BERKELEY – Looking ahead to the 2020-21 season, the California men's swimming & diving program announced Tuesday the additions of nine incoming Golden Bears, including eight swimmers and one diver.
 
All nine signees will be freshmen starting next Fall. The group includes Forrest Frazier (Iowa City, Iowa), Dylan Hawk (Los Gatos, Calif.), Matthew Jensen (Upper Dublin, Pa.), Tyler Kopp (Katy, Texas), Destin Lasco (Linwood, N.J.), Jack Meehan (Charlotte, N.C.), Dare Rose (Jersey City, N.J.), Björn Seeliger (Södertälje, Sweden) and Max Valasek (Palo Alto, Calif.).
 
2020-21 NEWCOMERS

NAME	EVENT	HT/WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN	PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Forrest Frazier	Breast/IM	6-2/195	Fr.	Iowa City, Iowa	City HS
Dylan Hawk	Free	6-8/210	Fr.	Los Gatos, Calif.	Los Gatos HS
Matthew Jensen	Free/Fly/IM	6-4/190	Fr.	Upper Dublin, Pa.	Upper Dublin HS
Tyler Kopp	Free	5-10/145	Fr.	Katy, Texas	James E. Taylor HS
Destin Lasco	Free/IM/Back	6-2/194	Fr.	Linwood, N.J.	Mainland Regional HS
Jack Meehan	IM/Free	6-0/160	Fr.	Charlotte, N.C.	Charlotte Catholic HS
Dare Rose	Free/Fly	6-2/165	Fr.	Jersey City, N.J.	Packer Collegiate Institute
Björn Seeliger	Free/Fly/Back	6-8/190	Fr.	Södertälje, Sweden	Ronninge Gymnasium
Max Valasek	Diving	6-0/150	Fr.	Palo Alto, Calif.	Palo Alto HS

 
FORREST FRAZIER
Breast/IM | Iowa City, Iowa | City HS | 6-2/195

• Three-time Iowa state champion in the 100 breast (2018, 2019), 100 fly (2018)
• Finished prep career with lifetime best times of 52.50 in 100 breast & 1:55.30 in 200 breast
• Swam club for Eastern Iowa Swim Federation (EISF)
• 2018 USA Swimming National Select Camp participant after placing fourth in the 100 breast (1:02.63) at Speedo Junior Nationals
• USA Swimming Scholastic All-American

DYLAN HAWK
Free | Los Gatos, Calif. | Los Gatos HS | 6-8/210

• Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
• Eight-time high school All-American
• 2018 CIF-CCS 200 free champion (1:37.49)
• Two-time finalist at 2019 CIF-CCS Championship (100 free, 200 free)
• Owns Los Gatos HS records in 100 free, 200 free, 200 IM & 4x100 free relay
• Swam club for Santa Clara Swim Club & Peak Swimming
• Father, Ty, is a 1991 graduate of UC Berkeley

MATTHEW JENSEN
Free/Fly/IM | Upper Dublin, Pa. | Upper Dublin HS | 6-4/190

• Has qualified for two events at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, including the 100-meter free
• Placed second in 100 fly & third in 100 free at 2019 PIAA 3A State Championships
• Competed in 200 IM, 100 free & 100 fly at 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals - East
• Was invited to USA Swimming's 2018 National Select Camp (OTC, Colorado Springs, Colo.)
• Swam for Upper Dublin Aquatic Club
• Brother, Michael, was a 14-time All-American at Cal and won the 2019 NCAA title in the 200 free relay

TYLER KOPP
Free | Katy, Texas | James E. Taylor HS | 5-10/145

• Has qualified for one event at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Swam club for Katy Aquatics
• Strong performance at 2019 Texas UIL 6A State Championships (7th in 500 free, 4:31.05; 7th in 200 IM, 1:52.72)
• Record holder in 500 free & 200 medley relay at James E. Taylor HS
• Team captain at James E. Taylor HS
• National Merit finalist, AP Scholar, Academic All-State selection & two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
• Mother, Shireen, graduated from UC Berkeley

DESTIN LASCO
Free/IM/Back | Linwood, N.J. | Mainland Regional HS | 6-2/194

•  Qualified for six events at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM)
• Member of U.S. Junior National Team
• Represented Team USA at 2018 Junior Pan Pac Championships, placing first in 100 back & 4x100 free relay
• Competed at 2019 USA Swimming Junior National Championships in Stanford, Calif.
• Swam club for PDR Swimming for Success
• Three-time New Jersey Swim Athlete of the Year
• Eight-time National High School SCM record holder (4x50 medley relay, 200 IM, 200 free, 400 free, 100 back, 100 free, 4x50 free relay, 4x100 free relay)
• 23-time High School All-American
• Helped lead Mainland Regional HS to three NJSIAA state titles & three Cape Atlantic League titles

JACK MEEHAN
IM/Free | Charlotte, N.C. | Charlotte Catholic HS | 6-0/160

• Swam club for Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg (ATOM)
• Won the 200 IM (1:50.21) & was a runner-up in 100 breast (56.61) at 2019 NCHSAA 3A State Championships
• Two-time Charlotte Catholic HS Swimmer of the Year & school record holder in six events (200 free, 500 free, 200 IM, 100 breast, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay)
• Competed at 2019 Speedo Junior Nationals, winning the B Final of the 100 breast (1:03.36)
• Was a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist & a Junior Marshal (top 15 of his graduating class)

DARE ROSE
Free/Fly | Jersey City, N.J. | Packer Collegiate Institute | 6-2/165

• Has qualified for five events at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Member of U.S. Junior National Team since 2017
• Swam for Team USA at 2019 World Junior Championships (Budapest, Hungary)
• Competed at 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Fiji
• Swam club for Scarlet Aquatics
• Packer Collegiate Institute record holder in multiple events, including 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly & 200 IM
• Led Packer Collegiate Institute to 2017 & 2018 ACIS titles
• Held USA Swimming's National Age Group record in the 200-meter free (13-14 age group), set in 2017

BJÖRN SEELIGER
Free/Fly/Back | Södertälje, Sweden | Ronninge Gymnasium | 6-8/190

• Member of the Swedish Senior National Team since 2017
• Former member of Swedish Junior National Team
• National age group record holder in several swimming events
• Won gold in 4x100 mixed free relay at 2019 FINA World Cup in Berlin
• Swam at 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships
• Swam club for Swimming Club Södertälje

MAX VALASEK
Diver | Palo Alto, Calif.| Palo Alto HS | 6-0/150

• Competed for Stanford Diving Club
• Took 10th on the 1-meter (429.50) at 2019 USA Diving Junior National Championships
• Also competed at USA Diving Junior National Championships in 2016-18
• Placed fifth on the springboard (498.60) at 2019 CIF-CCS Diving Championship
• Won the 1-meter (426.30) at the 2017 USA Diving Junior Region 10 Championships
• Won the 3-meter (253.20) at the 2018 Santa Clara Diving Invitational

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