Kristen Heiss

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kristen Heiss
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	May 12, 1987(1987-05-12)
Age	37
Birthplace	Casper
Country	United States
Horoscope	Taurus

Kristen Heiss Biography

Kristen Heiss is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on May 12, 1987 in Casper, United States. 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.

At the 2008 Swimming US Open, Heiss finished second to world record holder Hayley McGregory in the 200 meter backstroke under the meet record set by Olympian Margaret Hoelzer with a time of 2:09.99. With this performance, she secured a spot on the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. The next night, she took silver in the 400 meter freestyle with a time of 4:09.25. On the third night, Heiss took gold in the 200 freestyle, being only the 2nd A&M swimmer to ever do so. She tied with former NCAA Champion Mary Descenza in a lifetime best of 1:59.43.

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.

Seven months after shoulder surgery, Heiss returned to the pool in July 2009 to compete in the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. Kristen represented the United States and was selected as a captain for the US team. In Serbia, Heiss earned silver medals in the 200 backstroke and 400 freestyle, a bronze medal in the 200 freestyle, and anchored the gold medal United States 800 freestyle relay.

Heiss Redshirted the 2008–2009 collegiate season while recovering from shoulder surgery.

Kristen Heiss Net Worth

Kristen Heiss is one of the richest Swimmer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kristen Heiss 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

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.

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.

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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She later went on to coach the Casper Area Swim Club in her hometown of Casper, Wyoming. In July 2013, she was hired as an assistant swim coach at the University of Missouri, where she remained until the end of the 2015–2016 season.”Kristen Heiss Named Assistant Swimming Coach”.

Facts & Trivia

Kristen Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kristen Heiss celebrates birthday on May 12 of every year.