Kara Jones Season 2025-26
Position
Freestyle
Height
6'1
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Huntsville, Ala.
High School
Grissom HS
Experience
HS
PRIOR TO LSU
Skilled swimmer from Huntsville Swim Association in Huntsville, Ala. … Placed third at the Southeastern Swimming Championships in 50-yard breaststroke in 2020 … Touched the wall first in both the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard fly at the 2021 Southeastern Age Group Championships … In 2024, earned the top spot at the AHSAA High School Championships in 200-yard freestyle and notched runner-up in the 100-yard fly.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kara Katherine Jones … Born on March 1, 2007 … Parents are Kim and Matt Jones, her father was a swimmer at University of Miami … Has one sister, Cameron, 23 … Chose LSU because, “LSU has amazing coaches, all the swimmers I met were nice, and LSU offers tons of opportunities.”