• Competed primarily in the backstroke events
• Posted career-best times in the 100 (47.24) and 200 back (1:42.37) as well as the 200 IM (1:48.16) at the Big Ten Championships
• Among Purdue’s all-time leaders, finished his career ranked second in the 200 back and third in the 100 back
• Just the second Boilermaker to break 1:43.00 in the 200 back, eclipsing Purdue’s previous program record entering the season in the process
• Recognized as the team's most improved award honoree
• Accounted for 35 team points at the Big Ten Championships, qualifying for the A final of the 200 back and also scoring in the B final of the 100 back
• Helped Purdue win the Hawkeye Invitational by placing third in the A final of the 100 back and fourth in the A final of the 200 back, accounting for 31 team points
• At the time, his backstroke marks in Iowa City were career bests and among the top five in program history
• Qualified for the D final of the 50 free (20.86) at Iowa but was scratched from the event in finals
2017-18 / AS A JUNIOR
• Competed primarily in the backstroke events
• Posted a career-best time in the 100 back (48.52) at the Big Ten Championships, moving up to 12th place in program history
• Scored in the C final of the 200 back at Big Tens with a season-best time of 1:45.61; remains ninth in program history in the event (1:44.89)
• Ranked among the top five on the team in the 100 (3rd) and 200 back (4th) as well as the 1650 free (16:53.40), posting his mile time in the dual meet win vs. Michigan State.
• Victorious in 200 back in the season-opening dual meet win at Miami (Ohio)
• Contributed to the victorious 200 free relay at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Scored in the B final of the 200 back at the Purdue Invitational while also qualifying for the C final of the 100 back
• Finished in the top five of both backstroke events at the Big Ten Triple Duals
2016-17 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Competed primarily in the backstroke events
• Posted career-best times in the 100 (48.90) and 200 back (1:44.89) at the IU First Chance meet, earning a spot on the roster for the Big Ten Championships
• Ranked third on the team in 200 back, moving into eighth place in program history
• Qualified for the C final of the 200 back (1:46.38) at Big Tens to contribute to the team scoring
• Also broke 50 seconds in the 100 back at Big Tens, posting a time of 49.26
• Qualified for the B final of the 200 back at Virginia Tech's H2Okie Fall Invitational where he was also a C finalist in the 100
• Posted season-best times in the 100 fly (51.39) and 200 free (1:43.56) at Va Tech
• Swam the leadoff leg on the victorious 200 medley relay team in the dual meet win vs. Miami (Ohio)
• Had a pair of top-three finishes in the backstroke events at the IU First Chance
• Won his heat of the 200 back at the Big Ten Triple Duals
• Represented Purdue at the USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships in June and the U.S. Open Championships in August
2015-16 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed primarily in the backstroke events
• Posted season-best times in the 100 (50.22) and 200 back (1:46.26) at the Purdue First Chance meet, finishing as the runner-up in the 200
• Ranked fourth on the team in the 200 back in 2015-16 with the 10th-fastest time in program history
• Won the B final of the 200 back at the Purdue Invitational to account for nine team points
• Also at the Purdue Invite, qualified for the C final of the 100 back and won his heat of the 500 free
• Runner-up in the 200 back at the Big Ten Triple Duals
• Won his heats of the 100 back and 200 free at the Indiana Intercollegiates, posting a season-best time (1:45.21) in the 200 free
• Part of the victorious 400 free relay team in the dual meet win vs. Miami (Ohio)
• Finished third in the 100 back at the FIU Sprint Invitational
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Jake Taylor at West Essex Regional High School in northeast New Jersey
• Also played football and baseball as an underclassman
• Three-time first team all-conference and all-county honoree
• Established a new conference and county record in the 200 IM as a senior after initially eclipsing the conference record as a junior
• Second team all-county and co-freshman of the year in his first season
• Also part of the Cougar Aquatic National club team
PERSONAL
• Major: Finance
• Full name is Timothy Joseph Barth
• Born in Livingston, New Jersey
• Parents are Kenneth and Barbara Barth
• Sisters: Allison, Kristina and Katelyn; Allison swam at Montclair State
• His father played baseball at the New Jersey Institute of Technology
PURDUE PERSONAL PREFERENCES
Favorite Pro Team: New York Yankees
Favorite Athlete: Grant Lewis
Favorite Aquatic Center (Other Than Purdue): The Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion (Ohio State)
Swimmer He'd Like to Race Against: Qui Bo
Most Exciting Event to Watch at a College Meet: 200 Medley Relay
Favorite Marquee Event: Stanley Cup Playoffs
Would Like to Have Dinner With: Mom and Dad
Unique Skill: Can Count to Ten in Korean
In His MP3 Player: Hull and Oates
Last Concert He Attended: Vince Staples
Band He'd Love to See Play Purdue: Toto
Last Magazine He Subscribes To: Sports Illustrated
Favorite Actor, Actress & Director: Danny DeVito, Jenna Fischer & Christopher Nolan
Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: The Shallows
Favorite Super-Hero Series: Guardians of the Galaxy
Show He Can't Stop Watching: The Office
Favorite Month: December
Favorite Holiday: National Doughnut Day
Favorite Food: Mom's Meatballs
Favorite Dessert: Dad's Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Favorite Purdue Building: Purdue Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Favorite Purdue Athletic Venue (Besides Aquatic Center): Mackey Arena
Favorite Big City: Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
Unique Travel Locale: Chillicothe, Ohio
Country He'd Like to Visit: Norway
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Wake Boarding
Another Sport He Enjoys Playing: Football
Favorite Thing About the Boilermaker Aquatic Center: His Locker
Best Thing About Being a Boilermaker: The History and Tradition
Most Memorable Moment at Purdue: 2017 Big Ten Championships
Enjoyed this Professor's Class: Jerome Mattern, Educational and Psychological Studies
Animal Friend: Fishy, Fish