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UC Santa Barbara
2004: Finished second in the 100 breast at the Big West Championship...Also placed seventh in the 50 free...Recorded the fastest 100 breast time on the team...Earned Big West All-Academic honors...2003: Placed fourth in both the 50 free and 100 breast at the Big West Championship...Also finished eighth in the 200 breast and anchored the 200 free and 200 medley relays...The 200 medley relay won the league title and set a Big West meet record...2002: Placed fifth in both the 50 free and 100 breast at the Big West Championship...Took 10th in the 200 breast...A member of both the runner-up 200 medley and 200 free relay teams...A UC Regents' Scholar.
High School
All-American in the 50 free at Dana Hills HS...CIF champion in the 50 free...2001 Scholar Athlete...Holds school records in the 50 free and 100 breast...Yale Book Award recipient... Coached by Jack Dickman...Also played water polo...Swam club for Irvine Novaquatics and was coached by Dave Salo.
Personal
Born April 15, 1983...Parents are Jim and Nancy Baer...Has a younger brother, Peter... Majoring in mechanical engineering...Favorite book is "Lord of the Flies"...Favorite movie is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
