Heath Named National Collegiate Swimmer of Week
November 16, 2005

EDINBORO, PA – Edinboro University sophomore Brooke Heath (Woodstock, ONT/ Ingersoll District C.I.) has been named the CollegeSwimming.com National Collegiate NCAA Division II Women’s Swimmer of the week for her performance in this past weekend’s meet with Kutztown and Mansfield. The Fighting Scots picked up a pair of wins to improve to 3-2, defeating Kutztown, 64-58, and Mansfield, 91-31.

Heath posted an NCAA ‘A’ qualifying time of 2:21.68 in the 200-yard breaststroke, and her time of 2:11.07 in the 200-yard IM was good for an NCAA ‘B’ qualifying time. She also placed first in the 200-yard butterfly (2:14.540 and was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay team (1L53.69), giving her four first places in all.

As a freshman Heath became Edinboro’s first All-American since 1994-95. She placed third in the 200-yard breaststroke and fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke at Nationals to earn All-American honors in both events, and was an honorable mention All-American in the 200-yard IM with an 11th place finish. Heath was the PSAC champion in the 200-yard breaststroke and third in the 100-yard breaststroke. She was later named the PSAC Rookie of the Year. Heath set school records in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke events and the 200-yard IM.