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2017-18 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Jessica King

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Long Beach, Calif.
  • High School Woodrow Wilson HS

Biography

PEPPERDINE 2017-18: Scored 3.5 individual points at the PCSC Championships as a junior ... Competed in seven of nine meets.

PEPPERDINE 2016-17: Earned All-PCSC honorable mention in the 100 IM (14th place) and 200 free (16th place) as a sophomore ... Scored 24 individual points at the PCSC Championships … Swam the fifth-fastest 100 IM in school history with a 1:02.07 at the PCSC Championships ... Swam the second-fastest 100 free on the year for the Waves with a 54.01 at the PCSC Championships … Swam the fourth-fastest 50 free with a 24.77 at the PCSC Championships … Swam the fourth-fastest 200 free with a 1:57.35 at the PCSC Championships.

PEPPERDINE 2015-16: Swam the 50, 100, 200 and 500 free as a freshman … Recorded a personal best of 54.00 in the 100 free at the A3 Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Woodrow Wilson Classical High School, located in Long Beach, Calif. ... Led squad to the Moore League Championship as a freshman and junior ... Named team MVP as a freshman and junior ... Placed third in the 200 freestyle relay last year at the CIF Southern Section D2 Championships ... Also a varsity letterwinner in water polo and track.

CLUB: Member of the NOVA Aquatics club team.

PERSONAL: Born in Long Beach, Calif. … Daughter of Stacey and Steve King … Has two siblings, Julia and Scottie … Majoring in business administration … Chose Pepperdine because “it’s the best school ever! It has the most beautiful location, top-ranked academics and a strong Christian faith.”

FAVORITES: Favorites include Jessica Hardy (pro athlete), Los Angeles Dodgers (pro team), Pretty Little Liars (book), Fast and the Furious series (movies), Gossip Girl (TV show), Jason Aldean (musical artist) and water polo (sport other than swimming).

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Freestyle
    5'7"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Freestyle
    5'7"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Freestyle
    5'7"