Florida Gators

2017-18 (Junior)
Regular Season

• Finished his season at Florida’s Last Chance Meet, where he posted career-best times in the 100 free (44.17) and 200 free (1:34.90)
• Posted B-cuts in the 100 free (44.17), 200 free (1:34.90) and 500 free (4:23.14)
• Totaled two individual wins and one relay win during the season 

• Member of the 2017 SEC championship-winning team, finishing fifth in the 200 free C-final (1:36.32), 37th in the 500 free (4:27.02) and 41st in the 100 free (44.82)

• Posted one relay win on the season
• Recorded B-cuts in the 200 free and 500 free

• Participated in eight meets throughout the regular season
• Swam a season-best and NCAA B-cut in the 200 free at the Bulldog Invitational (1:37.40)
• Clocked a season-best 21.24 in the 50 free at the Buckeye Invitational on Nov. 20
• Also posted season-best marks in the 100 free (45.40) and 100 back (49.74) at UF’s Bulldog Invitational
• Finished 10th in the prelims at the All-Florida Invitational with a season-best time of 1:54.58
• Also swam a season-best mark in the 500 free to finish 19th overall (4:41.96)
• Swam as a member of UF’s third-place finishing 400 free relay team at the All-Florida Invitational (3:02.48)

• Participated in the 2017 US Open Swimming Championships, racing in the 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle events
• Qualified for the C final in the 50m, 100m and 200m free races
• Posted a time of 23.52 in the 50m free and swam a 50.57 in the 100m free
• Finished the 200m free with a time of 1:52.17 and rounded out his events with a 4:04.21 in the 400m free
• Competed in the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships, racing in the 200m Free
• Placed 77th with a time of 1:54.76
• Participated in the 2016 United States Olympic Trials, finishing the 200m Free in 78th place with a time of 1:52.37.

• According to CollegeSwimming.com, Heath is the No. 19-ranked recruit in the state of Florida
• Heath, a swimmer with Clay High School and Bolles School Sharks, is a FHSAA state meet qualifier the past three years (2012, 2013, and 2014) and was a member of the Clay’s 2013 All-American 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relay teams along with teammate Caeleb Dressel
• On the national level, he competed for the 2014 Junior National Championship Squad with Bolles and was a key participant on its first place 400-yard freestyle relay team
• Heath follows his father, Mike (1983-86), and his mother, Sherri (1984-87), who each swam for UF in the 1980s. Mike is a University of Florida Hall of Famer.