Heidi Bruining

Position:
Freestyle/Breaststroke/IM
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lake Brantley
Hometown:
Altamonte, Fla.
Club:
Patriot Aquatics
Major:
Education

ECU Career Times:
100 Breaststroke – 1:02.92 – ranks 10th all-time at ECU
200 Breaststroke – 2:15.15 – ranks seventh all-time at ECU
200 IM – 2:01.31 – ranks fifth all-time at ECU
200 Freestyle – 1:48.74 – ranks sixth all-time at ECU

Additional stats via Swimcloud

As a Senior (2025-26): American Conference Championship participant ... Finishes career with program records in the 200 free relay and 400 free relay and 400 medley relay ... Won 45 events over her career ... Tallied 558 career regular season points.

As a Junior (2024-25): Named to the Dean’s List Fall 2024 and Chancellor's List Spring 2025 …CSCAA National Invitational Championship qualifier…AAC Championship scorer capturing 44 points overall… 200 IM (10^th), and 200 Freestyle (9^th)… Competed in nine regular season dual meets, scoring 169 points for the Pirates while securing 23 top-three finishes… Of those 30 top-three finishes, 15 were first place finishes ... Named to the American All-Academic Team.

As a Sophomore (2023-24): Named to the Dean’s List Fall 2023 and Dean's List in Spring 2024 … Named ECU's 2023-24 Most Improved Swimmer at annual awards banquet ... 200 Freestyle Relay record holder … 400 Medley Relay record holder … CSCAA National Invitational Championship qualifier … AAC Championship scorer capturing 16 points overall … Placed in the top 16 in the 200 Breaststroke (10th), 200 IM (10th) and 200 Freestyle (ninth) … AAC Conference Champion in the 200 Freestyle Relay … Competed in 11 regular season dual meets, scoring 180 points for the Pirates … Secured 30 top 3 finishes … Of those 30 top 3 finishes, 14 were first place finishes.

As a Freshman (2022-23): Named to ECU Dean’s List in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 … AAC Championship scorer capturing 23 points … Placed top 20 in two AAC Championship events including the 100 Breaststroke (13th) and the 200 Breaststroke (17th) … Freshman record holder for the 100 Breaststroke (1:02.92) … Competed in six regular season dual meets scoring 104 points ... Claimed 18 top 3 finishes, seven of those were first place ... Named to the 2022-23 AAC All-Academic Team.

Before ECU: Club Team record holder in 200 Breaststroke SCY … Summer and Winter Junior National Qualifier in 100 and 200 Breaststroke … Club Coach Clay Parnell … High School team record holder in 100 Breaststroke and 400 Freestyle Relay … Received female MVP Award all four years … High School State Qualifier all four years … Senior States placed third in both 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke.

Personal: Daughter of Jonna Whitaker and Paul Bruining, sister to Anna.