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Cal Commit Teagan O’Dell Swims 1:42.27 200 Freestyle, #5 17-18 All-Time

O’Dell now sits at #5 all-time in the 17-18 age group, moving up from #20. She is committed to Cal for next fall.

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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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2024 Minnesota Invite: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Preliminaries of the 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, and 100 backstroke take to the blocks on Day 3 of the 2024 Minnesota Invite.

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2024 Minnesota Invite: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The second session of the 2024 Minnesota Invite heats up with prelims of the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, and 50 freestyle.

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2024 Minnesota Invite: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The first night of the Minnesota Invite is here, and Cal is favored to win both relays this evening with 5th year Destin Lasco making his season debut.

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Freshman Yamato Okadome Rips 1:52.85 200 Breast as Cal Rolls UC San Diego

Cal traveled to La Jolla over the weekend to face off against the UC San Diego Tritons in a two-day combined dual meet.

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Isabelle Stadden Wins 3rd-Straight Queen of the Pool, Cal Freshman Zachary Tan is the King

Cal Poly hosted its annual King & Queen of the Pool Pentathlon with Cal Berkeley on Friday.

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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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Grimes Posts Her Fastest 800 Free Since Tokyo, Murphy Hits 53.17 100 Back At Fran Crippen Meet

On the final night of the 2024 Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Champions, Olympic teammates Katie Grimes and Ryan Murphy posted promising swims.

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2024 W. NCAA Preview: Sims Looks to Lead Gators to 800 FR-R Title, Unless G. Walsh Swims

Gretchen Walsh’s availability in the 800 Free Relay is a big question but if she doesn’t swim, Bella Sims and the Gators will look to pounce and take the title.

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Women’s Pac-12 Day 3 Scratches: Stanford’s Bell, Bricker Choose 400 IM Over 100 Breast

Stanford sophomore Lucy Bell and freshman Caroline Bricker both chose the 400 IM over the 100 breast on Friday morning as the Cardinal look to overcome Cal.

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2024 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The USC women enter this year’s meet owning 10 of the 18 top-seeded times in the Pac-12 as they seek their first conference title since 2016.

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Cal Defeats UCLA 155-144 As Meet Comes Down To Final Relay

Cal’s Isabelle Stadden swept the backstroke events and had a big split on the 200 freestyle relay to secure the win for Cal.

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Dutch Sprinter Femke Hoppenbrouwer Signs NLI with Cal as Mid-Season Addition

Dutch Sprinter Femke Hoppenbrouwer has committed to swim at Cal, beginning in January 2024, as a mid-season addition to the class of 2027.

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2023 Minnesota Invitational: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

After a stellar 100 back last night in which she posted a huge personal best, Cal’s Isabelle Stadden could have something great in store in the 200 back today

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