LouisBarker

• 2020, 2021 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll 
• 2019 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2020-21 (Junior): Finished 22nd in the 200 free (1:37.07) and also raced the 50 free (20.26) and 100 free (44.20) at the 2021 SEC Championships … Split 43.81 on the 400 free relay that took eighth, and anchored the 200 medley relay in 19.83 and split 19.64 on the 200 free relay that both finished 10th at SECs … Placed sixth in the 100 free (44.41), seventh in the 200 free (1:38.20), and  inth in the 50 free (20.58) at the Missouri Invitational … Recorded eight top-5 finishes throughout the dual meet season … Raced to second in the 50 free (21.17) and third in the 100 free (46.36) against Vanderbilt … Took fourth in the 200 free (1:37.37) versus Louisville … Finished fifth in the 100 free (45.34) at Alabama … Earned the Most Improved Swimmer Award at the program’s annual awards banquet … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20 (Sophomore): Reset his career bests in all three of his events at the Ohio State Winter Invite, including the 50 freestyle (20.47), the 100 freestyle (44.02) and the 200 freestyle (1:37.04) … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. 

2018-2019 (Freshman): Swam in three events at the SEC Championships, including the 50, 100 and 200 free, earning season-best marks in each of those events … There, finished 39th in the 200 free (1:37.57), 44th in the 100 free (44.62) and 47th in the 50 free (20.57) … Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
 
Prior to UK: Swam for City of Manchester Aquatics under coach Mark Rose and at the Millfield School under coach Euan Dale … 2016 British Olympic Trials qualifier … 2018 Commonwealth Games Trials qualifier … Also played rugby and basketball in high school.

Personal: Parents are Aidan and Julie Barker … Has one brother, Marcus.