Bjorn Seeliger

2021 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Cal’s Trenton Julian figures to prominent member of the Bears’ 800 free relay on the opening night of the Pac-12 Championships.

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2021 Pac-12 Men’s Championships Fan Guide: It’s a Cal World

Cal is going up against Texas at the NCAA Championships in March, but first, they’ll take on the rest of the Pac-12 at the conference championships.

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Cal and Stanford Finish Regular Season Meets with Fast Dual Meet

Reece Whitley won two events as Cal beat Stanford despite temperatures in the 50’s as both schools wrapped up their regular season.

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Cal Hits Another Relay ‘A’ Cut with 2:50.09 400FR, Beats USC 107-76

Daniel Carr (21.70), Reece Whitley (24.25), Ryan Hoffer (20.03), and Bjorn Seeliger (18.64) teamed up to clock a 1:24.64 in the 200 medley relay.

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Hoffer Splits 18.55, Cal Men’s 200 Free Relay Hits ‘A’ Cut with 1:16.63

Ryan Hoffer then split a scorching 18.55 on the 2nd leg, with Nate Biondi (19.26) and Bryce Mefford (19.58) bringing the squad home. 

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Ema Rajic Posts Cal Record with 58.93 100 Breast, Stadden hits 1:49.7 200 Back

Nathan Adrian made an appearance at the meet, swimming the men’s LCM 50 and 100 free.

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Sweden Cancels November National Championships Amid Rise in Coronavirus Cases

Sweden pulled the plug on its 2020 National Championship meet amid a record rise in new cases in the country. Sarah Sjostrom, above, the country’s biggest star, was unlikely to attend anyway.

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Wesson, Siebert, Valasek Round Out Cal Men’s 2020-21 Incoming Class to 13

With the addition of Tavis Siebert, Max Valasek and Tyler Wesson, the Cal men’s swimming & diving program will start the 2020-21 season with 13 newcomers.

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Bjorn Seeliger Breaks Swedish Junior Record in 50 Free

Incoming Cal freshman Bjorn Seeliger broke his own Swedish Junior National Record in the 50 free last week, clocking a 22.06

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Returning Conference Points: Elite Stanford Frosh Chasing Cal in Men’s Pac-12

Cal’s class of rising seniors – led by sprinter Ryan Hoffer – is an elite group. But so are Stanford’s incoming freshmen, including flyer Andrei Minakov.

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Ranking the 2020 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #1-4

Our top four classes are unbelievably loaded, including a World Champs silver medalist and a World Junior champ, among many others.

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Cal Commit Bjorn Seeliger Swims Lifetime Bests in “Stockholm Closed” Meet

Seeliger, who will swim for Cal next season, and World Record holder Sarah Sjostrom were among the 7 who raced a closed time trial this week in Stockholm.

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Sweden National Team to Hold Closed Time Trial This Weekend in Stockholm

The Swedish government has taken a less-draconian approach to the coronavirus response, which includes allowing its elite athletes to continue training.

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Eriksson & Fast Notch Glasgow-Worthy Efforts In Sweden

The penultimate night of competition in Sweden brought just 2 qualifiers for this December’s European Short Course Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

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A Bear Named Bear: European Junior Champion Sprinter Commits to Cal

Björn Seeliger, the 2018 European Junior Champion in the 50 free, has committed to the Cal Golden Bears for the fall of 2020.

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