Kristian Ipsen is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 diver

Diving

Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...

, who has been diving competitvely in 1998. Diving alongside Troy Dumais

Troy Dumais

Troy Matthew Dumais is an Olympic diver from California. Dumais represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games, 2004 Olympic Games, and 2008 Olympic Games...

 together, they took the silver medal in the synchronized 3 meter springboard at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships

2009 World Aquatics Championships

The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...

 in Rome

Rome

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, Italy

Italy

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Championships

At the 2011 US National Championships in August, Ipsen captured the senior men 3-meter springboard championship and teamed with Troy Dumais

Troy Dumais

Troy Matthew Dumais is an Olympic diver from California. Dumais represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games, 2004 Olympic Games, and 2008 Olympic Games...

 to win the synchronized men 3-meter springboard at UCLA's Spieker Aquatics Center

Spieker Aquatics Center (UCLA)

Spieker Aquatics Center is a 2,500-capacity stadium in Los Angeles, California used by UCLA water polo, swimming, and diving teams. The $14-million center was built in 2009 and is named for Tod and Catherine Spieker...

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Personal life

Ipsen is the son of Kent and Yvette Ipsen. He has a younger sister, Lauren. During the summer, he works at his family’s restaurants (Skipolini’s Pizza). He is a freshman on the Stanford University

Stanford University

The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

diving team in 2011.

External links

• USA Diving athlete bio: Kristian Ipsen