Early Years
Beisel was born in Saunderstown, Rhode Island in 1992, the daughter of Ted and Joan Beisel. She graduated from North Kingstown High School in North Kingstown, Rhode Island in 2010. Her mother was a college swimmer for the University of Rhode Island. Beisel has been a member of the U.S. National Swim Team since she was 13 years old, and is the distant cousin of David Beisel (Duke, '98).
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