Kallyn Barkey of the Rochester Orcas Swim Club gave her verbal commitment to swim for Arizona State come the fall of 2015 bringing with her a wide-range of freestyle and IM talents.
Barkey can swim it all ranging from sprint freestyle to the 400 IM, however her best events include the mid-distance to distance freestyles as well as the IMs. Her 200 freestyle is a 1:50.18 which is a very solid time to be heading into her collegiate career with.
At last year’s Pac 12 Championships, Barkey would’ve been just off qualifying for the C final of the 200 freestyle with that time. Making any final in the Pac 12 conference is no easy feat with powerhouse teams and swimmers dominating each and every race.
Her 500 freestyle is in pretty good shape too heading into next year as she already swims a 4:55.27 in the event. She’ll need to make sure to drop some time if she wants to be a little more competitive, but with such a great starting point it’s entirely plausible that she’ll be making at least the B final in her sophomore year, maybe even in her freshman year.
Her 400 IM is arguably her best event. Barkey swims a 4:18.65 in the event which would’ve easily made the B-final at last year’s Pac 12 Championships. It only took a 4:16-high to make the A-final, a mark which is entirely achievable by Barkey most likely sooner than later.
Although her talents are mostly demonstrated in the freestyles and IM, Barkey also swims a good 100 fly and 100 backstroke. Her 100 fly is a 56.77 and her 100 back is a 56.53. Her best time in the 200 backstroke is also decently fast sitting at 2:00.82.
With such a great variety of events that Barkey can swim, she was a great pickup by Arizona State and will fit well into the program.