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2014-15 Swimming & Diving

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  • FREE
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  • Senior
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  • 5'11
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  • Auckland University
    Previous School
Brett Henehan
Brett Henehan
FREE
Position
Senior
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Summary

Biography

UW This Season: As a senior Henehan will look to improve on his already impressive Cowboy career. He currently sits in the top 10 on three Cowboys fastest times list. He and his teammates sit in fourth all-time on the fastest 800 freestyle relay, and individually he sits in seventh place on both the 1650 and 500 freestyle lists.

At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)- Henehan could not duplicate his record setting sophomore season, but he still proved to be one of the Cowboys' strongest swimmers. He helped the Cowboys 800 freestyle team to a third-place finish at the Mountain West Conference Championships. Henehan also placed in the top 12 in his individual events during the conference championships. He placed sixth in the 400 IM with a time of 4:01.20. His 500 free time of 4:32.83 was also good enough to give him a 12th-place finish. Sophomore: (2008-09)- In his first season as a Cowboy, Henehan wrote his name in the UW record books and became one of the best distance freestyle and IM swimmers in the MWC. At the conference championships, Henehan swam to a third-place finish in the 400 IM, 11th in the 1650 freestyle, and 12th in the 500 freestyle. Henehan's 400 IM time at conference was the fifth fastest in school history. He earned First Team All-Conference in the 400 IM and his first letter award at UW.

Prior to Wyoming: Henehan, a native of Pakuranga, New Zealand, transferred to the University of Wyoming from Auckland University. Henehan is a distance specialist who will compete in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle events and possibly even the 400 IM. He competed in the 400 and 1500-meter freestyles at New Zealand's Olympic Trials.

Personal: He was born on October 8, 1987 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the son of Anne and Terry Henehan and has two older brothers Daryl and Andrew. He is majoring in kinesiology and health at Wyoming.

Top Times at Wyoming: 400 IM-3:57.38; 500 freestyle-4:29.28; 1000 free-9:32.46; 1650 free-15:38. 85.