Emily Barton Class: Sophomore Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ High School: Desert Mountain Height: 5-9 Event: Breast/IM Birthdate: 12/30/1989

AS A FRESHMAN: Versatile swimmer who competed in nine different events throughout the season ... closed out her first campaign with the Irish by advancing to the finals in the 200 IM (2:01.25), 400 IM (4:18.95) and 200 Fly (2:01.51) at the BIG EAST Championships ... went 2:01.49 in the finals of the 200 IM for a third-place finish ... placed fifth in the 400 IM after a 4:19.63 in the finals while recording the program's fifth-fastest time in the event ... improved her 400 IM performance by more than 15 seconds over the course of the season ... won the team's Beeler-Hipp award.

THE BARTON FILE: Earned All-America honors in each of her four years as a high school student ... four-time state champion, regional champion and all-city performer ... part of the 2005 Junior National Champion squad that set the country's record in the 200 Free Relay ... nine-time Junior National Qualifier and was Arizona's high school state champion in the 100 Breast, 200 IM, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay ... holds the Arizona high school record in the 400 Free Relay ... attended high school at Desert Mountain (Ariz.) where she was the program's record holder in the 100 Breast and 200 IM ... team captain as a senior ... three-time team MVP ... member of the National Honor Society ... each of her two older sisters - Ann ('07) and Kelli ('05) - swam at Notre Dame ... born in Phoenix, Ariz., on Dec. 30, 1989 ... daughter of Kari and Fred Barton ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an English and Spanish major.

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