2015-16 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Alexander Valente
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Santa Barbara, Calif.
- High School:
- Does Pueblos
This Season: A 2017 sophomore, Alex Valente returns as one of the Pac-12's top 100 flyers who will challenge for a conference crown, bring strong dual meet scoring and look to become an NCAA scorer as well.
2016: Valente's 2016 freshman season was highlighted by a second-place finish in the 100y fly at the Pac-12 Championships, where he finished in second (46.10) by a mere 0.02 (behind Cal's Justin Lynch). His 46.05 in prelims was a season-best and 0.05 off his PR ... He was 15th in the 100y back (49.46, PR 47.96 in prelims) and in the 200y fly (1:47.38, 1:45.33 in prelims) ... He also swam the fly leg on USC's second-place 200y and 400y medley relays ... At the 2016 NCAAs, he was 21st in the 200y fly (1:43.79, PR), 25th in the 100y fly (46.53) and swam on USC's 18th-place 200y medley relay ... At the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, he was 45th in the 100m fly (54.13) and 65th in the 200m fly (2:03.67).
High School: Valente, who prepped at Dos Pueblos High in Goleta, Calif., was a two-time CIF California State finalist as a 2015 senior, finishing second in the 100y fly (47.01) and seventh in the 100y back (49.47) ... At the 2015 CIF Southern Section Championships, he won the 100y fly (46.00) and was fourth in the 100y back (48.72). He also won the 100y fly at the 2014 CIF Southern Section meet ... He raced in two events at the 2015 U.S. Summer Nationals, finishing 24th in the 100m fly and 76th in the 200m fly ... He won a pair of races at the 2014 Speedo Champions Series-California, taking the 100y (48.58) and 200y fly (1:44.87) and posted top 20 finishes in the 50m, 100m and 200m fly at the 2014 U.S. Summer Nationals. Also in 2014, he won gold in the 100m fly at the Junior Pan Pacs ... He is a former NAG (15-16) record holder in the 100y fly, set in 2014.
Club: Buenaventura Swim Club.
Personal: Valente was born on May 1, 1997.
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