2024-25 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Junseo Kim

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Palisades Park, N.J.
  • High School Palisades Park

Biography

2024-25:
  • Finished first in the 200 free (1:52.77) against UMass
  • Was third in the 200 fly (2:04.52) against Delaware
  • Finished second in the 200 free (1:51.47) against Brown
  • Finished first in both the 200 free (1:51.30) and 200 fly (2:01.54) against Cornell
  • Was a part of the 800 free relay quartet that finished fourth (7:17.49) on day one of the Ivy League Championships
  • Finished sixth (1:59.86) in the 200 fly A final on the final day of the Ivy League Championships

2023-24:
  • Named to College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American Team.
  • Placed 7th in the 200 butterfly and 400 IM at the Ivy League Championships.
  • Finished 2nd in the 200 butterfly against Cornell.
  • Finished 2nd in the 400 IM at Brown.
  • Finished 2nd in the 500 freestyle against Columbia.
2022-23:
  • Won the 50 and 200 freestyle versus UMass 
  • Placed second in the 200 individual medley and 200 butterfly versus Brown
  • Placed third in the 500 freestyle versus Brown
  • Placed second in the 50 freestyle and third in the 100 breaststroke versus Southern Connecticut
  • Won the 200 and the 400 individual medley and placed second in the 200 butterfly versus Cornell 
  • Placed third in the 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly and fourth in the 200 individual medley in the Penn-Dartmouth meet
  • Placed fourth in the 1000 freestyle and 200 butterfly in the HYP meet
  • Placed seventh in the 200 butterfly in the Ivy Championship 
2021-22:
  • Won the 200 individual medley versus Columbia 
  • Won the 200 individual medley and placed second in the 200 butterfly versus Brown 
  • Won the 200 freestyle and placed second in the 100 butterfly versus Southern Connecticut 
  • Won the 200 butterfly 200 backstroke and the 100 butterfly versus Cornell 
  • Placed third in the 500 freestyle and fourth in the 200 butterfly in the HYP meet
  • Competed in the 400 relay that came in second at the HYP meet 
  • Placed seventh in the 200 butterfly in the Ivy Championship
Before Yale:
  • 2019 Bergen County Swimming of the Year at Palisades Park High School
  • Swam for Scarlet Aquatic club
  • Set state and team records
  • Qualified for Olympic Trials in 2016
  • Four-time US National qualifier
  • Competed in the Open Water National Championship
  • USA Swimming Scholastic All-America selection.
Personal: Volunteer with SMYH and Swim America… Global student ambassador.
 
Why Yale? “Upon my official visit to the campus, the coaches and teammates welcomed me with open arms, and I felt the energy of this group just by their smiles. After returning home, the encouraging messages I received from the Yale team made me long to join this family more.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    Distance Free, IM, Fly
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Distance Free, IM, Fly
  • 2023-24Junior

    Distance Free, IM, Fly
  • 2024-25Senior

    Distance Free, IM, Fly