Bio

As a senior: Shaved nearly 30 seconds off his 500 free time and nearly a full minute off his 1000 free time by the end of the season ... Swam season-bests in the 200, 500 and 1000 free events at the Dartmouth Invitational (Jan. 27) ... Recorded times of 1:55.03, 5:18.59 and 10:44.31, respectively ... Claimed third in the 1000 free against Niagara (Nov. 12).

As a junior: Recorded season-best times in the 100-yard freestyle (52.77), 200-yard freestyle (1:57.05), 500-yard freestyle (5:11.88) and 1000-yard freestyle (10:58.47) at the Dartmouth Invitational (1/28/11) ... Produced a time of 25.86 in THE 50-yard freestyle in a tri-meet against Maine and BU.

As a sophomore: Swam the 500 freestyle in 5:20.42 at the New England Invitational ... Finished the 1000 freestyle in 11:18.49 at the Harold Anderson Invitational.

As a freshman: Finished 800 freestyle in 10:27.56 against Fairfield ... Swam the 50 freestyle in 24.29, 100 freestyle in 52.58, 200 freestyle in 1:55.92 and 500 freestyle in 5:20.68 at the New England Invitational.

Before Bryant: A 2008 graduate of Naugatuck High School ... Lettered in football, baseball and swimming ... All-league team selection for all three sports twice ... Four-time NVL All-Academic Team selection ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Son of David and Sandra Heller, Brendan Heller was born April 23, 1990 ... Has a brother, Trevor, and a sister, Kristin, who was a four-year member and captain of the Iona College swim team ... Aunts Kate Tiedemann and CarolAnn Redfield were All-American swimmers at Fairfield University and the United States Military Academy, respectively ... Competes in triathlons around the Northeast.