TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Arizona Swimming and Diving program and head coach Augie Busch have announced the addition of new assistant coach Anna Heller to the staff.
 
"The staff and I are so happy and excited about Anna joining our staff," said Busch. "We see eye-to-eye on many things, most importantly how best to create great connections with young student-athletes. She is very highly regarded in the swim community, which will help us continue to cultivate great relationships with club coaches and swimmers around the country. I could not feel better about the staff we have out together this summer and cannot wait to get the season started."
 
Heller comes to Arizona after two seasons as an assistant coach for the SMU women's swimming program, where she helped mentor four athletes to NCAA Championship appearances over two seasons and the 2019 American Athletic Conference Most Outstanding Performer Erin Trahan.
 
"I am very excited to be joining the Arizona coaching staff, I know great things are happening here and I am looking forward to being a part of the culture the team has been creating," said Heller. "I would like to thank the Arizona coaching staff and athletic department for this opportunity. Bear Down!" 
 
Prior to SMU, Heller was an assistant coach on the Texas A&M women's staff, where she helped lead the Aggies to their highest ever NCAA finish (3rd) and an SEC Championship.
 
Heller also has extensive experience at the club level, coaching at the Aggie Swim Club (College Station, Texas) and Hillsboro Heat (Hillsboro, Ore.). Heller also served as a strength and conditioning intern at the University of Portland, where she led the strength and conditioning and nutrition efforts of the women's basketball and tennis programs.
 
Heller swam collegiately at Texas A&M where she helped lead the Aggies to a Big 12 Championship in 2012 and had top-10 times in the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes. She transferred to Texas A&M from Oregon State, where she qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2010.
 
In 2012, Heller qualified for the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, and, in 2015, she qualified for USA Swimming Nationals.