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Bethany Galat

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'8"

Age

29

Hometown

Mishawaka, IN

Education

Penn High School (Mishawaka, Ind.) ‘14 Texas A&M University ‘18, Food Science and Technology

Personal
Daughter of Steve and Colleen Galat…Her sister Kristina runs collegiate cross-country and track and field…Volunteers at a local food bank…Enjoys cooking and reading…Swam for Texas A&M University for four years…Became the first current Aggie swimmer to earn a medal at an Olympic or world championship event with a silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2017 FINA World Championships…City of Mishawaka, Indiana, officially declared August 18, 2014, “Bethany Galat Day” for her accomplishments in the pool… Featured in ‘Faces in the Crowd’ segment of the January 2014 issue of Sports Illustrated, which highlights the nation’s top amateur athletes.
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2018 – silver (200m Breaststroke (SC) - Women)
  • Years of participation: 200m Breaststroke (SC) - Women 2018; 200m Breaststroke - Women 2017
  • Medals: 2 (2 silver)
    • Silver – 2018 (200m Breaststroke (SC) - Women); 2017 (200m Breaststroke - Women)
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Career Highlights
  • Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (200m Breaststroke - Women)

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