Career
She has a degree in Biomedicine from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and has worked at Barcelona"s Biomedical Research Center. She swims for Club Natació Sant Andreu, where she has trained for over five years with her coach Jordi Jou, ex-elite swimmer also for C.N. Sant Andreu. Besides elite training, she is also working towards her Master"s Degree in Bioethics from the Universidad Católica de Múrcia (UCAM).
Jessica Vall debuted internationally in the 2013 Mediterranean Games, where she swam the 200-meter breaststroke, 100-meter breaststroke, and 4 x 100 m medley relay.
She also took part in the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in the 50-meter and 200-meter breaststroke. In the 2015 World Aquatics Championship in Kazan, Russia, Jessica took the bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke, setting a new Spanish record at 2:22:76.
She tied for third with Danish swimmer Rikke Moller Pedersen and Chinese swimmer Shi Jinglin. She also qualified for the 200-meter breaststroke later in that same meet.
Vall has been honored as Barcelona"s "Female Athlete of the Year" by Barcelona"s City Council in 2015.