Kennadi King
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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Lassiter High School
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- Events:
- Freestyle
Bio
2022-2023: King swam a leg of the women's 400-yard medley relay with teammates Kyla Blakemore, Breanna Belcher, and Manon Compagner at the 2023 NCAA DII Swimming and Diving Championships where the quartet took home a bronze medal and All-American status. The Eagles finished the race in 3:41.57. King also swam in both the 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay during the national event and contributed to the Eagles' Honorable Mentional All-American recognition in each. She recorded a personal best in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.04 at the championships. During the South Atlantic Conference Championships, King placed fifth in both the 100 and 200-yard freestyle events, swimming a personal best in the 200 in 1:51.74. King ended the season with five first-place finishes.
2021-2022: Top-10 finish in 200-yard freestyle relay at Nationals with a time of 1:33.64, receiving honorable mention All-American honors. King's best times include the 50-yard freestyle (23.6) and 100-yard freestyle (51.5).
2020-2021: King started her C-N career with a victory in the women's 100-yard freestyle in a time of 52.56 against Milligan.. Part of the winning women's 400-yard freestyle relay team (3:34.46) alongside Anna Tudor, Manon Compagner, and Summer Osborne against Milligan in the season opener.. Finished second in the women's 50-yard freestyle (24.56) against Wingate... Saw individual event victories in the women's 200-yard freestyle (1:55.68) and the 100-yard freestyle (52.83) against Mars Hill.. Finished top-20 in the women's 50-yard freestyle (23.99), women's 100-yard butterfly (58.59), women's 200-yard freestyle (1:54.88), and the 100-yard freestyle (52.31) at the 2021 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships.
High School: 3rd at state in 400 relay. Ranked 56th in Georgia. Finalist at State during senior year. Varsity-Letter all 4 years while being Team Captain and a Triple-A qualifier.
Personal: Daughter of Larry and Sandra King. Intends to major in Human Exceptionalities at Carson-Newman. Mother, Sandra, swam at University of Tampa.
News mentions
GENEVA, Ohio- Carson-Newman women's swimmer Kyla Blakemore earned Honorable Mention All-American status in the women's 100-yard backstroke after placing third in the consolation final for the event in 55.07 during the fourth day of the 2024 NCAA DII Swimming & Diving Championships this evening, Mar. 15.
GENEVA, Ohio- Carson-Newman swim's women's and men's 200-yard medley relay teams earned Honorable Mention All-American honors during the first day of the 2024 NCAA DII Swimming & Diving Championships this evening, Mar. 13, finishing 10th and 11th respectively.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.- Carson-Newman swim will send 11 athletes to compete in the 2024 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships in Geneva, Ohio after selections for the meet were released Wednesday, Feb. 28.
GREENSBORO, N.C.- Carson-Newman swim's Martina Ivanova won gold in the women's 200-yard butterfly this evening, Feb. 16, during the third day of the 2024 SAC Men's & Women's Swimming Championships.
GREENSBORO, N.C.- Carson-Newman swim left the first day of the 2024 SAC Men's & Women's Swimming Championships this evening, Feb. 14 with relay wins and top-5 finishes.
ATLANTA, Ga.- Carson-Newman swim left Georgia Tech with fast swims and spots on the podium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.- Carson-Newman swim will compete against three different programs this weekend, beginning with a late evening match-up against Berry College on Friday, Jan. 26. The Eagles will head to Atlanta, Ga. on Saturday, Jan. 27 to face off with Georgia Tech and East Carolina University.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.- Carson-Newman swimming took down both the Mars Hill and Emmanuel Lions this evening, Jan. 12 during the last home meet of the season.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- Carson-Newman swim ended the midseason meet against U-Indy with a second-place finish and combined team score of 1,806.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- Carson-Newman swim grabbed a slew of top-5 finishes during the first two days of midseason competition.
ATLANTA, Ga.- Carson-Newman swim is headed home from the Emory Fall Invitational with a third-place combined team finish.
MARS HILL, N.C.- Carson-Newman swimming is headed home from Mars Hill, N.C. with another dominant victory on the season. The Eagles bested the Lions 256-149 in a 22-event dual meet.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.- Carson-Newman swim is set to host the first true home meet of the season against Lees-McRae this Saturday, Oct. 21 at 4:00 p.m.
EMORY, Va.- Carson-Newman swim bested the Emory & Henry Wasps 387-134 in the Eagles' first meet of the season.
ROCK HILL, S.C.- Carson-Newman women's swim placed second in the South Atlantic Conference 2023-24 Women's Swimming Preseason Poll this afternoon, Oct. 4.