Megan Beach
Megan Beach
Height: 5-6
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Redwood City, CA
High School: Sequoia
Position: Breast, IM
Major: Chemistry
Parents: Sylvia

Career Best Times:

55.08 100 Free 1/21/2012 at SCAD
1:58.23 200 Free 10/15/2011 Blue-Gold Meet
4:55.98 500 Free 3/21/2012 NCAA Championships
10:33.08 1000 Free 1/21/2012 at SCAD
1:06.15 100 Breast 12/1/2011 Miami Invitational
2:19.70 200 Breast 2/15/2012 UAA Championships
2:12.03 200 Fly 1/15/2012 vs. Kentucky
2:09.10 200 IM 12/1/2011 Miami Invitational
4:25.37 400 IM 3/21/2012 NCAA Championships

Honors:

2012 All-America Honorable Mention 500 Free 9th
200 Breast 10th
400 IM 9th
UAA Champion 200 Breast
All-UAA 500 Free 3rd
200 Breast 1st
400 IM 2nd
 

Prior to Emory:

Swam for the Sequoia High School team for four seasons, serving as the team captain during her junior and senior years... Named her school's Female Athlete of the Year in 2011... Swam career-best times of 1:05.8 in the 100-yard breaststroke, 5:03 in the 500-yard freestyle, and 2:21 in the 200-yard breaststroke... Helped her team to the PAL League Championship in 2009... Was coached by Dave Knochenhauer... Also played water polo in high school.

Personal:

Born April 18, 1993... Was a summer league swim coach for Peninsula Covenant Aquatics... Two-time academic all-American in high school.

Why she chose Emory:

"I chose Emory for its great academics and swim team."