HAYWARD, Calif., -- Cal State East Bay assistant swim coach and former Pioneer All-American Claire Beaty recently qualified for the 2020 Olympic Trials during the 2019 Santa Clara International Meet on June 8.
 
After placing third in the prelims at a time of 2:33.43, Beaty raced to a first place finish in the 200 breaststroke finals in a time of 2:31.75, which was 1.54 seconds faster that the Olympic qualifying time of 2:33.29. She is currently ranked 39th in the country.
 
Beaty placed first in an event filled with local Division I swimmers from local powerhouse programs such as Cal and Stanford. This was a high level meet with swimmers coming from across the country as well as the Canadian National Team.
 
Full list of 2019 Santa Clara International results can be found here.
 
Beaty earned her undergraduate degree from CSUEB in 2018. A four-year member of the swim team, Beaty is a five-time All-American and holds the program records in both breaststroke events. In 2017-18, she served as Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President, was NCAA DII national runner-up in the 200 Breast, won CSUEB's Female Athlete of the Year award, and was selected as a CoSIDA Academic All-American.