Adriana Smith

2024 Minnesota Invite: Day 4 Finals Recap

All eyes will be on Cal fifth year Isabelle Stadden, who comes in as the top seed in the women’s 200 back tonight.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Can The Freshmen Fill In The Gaps For #11 Cal Women?

The Golden Bears lose a few key swimmers, including Rachel Klinker, but bring in an intriguing recruiting class that includes three notable internationals.

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Ranking The 2024 Women’s Recruiting Classes: #5-8

Stanford brings in 4 top 20 ranked recruits for this fall, all from the US to hold the #5 ranked recruiting class this fall.

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Cal Adds “Best of the Rest” Breaststroker Arielle Brotman for 2024-25

Versatile Arielle Brotman, a US Open qualifier in the 100/200 breast, 100 fly, and 200 IM, will head north to Cal in the fall.

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European Junior Champion Diver Rebecca Ciancaglini Commits to Cal (2024)

Diving has long been a weakness of the Cal program, but they are starting to build some big momentum in that area thanks to coach Pei Lin.

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Re-Rank: Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Girls High School Class of 2024

As they close out their high school careers and prepare for college, we re-rank the girls’ high school class of 2024 prior to their NCAA debuts this fall.

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NCAA Runner-Up Isabelle Stadden Returning to Cal For 5th Year

Stadden has been Cal’s highest individual scorer at NCAAs for the last two years and finished 2nd in the 100 backstroke this past season.

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2024 CIF State Swim Championships: Finals Live Recap

Foothill freshman Luka Mijatovic is living up to the hype so far at his first CIF State meet as the top seed in the 200 free (1:36.69) and 500 free (4:20.25).

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Cal Pulls in 2 More 5th Years: NCAA Qualifiers Geringer (Ohio State) and McDonald (Princeton)

Cal has added a pair of NCAA qualifiers to the roster for 2024: 5th-year transfers Maya Geringer (Ohio State) and Margaux McDonald (Princeton).

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Isaiah Silver Makes A Splash At Juanita Allington Memorial Meet

The 13-year-old climbed the national age group rankings in the 100 back and 100 fly with his performances at the Juanita Allington Memorial Meet.

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In First Time Swimming Mile, 12-Year-Old Aya Gillis-Pade Sets Pacific LSC Record (17:27.28)

In her first time swimming the mile, unattached 12-year-old Aya Gillis-Pade took more than six seconds off the previous 11-12 Pacific LSC standard from 2015.

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Sprinter Maggie Petty (2024) Verbally Commits to Cal, Joining Brother Evan

Sprinter Maggie Petty from Nashville Aquatic Club will swim for the Golden Bears beginning in the fall of 2024.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Girls’ High School Class of 2024

Katie Grimes is the clear-cut top-ranked recruit in the girls’ high school class of 2024 with NCAA-winning times in three events.

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14-Year-Old Luka Mijatovic Clocks 100 Free PB of 52.78 (George Haines Day 4 Prelims)

Sunday’s prelims session at the 2023 George F. Haines International Swim Meet in San Jose featured heats of the 50 breast, 50 back, 200 IM, and 100 free.

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Canadian Freestyler Mia West Sends Verbal Commitment to Cal for 2024

Canadian freestyle specialist Mia West committed to the Bears last October and has put up some impressive LCM performances over the past couple months.

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