Alex Valente
Alex Valente, a CIF champion swimmer and national age-group record holder, has made a verbal commitment to attend USC after graduating from Dos Pueblos High School in the spring of 2015.
Valente posted a photo of himself wearing a grey USC tank-top on his Facebook page.
“Excited to formally announce my verbal commitment to the University of Southern California. Thanks to everyone who helped me through this process. Can’t wait to be a Trojan!” Valente wrote.
Valente is a butterfly specialist who holds the USA Swimming short-course record in the 15-16 age-division for the 100 butterfly. Set in February of this year, the time is 46.99.
In August, Valente won a gold medal in the 100 fly at Junior Nationals while swimming for Buenaventura Swim Club.
In May, the 17-year-old set a CIF Southern Section record in the 100 fly with a time of 46.69.
