Becky Kim
Club: Walnut Creek
Event: Team
Height: 5'4"
Date of Birth: February 28, 1985
Birthplace: Redwood City, Calif.
Hometown: Walnut Creek, Calif.
Current Residence: Walnut Creek, Calif.
Education: The Ohio State University

Career Highlights:
2007 - Nominated to the 2007 U.S. Pan American and 2008 U.S. Olympic Teams; FINA World Championships: Combo 3rd, Team Tech 5th, Team Free 5th; Pan American Games: Team 1st (Olympic Games qualifying event); FINA World Trophy Cup: Combo 2nd, Team 3rd
2006 - Collegiate Nationals: Team 2nd, Trio 1st, Solo 2nd; U.S. National Championships: Solo 5th, Team 3rd; Swiss Open: Team 1st; FINA World Cup: Team 4th; FINA World Trophy Cup: Combo 1st, Team 4th
2005 - Collegiate Nationals: Team 2nd, Trio 2nd, Solo 2nd, Duet 2nd; U.S. National Championships: Team 4th, Duet 8th, Solo 10th; FINA World Championships: Team 4th, Combo 5th
2004 - Collegiate National Championships: Team 1st, Duet 1st, Trio 1st; U.S. National Championships: Team 2nd, Solo 9th, Duet 4th; National Team Trials: 6th
2003 - U.S. National Championships: Team 2nd, Solo 8th, Duet 5th; Junior National Championships: Team 1st, Solo 2nd, Duet 1st
2002 - FINA Junior World Championships: Team 7th; U.S. National Championships: Team 2nd, Duet 9th, Solo 20th; Junior National Championships: Solo 4th, Duet 2nd, Team 1st, Figures 3rd; French Open: Team 1st
2001 - U.S. National Championships: Team 2nd, Duet 13th; Junior National Championships: Solo 8th, Duet 4th, Trio 1st, Figures 10th
2000 - U.S. Open: Duet and Team 1st; U.S. National Championships: Duet 13th, Team 5th; U.S. Junior Championships: Duet 5th, Figure 12th; Peru Invitational: Solo 4th, Duet 1st
1999 - U.S. Open: Duet 5th, Figures 12th; U.S. Junior National Championships: Solo 16th, Trio 5th, Team 12th
1998 - U.S. Age Groups: Duet 2nd, Trio 3rd, Team 1st, Figures 1st
1997 - U.S. Age Groups: Team 5th

Personal:
Daughter of Peter and Jane Kim...Has also participated in gymnastics and figure skating... Competed for the Ohio State University (2004-2006) and helped the Buckeyes to a U.S. Collegiate National Championship before returning to California to focus on synchro...Goal is to win a gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics...Hopes to finish school and study nutrition or communications...Attributes her synchro inspiration to watching the 1996 U.S. National Team strike gold in Atlanta...Enjoys photography and producing videos and serves as the Team archivist.

Awards:
2006 - Named to the USSS All-America Team I
2005 - Named to the USSS All-America Team I
2004 - Outstanding Buckeye Award Winner
2003 - All America Junior Award and All-America Senior Award
2003 - Walnut Creek Aquanut of the Year
2002 - Named to the USSS All-America Team II
2001 - Named to the USSS All-America Junior Team