University of Minnesota Athletics

2020-21 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Maxim Royzen

Maxim Royzen

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Diving
  • Hometown:
    Skokie, Ill.
  • High School:
    Niles North HS
PRONUNCIATION
2020-21 Senior Season: Scored for the Gophers in both of his events at the 2021 Big Ten Championships, finishing 17th on the one-meter (280.40) and 18th on the three-meter (320.80) · placed third in the one-meter (322.05) and fourth on the three-meter (317.50) against Iowa · took sixth on the three-meter (320.25) and eighth on the one-meter (297.50) during the Wisconsin/Purdue tri-dual.

2019-20 Junior Season: Qualified for finals in all three events at the NCAA Zone D Championships, earning finishes of 10th in the platform (623.70), 13th in the one-meter (589.65) and 14th in the three-meter (653.75) · finished second in the platform (322.35), fifth in the three-meter (318.45) and eighth in the one-meter (266.55) against Purdue and Northwestern · tallied two ninth place finishes in the three-meter (636.90) and platform (558.75) at the Bruin Diving Invitational · earned fourth place in the one-meter (309.00) and sixth place in the three-meter (319.65) at the Iowa dual · placed third in both the one-meter (311.47) and three-meter (313.95) at FSU · finished third in the three-meter (318.60) and ninth in the one-meter (267.53) against Florida.

2018-19 Sophomore Season: Took eighth in the 1-meter dive (270.00) against Purdue and Northwestern.

2017-18 Freshman Season: At the Big Ten Championships, received twentieth in the 1-meter dive with a 326.50, twenty-second in the 3-meter with a 338.90, and twenty-second in the platform with a 321.85. • finished eighth in the 1-meter dive with a 277.25, sixth in the 3-meter dive with a 311.75, and fifth in the platform with a 272.15 at the Triple Dual vs Northwestern and Purdue • fourth place finishes in the 1-meter dive with a 289.20 and in the 3-meter dive with a 323.10 vs. Denver • took tenth in the 3-meter dive with a score of 332.40, twentieth in the 1-meter dive with a score of 277.25, and fifteenth in the platform dive with a score of 274.10 at the Tennessee Collegiate Diving Invitational • had seventh place finishes in the 3-meter dive with a 328.30 and the 1-meter with a 291.30 at the Quad Dual against Michigan, Penn State, and Wisconsin • took eighth in the 3-meter dive with a 292.20 and first in the 1-meter dive with a 377.13 against Florida State. 

High School: 2017 graduate of Niles North High School • coached by Joe Wilson  four-time letterwinner in diving • four-time All-Conference and All-State honoree • four-time NISCA All-American • Honor Roll student • 2017 IHSA state champion • 2016 IHSA State third place • 2015 IHSA state fifth place • 2014 IHSA state 10th place • member of the Chicago dive club and Windy City Diving • 2017 Junior National Finalist, 11th in 3-meter and 10th in 1-meter • 2016 & 2017 Senior National Qualifier in 1-meter and 3-meter • 2016 Zone Champion in 1-meter and 3-meter. 

Personal: Son of Misha and Svetlana • enjoys playing the piano • plans to major in aerospace engineering.

Jacob Johnson - B1G Silver Medal
Saturday, March 01
YuTong Wang Wins 2024 Big Ten 1M Title
Monday, March 04
Max McHugh Wins Two B1G Titles
Monday, February 27
Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center
Saturday, May 21