Biography
Career Personal-Bests (Events swam 5x or more)
50 Backstroke: 29.07 (Feb. 12, 2020 PCSC Championships)
100 Backstroke: 1:01.36 (2x Most Recent: Jan. 12, 2019 Lions Cup)
200 Backstroke: 2:06.87 (Feb. 16, 2019 PCSC Championships)
200 IM: 2:16.59 (Dec. 1, 2017 Husky Invitational)
400 IM: 4:32.58 (Feb. 15, 2019 PCSC Championships)
400 Medley Relay: 4:0.00 (Jan. 12, 2019 Lions Cup)
500 Freestyle: 5:17.24 (2x Most Recent: Jan. 11, 2019 Lions Cup)
1000 Freestyle: 10:41.54 (Feb. 13, 2019 PCSC Championships)
2019-20 | Junior
Appeared in 37 events for the Nanooks ... Had 14 top-five finishes and one first place finish ... Swam a season-best 400 freestyle against Simon Fraser, posting a time of 5:11.03, placing fifth ... Grabbed her only win against Azusa Pacific in the 200-yard backstroke, putting up a finals time of 2:14.23 ... Against APU she placed second in the 400-yard freestyle relay as her and her team put up a time of 3:36.22 ... Posted a season-best time in the 800-yard freestyle vs. Simon Fraser and the University of Victoria B.C. with a 10:23.39, good enough for seventh place ... Beal placed fourth and fifth in two events against Pacific Lutheran, fifth in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:27.72 and posted a 1:05.39 in the 100-yard backstroke ... Placed fourth, fifth and 14th respectively in the 400-yard IM, 200-yard backstroke and 1650-yard freestyle at the Pepperdine Winter Invitational ... Grabbed two season-best times at the 2020 Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:47.68 - 18th place) and 100-yard backstroke (1:01.72) while also posting a new personal-best in the 50-yard backstroke (29.07).
2018-19 | Sophomore
Appeared in 40 events for the Nanooks … Had 18 top-five finishes with one in first place … Swam a personal-best 4:32.58 in the 400-yard individual medley finishing ninth at the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships … Also at the PCSC Championships had a career-best 2:06.86 in the 200 backstroke placing 17th … In the 500 freestyle swam a personal-best 5:17.24 twice, first at the Husky Invitational placing 63rd then again at the Lions Cup finishing 16th … Had a career-best 4:00.00 in the 400 medley Relay at the Lions Cup finishing in sixth place … Also at the Lions Cup tied a personal-best 1:02.24 finishing 11th in the 100 backstroke … Had a career-best 1:48.84 in the 200 freestyle relay vs. Biola … At the PCSC Championships placed 14th in the 1,000 freestyle … At the Husky Invitational finished 44th in the 1,650 freestyle, 52nd in the 400 IM, 75th in the 200 backstroke and 100th in the 100 backstroke … At the Lions Cup placed fourth in the 200 backstroke … Placed sixth in the 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay at the Lions Cup … Had one first place finish in dual-meets.
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2017-18 | Freshman
Appeared in 40 events as a freshman … Had 24 top-five finishes with one in first place … Set a personal-best 10:59.78 in the 1,000-yard freestyle at the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference Championships … At the Husky Invitational set multiple career-bests in the 200 backstroke (54th), 100 backstroke (91st), 400 individual medley (56th) and 200 IM (124th) with times of 2:10.27, 1:01.36, 4:47.16 and 2:16.59 respectively … Placed second in the 500 freestyle with a personal-best 5:22.73 at the Lion’s Cup Invitational … Also at the Lion’s Cup helped the team to a first place finish with a career-best 4:02.67 in the 400 medley relay … Set a career-best 19:55.48 in the 1,650 freestyle versus the University of the Incarnate Word … Against Dixie State set a personal-best 2:02.63 in the 200 medley relay … At the Blue Gold Pentathlon had personal-bests in the 100 butterfly (1:06.44), 100 breaststroke (1:19.17), 100 freestyle (58.56) and the 100 IM (1:07.35) … Finished 20th and 31st in the 100 and 200 backstroke along with a 24th place finish in the 400 IM at the PCSC Championships … Placed 91st in the 500 freestyle at the Husky Invitational … Had one first place finish in dual-meets.
Prior to AlaskaÂ
Central Area Aquatics & Mount Rainer High SchoolÂ
Posted a personal-best time of 29.84 in the 50-yard back (Dec. 17) ... 1:01.84 in the 100-yard back (Jan. 14) ... 2:17.08 in the 200-yard IM at the Husky Invite on Jan. 22 ... Four-time state qualifier and finalist for Mount Rainer High School ... Awarded the Rookie of the Year honor following her freshman season ... Named team's Most Valuable Swimmer in last two seasons ... Named team captain her senior season ... North Puget Sound League First Team ... Recieved her high school diploma and Highline College A.S. degree in June.Â
Personal
Daughter of John & Mysty Beal ... Two siblings: Jackie & Andy ... Sister, Jackie, swam for Whitworth College.Â