William & Mary Athletics

2015-16
Three event finalist at the CAA Championships ... Fifth in the 200 breast with a lifetime-best 2:03.29 ... Sixth in the 400 IM ... Swam 3:54.15 in the prelims ... Seventh in the 200 IM ... Lifetime-best 1:50.06 in the prelims of the event ... Also finaled in the three vents at Bucknell ... Sixth in the 400 IM ... 20th in the 200 IM and 22nd in the 100 breast ... More than doubled his point production, with 89 points and a pair of second-place showings (against UNCW and the CAA 400 IM prelims).

2014-15
Made the B-finals of all three of his events at CAAs ... Won the consolation finals of the 400 IM in 3:54.59 ... Took 13th in the 200 breast and 14th in the 200 IM ... Made the C Finals of the 200 breast (21st) and the 400 IM (18th) at the Hokie Fall Invitational ... Won the 200 breast against Mary Washington in his first collegiate meet ... Finished the year with one win and 41.75 points ... Swam at the Virginia Long Course Championships during the summer, making the finals in four events (both breaststrokes and both IM) ... Finished third overall in the 200 IM.

Prep
Scholastic All-American ... Picked as the most-improved swimmer at NOVA Aquatics in 2011 ... Chosen to the zone select camp ... President of the Beta Club at Godwin.

Personal
Son of Ron and Diana Barden ... Father played baseball for the Tribe before graduating in 1985 ... Great aunt, Virginia Elmendorf, graduated from W&M in 1949 ... Enjoys music and participating in his youth group.