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Sydney Barros
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lewisville, Texas
- Prev School:
- Adirondack Learning Academy
- Club:
- Texas Dreams
Career Highlights
College Gym News Comeback Gymnast of the Year
2026 Big Ten Uneven Bars Co-Champion
2026 Big Ten All-Championship Team
Member of back-to-back Big Ten Championship teams and 2025 NCAA runner-up team
2023 Puerto Rican all-around national champion
Eighth all-around at the 2023 Pan American Championships
2023 World Championships qualifier
Three-time U.S. National Team member
Best Marksย
UB - 9.950, 3/21/26
BB - 9.900, 3x, last 4/3/26
FX - 9.900, 5x, last 4/5/26
2026
Named the College Gym News Comeback Gymnast of the Year โฆ Big Ten uneven bars co-champion after scoring a career-best 9.950 at the conference championships โฆ Named to the Big Ten All-Championship team on bars โฆ Competed on three events in each of the last 11 meets of the season after competing just one time in her first two years due to injuries โฆ Recorded 12 scores of 9.900 or higher and 31 scores of 9.800 or higher in 35 total routines โฆ Tied her career-best on beam with a 9.900 at the NCAA Regional second round and then tied her career-high on floor at the Regional Final with another 9.900 โฆ Won her first-ever individual event title after tying for first on uneven bars at Big Fours with a 9.900 โฆ Placed second with career-high-tying 9.900s on beam and floor against Michigan on Feb. 14 โฆ Scored a career-high 9.900 on beam to tie for third against Minnesota on Feb. 7 โฆ Competed on three events for the first time against Washington on Jan. 30 and recorded career-highs of 9.925 on bars, 9.900 on floor and 9.850 on beam โฆ Competed on bars and floor at Michigan State Jan. 25 and scored 9.900 on both events; she also scored 9.850 in an exhibition on beam.
2025
Made her collegiate debut in the season-opening American Gold Classic, scoring 9.550 on bars โฆ Exhibitioned three times on floor exercise, scoring 9.750 against Illinois, 9.800 against Michigan State and 9.825 vs. Stanford โฆ Performed exhibition routines four times on bars, scoring a high of 9.825 at Washington.
2024
Enrolled at UCLA in January and redshirted the season.
Club
Won the all-around at the 2023 Puerto Rican National Championships โฆ Placed eighth in the all-around at the 2023 Pan American Championships and earned qualification for the World Championships but was unable to compete due to injury โฆ Three-time U.S. National Team member โฆ Helped Team USA win bronze at the 2019 Junior World Championships, where she also placed fifth in the all-around and on vault โฆ Placed second on floor exercise, third on beam and fifth in the all-around at the junior level at the 2019 U.S. Championships โฆ Finished second in the all-around and on floor exercise and third on vault at the 2019 GK U.S. Classic as a junior โฆ Competed at the Winter Cup, U.S. Classic and U.S. Championships at the senior level in 2021 โฆ Earned Top 10 finishes in the all-around, bars and beam at the 2022 Winter Cup โฆ Trained at Texas Dreams.
Personal
Full name is Sydney Tatiana Barros โฆ Born in Atlanta, Ga. โฆ Parents are Carine & Bifredo Barros โฆ Has four siblings - older brothers Ito and Luis, older sister Fabiola, and younger brother Alex โฆ Chose UCLA because of its โfamily-like team environment, top-notch coaching staff and overall attentiveness to their athletesโ โฆ Described her greatest athletic thrill as โthe first time I represented Team USA in Gyor, Hungary. It was so fulfilling to see all my hard work being put on display on the biggest stage of my careerโ โฆ The athletes that she has looked up to are Laurie Hernandez and Gabby Douglas โฆ Enjoys listening to music, dancing and choreographing her own dances โฆ Favorite apparatus is uneven bars โฆ Plans to major in psychology and hopes to become a sports physical therapist.
College Gym News Comeback Gymnast of the Year
2026 Big Ten Uneven Bars Co-Champion
2026 Big Ten All-Championship Team
Member of back-to-back Big Ten Championship teams and 2025 NCAA runner-up team
2023 Puerto Rican all-around national champion
Eighth all-around at the 2023 Pan American Championships
2023 World Championships qualifier
Three-time U.S. National Team member
Best Marksย
UB - 9.950, 3/21/26
BB - 9.900, 3x, last 4/3/26
FX - 9.900, 5x, last 4/5/26
2026
Named the College Gym News Comeback Gymnast of the Year โฆ Big Ten uneven bars co-champion after scoring a career-best 9.950 at the conference championships โฆ Named to the Big Ten All-Championship team on bars โฆ Competed on three events in each of the last 11 meets of the season after competing just one time in her first two years due to injuries โฆ Recorded 12 scores of 9.900 or higher and 31 scores of 9.800 or higher in 35 total routines โฆ Tied her career-best on beam with a 9.900 at the NCAA Regional second round and then tied her career-high on floor at the Regional Final with another 9.900 โฆ Won her first-ever individual event title after tying for first on uneven bars at Big Fours with a 9.900 โฆ Placed second with career-high-tying 9.900s on beam and floor against Michigan on Feb. 14 โฆ Scored a career-high 9.900 on beam to tie for third against Minnesota on Feb. 7 โฆ Competed on three events for the first time against Washington on Jan. 30 and recorded career-highs of 9.925 on bars, 9.900 on floor and 9.850 on beam โฆ Competed on bars and floor at Michigan State Jan. 25 and scored 9.900 on both events; she also scored 9.850 in an exhibition on beam.
2025
Made her collegiate debut in the season-opening American Gold Classic, scoring 9.550 on bars โฆ Exhibitioned three times on floor exercise, scoring 9.750 against Illinois, 9.800 against Michigan State and 9.825 vs. Stanford โฆ Performed exhibition routines four times on bars, scoring a high of 9.825 at Washington.
2024
Enrolled at UCLA in January and redshirted the season.
Club
Won the all-around at the 2023 Puerto Rican National Championships โฆ Placed eighth in the all-around at the 2023 Pan American Championships and earned qualification for the World Championships but was unable to compete due to injury โฆ Three-time U.S. National Team member โฆ Helped Team USA win bronze at the 2019 Junior World Championships, where she also placed fifth in the all-around and on vault โฆ Placed second on floor exercise, third on beam and fifth in the all-around at the junior level at the 2019 U.S. Championships โฆ Finished second in the all-around and on floor exercise and third on vault at the 2019 GK U.S. Classic as a junior โฆ Competed at the Winter Cup, U.S. Classic and U.S. Championships at the senior level in 2021 โฆ Earned Top 10 finishes in the all-around, bars and beam at the 2022 Winter Cup โฆ Trained at Texas Dreams.
Personal
Full name is Sydney Tatiana Barros โฆ Born in Atlanta, Ga. โฆ Parents are Carine & Bifredo Barros โฆ Has four siblings - older brothers Ito and Luis, older sister Fabiola, and younger brother Alex โฆ Chose UCLA because of its โfamily-like team environment, top-notch coaching staff and overall attentiveness to their athletesโ โฆ Described her greatest athletic thrill as โthe first time I represented Team USA in Gyor, Hungary. It was so fulfilling to see all my hard work being put on display on the biggest stage of my careerโ โฆ The athletes that she has looked up to are Laurie Hernandez and Gabby Douglas โฆ Enjoys listening to music, dancing and choreographing her own dances โฆ Favorite apparatus is uneven bars โฆ Plans to major in psychology and hopes to become a sports physical therapist.
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