Josh Beals

Position:
Distance Freestyle, Individual Medley
Height:
5-11
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Attleboro, Mass.
High School:
Home Schooled

JOSH BEALS BIO

Career Best Times: 4:20.09 in the 500-yard freestyle; 9:05.86 in the 1000-yard freestyle; 15:15.10 in the 1650-yard freestyle; 3:54.15 in the 400-yard individual medley.

General: Ranks ninth in Tar Heel history in the 500-yard freestyle (4.20.09).

2015-16: 2016 Olympic Trials qualifier in 400-meter freestyle where he swam a time of 3:57.11…Leadership Lab participant in the Carolina Leadership Academy...named to UNC 4.0 Club in fall semester 2015…at 2015 Nike Cup, he placed 11^th in the 500 freestyle (4:30.32)…placed 14^th in the 400 IM (4:01.08) and earned 16^th place in the 1650 freestyle (15:49.93)…named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2014-15: A Rising Star in the Carolina Leadership Academy...named to 2014-15 ACC Academic Honor Roll for second year in a row...at the 2014 Nike Cup, he placed 18th in the 500 free...member of ACC Championships team...placed 19th in the 500 free, 21st in 200 free and 26th in 1650 free...at Arena Pro Series in Charlotte in May 2015, he took 17th place in 1500-meter freestyle.

2013-14: Named to All-ACC Team in the 500-yard freestyle… at the 2014 ACC Championships, he placed second in the 500-yard freestyle (4.20.09) and seventh in the 1650-yard freestyle (15.15.10), both in career best times…at 2013 Nike Cup, he placed second in the 1650 free, fifth in the 500 free, 12th in the 400 IM and 12th in the 200 free…named to ACC Academic Honor Roll… a CSCAA honorable mention Scholar All-America…named to Dean’s List in spring semester 2014.

Prep: A distance freestyler who competed in club swimming for Crimson Aquatics where he was coached by Carl Cederquist and Skip Bryant…Home Schooled…USA Swimming Academic All-American…NCSA Junior National Champion.

Personal: Full name is Joshua Dale Beals…goes by Josh…the son of Randy and Andrea Beals…was born April 6, 1995 in Attleboro, Mass. …business administration major…stands 5-11 tall…plays the piano in his spare time…his father swam at Lehigh University...attended high school in Attleboro, Mass. …family now resides in Cumming, Ga.