Jessica Chen

Class:
Senior
Position:
Free
Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Height:
5-7
High School:
Rampart
Squadron:
2 / Deuce

JUNIOR | 2017-18: Named Academic All-Mountain West for the second time…Finished fifth on the team that season in both the 50 free (23.63), and the 100 free (51.63)…The 50 free time was the 10th fastest in Academy history…Made the Dean’s list both semesters, as well as the Comm’s List both semesters.

SOPHOMORE | 2016-17: Named Academic All-Mountain West … finished with four top-10 times on the team during the season … had the fifth fastest time on the team in the 50 freestyle (23.91) while owning the sixth fastest in the 100 freestyle (52.56), eighth fastest in the 200 freestyle (1:55.28) and ninth fastest in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.46) ... made the Dean's List both semesters, and the Athletic Director's, the Comm's and the Superintendent's List in the spring.

FRESHMAN | 2015-16: Swam in 4 events for the falcons … finished sixth on the team in the 50 free (24.50) … finished seventh on the team in the 100 free (53.85) … finished tenth on the team in the 200 free (1:58.2) … finished fifth on the team in the 100 breast (1:14.83) … achieved her personals bests ... made the Dean's List both semesters, the Athletic Director's List both semesters and the Comm's List in the spring.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Lettered four years in swimming … CHSAA academic all-state first team… holds 5A Metro League records in 50 free, 100 breaststroke and 100 free … holds Rampart records in 200 and 400 free relay … 5A state qualifier all four ... 5A state finalist her senior year … CS Gazette all-area first team (2014) and second team (2015) … CSML all-conference first team in the 50 free, 100 breast, 100 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay … Speedo sectionals qualifier in 50/100/200 freestyle … Speedo senior zones in 50/100/200 freestyle and 100 breast.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 2 … daughter of Jack Chen and Hope Zhou … has one younger sister … majoring in computer science with a minor in Chinese ... went to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the summer of 2018 to research and develop a program to update the Air Force’s Global Security program… took a trip to China in summer of 2017 ... will serve as her squadron's support officer… has served as the element leader and training NCO in past years... hobbies include coding, reading, logic puzzles, drawing and photography.