Mandy Barnes

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Amanda Barnes, Swimming and Diving, studio portrait by Priscilla Grover

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Trabuco Canyon, Calif.
High School:
Tesoro

2018-19 | SENIOR SEASON

HONORS: All-Mountain West honors in 500-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle and 200-yard butterfly ... member of All-MW 800-yard freestyle relay team ... Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (maintaining a 3.5 or better GPA).
HIGHLIGHTS: Swam in seven meets during the campaign ... won the 1,000-yard freestyle at Washington State (Oct. 14) with a 10:24.05 ... at UCSD Quad Meet (Oct. 19) took fourth in 200 butterfly (2:04.35) ... at Art Adamson Invitational (Nov. 14-16) swam two then-career-best times in the 100 butterfly (55.54) and 200 butterfly (2:01.07) placing 10th in the 200 fly; and recorded a then-season-best in 500 freestyle (4:50.63) ... placed third in 200 fly (2:05.89) in Nevada (Dec. 8) dual ... missed month of January because of injuries suffered in car accident involving team on the way to airport ... returned for Mountain West Championships (Feb. 20-23) in Minneapolis, Minn., earned all-conference honors by placing seventh in 500 freestyle (4:49.57, season-best), fourth in 1,650 freestyle (16:40.05, season-best) and eighth in 200 butterfly (2:01.90) after swimming a career-best in prelims of 200 fly (2:00.65), also clocked a personal-best 54.98 for 100 fly in exhibition.

2017-18 | JUNIOR SEASON

HONORS: Member of Mountain West Conference Championship Team ... Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (maintaining a 3.5 or better GPA).
HIGHLIGHTS: At the Art Adamson Invitational (Nov. 16-18) clocked then-personal-best times in the 1,650 free (16:47.02), 1,000 free split (10:09.82), 100 fly (56.06), also had then-season-best times in the 500 free (4:53.70) and 200 fly (2:02.74) ... took third in the 200 fly (2:07.10) and fourth in the 500 free (5:06.65) versus Wyoming (Jan. 16) ... placed third in 1,000 free (10:34.09 unadjusted) and fifth in the 200 fly (2:08.16) at Northern Arizona (Jan. 27) ... at Mountain West Championships (Feb. 14-17) in San Antonio, Texas, turned in a personal-best time for the 500 free (4:49.49) in the prelims, then placed 11th overall in finals (4:49.54), recorded a career-best time for the 1,650 (16:39.46) - placing ninth - and 1,000 split (10:05.29), clocked a then-personal-best time for the 200 butterfly (2:01.85) during prelims.

2016-17 | SOPHOMORE SEASON

HONORS: Member of Mountain West Conference Championship Team ... Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (3.5 or better cumulative GPA).
HIGHLIGHTS: Finished fourth in the 1,650 free (17:34.13) at the Chick-Fil-A Invitational (Oct. 7-8) ... scored with a third-place finish in the 200 fly (2:06.80) against Utah (Dec. 3) ... took fifth in the 200 fly against UCLA and Kansas (Jan. 6) ... captured the 200 fly (2:07.90a) at Wyoming (Jan. 14) ... finished second in the 200 fly and third in the 1,000 free against Nevada and Northern Arizona (Jan. 28) ... scored with finishes of 15th in the 500 free (4:56.02), 16th in the 1,650 free (17:07.29) and 20th in the 200 fly (2:04.82) at Mountain West Championships (Feb. 16-19).

2015-16 | FRESHMAN SEASON

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (3.5 or better cumulative GPA).
HIGHLIGHTS: Posted the top time in the 200 fly (2:08.74), while taking fourth in the 1000 free (10:40.47) against Idaho (Oct. 9-10) ... fifth in the 200 fly (2:07.68) and sixth in the 1,000 free (10:40.19) against Utah and Florida Gulf Coast (Oct. 30) ... finished third in the 1,000 free (10:43.14) at BYU (Oct. 31) ... took fourth in the 200 fly (2:06.43) at Nevada (Nov. 7) ... placed 12th in the 1,650 free (17:04.84), made the C Final of the 200 fly and finished 23rd (2:04.46) overall at the Art Adamson Invitational (Nov. 19-21) ... finished fourth in the 500 free (5:10.76) against UC San Diego, UNLV and Grand Canyon in San Diego (Jan. 2) ... took third in the 100 fly (58.02) and fourth in the 200 fly (2:06.45) against Denver (Jan. 23) ... nabbed a win in the 200 fly (2:08.29) against Oregon State (Jan. 30) ... scored with finishes of 10th place in the 200 fly (2:01.98), 11th-place in the 1,650 free (17:01.23) and 14th place in the 500 free (4:53.16) at Mountain West Championships (Feb. 17-20).

HIGH SCHOOL

Took fifth in the 500 free (4:54.13) and seventh in the 100 fly (56.57) at the 2015 CIF Southern Section Division I Meet ... also took fourth as part of the 400 free relay and 14th with the 200 medley relay ... held six school records at Tesoro High School entering her senior season ... helped Tesoro to a pair of league titles (2012, 2014) and was named a NISCA All-American in the 500 free with a top time of 4:54.74 ... turned in a pair of seventh-place efforts in the 500 free and 100 fly at the 2014 CIF Championships ... holds the South Coast League 100 fly record (56.57) ... after her freshman season held seven school records.

COLLEGIATE PERSONAL-BEST TIMES

50-yard Freestyle - 26.41 (Northern Arizona; 1-26-2019)
200-yard Freestyle - 1:57.06 (vs. Idaho; 10-10-2015)
500-yard Freestyle - 4:49.49 (at MW Championships; 2-15-2018)
1,000-yard Freestyle - 10:05.29^S (at MW Championships; 2-17-2018)
1,650-yard Freestyle - 16:39.46 (at MW Championships; 2-17-2018)
100-yard Butterfly - 54.98 (at MW Championships; 2-22-2019)
200-yard Butterfly - 2:00.65 (at MW Championships; 2-22-2019)
^S = Split Time, ^T= Time Trial, ^R = Relay Leg, ^A = Altitude Adjusted Time