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Chris Barnes |
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Provides depth in sprint events ... team-oriented competitor with good work ethic ... jovial and team-oriented ... central to team's spirit and energy ... loved by his teammates.
AS A JUNIOR: Competed in the 50-yard free, 100-yard free, 200-yard free and the 100-yard fly during the 2004-05 season ... ranked seventh on the team in the 50-free (22.23) and 100-free (47.36) ... was ninth in the 200-free with a personal-best time of 1:43.65 ... top 100-fly time was 55.33 ... notched best 50-free time of 22.23 in the dual meet versus Oakland ... registered 12 points on the year.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Ranked seventh on Irish in both 100 free (47.02) and 200 free (1:43.70), posting BIG EAST "B" cuts in both ... did not qualify for BIG EAST Championships, barely missing "A" times in both events ... scored 59.25 points (32 in individual events) ... registered first collegiate race victory in the 100 free against Cleveland State ... posted career bests in all three of his events, including 22.07 in the 50 free at the Notre Dame Invitational ... led off 400 free relay that took first place against Oakland.
AS A FRESHMAN: Swam three sprint freestyle events in 2002-03, finishing third in dual meets on three occasions ... posted top times in 50 and 100 free at Notre Dame Invitational ... top 200 time was against Cleveland State ... recipient of Beeler-Hipp Award as the outstanding freshman best exemplifying the vitality, competitiveness, and love for Notre Dame shown by Meghan Beeler and Colleen Hipp.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year letterwinner in swimming at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio ... was a member of the Ohio state champion 200-yard freestyle relay team in 2002 ... earned academic All-America honors and All-America honors in the 200-yard freestyle relay and the 200-yard medley relay during his prep career ... was team captain his senior year while receiving both all-city and All-America honors ... sister Emily is a goalkeeper for the Duke soccer team ... cousin, Tricia Rye, was formerly on the University of Cincinnati's swim team ... member of the National and Latin Honor Societies ... born March 8, 1984, in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.
