Chris Jhong

College Swimming Previews: #1 Cal Men Seeking First Repeat as Champions Since 2012

Cal had a tremendous 2021-2022 season, winning the NCAA title by a healthy margin over the defending champion Texas Longhorns.

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Men’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2018-2022

Bobby Finke’s 100 NCAA points helped push the Florida Gators to the top of the 2018 recruiting class scoring rankings after four seasons.

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Comeback Complete: Cal Men 5-Peat as Pac-12 Champs After Starting in Last Place

It was a rocky start for the Golden Bears, who sat in last place through the first 7 events of the meet.

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College Swimming Previews: Lasco Leads #2 Cal Men In NCAA Title Chase

Destin Lasco was the breakout star for the Cal Bears last season, scoring 49 NCAA points as a freshman.

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Cal Seniors Dominate in Win over Utah

Fifth year senior Olympian Hugo Gonzalez (above) won the 100 back and 200 breast for the Golden Bears on Friday in Salt Lake City.

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2021 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Cal’s Ryan Hoffer will aim to defend his conference title in the 100 fly on Day 3 of the Men’s Pac-12 Championships in Houston.

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2021 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Cal junior Reece Whitley comes in as the top seed in the 100 breaststroke on Day 3 of Men’s Pac-12s, where he’ll look to defend his title from last 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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2020 M. Pac-12s: Hirschberger a Likely NCAA Qualifier with 14:52 in Mile Heats

Hirschberger’s time is well under the 2019 NCAA invited time and ranks him 19th in the NCAA. That will likely qualify him for NCAAs.

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2020 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Cal’s Ryan Hoffer is chasing his 2nd title of the meet in the 100 fly against top seed Cody Bybee of ASU and teammate Zheng Quah, the defending champion.

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2020 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

ASU’s Zach Poti is the defending Pac-12 Champion in the men’s 100 back and tied his lifetime best on Wednesday night’s 400 medley relay.

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2020 M. Pac-12 Championships: Cal’s Julian Scratches 200 IM on Day 2

Cal’s Chris Jhong (#9) and Trenton Julian (#13) scratched out of the 200 IM in favor of the 500 free. Julian is the 3rd seed there, while Jhong is seeded 15th

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2019-2020 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Rankings: November Edition

Our #1-ranking votes are no longer unanimous after a fast fall season for several top programs. The uncertainty after the top two also continues.

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Whitley Goes 52.9/1:53.4 As Cal Nearly Sweeps Triple Distance Meet

Reece Whitley was one of three Cal Bears to sweep their respective discipline in a dominant showing over Stanford at the annual Triple Distance meet.

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Cal Men Head to Pacific for First Dual Meet of 2019-20

California will compete in its first dual meet of the 2019-20 season when it clashes with Pacific on Thursday afternoon in Stockton, Calif.

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