Keaton Blovad

College Swimming Previews: #2 Cal Bears Cover Their Bases with Newcomers

Despite a great senior class graduating last year, Cal still returns a talent-laden roster, headed by the nation’s top sprinter: Abbey Weitzeil.

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2019 Los Angeles Invite Psych Sheets Are Live

2019 Los Angeles Invite July 11th-14th, 2019 50m (LCM) pool Uytengsu Aquatic Center, USC, Los Angeles, California Psych sheet The…

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Andrew Seliskar Swims Lifetime Best in 100 Fly at Cal-Stanford Long Course Dual

College dual meet season is over, but Cal and Stanford partook in an electric battle with some big times on Saturday in Berkeley.

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Ledecky Hits 1:56 200 Free, Drabot Drops 2:08 200 Fly At Santa Clara Prelims

Katie Drabot swam a season-best in the women’s 200 fly this morning in Santa Clara, clocking 2:08.15 for the 12th fastest time in the world this year.

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Ledecky Blasts World-Leading 400 Free On Night 3 In Santa Clara

Katie Ledecky clocked a time of 3:59.28 tonight in the women’s 400 freestyle, moving past Ariarne Titmus (3:59.66) for #1 in the world this year.

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Manuel, Ledecky Highlight Day 3 Prelims In Santa Clara

Katie Ledecky made her first appearance at the Santa Clara International this morning, putting up the top time in the women’s 400 free (4:02.44).

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Records Fall and McLaughlin Flies on Final Day of NOVA Grand Challenge

15-year-old Anastasia Gorbenko broke her second Israeli national record at the Speedo Grand Challenge, this time in the 200 breast (2:28.78).

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#3 Isabelle Stadden Announces Verbal Commitment to Cal for 2020

This is a huge snag for Cal, who previously had no top 20 recruits in their class of 2024.

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2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Top 10 Teams Point Changes

Stanford won their third straight NCAA title relatively comfortably, but during the meet all the buzz was about how well the Cal women were performing.

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2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Stanford’s Taylor Ruck will race Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson for the 200 back title.

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2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

In the 200 fly, we’ll see Stanford’s defending champ and NCAA Record holder Ella Eastin go up against USC’s Louise Hansson, who took down the 100 fly NCAA Record last night.

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2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Defending champ Mallory Comerford of Louisville is eyeing Missy Franklin’s record in the 200 free.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Ruck & Nelson Nearly “Co-Favorites” in 200 Back

Stanford freshman Taylor Ruck has been 1:48.67 in the 200 yard backstroke this season, which would have been fast enough to win silver at last year’s NCAA Championships. But Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson has been faster still.

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2019 Pac-12 Women’s Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The final prelims session of the meet features the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 fly.

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2019 Pac-12 Women’s Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Cal’s Amy Bilquist is set to battle Stanford freshman Taylor Ruck, an Olympic medalist, in the 100 back.

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