2018-19 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Beach, Clark

Clark Beach
- Position:
- Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chesterfield, Va.
- High School:
- Matoaca
Bio
2020 Olympic Trials
NCAA Championships
NCAA Championships
2018-19 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships:
NCAA Championships:
Career-Best Times at Florida:
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
- Qualified in the 100 & 200 back
- Finished ninth in the 200 back
- Finished 23rd in the 100 back
- Five-time All-American
- 2021 All-SEC Second Team
- 2020 All-SEC First Team
- 2020 SEC Champion (800 FR)
- 2019 All-SEC Second Team
NCAA Championships
- Earned All-American honors in the 200 back (7th)
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200 back and 100 back
- Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
- Finished third in the 200 back with a season best time of 1:40.83
- Competed in the 100 back and clamed fifth place with a seasons best time
- Finishes 13th in the 200 IM with a new personal best of 1:45.08
- Secured a B-cut in the 100 back, 200 back, and the 200 IM
- Had two second place finishes against Georgia in the 100 & 200 back
NCAA Championships
- Earned All-American honors in the 200 back, 800 free relay and 400 medley relay
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200 back
- Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
- Was a member of the SEC champion 800 free relay that set a new SEC record with their swim of 6:09.91 (fifth-fastest in UF history)
- Led off the second-place 400 medley relay, who combined for a time off 3:04.96 (eighth-fastest in UF history)
- Earned a silver medal in the 200 back with an effort of 1:39.56
- Set a new personal-best in the 200 free prelims with a time of 1:34.78
- Posted a season-best swim in the 100 back, good for eighth-place
- Won the 200 IM with a new personal-best time of 1:48.99 and the 200 free with a season-best swim of 1:38.25 against Florida State.
- Secured a B-cut against Georgia with his 1:44.64 swim in the 200 back
- Posted two wins in the 200 free and 200 IM in the season opener against Nova Southeastern and Indian River
2018-19 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships:
- Qualified for the 2019 NCAA Championships in the 100 back and 200 back
- Recorded the second-fastest 200 back time in school history with a personal-best swim of 1:39.37 before earning All-American status with a sixth-place finish in the finals
- Finished the 100 back in a career-best time of 46.20 (ninth-fasted in school history)
- Tallied a third-place finish in the 200 back with a time of 1:39.95 and an eleventh-place finish in the 100 back (46.54)
- Posted a career-best swim with a time of 1:36.03 and a 23rd-place finish in the 200 free
- Tallied six individual victories and one relay win
NCAA Championships:
- Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships, where he finished 23rd in the 200 back with a career-best time of 1:41.06 and 36th in the 100 back with a time of 47.20
- Also posted a career-best time in the 500 free (4:21.48) where he finished 44th overall
- Member of the 2018 SEC Championship-winning team, scoring valuable points in three consolation finals
- Finished 10th overall in the 200 back (1:42.28), 14th in the 100 back (47.39) and 24th in the 500 free (4:22.16)
- Totaled one individual and one relay win during the season
- Recorded B-cut times in the 500 free (4:21.48), 100 back (47.14) and 200 back (1:41.06)
Career-Best Times at Florida:
50 Free | 21.49 | Alabama | Oct. 25, 2017 |
100 Free | 45.29 | Purdue Invitational | Nov. 16-18, 2017 |
200 Free | 1:34.78 | SEC Championships | Feb. 18-22, 2020 |
500 Free | 4:21.48 | SEC Championships | Feb. 19-23, 2019 |
50 Back | 22.22 | SEC Championships | Feb. 23-26, 2021 |
100 Back | 46.20 | NCAA Championships | March 27-30, 2019 |
200 Back | 1:39.37 | NCAA Championships | March 27-20, 2019 |
200 Fly | 1:50.49 | Texas/Indiana | Oct. 19, 2018 |
200 IM | 1:44.77 | SEC Championships | Feb. 23-26, 2021 |
400 IM | 3:59.44 | FAU | Jan. 6, 2018 |
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
- Competed in the 2017 US Open Swimming Championships
- Participated in the 100m fly, 200m free, 100m and 200m back
- Earned a spot in the A final of the men’s 200m back, where he finished fourth overall with a time of 1:59.28
- Qualified for championship A final in the 100m back, finishing eighth with a time of 55.48
- Posted a time of 1:52.67 in the 200m free race, finishing 30th overall
- Earned a spot in the D final of the 100m fly, swimming a 55.50 in the race
- 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials qualifier, tying for 68th in the 100 back prelims (56.66) and finishing 53rd in the 200 back prelims (2:03.45)
- Member of the 2016-17 National Junior Team
- Member of the 18 & Under World Cup Trip roster, traveling to the 2016 FINA World Cup competitions in Tokyo and Hong Kong in October
- Placed first in the 200 back (1:59.56) and third in the 100 back finals (55.96) at the 2016 Speedo Junior National Championships.
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