2025-26 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Ava Valadez

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Freshman
  • High School Millikan HS
  • Hometown Long Beach, CA

Biography

HIGH SCHOOL
  • Competed for Millikan High School head coach Eric Lesser at the Charger Dive Club
  • Two-time Millikan Diver of the Year recipient (2023-24 and 2024-25)
  • Personal best score of 307.053 in the one meter dive
  • Posted a score of 380.05 at the CIF Southern California Championships 
  • Was named her school's valedictorian 
  • Member of National Honors Society
  • Earned the AP Scholar Award 
  • Also competed in gymnastics
PERSONAL
  • Parents are Judy and Marco Valadez
  • Plans to study behavioral neuroscience at USD