| Justin Barber |
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Bio • Career Bests
A factor for the Irish in distance freestyle
events, as well as the 400 IM ... three-time
monogram winner ... on Irish all-time top
performers list, ranks sixth in 400 IM
(3:57.43), 12th in 500 free (4:31.93), 11th in
1000 free (9:32.27), and eighth in 1650 free
(15:46.14) ... versatile competitor can swim
the entire program ... incredible consistency
a key to his success ... works hard
and maintains a positive attitude ... prep
All-American was second-youngest U.S.
Olympic Trials qualifier (behind Michael
Phelps) in 2000, taking part in the 1,500-
meter freestyle.
AS A JUNIOR
Swam career-best times
in the 500 free (4:31.93), 1,000 free (9:32.27),
200 fly (1:55.87) and 400 IM (3:57.43) ... all of
those marks were BIG EAST "A" cuts ... registered
a fifth-place finish in the 400 IM at
the BIG EAST Championships ... placed 10th
in the 1,650 free and 14th in the 500 free at
the BIG EAST meet ... his 1,650 time of
15:51.31 was a season-best mark ... won the
500 free in a dual meet against St.
Bonaventure for the second win of his
career ... third on the team in the 400 IM ...
named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star
Team ... earned a monogram.
AS A SOPHOMORE
Posted four BIG
EAST "A" cuts (500-free, 1,650-free, 200-fly,
400-IM) and one "B" cut (200-IM) ... swam
season-best times in the 500-yard free
(4:32.46), 1,000-free (9:33.01), 1,650-free
(15:46.14) and the 400-IM (4:00.86) at the BIG
EAST Championships ... garnered 112.5
total points (107-individual, 5.5-relay) ... fifth
on the team in the 1,000-yard free, third in
the 1,650-free, fourth in the 400-IM ... completed
1-2-3 Fighting Irish sweep in the 1,000
free at St. Bonaventure along with Jay
Vanden Berg and Rob Seery ... earned a
monogram.
AS A FRESHMAN
Ranked among Notre
Dame's top five swimmers in four different
races: 1,000 freestyle (4th, 9:37.03), 1,650
free (4th, 15:59.50), 400 IM (4th, 4:00.05), and
500 free (5th, 4:33.58) ... scored 16 points in
BIG EAST Championships, finishing seventh
in 400 IM and 13th in 1,650 free ... missed
consolation final in 500 free by .09 seconds
in the conference meet, ending up 17th ...
claimed victory in 400 IM in dual meet
against Oakland ... notched BIG EAST "A"
cuts in four events and also had a "B" cut in
the 200 IM (1:57.28) ... led off 400 individual
medley relay that set meet record (3:40.39)
at Dennis Stark Relays ... scored 120 points
(114 in individual events) ... earned a monogram.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
DATA
Two-time All-American and four-year
letterwinner at Carson High School ...
earned All-America honors in 500 freestyle
and 200 individual medley as a senior ...
won junior nationals and qualified for
Olympic trials ... three-time regional champion
garnered national ranking in his final
two seasons ... earned all-city, all-conference,
and all-state honors all four years ...
two-time team MVP served as captain in
final prep season ... lettered in cross country
as a freshman and sophomore, being
named team MVP in his initial season and
gaining all-city honors both years ... member
of National Honor Society and
Environmental Club ... only child ... born
Dec. 8, 1984, in Kingman, Ariz. ... son of Dave
Barber and Beth Scott ... enrolled in the
Mendoza College of Business as a marketing
major.
| BARBER'S CAREER BESTS |
| | `04 BE | `05 BE | `06 BE | School Rank | Career Wins |
| 500 Free | 4:31.93 • `06 BIG EAST | 17th | 13th | 14th | 12th | 2 |
| 1,000 Free | 9:32.27 • `06 BIG EAST | -- | -- | -- | 11th | -- |
| 1,650 Free | 15:46.14 • `05 BIG EAST | 13th | 5th | 10th | 8th | -- |
| 400 IM | 3:57.43 • '06 BIG EAST | 7th | 7th | 5th | 6th | 1 |
