Samantha Starnes
Samantha Starnes
Birth Date: 4-16-95
Height: 5-8
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
High School: Bearden
Major: Nursing

High School: Swam the 50, 100, and 200-meter free for Bearden High School.  Starnes is the 2012 Knoxville city champion in the 100 free, and All-American in the 400 free relay and a four-time qualifier for the state meet. The Bulldogs were the top finishing public school at the state meet each of the last three years. 

Personal: Starnes is the daughter of Shana and Brian.  She has swimming in her blood; her father swam for the University of Richmond.  Starnes is a member of the National Junior Honor Society and the National Art Honor Society.  She plans to major in nursing at C-N.