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Alex Barsanti
 Alex Barsanti
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hummelstown, Pa.
High School:
Hershey
Last College:
Clemson
Height:
6-0
Event:
Breast
Club:
Hershey Aquatic Club (Coach Greg Fastrich)

Career Best Times
100y breast1:00.46
200y breast 2:11.14
100m breast 1:10.47
200m breast 2:35.40
2008-09: Arguably the most improved Lady Vol from 2007-08 to 2008-09 after staying injury-free in her second season as a member of the Orange and White...Set the UT record while winning the 200y breast (2:11.14) at Florida...Finished sixth in the 200y breast and 12th in the 100y breast at the Southeastern Conference Championships...Competed in both breast events at the NCAA Championships, recording a career-best time of 1:00.46 in the 100y breast prelims which ranked second on UT for the season and makes her the second-fastest Lady Vol ever in the event...Her 200y breast school record is over eight seconds better than her personal best from previous seasons...Captured first in the 200y breast and second in the 100y breast at the Tennessee Swimming Invitational...Snagged runner-up finishes in the 200y breast versus Arkansas/Vanderbilt and in the 100y breast at Kentucky...In addition to her victorious 200y breast performance at UF, also finished second in the 100y breast against the Gators...Captured College Swimming Coaches Association of America Academic All-American honors and was named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2007-08: Became one of the top 20 fastest Lady Vols ever in the 100y and 200y breast in her first season in Orange and White...Swam a season-best time of 1:04.67 in the 100y breast at the SEC Championships...Captured her career-best performance of 2:19.31 in the 200y breast against Georgia...Was a member of the victorious 400y medley relay against Northwestern...Capped season with an eighth-place finish in the 100y breast at the Bulldog Invite.

AT CLEMSON: 2006-07: Took fifth in the 100y breast (1:03.27) at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships and held the second-fastest time in school history in the event...Also scored points at the meet by placing 13th in the 200y breast and fifth in the 200y and 400y medley relays...Took top-three honors against Georgia Tech and Boston College by grabbing first as a member of the 200y medley relay, second in the 100y breast and third in the 200y breast.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Placed third in the `C' final of the 100m breast with a career-best clocking of 1:10.47 at the 2009 ConocoPhillips USA National Championships in July...Also recorded a career-best in the 200m breast (2:35.40) at the national championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was an All-American in 100y breast from 2003-06...Holds the Hershey H.S. record in the 100y breast and 200y free...Is also the district and conference record-holder in the 100y breast...Was a two-time district champion in the breast...Led the Trojans to the 2005 and 2006 state title...Earned all-state honors for the 100y breast from 2003-06, as well as the 200y free, 200y free relay, and 400y free relays in 2006.

PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology...Enjoys skiing and arts and crafts in her spare time...Her highest ambitions are to make the finals at the NCAA Championship meet and qualify for the Olympic Trials...Has a sister named Lindsey (19) and a brother named Christopher (18)...Chose to transfer to Tennessee because she loved the coaching staff, the team and the spirit of Lady Vol Athletics...Alexandra Lee Barsanti was born on Nov. 1, 1987, in Hershey, Pa., to Ron and Mary Ellen Barsanti.