Heerden Herman (born December 20, 1990) is a South African former Olympic freestyle swimmer.

[1] He trained at the Maties Swimming Club in Stellenbosch with Pierre de Roubaix.

The first time the swimming fraternity took note of him was at the Western Province Championships in December 2005, when, as a 14-year-old, he broke the 800 meter freestyle open record.

In 2008 Heerden participated in the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Monterrey, Mexico where he won the gold in the 800 meter freestyle.

At the Western Province Championships in December 2010, Heerden swam a time of 14:57.88 in the 1500 meter freestyle, breaking Ryk Neethling’s record and setting a new SA National Open record.