About Kristian:
With 20 national titles, 1 world championship silver medal, 1 world cup silver and another junior world title, Kristian is a very accomplished diver at the young age of 19. Teaming with another accomplished diver in synchro doesn't hurt either as he and Troy Dumais have been dominant in synchro ever since they teamed up. Despite not winning a medal in synchro at the 2011 World Championships, the pair appear to be one of the best hopes for a U.S. medal at the Olympics in 2012, and he will get his chance as a member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team.
Age:
19 (October 20, 1992)
Hometown:
Clayton, Calif.
Training Residence:
Palo Alto, Calif.
Education:
Stanford University
Club Team:
Stanford Diving
Coach:
Rick Schavone
National Team Member:
2006, 2008-2012
Personal Highlights:
- Son of Kent and Yvette Ipsen
- Has a younger sister, Lauren
- Also plays piano, baseball, tennis, golf and basketball
- Has been diving since 1998
- Has been featured in Sports Illustrated’s "Faces in the Crowd"
- At age 8, became the youngest diver to final on all three boards at the Junior National Championships and later became the youngest diver to win a junior national title
- Currently has 16 junior national titles and 8 senior titles to his credit
Diving Highlights:
- Olympic Medals: 1
- World Championship Medals: 1
- World Cup Medals: 1
- Pan American Games Medals: 1
- Senior National Titles: 8
- Junior National Titles: 10
- NCAA Championships: 1 ----------
- 2012 Olympic Games: 3M Synchro - 3rd (Troy Dumais)
- 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Diving: 3M - 3rd, 3M Synchro - 1st (Troy Dumais)
- 2012 NCAA Championships: 1M - 2nd, 3M - 1st, Platform - 11th
- 2012 USA Diving Winter Nationals: 3m - 2nd, 3M Synchro - 1st (Troy Dumais)
- 2011 Pan American Games: 3M - 6th, 3M Synchro - 2nd (Troy Dumais)
- 2011 FINA World Championships: 3M Synchro - 4th (Troy Dumais)
- 2011 AT&T National Diving Championships: 3M - 1st, 3M Synchro - 1st (Troy Dumais)
- 2011 USA Diving Winter Nationals: 3M - 1st (vacated by Harrison Jones), 3M Synchro - 1st (Troy Dumais)
- 2010 AT&T National Diving Championships: 3M - 2nd, 3M Synchro - 1st (Troy Dumais)
- 2010 FINA Junior World Diving Championships: 1M - 1st; 3M - 3rd; 3M Synchro - 2nd (Michael Hixon)
- 2010 FINA World Cup: 3M – 6th; 3M Synchro – 2nd (Troy Dumais)
- 2010 AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix: 3M – 4th; 3M Synchro – 1st (Troy Dumais)
- 2010 USA Diving Junior National Championships: 1M – 1st; 3M – 1st; 3M Synchro – 1st (Michael Hixon)
- 2010 USA Diving Winter National Championships: 3M – 2nd, 3M Synchro – 1st (Troy Dumais)
- 2009 FINA World Championships: 3M Synchro – 2nd (Troy Dumais)
- 2009 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships: 3M – 1st; 3M Synchro – 1st (Troy Dumais)
- 2008 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships: 1M – 5th; 3M – 2nd
- 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Diving: 3M - 5th
- 2008 China Open: 3M – 8th; 3M Synchro – 4th
- 2008 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Diving Championships: 3M – 2nd, 3M Synchro - 5th (Drew Livingston)
- 2007 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships: 3M - 8th
- 2007 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships: 1M - 1st, 3M - 1st, Platform - 1st
- 2007 Junior Pan Am Championships: 1M – 2nd, 3M – 1st, 3M Synchro – 1st (Drew Livingston), Platform – 4th
- 2007 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Diving Championships: 3M - 7th
- 2006 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships: 1M - 1st, 3M - 2nd, Platform - 2nd
- 2006 Speedo U.S. Open: 3M - 6th
- 2005 Junior Pan Am Championships: 1M – 1st, 3M – 2nd, Platform – 1st
- 2005 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships: 1M - 1st, 3M - 1st, Platform - 1st
Source: USADiving.org