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Leonardo Valdivia

Leonardo Valdivia

  • Position:
    Freestyle
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Cardozo
  • Hometown:
    Flushing, NY
  • Major:
    Finance

Summary

Biography

Favorites...
*Food: Pizza
*Movie: Independence Day
*Color: Blue
*Person You Admire Most: Coach Richie
*Saying: "Never forget your roots"
*Class: Calculus
*Baruch Athletic Team: Cross Country
 
COLLEGE: Fourth year on the team...Member of the team that won both the CUNYAC Championship and Metropolitan Swimming Championship during 2024-25...Four-time CUNYAC Champion & CUNYAC All-Star (2022-23 to 2025-26)...Selected to the 2023-24 Academic All-District Team with the College Sports Communicators...At his 1st CUNYAC Championships, he finished 1st in the 1650 yard freestyle (19:35.12)…1st in the 500 yard freestyle (5:22.42)…3rd in the 400 yard individual medley (4:55.90)…was part of the 200 yard freestyle relay that placed 1st with a combined time of 1:29.90…was part of the 800 yard freestyle relay that placed 1st with a combined time of 8:22.56...At the ECAC Winter Championships, he finished 17th in the 200 yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:33.63...Finished in the 15th the 200 yard medley relay with a time of 1:43.81…Finished 15th in the 400 yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:21.41.
 
High School: Attended Benjamin N. Cardozo in Bayside, NY...Played the viola in the High School Symphonic Orchestra.
 
Personal: Majors in Finance and double minors in Math and Stats… Career ambition is to become a Data Analyst...Began swimming competitively at age 13...Has been playing the viola for 7 years.


 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Freestyle
    5'8" 0 lbs

  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Freestyle
    5'8" 0 lbs

  • 2024-25Junior

    Freestyle
    5'8" 0 lbs
  • C

    2025-26Senior

    Freestyle
    5'8" 170 lbs
    C