Brooke Barnett Season 2007-08
2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2008 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll
CAREER (2007-11)
Distance freestyle and individual medley contributor who ranks fifth all-time at LSU in the 1650 free and sixth in the 1000 free … Led the Lady Tigers in the mile race in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … An SEC Academic Honor Roll member in all four seasons and a significant contributor to community service efforts in Baton Rouge.
SENIOR SEASON (2010-11)
Led the Lady Tigers in the 1000 and 1650 free … Competed in every dual meet and the Cougar Classic Invitational … Earned fifth in the 500 free at the Cougar Classic with a personal best of 4:57.55 and was ninth in the mile (17:21.98) … Won the 1000 free in victories over Alabama and Incarnate Word … Posted a runner-up finish in the 500 free in wins over Tulane, Houston and Rice … Earned her fourth varsity letter.
JUNIOR SEASON (2009-10)
Contributed in distance freestyle events and led the Lady Tigers in the 1650 free … Competed in every dual meet, Houston’s Cougar Classic Invitational and SEC Championships … Finished 23rd in the 1650 free at SEC’s with a team best of 17:02.46 and swam to season bests of 4:58.58 and 1:54.96 in the 500 and 200 free, respectively … Registered seventh in the 1650 free at the Cougar Classic … Captured first-place in the 1000 free in a victory over Tulane (10:19.30) … Also took runner-up honors in the 200 breast against the Green Wave … Recorded second in the 1000 free against UNO, Florida Atlantic and on a road tri-meet versus Houston, Rice and Tulane … Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition for the third time and was a significant contributor in the Baton Rouge community … Received her third varsity letter.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09)
Led the Lady Tigers in the long-distance freestyle races … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and SEC Championships … Swam to a 17th-place finish in the 1650 freestyle (17:06.19) at SEC’s … Also placed 27th in the 500 free with a season-best time of 4:59.09 and 25th in the 400 I.M. with a personal best of 4:34.53 … Posted the fifth-fastest 1650-freestyle mark in school history, 16:45.90, at the Art Adamson Invitational to capture fifth overall … Took runner-up honors in 1000 free in a win over Florida State … Secured third-place in the 1000 free against No. 21 Arkansas with a mark of 10:19.65 … Part of a 1-2-3 LSU finish in the 400 I.M. against Delta State … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned her second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)
Emerged as one of the top distance freestyle swimmers on the squad … Competed in every dual meet, the Georgia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships … Registered a career-best time in the 500 free (4:57.73) and a season-best mark in the 1650 free (17:04.29) at SEC’s … Both marks were second on the team for the season … Won the consolation final of the 500 free at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Seized runner-up honors in the 200 and 500 freestyle races versus Delta State … Took second-place in both the 1000 free and the 500 free against Alabama and Vanderbilt … Notched a season best in the 1000 free (10:19.31) at Florida State … Recorded top-three finishes in the 500 and 1000 free against Houston and Rice … Named to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
A four-time all-area selection at Sarasota Christian High School who specialized in distance freestyle … Member of two YMCA national championship teams in 2005 and 2006 … Recorded a personal-best time of 4:57.88 in the 500 free … Recipient of the Olympic Spirit Award … Class president and a two-time scholastic All-American … Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Born June 15, 1988, in Tampa, Fla. … Parents are Randy and Donna Barnett … Has one younger brother, Beau … Majoring in kinesiology.
BROOKE’S TOP TIMES
500 freestyle, 4:57.55, 2010 Cougar Classic Invitational
1000 freestyle, 10:07.47, 2008 Art Adamson Invitational
1650 freestyle, 16:45.90, 2008 Art Adamson Invitational
400 individual medley, 4:34.53, 2009 SEC Championships