Barbie Barker

Associate Head Coach

Director of Operations

Barbie Barker joined the ACES Swim Club coaching staff in January 2009. That same year, she and her family - husband Gregg and daughters Lindsay and Riley - moved to Colorado from Birmingham, Michigan, her hometown. 

Barbie began swimming competitively at the age of 6 and continued through high school. She was on the Varsity Swim, Ski, and Golf Teams all four years and swam year-round with Birmingham Bloomfield Atlantis. During the summer, along with golf and tennis, she swam for both BAC - Birmingham Athletic Club and OHCC - Oakland Hills Country Club alongside her BBA team.

In late 2005, Barbie returned to the sport as a coach for BBA - Birmingham Bloomfield Atlantis, the team she had swum with throughout her career. With over 20 years of coaching experience, she currently serves as the Associate Head Coach and Director of Operations for ACES, as well as coaching the Jokers (9&unders) and Queens (11-13 year-olds) groups. Her passion for swimming extends beyond club coaching - she is also the Assistant Varsity Coach for the Cherry Creek High School Girls Swim & Dive Team and the Assistant Coach for the Heritage High School Boys Swim & Dive Team. Barbie is deeply involved in Colorado Swimming, holding the position of General Chair on the Colorado Swimming Board of Directors, and is a member of the American Swim Coaches Association.

Barbie earned her degree from Northwood University in Midland, Michigan with concentrations in Marketing and Advertising.