Patrick Heffernan Class: Senior Hometown: Norcross, GA High School: Norcross Height / Weight: 5-11 / 172 Event: Fly/IM Birthdate: 09/18/1983

Contributor for Irish in butterfly and individual medley events ... ranks sixth in school history in the 200 fly (career-best 1:51.40) and ninth in the 400 IM (4:02.68) ... natural leader with good work ethic ... blue-collar swimmer boasts tremendous work ethic ... makes steady and consistent progress in training ... loved by his teammates.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Provided boost to Irish in butterfly and IM ... was second on team in 200 fly (1:51.76), fifth in the 400 IM (4:02.68), sixth in the 100 fly (52.08), and seventh in the 200 IM (1:54.36) ... turned in Notre Dame's third- and fourth-fastest times all season in the 200 fly in the same session, going 1:52.05 in prelims at the BIG EAST meet before finishing in 1:51.76 in a swimoff ... scored 128.5 points ... qualified for conference meet in all four events ... finished 11th in the 200 fly, 13th in the 400 IM, and 21st in the 200 IM ... posted three dual-meet victories in the 200 fly, including against North Carolina State and Wyoming (22nd at NCAAs) ... anchored 400 butterfly relay that set meet record (3:26.70) in the Dennis Stark Relays ... honored with the Patrick Reilly McManus Captains' Award for performing well both in and out of the pool and exemplifying the term "teammate."

AS A FRESHMAN: Paced Irish in 200 butterfly in 2002-03 ... also qualified for BIG EAST meet in 200 and 400 individual medley, ranking fourth and third on team in those events, respectively ... finished eighth in 200 fly and 12th in 400 IM at conference meet ... won 200 fly vs. Michigan State ... finished in top three in dual meets seven other times ... also swam 200 free and 100 fly at different times during dual-meet season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Norcross High Schoool in Norcross, Ga. ... a state champion in the 100 butterfly in 2000 ... member of the 2001-02 All-America short course championship team and the 2000 zone championship team ... member of the nationally-ranked (second) relay team in the summer of 2000 ... attended the same high school as former Notre Dame football player Sean Milligan ... born Sept. 18, 1983, in Bridgeport, Conn. ... named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star in 2003 ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.