Bryce Mefford is a competitive swimmer who represents the United States internationally. As a high schooler, Mefford represented the US on the national junior team from 2015-2017. Mefford was named Sierra Marlin of the Year (by his club team, the Sierra Marlins) in both 2015 and 2016.
College (California)
2017-2018
Mefford made an immediate impact his freshman year at Cal. At the 2018 PAC-12 Championships, he finished fourth in the 200 back (1:41.06), sixth in the 200 free (1:34.67) and 10th in the 200 IM (1:45.10). He swam the same 3 events at the NCAA Championships 1 month later. His championships got off to a rocky start, earning a DQ in the 200 IM for a false start. However, Mefford rebounded well, dropping a massive personal best the next day in the 200 free (1:32.84) to earn 8th and give Cal big points in a tight team battle. Mefford only got better through the meet, earning his second All-American status in the 200 back and finishing 4th overall at 1:38.48.
2018-2019
Mefford continued to improve his sophomore year. He won the 200 back title at the Pac-12 Championships, clocking a 1:39.13, as well as finished fifth in the 100 back (45.98). At the NCAA Championships that year, Mefford took on the 200 free/100 back double, and fell short of scoring in both, placed 17th in the 200 free (1:33.06) and 20th in the 100 back (45.57). He did, however, move up from the previous year in the 200 back, finishing 3rd with a time of 1:39.65. He also contributed a leg to Cal’s 3rd place 800 free relay at the same meet.
National/International Competition
2018 Summer Nationals
At the summer nationals in Irvine, Mefford placed 4th in the 100 back (53.84) and 5th in the 200 back (1:57.46), qualifying him to swim in the 100 back as well as the 50 back at the World University Games in 2019 in Naples, Italy.
