-team all-league 200 medley relay team as well as Milwaukee's school-record 200, 400 and 800 free relay teams at the meet ... won eight races and finished second in nine others over the course of the season ... won the 200 free at Grand Valley State Oct. 15 ... led the way in the 50 free the next day at Valparaiso ... won the 100 and 200 free against Boston College Oct. 22 ... won the 400 IM in her only attempt of the season against Wheaton College Nov. 5 ...won the 100 free and set a career-best time in the 50 free - finishing second - against the University of Chicago Jan. 22 ... double-winner in the 100 and 200 free in UWM's victory over Western Illinois Jan. 29.

2009-10: Established career-best times in three events at the Horizon League Championships, placing fourth in the 200 freestyle, fifth in the 100 free and ninth in the 500 free at the meet ... her time in the finals of the 200 free broke the UWM record in the event ... member of four relay teams with top times on the season ... earned second team all-league honors in helping UWM to school records in the 400 free and 800 free relay at the league championships ... recorded 10 top-three finishes on the year, including five wins ... topped the field in the 200 free against Wheaton College Nov. 6 ... incredible performance against University of Chicago Jan. 23, winning the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free at the meet ... won the 200 free against Western Illinois Jan. 30 while also taking third in the 200 backstroke ... second in the 200 free against Green Bay Feb. 6.

2008-09: Consistent swimmer as a freshman, placed in the top three on 16 occasions, taking second place eight times ... finished sixth in the 200 freestyle, eighth in the 100 free and won the consolation finals of the 500 free at the Horizon League Championships ... set UWM freshman records in the 200 and 500 free at the championship meet ... member of the school-record 400 and 800 free relay teams ... 400 free relay squad earned second-team all-league honors ... second in the 200 and 500 against Wright State Oct. 31 ... second in the 200 free and third in the 100 free in wins over Valparaiso Nov. 22 and the University of Chicago Jan. 23 ... first broke the 200 free freshman record in the 200 free at the Falcon Invitational Dec. 5, placing third ... second in the 500 free at the Falcon Invite Dec. 6 and in win over Western Illinois Jan. 24.

High School: As a senior, was named the 2007 Fox River Classic Conference swimmer of the year as well as the 2007 Green Bay Press-Gazette girls co-swimmer of the year ... placed sixth in the 200 freestyle at state as a senior and also was part of the state 200 free relay team from Pulaski ... played soccer and basketball as a high school athlete ... a YMCA National qualifier ... honors student all four years.

Personal: Majoring in education at UWM ... lists acrylic painting as a hobby ... career goal is to be successful in whatever career she ends up in ... most memorable sports experience was when she made her club coach cry ... has worked in a daycare ... born Jan. 23, 1990.