Dave Durden

NCAA Rules Hugo Gonzalez Eligible to Swim For Cal This Fall

Hugo Gonzalez will not eligible to compete for Cal this season, but will be able to swim beginning in the fall of 2019.

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Team USA Coaching Appointments: Where are the Women?

Following USA Swimming’s announcement last week that Cal’s Dave Durden and Stanford’s Greg Meehan would serve as the 2020 US Olympic…

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SwimSwam’s Official 2018 Swammy Award Index

This month, we’re recounting the top performers and performances of the year 2018. Keep track of all of our Swammy Award winners here, with links out to full Swammy Award stories and honorable mentions.

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2018 Swammy Awards: U.S. Coach of the Year Dave Durden

Durden’s men won two individual and three relay gold medals at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, including a backstroke sweep from Ryan Murphy.

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Hugo González regresa a Estados Unidos para estudiar en California

Hugo González, el mejor nadador masculino español de la actualidad, se irá a estudiar a la universidad de California en enero para incorporarse al gran equipo de los Cal Bears.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Men’s NCAA Coach of the Year Ray Looze

What was widely expected to be a four-team battle for the NCAA men’s team title quickly turned into a five-team matchup. And by the morning of the final day, it was that surprise fifth team who was leading the pack.

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WATCH: Nathan Adrian Reflects on Career During Cal Keynote Address

UC Berkeley graduate Nathan Adrian served as the keynote speaker at his alma mater’s 2018 Winter Commencement Saturday.

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USA Swimming Names Dave Durden, Greg Meehan as 2020 Olympic Coaches

USA Swimming has announced its head coaches for the 2020 U.S. Olympic swimming team: Cal’s Dave Durden for the men and Stanford’s Greg Meehan for the women.

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Katie Ledecky, Ryan Murphy Win 2018 Golden Goggles Athlete of the Year Awards

Follow along here as provide a live recap of tonight’s Golden Goggles awards gala.

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Practice + Pancakes: Cal Olympians Show Speed at Alumni Practice

Olympians, NCAA champions, and national teamers from around the world got back in the pool to swim with the current Bear swimmers.

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SwimSwam’s Official/Unofficial Ballot for the 2018 Golden Goggles

With today’s release of the 2018 Golden Goggles nominations, its time for us to put together our official SwimSwam ballot…

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USA Swimming Announces 2018-2019 National Team Coaches

Cal men’s head coach Dave Durden was one of the 83 coaches named as a 2018-2019 USA Swimming National Team Coach.

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2019 W/M Pac-12 Championships Again Set For Federal Way

The 2019 Pac-12 Women’s and Men’s Championships will be held in Federal Way, WA at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Durden, California Aquatics

California Aquatics brought 23 men to the U.S. National Championships. And coach Dave Durden helped 18 of them earn finals swims and 13 Cal swimmers make some sort of major international travel team for Team USA.

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Alongside His Successors, Anthony Ervin to Swim Through the Olympic Quad

Olympic champion Anthony Ervin has his sights set on finals at the 2020 Olympic Trials.

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