2023-24 Swimming and Diving
Roster
Daniel Knapp 2022-23 Swimming and Diving Roster
Diving
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Mesa, AZ
High School
Homeschool
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HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2024 NCAA qualifier
- 2024 Zone C Championships qualifier
- 2024 Most Improved Men’s Diver Award
- 2023 Men’s Diving MVP
- 2023 NCAA qualifier
- ACC Co-Diver of the Week (Jan. 17, 2023)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
- At the 2024 ACC Championships, took sixth in the 1-meter (340.05) and 18th in the 3-meter (291.75)
- Won both events at the Tim Welsh Classic (369.65/398.75)
- Won the 3-meter (369.70) against Princeton and Navy. Took third in the 1-meter (348.80)
- Earned his first win of sophomore year with a 386.45 performance in the 3-meter at the IUPUI House of Champions Invite. Also took second in the 1-meter (351.90)
- Placed fifth in the 1-meter (318.98) and fourth in the 3-meter (348.75) against Louisville
- Took fifth in the 1-meter (264.00) and fourth in the 3-meter (323.78) against Wisconsin
AS A FRESHMAN (2022-23)
- Finished 23rd in the 1-meter (327.95) at NCAAs
- Finished fifth in the 1-meter (688.00) and 13th in the 3-meter at Zone C Championships
- Took 4th in the 1M (364.65 prelims/361.55 finals) and 8th in the 3M (353.65 prelims/317.15 finals) at ACCs
- Earned a second-place finish against Pittsburgh and Penn State in both the 1M and 3M
- Won the 3M against Louisville, took second in the 1M
- Took sixth in the 1M event (360.65) at the Texas Diving Invitational
- Finished 17th overall in the 3M (315.70) at the 2022 USA Diving Winter National Championships
- Won the 1M (330.75) and 3M (408.00) against Navy and Princeton
PREP AND PERSONAL
- Dove for the East Valley Dive Club
- Earned a fourth place finish nationally in 1m as a 15 year old
- Played fifth nationally in 3m in 2022
- Three-time state champion for high school diving
- Son of Christine and Eugene Knapp; one of 13 children
- Majoring in political science with a minor in computing and digital technologies