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Tulane University Athletics

2020-21 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Courtney Barker

  • Position
    Free/Back
  • Class
    Senior
  • Highschool
    Township
  • Hometown
    Gurnee, Ill.

Biography

CAREER TOP TIMES
50 Free: 23.18 at Phill Hansel Invitational (11/16/17)
100 Free: 50.49 at AAC Championships (2/22/20)
200 Free: 1:50.98 at Phill Hansel Invitational (11/20/18)
100 Back: 54.30 at AAC Championships (2/21/20)

As a Senior (2020-21): Opened her final season with the Green Wave with first-place finishes in the 200-yard medley relay (1:46.87) and the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:36.89) against Delta State (Oct.17)…Also finished third in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 58.20...Finished third in the 100-yard backstroke (56.12), fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (52.66) and fifth in the 50-yard backstroke (27.36) at Rice (Nov. 20-21)...Earned a second-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle at LSU, recording a time of 23.90 (Dec. 14)...Also finished third in the 100-yard freestyle (51.89) against the Tigers...Finished third in the 50-yard freestyle (24.73) at Houston (Jan. 11)...Earned fourth- and fifth-respective finishes in the 50-yard freestyle (24.31) and 100-yard freestyle (53.42) at SMU (Jan. 23), also helping Tulane to a win in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:37.89)…Won the 100-yard freestyle (53.52) and 100-yard backstroke (57.81) events against West Florida, also helping Tulane to wins in the 200-yard freestyle (1:39.34) and 200-yard medley relays (1:46.60) on Jan. 30...Helped Tulane to a third-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay at the AAC Championship with a time of 3:41.73, also finishing sixth in the 100-yard backstroke (55.16) (2/25-2/27).

As a Junior (2019-20): Opened the year by swimming the second leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that defeated LSU (Sept. 28)...Finished runner-up in the 50-yard freestyle (24.07) and third in the 100-yard freestyle (52.70) at Houston (Oct. 3)...Posted a pair of runner-up performances in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events at Dual-A-Pool-Ooza against FIU (Oct. 18)...Finished less than half a second away from winning the 50-yard freestyle at Dual-A-Pool-Ooza against Rice (Oct. 19)...Posted a winning performance in the 100-yard freestyle (52.43) at FGCU (Jan. 4)...Swam the second leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that posted a winning performance of 1:54.44 against West Florida and Hendix College (Jan. 10)...Posted a strong performance at home against SMU, earning a pair of victories in the 50 (24.02) and 100-yard (51.98) freestyle events...Posted a pair of fifth-place finishes at the American Athletic Conference Championships in the 100-yard backstroke (54.30) and 100-yard freestyle (50.53) events.

As a Sophomore (2018-19): Opened the season with a winning performance as part of the 200 medley relay (1:44.71) against Houston (Oct. 6)…Was a part of the winning 400 free relay (3:29.09) against LSU and Loyola (Oct. 26)…Placed second in the 100 freestyle against Georgia Southern (Nov. 3)…Was a part of the 400 freestyle relay that placed third at the Phill Hansel Invitational (Nov. 20)…Placed second in the 100 backstroke (57.37) against West Florida (Jan. 26)…Finished third in the 200 freestyle (1:54.43) and 50 freestyle (24.20) against SMU (Feb. 8).


As a Freshman (2017-18): Swam the third-fastest 100 back in school history with a 55.18 at the Phill Hansel Invitational (November 17)...Owns the fourth-fastest 50 free in school history with a time of 23.18 at the Phill Hansel Invitational (November 17)...Swam the sixth-best 100 free in team history at the Phill Hansel Invitational (November 18)...Part of the school-record-setting 200 free relay team that finished in 1:31.83 at the Phill Hansel Invitational (November 17)...Also part of the third-fastest 200-free relay in team history...Part of Tulane's second-fastest 400 free relay team that finished in 3:22.01 at the Phill Hansel Invitational (November 18)...Part of the school-record 200 medley relay team at Tulane that set the record at the AAC Championship and won a bronze medal with a time of 1:39.94 (February 17)...Won the 200 free relay at the Dual-a-Pool-Ooza (October 27) with a 50 free split time of 24.13...Won the 100 free at the West Florida dual meet (October 21) with a time of 52.50.

Prior to Tulane: Attended Warren Township High School...Served as team captain as a junior and senior, guiding the squad to the state championship and earned all-state and All-America honors...Member of the National Honor Society...Worked as a swim instructor for three years...Also played water polo.

Personal: Majoring in marketing and finance...Has two older sisters and one younger sister.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Free/Back
    5'11"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Free/Back
    5'11"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Free/Back
  • 2020-21Senior

    Free/Back