Maria Paula Heitmann

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

SENIOR YEAR (2019-20)
CSCAA All-American ... earned a pair of podiums in the 200 Freestyle (fifth, 1:46.04) and the 500 Freestyle (sixth, 4:40.24) at the Big Ten Championships … 500 free time at Big Tens marked a career best … finished 34th in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 50.54 in the conference meet … captured gold in the 200 freestyle (1:50.11) against Purdue ... member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team at the UK-ND tri-meet with a time of 3:22.83.

JUNIOR YEAR (2018-19)
Academic All-Big Ten ... finished ninth in the 200 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:45.97 … placed 10th in the 500 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 4:42.45 … member of the 800 freestyle relay team that placed eighth at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 7:07.41 … took 24th in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 50.59 … touched first in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:51.60 in victory over No. 16 Louisville ... won the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:53.42 in victory over Purdue ... member of the winning 400 freestyle relay (3:22.84) against No. 4 Texas and No. 19 Florida ... won the 500 freestyle (4:49.70) against No. 14 Kentucky, No. 15 Missouri and No. 18 Notre Dame and was a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay (3:20.69).

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2017-18)
Honorable-Mention All-America … Academic All-Big Ten ... member of the 800 freestyle relay that placed 16th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 7:02.37, earning Honorable-Mention All-America honors … member of the 800 freestyle relay team that won bronze at the Big Ten Championships with a NCAA A cut of 7:02.24 … placed 11th in the 200 freestyle at Big Ten’s with a NCAA B cut of 1:45.84 … took 14th in the 100 freestyle at Big Ten’s with a NCAA B cut of 49.73 … finished 17th in the 500 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a mark of 4:43.23 … member of the winning 800 freestyle relay at the Purdue Invitational with a time of 7:10.79.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2016-17)
Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in the 800 freestyle relay at the 2017 NCAA Championships … member of the 800 freestyle relay team that placed eighth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 6:59.91 ... placed 11th in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 49.70 ... part of the 400 freestyle relay team that placed fifth with a time of 3:17.69 at the Big Ten Championships ... notched a sixth place finish in the 200 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:45.77 ... placed 38th in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:51.25 at the Big Ten Championships.