Swimming Athlete Bio
Megan Beattie
Senior * Distance Free * 5-6
Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan HS
2007-08: Distance freestyle specialist owned Boxers' best time in the 1,650-yard freestyle (21:44.56) and fourth best in the 1,000-yard freestyle (13:01.96)...Swam three 200-yard breaststroke races, her only non-freestyle events...Finished 15th in 500-yard freestyle at Northwest Invitational...Competed at NWC Championships in 500 free.
2006-07: Made biggest contributions in the freestyle events...Competed at the NWC Championships in the 200-yard freestyle (2:19.80), 500-yard freestyle (6:14.55) and the 1,650-yard freestyle (21:28.50)...Had Pacific's season bests in the 1,650 free and second best time in 1,000 free...2005-06: Finished season with Pacific's third best time in the 200-yard butterfly (3:03.54) and fourth best in the 50-yard breaststroke (40.10) and 400-yard individual medley (6:04.00)...Competed at NWC Championships in 500-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke.
High School: Swam for Dawn Allen-Herron at Ketchikan High School...Four-year varsity letterwinner and a two-time most inspirational swimmer award recipient...Member of All-Academic Team...Earned Rookie of the Year honors her freshman year...Best Times: 6:05.46 in 500 freestyle and 2:34.09 in 200 individual medley...Swam from 1996-2002 for the Ketchikan Killer Whales swim club under Jeff Lawrence.
Personal: Daughter of Steve and Susi Beattie...Exercise science major and literature minor.