Kennadi King
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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
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- Year:
- Junior
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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
ROCK HILL, S.C.- Manon Compagner was named the 2023 South Atlantic Conference Women’s Swimmer of the Year this afternoon, Mar. 28.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- Kyla Blakemore adds to the Eagles’ All-American success in the third day of the 2023 NCAA DII Swimming and Diving Championships.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- Manon Compagner became the first woman in the history of Carson-Newman's athletic department to lay claim to a national championship while she set the record books ablaze at day two of the NCAA DII Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday night at the IUPUI Natatorium.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- Carson-Newman swim’s Manon Compagner secures All-American status in day one of the 2023 NCAA DII Swimming and Diving Championships.
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Carson-Newman swim placed second in the 2023 SAC Men’s and Women’s Swimming Championships.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- Eagles head home for senior day against Mars Hill after a dual meet with the University of Tennessee.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.- Carson-Newman swim stings the Wasps at home.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- Eagles end day three with an array of personal, season, and school records.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- Eagles collect a slew of personal bests in the first day of the Tennessee Invitational.
ROCK HILL, S.C.- Kyla Blakemore named SAC Women’s Swimmer of the Week after posting two national qualifying times on Saturday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.- Carson-Newman swim outpaces Lees-McRae at home.
ATLANTA, Ga.- C-N women’s swim adds 482 points to the combined team score this weekend, leading to a second-place finish in the Emory Invitational.
EMORY, Va.- Carson-Newman women’s swim brings home the win from the first regular season meet at Emory & Henry.