David Heron

David Heron with Tyler Fenwick (middle) and Alex Meyer (left) at the 2015 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships in Fort Myers, Florida

David Heron and Taylor Abbott in the swim-to-shore transition finishing the 2017 Barbados Open Water Festival in 2017

David Tim Heron (born 26 March 1995) is a 27-year-old American pool and open water swimmer from Mission Viejo Nadadores and the University of Tennessee. He is coached by Tyler Fenwick and competed in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.

Open Water Swimming Career

• On 16 July 2022, he won the 15.5 km Trans Tahoe Solo swim in Lake Tahoe, California in the inaugural season of the UltraMarathon Swim Series, beating the relay teams in 3 hours 25 minutes 44 seconds at the age of 27.
• On 1 April 2022, he finished 8th in the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships 10 km in Fort Myers, Florida.
• He finished 3rd at the 2012 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships 10 km race in Miromar Lakes in Fort Myers, Florida
• He won the 2012 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships 5 km race in dramatic fashion for his first national open water swimming title.
• He was named to the USA Swimming Junior National Open Water Swimming Team
• He represented the United States in the 7.5 km event at the 2012 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Welland, Ontario, Canada
• He won the 10 km race at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Championships
• He competes on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit
• He finished 2nd in the 5 km USA Swimming Open Water National Championships in 2015
• He finished 2nd in the 10 km marathon swim at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada
• He won the 5 km race at the 2017 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in Castaic Lake, California for his second career national open water title.
• He finished 10th in the 5 km race at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships in Lake Balaton, Hungary on 15 July.
• He qualified for the 10 km marathon swim at the 2017 World University Games in Taiwan.
• He was awarded with the 2017 Open Water Excellence Award.
• He won the 1.5 km and 5 km races at the 2017 Barbados Open Water Festival.
• He finished 3rd in the Crippen Cup 10K at the Open Water Festival in Miromar Lakes, Florida on 14 April 2018.
• He won the 2018 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships 5 km race on 6 May 2018 in Tempe Town Lake, Arizona for his third career 5 km national title.
• He competed in the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 10 km marathon swim in Chiba, Japan on 14 August 2018.
• He finished 4th in the 2019 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in Miami, Florida on 3 May 2019.
• He won the 2021 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships 10 km in Fort Myers, Florida on 16 April 2021.
• On 8 October 2021, he finished 2nd in the 10 km Las Vegas Open Water Champions Cup in Lake Las Vegas at the age of 26.

USA Swimming Junior National Open Water Swimming Team

Coached by Bruce Gemmell and Dave Kelsheimer, the USA Swimming Junior National Open Water Swimming Team will compete at the first FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships held in 12-20 August 2012 in Welland, Ontario, Canada against swimmers from more than 30 nations, including Russia, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa.

14-16 Team
Nicholas Norman | Mission Viejo Nadadores
Brendan Casey | Team Santa Monica
Jessica Arnold | Shenandoah Marlins Aquatic Club
Regan Kology | Cougar Aquatic Team

17-18 Team
David Heron | Mission Viejo Nadadores
Jordan Wilimovsky | Team Santa Monica
Brooke Lorentzen | Mission Viejo Nadadores
Liliana Casso | Team Santa Monica

External links

• David Heron and David Holscher Kick Off the Inaugural Trans Tahoe Solo UltraMarathon
• Swimming in Seychelles at the FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships 2022
• Katie Grimes, David Heron Win 3,000 For Swimming 15,000
• David Heron Holds Off Brennan Gravley To Capture USA Swimming National Title
• Who Will Step In The Vacuum Without Jordan Wilimovsky?
• Marc-Antoine Olivier Makes A Fast Statement In 5K
• USA Swimming Junior Open Water Swimming Team
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Mission Viejo Nadadores news
• Heron Makes National Team
• 2012 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships
• Swimming World Magazine's The Morning Show Interview
• Mission Viejo Nadadores
• Open Water Is Not An Old Mission At Mission Viejo
• USA Swimming
• Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
• Marathon Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• I Got Stung
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Working The Dream At USA Swimming Open Water Championships
• Chip Carrigan Protects Athletes' Interests At All Times
• Castaic Lake Welcomes The Best America Has To Offer
• Castic Lake Will Be The Survival Of The Fittest
• After 10, There Will Be Only 2
• Will The Big 2 Finish 1-2 At USA Swimming National Championships
• Teammates Take Top Two
• Tyler Fenwick To Host American-style Battle Training
• Chip Off The Ol' Block At The Pan American Games
• Will University Of Tennessee Distance Guys Go 1-2 In 25K?
• 日本の平井康翔とのプール・オープン・ウォーター
• Open Water Swimmers Head To The Pool
• It's David Heron's Lake In The 5K
• Great Memories Of Fran Crippen, Great Decision By USA
• Japan Is Right On, But What Were Others Thinking?!?
• Commentary on 25K FINA World Championships
• Canada, Netherlands, Japan, USA Avoid Hot Water
• Team Wins Stands Up And Gets Out To Win Honors
• Kristina Evelyn In Barbados, All In The Family
• Beauty In Barbados, A Freestyling Festival
• Open Water Festival Precursor To USA Nationals
• RCP Tiburon Mile: Where Fast Meets Fast
• RCP Tiburon Mile
• Marathon Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• Glen S Hummer Award Renamed By USA Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Bill Rose Honored By His Fellow Coaches
• The People Behind The Feeding Sticks
• Marathoning In Miami, Racing For The Olympics
• Brazil, Italy Go 2-for-2 At USA National Championships