SUNY New Paltz Athletics

Athlete Top Times:

2023-24: Third-Team All-SUNYAC after helping the Hawks to a third-place finish in the 8—freestyle relay at the SUNYAC Championships… finished sixth in the 200-yard butterfly at the SUNYAC Championships with a time of 1:58.55… placed 10th in the 100-yard backstroke at the SUNYAC Championships with a time of 53.76… tallied first place finishes during the Cortland dual meet on Jan. 13 (200-free) and Cortland/Buffalo State meet Jan. 20 in the 200-free and 200-fly.

2022-23: Placed ninth in both the 200 backstroke (2:00.69) and 200 butterfly (2:01.20), 10th in the 200 freestyle (1:46.46), member of the fourth place 800 freestyle relay and 400m freestyle relay at the SUNYAC Championships…recorded first place finishes in the 200 butterfly (Cortland/Buffalo State), 200 backstroke and 200 freestyle (Hartwick) and 200 individual medley (Baruch/Sarah Lawrence)...placed second in the 200 butterfly (Adelphi, Vassar) and 100 freestyle (Baruch)...finished third in the 200m butterfly (Hartwick) and 100 freestyle (Oneonta)...at the TCNJ Invitational scored ninth place in the 800 freestyle and 11th place in 200m butterfly and was part of 200 medley realy (8th), 200 freestyle relay (9th), 800 freestyle relay (9th), and 400 medley relay (10th)...recorded three personal bests: 50 freestyle (:23.02), 200 butterfly (2:01.20) and 200 backstroke (2:00.69).

2021-22: Placed seventh in the 200 butterfly (2:10.73), eighth in the 200 freestyle (1:49.21), 12th in the 100 backstroke (:56.80) at the SUNYAC Championships…had first place finish vs Oneonta in 200 freestyle…second place finishes in 200 freestyle (Western CT), 100 backstroke (Western CT and Vassar), 200 butterfly (Cortland), 50 and 100 freestyle (Oneonta)...third place finishes in 100 butterfly (Western CT), 50 freestyle (Vassar), 200 freestyle (Cortland)...At TCNJ Invitational finished eighth in 200 butterfly, 12th in 100 butterfly, 13th in 100 backstroke…at SUNYAC was member of sixth place 200 freestyle relay, fourth place 400 medley relay, fifth place 400 freestyle relay…recorded to personal bests: 200 freestyle (1:46.45) and 200

individual medley (2:06.93).

High School Accolades: Swim team co-captain and four-year member of varsity swim team at Shelton High School (2018-2021)… four-time participant in Connecticut State Championship meet...member of Southern Connecticut Conference, Division I record setting champion 200 freestyle relay...bronze medalist in 100 butterfly and 400 freestyle relay at SCC Championship...named All SCC...All Connecticut Scholar-Athlete.

Personal: From Shelton, CT… graduated from Shelton High School in 2021… older brother, Kyle, swam at Mount Saint Mary College from 2014-2018, and younger sister, Katie, swam at Mount Saint Mary College from 2017-2020… father, Kevin, swam at Southern Connecticut State University from 1985-1987, and mother Dawn was a diver at Southern Connecticut State University from 1984-1985… enjoys reading, climbing, camping, solving puzzles, and coding… son of Kevin and Dawn Barber. 

Fun Fact: "I dislike frisbees due to an incident my freshman year."