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Luca Fassi
Athlete Bio#
Height
5'7"
Age
19
Hometown
Altadena, CA
Education
Marshall Fundamental
Personal
Son of Lorenzo and Antonella...He has one brother, Teo, who also dives...He trains two and a half hours a day, six days a week...Between dives, he likes to talk to friends to calm his nerves, but he also likes to plug his ears so he doesn't hear any scores...His favorite dive is 305C on 3-meter, and his favorite diver is Steele Johnson...Luca is interested in art...If Luca could meet anyone, it would be his grandfather, Carlo Fassi...His grandfather was an Italian Olympic figure skater. He was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2008. His grandmother, Christa Fassi, was a figure skating coach with Carlo, and they had four Olympic champions (Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Robin Cousins and John Curry)...Italian was the first language Luca learned ...Luca's favorite meal is his dad's lasagne alla bologneseCareer Highlights
- World Junior Championships, Montreal, 2022 (10m Platform - Men)
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