2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Zoe Jespersgaard
- Position:
- Diving
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Girls Academic Leadership Academy
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
Career Highlights
Three-timeย Zones Qualifier (2022, 2023, 2024)
2022-23 Team Most Improved Award
Three Individual Event Wins
Three-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2022 CSCAA Scholar All-American
2023 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.ย
2022-23 UCLA All-Academic Team
2024 NCAA Championships Participant
2023-24
Competed in eight regular season meets as well as the Pac-12 Championships, NCAA Zone E Championships, and the NCAAs... Qualified for her first NCAA Championships after finishing sixth at Zones in the 3-meter competition... At the Pac-12 Championships, competed in 1-meter (287.05, 6th) and 3-meter (253.10, 15th)... at the NCAAs, competed in 1-meter (188.60, 51st) and 3-meter (258.20, 35th) diving... Earned four regular season wins in 3-meter diving... Recorded a season high 299.85 in 1-meter diving against USC... Recorded a team high 325.95 in 3-meter diving against Illinois.ย ย
2022-23
Double-qualified for Zones in both 1-meter and 3-meter for the second consecutive year ... Narrowly missed out on NCAA Championships qualification at Zones, placing ninth in 1M (563.10) and 10th in 3M (593.15) ... Had a strong showing in 3M finals at Zones, jumping from 17th place in prelims to secure a top-10 finish ... Her 1M prelims score at Zones (286.75) was a season-high ... Competed in all three events at the Pac-12 Championships ... Won the consolation final in 3M (279.75) to finish ninth overall in that event ...ย Also finished 13th in 3M (272.45) and 15th in platform (203.05) ... Was a standout at the 2022 Trojan Diving Invitational, winning the 3-meter competition (611.90) and placing fifth in 1M (547.90) ... For the year, had UCLA's best score in 3M (330.90) and the second-best score in 1M (286.75) and platform (216.05) ... Posted a collegiate-best 3Mย score of 330.90 against Arizona on Nov. 4 ... Won 3M, was runner-up in 1M against Arizona State on Nov. 5 ... Was runner-up in 3M (316.40) at USC on Feb. 10 ... Placed fifth in 1-meter (561.95) at the Bruin Diving Invitational on Jan. 15 ...ย Recipient of the "Most Improved" Award at the program's end-of-year banquet, alongside swimmer Paige MacEachernย ... Earned a spot on the 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll ...ย Named to the 2022-23 UCLA All-Academic Team, which honors the student-athlete from each program with the highest cumulative GPA.
2021-2022
Qualified for Zones in both 1-meter and 3-meter as a true freshman ... For the season, had the top platform score (237.90) on the team and the second-best scores in 1M (309.30) and 3M (323.25) ... At Zones, ultimately placed No. 24 in 1M (251.10) and No. 35 in 3M (238.650 ... Made the finals in all three events at the Pac-12 Championships, ultimately winning the consolation final in 3M (301.95, ninth) and placing 14th in platform (180.85) and 20th in 1M (185.75) ... At the Trojan Diving Invitational from Nov. 12-14, was runner-up in 3M (combined score of 580.75) and was third in 1M (combined score of 520.85) ... Runner-up in both springboard events during the UCSD meet on Jan. 8 ... Notched her first collegiate win on Jan. 29 as part of the Cal dual meet, finishing first in 3M (323.25) and third in 1M (277.73) ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ... Earned Second Team CSCAA Scholar All-America honors.
High School/Club
Attended Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA) for three years ... Attended Venice High School as a freshman ... Competed for Los Angeles Dive Club ... Was a three-time Junior Nationals qualifier with LADCย ... Was a Danish Junior National Champion in 3-meter ... Represented Denmark at the European Junior Championships.ย
Personal
Full name: Zoe Alexandra Jespersgaard ... Birthday is May 15 ... Parents are Abby Berman and Brian Jespersgaard ... Has one younger brother, Charlie ... Decided to attend UCLA because of "the well-rounded academic and athletic experience, I also wanted to go to school in an environment that fosters diversity and would allow me to meet people of all different backgrounds" ... Admires Guo Jingjing, Sue Bird, and Christen Press ... Hobbies and interests include language in general and learning foreign languages specifically, playing the guitar, hiking, camping, and being outdoors ... Participated in rock climbing for one year before beginning her diving career ... Her grandfather and cousin both attended UCLA.ย
Collegiate Bests
1M - 309.30
3M - 335.60
Platform - 237.90
(last updated: July 2, 2024)
