Cerritos (2007): Was a member of the Falcon swimming team last season… Placed 12^th at the state championships in the 200-yard backstroke and 14^th in the 400-yard IM… Finished in second place at the South Coast Conference Championships in the 400-yard IM… Spent the last year and a half at the US Military Academy at West Point, NY…

Sunny Hills HS: Spent four years on the swimming team… Named the Freeway League Most Valuable Player, his team’s MVP and advanced to the CIF Finals his senior season… Through his first three years, he specialized in the 500-yard freestyle and posted a personal best time of 4:40.16… Also swam the 200-yard individual medley (2:02.60), 100-yard backstroke (55.35) and 200-yard freestyle (1:46.76)… As a junior, he reached the CIF Finals and won the league in the 500-yard freestyle, while his team won the league title… Team also won the league title as a junior and he reached the CIF Finals… Voted the team’s Rookie of the Year as a freshman after he advanced to the CIF Finals… Was coached by former Falcon swimmers Al Reyes and Roy Contreras…

Personal: Most memorable moment was when he was a consolation finalist at the 18-Under Nationals at Stanford University in the summer of 2004… Plans to return to the Army upon graduation from college… Would like to transfer to either UCLA or UC Berkeley and aspires to be a city councilman, congressman or house dad… His sister, Gina (17), is a swimmer in high school… Likes to hang out with the team in his spare time… Nicknamed “Eddie”… Is the son of Sung and Sun Hee Kim… Born in Los Angeles, CA on September 1, 1987…..