Completed Event: Women's Swimming and Diving versus Sunflower Showdown on October 3, 2025 , Win , 692, to, 508
Final
Women's Swimming and Diving
692
vs Sunflower Showdown
508
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Addi Barnes
- Position:
- Free/Back/IM
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Overland Park, Kan.
- High School:
- Blue Valley West High School
Get to Know Addi ...
At what age did you start swimming and how did you get into the sport?
- I started swimming at age 7 when I moved to Texas and joined our neighborhood summer team. I enjoyed the sport and wanted to get better so I started swimming competitively when I was 9.
- I take a deep breath and smile every time I step up behind the blocks.
- I would play basketball because I loved playing it when I was younger and am a big fan.
- Focus on the details, be consistent, prioritize being a good teammate and never stop having fun with it.
- My brother, Coleman, was a huge role model and inspiration to me growing up.
- I chose Kansas because of the outstanding resources and culture within the team, athletic department and university. I knew Kansas would be somewhere I would be set up to succeed academically, athletically and in life after college.
Top Collegiate Times
| Time | Event | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:51.48 | 200 Y Free | 2/22/2023 | Big 12 Championship |
| 4:52.01 | 500 Y Free | 11/19/2021 | Kansas Classic |
| 10:19.39 | 1000 Y Free | 11/5/2021 | Nebraska |
| 17:04.16 | 1650 Y Fly | 11/19/2021 | Kansas Classic |
| 57.90 | 100 Y Back | 3/1/2024 | Big 12 Championship |
| 1:57.75 | 200 Y Back | 2/23/2022 | Big 12 Championship |
| 2:06.30 | 200 Y IM | 12/2/2023 | Rockhurst |
| 4:23.87 | 400 Y IM | 2/23/2022 | Big 12 Championship |
- CSC Academic All-District
- Academic All-Big 12 Team
- Placed third in the 200 IM (2:09.01) at the Illinois Dual
- Won the 200 IM (2:07.35) against South Dakota
- Won the 1000 free (10:31.48) against Rockhurst on Dec. 7
- Finished third in the 1000 free (10:28.06) at Arkansas on Jan. 24
2023-24 (Junior)
- First Team Academic All-Big 12
- Finished second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:57.57) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:10.17) at the Sunflower Showdown on Oct. 6.
- Earned a career best in the 100-yard backstroke at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship on Feb. 27 with a time of 57.90.
- Second best time on the KU squad in the 500-yard freestyle at 5:01.69 which she swam at the Mizzou Invitational on Nov. 15, 2023.
- Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
2022-23 (Sophomore)
- Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
- Placed first in the 500-yard freestyle at the Sunflower Showdown on Sep. 30th.
- Placed first in the 500-yard freestyle at the Lindenwood/South Dakota Dual Meet on Oct. 21st.
2021-22 (Freshman)
- Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
- Made collegiate debut at the Sunflower Showdown in Topeka, Kan., where she set a personal best time of 2:07.90 in the 200-yard individual medley event.
- Placed second in the 500-yard freestyle event at the Kansas Classic on Nov. 19th.
- Recorded the lowest time for Kansas in both the 1,000-yard freestyle, with a time of 10:19.39, and the 1,650-yard freestyle, with a time of 17:04.16.
- Notched two second-place finishes at the Kansas Classic, in the 500-yard freestyle and the 1,650-yard freestyle events.
High School
- Addison Barnes will stay in her home state of Kansas by signing with the Jayhawks, after a strong high school career at Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, Kansas.
- Barnes was the 2019 Kansas 6A champion in the 200 individual medley (2:04.84) and 500 freestyle (4:58.81) and anchored the runner-up 200 freestyle relay (24.07) and placed fourth in the 400 freestyle relay (51.93).
Personal
- Daughter of Scott and Pam Barnes
- Has one older brother, Coleman
- Father, Scott received his Master’s degree from KU
- Exercise Science major
- Completed an internship for KU Leads in Summer 2024.
Jayhawks fall to Razorbacks // Kansas Swimming and Diving // 1.26.18
Saturday, January 27
Kansas swims past Nebraska, 159-141// 11.04.17 // Kansas Swimming and Diving
Saturday, November 04
Jayhawks break even in double dual against Bears and Coyotes // 10.21.17 // Kansas Swimming & Diving
Saturday, October 21
Kansas behind Missouri State 115-70 after day one // 10.20.17 // Kansas Swimming and Diving
Saturday, October 21
