cal swimming

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Olympian Nathan Adrian

His middle name is Ghar-jun, he appeared on MythBusters, and he’s got a street named after him in Bremerton. Here are 8 things you didn’t know about 100m freestyle Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Adrian.

  8 Comments

VIDEO: Olympian and Cal’s Missy Franklin on final NCAA night

Missy Franklin wanted to get more points tonight, and said she was somewhat disappointed. She wanted to earn more points…

  3 Comments

VIDEO: Cal’s studly swimmer, Elizabeth Pelton is resilient. Her 200 back experience

Cal’s studly all around swimmer, Elizabeth Pelton is resilient. She has trained harder in weight room and in the pool,…

  9 Comments

VIDEO: Cal’s Cindy Tran completes 4 great years in 100 back. She explains DQ

Studly backstroker , and underwater swimmer (and flyer) Cindy Tran had an amazing night – “I was proud of it…

  6 Comments

VIDEO: Women’s NCAA Press Conference: Cal Coach McKeever, Olympians Rachel Bootsma and Missy Franklin

Tomorrow, the 2014 Women’s NCAAs begin in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Today, at the press conference, three schools spoke. In this post:…

  1 Comment

Sara Isakovic Photo Vault

As we reported last week, Sara Iskovic is back in the pool training with her sight set on the 2016…

  Comment First!

Missy Franklin Behind The Blocks Animated Conversation In Photos

Missy Franklin, the nicest Olympic icon among Olympic icons, makes swimming fun for everyone–even for officials and timers!

  5 Comments

Missy Franklin, The Most Famous Fresh in College Swimming History – Complete Cal Swimming Video Press Conference

This is the first instance we can remember of a college swimmer holding a press conference at the beginning of the year. In order to allow Franklin the opportunity to adapt to her new environment as a college freshman and as a member of the Cal women’s swimming & diving team, Wednesday’s press conference will be her only media availability until early October, according to Cal’s media staff. (Image courtesy of Cal Press Conference video capture)

  8 Comments

Teri McKeever and Liz Pelton talk about a fabulous freshman year

Teri McKeever talks about how proud she is of her freshman NCAA Swimmer of the year, Elizabeth Pelton. (Photo Courtesy © Tim Binnin/TheSwimPictures.com)

  2 Comments

Open Turn: Should the Cal Women be Worried?

Chris and Garrett discuss the records dropping at NCSA Juniors and look forward to Women’s NCAAs. (Photo Courtesy © Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures.com)

  16 Comments

Open Turn: College Conference Weekend, Round 2

Chris and Garrett discuss the start of ACCs, Big 12s, Pac 12s, and Big 10s on this week’s edition of Open Turn. (Photo Courtesy © Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures.com)

  6 Comments

Sanity Reigns at Cal-Stanford and Other Stories from College Swimming

Chris DeSantis tells us why it’s better that there were no jaw dropping times at the Cal/Stanford men’s meet. (Photo Courtesy © Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures.com)

  19 Comments

Open Turn: Jack Conger could be looking at another Record Breaking Weekend

Chris DeSantis joins Garrett McCaffrey to discuss possible records from Jack Conger, Missy Franklin, and Katie Ledecky this weekend. They also look forward to the college swimming championship season. (Swim Pic Credit © Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures.com)

  75 Comments

Back to Berkeley in, “That Red Shirt”

It’s one of the greatest rivalries in swimming but for Stanford Head Coach Greg Meehan, his return to Berkeley is only a small part of his fantastic first season.

  Comment First!

Open Turn: College Power Rankings and Rule Changes

This week Garrett and Braden discuss the SwimSwam Power Rankings, possible NCAA recruiting changes, and PEDs in Swimming. (Swim Photo Credit © Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures.com)

  16 Comments