Athlete Bio#
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Height
5'7"
Age
32
Hometown
Clayton, CA
Education
De La Salle Stanford University
Personal
Son of Kent and Yvette Ipsen...Has a younger sister, Lauren...Kristian has a degree in science technology and society with a focus in innovation, organizations and technology from Stanford...His family owns a popular pizza restaurant, Skipolini’s Pizza, in the Bay Area...Kristian has been diving since 1998 and was featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd...At age 8, he 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...Dove for coach Phil Tonne at Diablo Divers before starting his collegiate career at Stanford the fall of 2011Career Highlights
- 14-time senior national champion
- National team member 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
- 2016 World Cup bronze medalist (3-meter)
- 2010 World Cup silver medalist (synchronized 3-meter)
- Three-time World Cup team member (2010, 2012, 2016)
- 2011 Pan American Games, sixth (3-meter individual), second (3-meter synchro)
- Three-time NCAA champion while competing for Stanford University
- Five-time Junior World Championships medalist (two gold, one silver, two bronze)
- 16-time junior national champion
- Five-time Junior Pan American Championships medalist (three gold, two silver)
Event Schedule#
2025 USA Diving National Championships
All events streaming on USA Diving's YouTube Channel Schedule (Updated 4.23.2025)Detailed TimelineQualification Criteria and Competition Format Qualifying Meet CriteriaBook Hotels Meet Information Packet International Team Selection Teams that will rep...
2024 USA Diving Winter National Championships
Meet Information PacketSchedule Detailed TimelineQualification CriteriaWatch Live on YouTube International Selection World Aquatics World Cup Series - preliminary notice World Aquatics recognized events - preliminary notice...