University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Vivi Del Angel
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Diving
- High School:
- Mexican Swimming Federation
- Hometown:
- Veracruz, Mexico
Bio
Career Notes
2023-24 Sophomore Season: Platform National Champion ... Platform All-American ... Big Ten Diver of the Year... Second Team All-Big Ten... Big Ten All-Academic Team... CSC Third-Team Academic All-American... Big Ten Diver of the Week (12/6/24)... Minnesota Diver of the Year and Outstanding Student-Athlete award at team banquet... NCAAs: became the first Gopher woman to ever win the platform (327.90), also finished 18th in the 1-meter (265.30) and 23rd in the 3-meter (276.45) ... NCAA Zone Diving: won the 3-meter (688.60) and placed third on 1-meter (622.95) and platform (626.20) ... Big Tens: earned second on platform (342.00), third on 3-meter (344.60) and eighth in the 1-meter (287.45) ... Purdue/Iowa/Northwestern Quad-Dual: won the platform (338.70), placed third on 3-meter (327.60) and fourth on 1-meter (285.95) ... Pitt Dual: won the 3-meter (317.93) and got sixth on 1-meter (268.73) ... Bruin Diving Invitational: won the platform (610.40) and was second in 1-meter (579.95) and 3-meter (617.35) ... Minnesota Invite: won the platform (331.90) and the 3-meter (367.85) and placed second in the 1-meter (290.85) ... Wisconsin Dual: finished second in the 3-meter (296.33) and fourth in the 1-meter (274.88) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: won the 3-meter (353.25) and was fourth in the 1-meter (277.95) ... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: won the 3-meter (324.95) and finished sixth on 1-meter (266.75)
2022-23 Freshman Season: NCAAs: finished third on the platform (344.55) and 16th on the 3-meter (276.90) ... NCAA Zone Diving: won the platform (718.10) and registered fourth on the 3-meter (666.10) and 29th on the 1-meter (237.95) ... Big Tens: came in third on the platform (307.25), eighth on the 3-meter (303.00) and 11th on the 1-meter (293.50) ... Northwestern/Purdue/Iowa Quad-Dual: took third on the 3-meter (312.20) and fifth on the 1-meter (295.90) ... Georgia Diving Invitational: made collegiate debut by earning first place in the platform finals (354.10), seventh in the 3-meter finals (321.30) and 13th in the 1-meter prelims (257.60)
Prep: Has competed on the international scene for Mexico … earned a silver medal on the 10m platform at FINA Diving Grand Prix 2018, in the 10m synchronized at the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2015 and again in 2018, the 10m mixed synchronized at the FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2017, and in the mixed 3m and 10m team at the FINA World Championships 2017 … captured bronze at the FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2017 on the 10m platform … also competed at the 2022 FINA World Championships, placing 17th on the platform, eighth in the 10m synchro and 10th in the mixed 3m and 10m synchro ... brought a silver medal to Mexico in the mixed 10m synchro at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships
Personal: Parents are Luis Armando Del Angel Garcia and Maria de Jesus Peniche Delgado … has two sisters, Valeria and Vanessa … plans to major in sport management or kinesiology … hobbies include listening to music, reading and swimming
Why Minnesota: "The reason I chose the University of Minnesota was because of its excellent academic and sports level. As an athlete, I seek to grow in these two areas and develop myself in a positive way as a student and as an athlete. I am sure that the University of Minnesota will help me successfully achieve my goals, giving my best in the classroom and in the pool."
- Ranks second in team history for the platform (371.50), seventh on the 3-meter (367.85) and on 1-meter (324.95)
- First Gopher woman to ever win a National Championship on platform (2024)
- 5x All-American
- 2025 - Platform (3rd), 1-Meter (15th)
- 2024 - Platform (1st)
- 2023 - Platform (3rd), 3-Meter (16th)
- 2024 Big Ten Diver of the Year
- 2024 Second-Team All-Big Ten
- 2024 CSC Third-Team Academic All-American
- 2x CSC Academic All-Distrcit honoree (2024, '25)
- 2023 CSCAA First-Team Scholar All-American
- 2x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2024, '25)
- Big Ten Diver of the Week (Dec. 6, 2023)
- Won Outstanding Student-Athlete of the year for a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, Dorothy Lestina Sheppard Award, and Diver of the Year at the 2025 team banquet
- Named Minnesota Diver of the Year and winner of the Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at the 2024 team banquet
- 2025 CSCAA Spring Scholar All-American First Team
2023-24 Sophomore Season: Platform National Champion ... Platform All-American ... Big Ten Diver of the Year... Second Team All-Big Ten... Big Ten All-Academic Team... CSC Third-Team Academic All-American... Big Ten Diver of the Week (12/6/24)... Minnesota Diver of the Year and Outstanding Student-Athlete award at team banquet... NCAAs: became the first Gopher woman to ever win the platform (327.90), also finished 18th in the 1-meter (265.30) and 23rd in the 3-meter (276.45) ... NCAA Zone Diving: won the 3-meter (688.60) and placed third on 1-meter (622.95) and platform (626.20) ... Big Tens: earned second on platform (342.00), third on 3-meter (344.60) and eighth in the 1-meter (287.45) ... Purdue/Iowa/Northwestern Quad-Dual: won the platform (338.70), placed third on 3-meter (327.60) and fourth on 1-meter (285.95) ... Pitt Dual: won the 3-meter (317.93) and got sixth on 1-meter (268.73) ... Bruin Diving Invitational: won the platform (610.40) and was second in 1-meter (579.95) and 3-meter (617.35) ... Minnesota Invite: won the platform (331.90) and the 3-meter (367.85) and placed second in the 1-meter (290.85) ... Wisconsin Dual: finished second in the 3-meter (296.33) and fourth in the 1-meter (274.88) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: won the 3-meter (353.25) and was fourth in the 1-meter (277.95) ... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: won the 3-meter (324.95) and finished sixth on 1-meter (266.75)
2022-23 Freshman Season: NCAAs: finished third on the platform (344.55) and 16th on the 3-meter (276.90) ... NCAA Zone Diving: won the platform (718.10) and registered fourth on the 3-meter (666.10) and 29th on the 1-meter (237.95) ... Big Tens: came in third on the platform (307.25), eighth on the 3-meter (303.00) and 11th on the 1-meter (293.50) ... Northwestern/Purdue/Iowa Quad-Dual: took third on the 3-meter (312.20) and fifth on the 1-meter (295.90) ... Georgia Diving Invitational: made collegiate debut by earning first place in the platform finals (354.10), seventh in the 3-meter finals (321.30) and 13th in the 1-meter prelims (257.60)
Prep: Has competed on the international scene for Mexico … earned a silver medal on the 10m platform at FINA Diving Grand Prix 2018, in the 10m synchronized at the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2015 and again in 2018, the 10m mixed synchronized at the FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2017, and in the mixed 3m and 10m team at the FINA World Championships 2017 … captured bronze at the FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2017 on the 10m platform … also competed at the 2022 FINA World Championships, placing 17th on the platform, eighth in the 10m synchro and 10th in the mixed 3m and 10m synchro ... brought a silver medal to Mexico in the mixed 10m synchro at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships
Personal: Parents are Luis Armando Del Angel Garcia and Maria de Jesus Peniche Delgado … has two sisters, Valeria and Vanessa … plans to major in sport management or kinesiology … hobbies include listening to music, reading and swimming
Why Minnesota: "The reason I chose the University of Minnesota was because of its excellent academic and sports level. As an athlete, I seek to grow in these two areas and develop myself in a positive way as a student and as an athlete. I am sure that the University of Minnesota will help me successfully achieve my goals, giving my best in the classroom and in the pool."
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