Dave Durden

CSCAA Names Spring 2023 Scholar All-America Teams

The NCAA D1 champion Virginia women were among the teams to earn Scholar All-America honors with a spring semester GPA of 3.48.

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Michigan Hiring Cal Associate Matt Bowe as Next Head Coach

Former Cal associate Matt Bowe brings Big Ten experience, having worked on Ohio State’s coaching staff for five years before moving to Berkeley last season.

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WILD SPECULATION: Who Will Cal Hire to Fill Associate Head Coach Role?

Who is Cal going to hire to replace Matt Bowe after he got the head coaching job at the University of Michigan? Coach Durden, we’ve got a few ideas for you.

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Olympic Medalist Annie Lazor Named Assistant Coach At Florida

Lazor is the latest high-profile swimmer to land a Division I coaching position immediately upon retirement.

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Ava Chavez Commits to Cal as Part of Tiny 2023 Recruiting Class

Ava Chavez is coming off a successful senior season of high school swimming that culminated in a pair of runner-up finishes at the CIF State Championships.

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Jordan Ash Staying Local with Verbal Commitment to Cal for 2024-25

Jordan Ash will keep swimming close to home in college after the Bay Area native verbally committed to Cal beginning in the 2024-25 season.

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NCAA D1 All-America Team Breakdown: Cal and Texas Men, Stanford Women lead the charge

The Cal and Texas men were tied atop the All-America list with 15 athletes each, and Stanford topped the women’s list with 14.

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Cal Adds Stanford All-American Kim Williams to Men’s & Women’s Swimming Coaching Staff

Former Stanford NCAA Champion and Northwestern volunteer assistant Kim Williams has found her way to a third academically-elite program: Cal.

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Dave Durden Named Pac-12 Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year For 12th Time

Durden, who just wrapped up his 16th season as the Bears’ head coach, was also named the 2023 CSCAA National Men’s Coach of the Year for the seventh time.

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Dave Durden Accredits Cal’s Consistency to “our families, our fabric, our community”

Durden has lead the Bears to top-4 finishes every year since he took over the program in the 2008 season, and they haven’t placed out of top-2 since 2010.

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2023 Swammy Awards: NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships

Leon Marchand somehow surpassed sky-high expectations by clocking the fastest times ever in six different events within the span of 72 hours.

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Destin Lasco on Winning 200 Back, Nearly Breaking Ryan Murphy’s Record

Destin Lasco, the reigning champion in the 200 back, won it again last night with a time of 1:35.87, only .14 seconds off of Ryan Murphy’s record from 2016.

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2023 Men’s Division I NCAA Champs: Nights 1 & 2 Photo Vault

The Men’s NCAA Championships have been nothing short of historic thus far. It was hard to narrow them down, but here’s a selection of my favorite photos.

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2023 Swammy Awards: NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

The University of Virginia women came home from Knoxville with their third national championship in as many years after breaking six NCAA records this week.

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Overreacting To Day 1 Of The 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships

As shown by their drops in the 200 medley and 800 free relays, the Dave Durden effect is showing for the Cal women at this NCAA Championships.

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