Hellen Moffitt

Photo by: Justin Caterline

Photo by: Justin Caterline

Position:
Back/Fly
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Alexandria, Va.
High School:
West Potomac

HELLEN MOFFITT BIO

Career Best Times: 23.03 in the 50-yard freestyle; 51.66 in the 100-yard freestyle; 51.46 in the 100-yard backstroke; 1:52.35 in the 200-yard backstroke; 50.67 in the 100-yard butterfly; 2:00.60 in 200-yard individual medley; 26.05 in 50-meter freestyle; 58.46 in the 100-meter butterfly; 1:01.67 in the 100-meter backstroke; 2:13.02 in the 200-meter backstroke; 2:14.97 in the 200-yard butterfly.

General: School record holder in the 100-yard backstroke at 51.46, in the 200-yard backstroke at 1:52.35 and in the 100-yard butterfly at 50.67…set all three of those records during 2015-16 season...swam on a 200 medley relay team which set a school record in 2016 and on a 400 medley relay team which established a school mark in 2015…also holds school record long course in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 58.46 established at 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials.

Summer 2016: Placed seventh in the finals of the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100-meter butterfly…at the U.S. Open in August she earned a second place finish in the same event.

2016-17: Named to the U.S. Swimming National Team in the fall of 2016…will swim in the FINA World Championships December 6-11 in Windsor, Ontario…co-captain of the 2016-17 Tar Heel team with Caroline Baldwin.

2015-16: 2016 NCAA qualifier and first team All-America…placed fifth in 100 butterfly with time of 51.16…swam butterfly leg on 400 medley relay at NCAAs which finished 12^th and the 200 medley relay which placed 16th…member of All-ACC Team…at ACC Championships, she was the runner-up in the 100 fly (51.15) while taking third place in the 100 back (51.62) and third place in the 200 back (1:52.35)…won the Richard E. Jamerson Awards as the team’s most improved swimmer and the squad’s most outstanding swimmer…in dual meet against Georgia she won the 100 back (52.77) and 100 fly (53.82) and swam on winning 200 medley relay team…in four-way meet against Indiana, Tennessee and Kentucky, she won the 100 back (53.48), 100 fly (52.85) and 200 back (1:55.94)…was named ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week on October 13, 2016 and November 3, 2016…in dual meet against Louisville, she won the 200 back (1:54.23) and 100 back (53.70) while also swimming winning 400 medley relay team…in the Tar Heels’ dual meet against Texas she won the 100 back (53.39) and 100 fly (55.43) while also swimming on victorious 200 medley relay squad excelled…at 2015 Nike Cup where she placed eighth in the 50 free (23.14), third in 100 fly (53.31), second in 100 back (53.06) and second in the 200 back (1:55.52)…in dual meet win over Navy, she won the 50 free (23.07) and 200 IM (2:00.88) and swam on winning 200 medley relay…won the 100 back (54.16), 200 back (1:57.54) and 100 fly (53.29) in dual meet victory over Duke…named to ACC All-Academic Team…member of Leadership Lab in Carolina Leadership Academy...bCLA CREED Mentor… named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2014-15: Named to 2015 All-ACC Team...at the ACC Championships she took third place in the 200 back (1:53.88), fourth place in the 100 fly (52.45) and fifth place in the 100 back (52.91)...won Jamerson Award as Tar Heels’ most improved swimmer...honorable mention All-America in the 100-yard butterfly and as a member of the 400-yard medley relay team...swam the butterfly leg on 400 medley relay team which took 10th place...she tied for 15th place in the 100 fly at NCAAs (52.53)...had Top 25 finishes in 100 and 200 backstrokes...established school records in 100-yard butterfly (51.98) and 100-yard backstroke (52.16) and as a member of UNC’s 200 medley and 400 medley relay units...named ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week on October 14, 2014...earned that award after winning three individual events and swimming on a winning relay in dual meet win over Tennessee...had three Top 10 individual finishes at 2014 Nike Cup, topped by a third place finish in the 200-yard backstroke...won three events in dual meet win over Navy. and two events in victory over Duke..Rising Star in the Carolina Leadership Academy...named to ACC Academic Honor Roll...at Arena Pro Series in Charlotte in May 2015, she had Top 10 finishes in the 50- and 100-meter butterfly events as well as the 50-meter backstroke...at summer 2015 USA Swimming Senior Nationals she took 11th place in the 100-meter butterfly (59.45).

2013-14: Had a stupendous freshman season…at the SMU Swimming and Diving Classic, she scored in three individual events and swam on two Top 4 relay teams…finished 4th in the 100-yard backstroke in 55.21, 4th in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:58.89 and 11th in the 50-yard freestyle in 23.96…swam on the 3rd place 400-yard medley relay (3:39.84) and 4th place 200 medley relay (1:41.50) teams…recorded a standout performance at the 2013 Nike Cup…placed in the Top 16 in eight events, including four individual swims and four relays…placed 3rd in the 200-yard backstroke (1:58.93), 4th in the 100-yard backstroke (54.96), 5th in the 100-yard butterfly (54.56) and 16th in the 50-yard freestyle (23.94)…swam on the 2nd place 400-yard medley relay (3:40.44), 3rd place 400-yard freestyle relay (3:23.35), 5th place 200-yard freestyle relay (1:34.15) and 5th place 200-yard medley relay (1:41.72) teams…a championship finalist at the ACC Championships, placing 7th in the 100-yard butterfly in 54.01…placed in two other events, including 19th in the 200-yard backstroke (1:52.17) and 23rd in the 100-yard backstroke (55.11)…during long course season she competed in the Arena Grand Prix…placed 7th in the 200-meter backstroke (2:18.52), 12th in the 100-meter backstroke (1:03.69) and 15th in the 100-meter butterfly (1:02.00)…competed at the 2014 U.S. Open Championships…captured fourth place in the 100-meter backstroke and fifth place in the 100-meter butterfly at Speedo Champions Series Section of Southern Zones…member of the Rising Stars program in the Carolina Leadership Academy.

Prep: Attended West Potomac High School where she was coached by Bob Lombardi…competed for Machine Aquatics where she was coached by Dan Jacobs…Swimming World Magazine 5-star recruit in Class of 2013...swam in high school all four years where she was an outstanding butterflier and backstroker…specialized in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 back and 100 fly as a high school swimmer…was the team captain there…Virginia state runner-up in the 100 fly and 100 back in 2012-13…anchored state champion 200 free relay team…seven-time high school All-America selection…regional record holder in the 100 fly…won West Potomac most valuable athlete accolades on multiple occasions and was also named to the Washington Post All-Met Girls Swimming Team during multiple years…2012 Olympic Trials qualifier in the 100 and 200 backstrokes…senior nationals qualifier in the 100 and 200 backstrokes, 100 butterfly and 50 freestyle…USA Swimming national finalist in the 100 fly …National Honor Society member…AP Scholar with distinction…honor roll student…Potomac Valley Scholar Athlete…four-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-America…had a tremendous high school career in Virginia…as a junior she anchored the first-place 200 freestyle relay team and the third-place 200 medley relay squad and was second in the 100 fly and fourth in the 100 back…as a sophomore, she placed third in the 100 fly and fourth in th 50 free…as a freshman at the high school state championship meet, she was third in the 50 free and second in the 100 fly.

Personal: Full name is Hellen Stewart Moffitt…daughter of Chris and Janet Moffitt…was born May 21, 1995 in Alexandria, Va. …stands 5-9 tall…math decision sciences and economics double major…volunteers with Nadar Por Vida program…a summer league and winter swim coach…has an older brother, Ned, and a younger brother, Hugh…SAAC member…Veteran Leader in bCLA.