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Isabelle Barger has introduced her verbal dedication to swim and examine at Florida State College. Barger is at the moment a senior at Germantown Excessive College in Germantown, Wisconsin, and can arrive in Tallahassee forward of the 2024-2025 season.
“I selected Florida State College as a result of I do know I’ll have many alternatives to succeed right here. The crew and coaches have been so enjoyable and energetic and in addition put in onerous work. The varsity has a wonderful educational program together with its attractive campus, heat climate, and quite a few facilities!!”
Barger trains and competes year-round with Rocket Aquatics. Her major occasion focus is backstroke, and is a Winter U.S. Open qualifier in each the quick course and lengthy course model of the 100 backstroke. She’s additionally a Futures qualifier within the 100 fly, 200 again, and 100 free.
Barger wrapped up her quick course season this yr on the NCSA Spring Championships. She recorded her high end within the 50m backstroke at ninth (29.59), whereas within the 100m again she earned thirteenth in a private finest time of 1:04.15. She additionally dropped over half a second in prelims of the 200 again (2:00.40, SCY), then hit an extended course finest time in finals with a 2:22.95.
Barger was busy earlier within the season with the Wisconsin Excessive College State Championships and Winter Juniors. At the highschool state meet, she was the runner-up finisher within the 100 again with a 53.76, which marked a brand new private finest by over a second. The 100 again was her high occasion at Winter Juniors only a few weeks later, as she claimed 14th total in 54.79.
High SCY Occasions
- 100 free – 51.49
- 100 again – 53.76
- 200 again – 2:00.40
- 100 fly – 55.93
Below the path of head coach Neal Studd, the Florida State girls completed seventh out of 11 groups on the 2024 ACC Championships. It took a 54.02 to advance to the C-final of the 100 backstroke this yr, placing Barger in a robust place to make a direct impression for the Seminoles on the convention degree.
Barger’s present finest time would have made her the third quickest performer on the crew final season behind Sarah Evans and Jenny Halden. Evans put up a season finest time of 52.96 because the crew’s lead off leg at NCAAs, whereas Halden posted a 53.52 on the Georgia Fall Invitational. Halden graduates this spring, however Barger may have the chance to coach with Evans for 2 years.
Together with her dedication, Barger joins Karlee Marusik, Peyton Orlando, McKenna Patrick, Evy Riederer, Alice Velden, Ashley Sampson, and Maryn McDade in Florida State’s incoming class this fall.
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