2021-22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Max Valasek

  • Events Diving
  • Height/Weight 6-0 / 150
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Palo Alto, Calif.
  • High School Palo Alto HS
  • Major Undeclared
  • Instagram maxvalasek

Biography

Accolades
  • NCAA team championship (2022)
  • Pac-12 team championship (2021, 2022)

At Cal
2021-22 (So.)
  • Did not compete as a sophomore
2020-21 (Fr.)
  • Did not compete as a freshman

High School/Club
  • Graduated from Palo Alto High School (Palo Alto, Calif.) in spring 2020
  • Competed for Stanford Diving Club under head coach Ryan Wallace
  • Took 10th on the 1-meter (429.50) at 2019 USA Diving Junior National Championships
    • Added an 18th-place finish on the 3-meter (449.65) & 19th-place finish on the platform (313.90)
  • 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

Personal
  • Born in Pontiac, Michigan
  • Son of Tom Valasek
  • Has two older sisters, Allison & Stephanie
  • Sister, Stephanie, is a 2017 graduate of UC Berkeley
  • Intended major is Computer Science
  • Diving career goals include taking a place on the finals podium at NCAA Championships
  • Postgraduate career goals include pursuing engineering positions at Google & Apple

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Diving
    6'0" 150 lbs
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Diving
    6'0" 150 lbs