Cordes, Murphy, Quintero All Take Top Seeds on Day 3 Prelims at 2014 Pac 12 Championsihps
Arizona junior Kevin Cordes is a threat to break an American Record every time he swims the 100 breaststroke, and he’ll get another shot on Friday at the Pac-12 Championships.
Pool Record and 95-point Victory For Cal Men Against Rival Stanford
Dave Durden’s Cal Bears won in convincing fashion over rival Stanford 169-74 Saturday morning at the Avery Aquatics Center
Cal Sweeps Arizona State in Chuck Katis’ Debut for Golden Bears
Chuck Katis swam his first meet as a Golden Bear on Friday, and walked away with a win in the 200 breaststroke.
Race Video: Dwyer wins 400IM in Austin, 4:16.58
Dwyer used a strong backstroke leg to build a lead on Tunisian Olympian and long-distance specialist Ous Mellouli. The two were almost identical split-wise apart from that backstroke, where Dwyer went 1:06.4 to Mellouli’s 1:07.5. That one second proved to be the difference as Dwyer went 4:16.58 to Mellouli’s 4:17.69.
VIDEO: Tenn VOLS Brad Craig Breakout Breaststroke Star
Tennessee grad Brad Craig took the 200 breaststroke crown at U.S. Winter Nationals, going 1:52.99.
Winter Nationals wraps up with stellar American record for Ledecky, relay wins for Cal
Katie Ledecky tore the old American record to pieces in the 1650, going an insane 15:15.17 to open up the night.
Pelton tops Franklin, Adrian leads loaded 100 free field at Day 3 prelims of Winter Nationals
Teammates Liz Pelton and Missy Franklin will go head-to-head tonight in the 200 back final.
Winter Nationals: Multiple American records for Thoman on day 2, Franklin beats Ledecky in 200
Missy Franklin won twice for California, including an intense showdown with fellow Olympian Katie Ledecky in the 200 free.
Ledecky Tops Missy in 200 Free; Missy Tops Bootsma in 100 Back in Day 2 Prelims at Winter Nationals
Cindy Tran and the Cal medley relays were off to a very good start on Friday morning, taking the top two spots in the 200 medley relay.
Championship Records, Nearly American Records, Fall on Day 1 of U.S. Winter Nationals
Among the night 1 swims will be Katie Ledecky chasing an American Record in the 500 free.
Coughlin, Schneider Take Top Seeds in 50 Free in Day 1 Prelims
The wildly-decorated Natalie Coughlin swam the second-best time of her career in the 50 free on Thursday morning.
Cal Wins 4 of 6 Groups; 15 of 18 Events Against Stanford in Triple-Distance Meet
Cal’s Jeremy Bagshaw remained hot to sweep the distance group against Stanford.
2013-2014 College Swimming Previews: #2 Cal Men to Vie for Title Again Behind Murphy, Messerschmidt
After watching the Michigan Wolverines walk away with the NCAA title a year ago, true freshman Ryan Murphy will look to bring the NCAA team title back to Berkeley.
Cal Tops Indiana in First Half of Hoosiers’ Bay-Area Swing
Cal freshman Ryan Murphy swept the backstroke events in impressive times.
2013 Cal Poly Invitational: Ryan Murphy Wins King of the Pool Crown
Freshman and top recruit Ryan Murphy bettered IM’ers Josh Prenot and Marcin Tarczynski to win the “King of the Pool” title in today’s swimming pentathlon.
