Margaux McDonald

New NCAA Qualifying System: 20 Male, 14 More Female Mid-Majors Would’ve Made The 2025 NCAAs

If a swimmer wins a mid-major conference title and goes under the new time standard in that swim, they automatically earn a berth to the NCAA Championships.

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2026 College Swimming Previews: Can #8 Cal Move Up To The Top Five With Loaded Freshman Class?

Mary-Ambre Moluh is Cal’s top returning scorer from NCAAs, and she will be trying to lead their exceptional recruiting class to a top five finish this year.

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Hayden Miller Earns Potential NCAA Invite in 500 Freestyle on Day 1 of Texas A&M Last Chance

Texas A&M junior Hayden Miller swam the 500 on day one of the TAMU Last Chance meet, and went a season best time to potentially earn her NCAA Invite

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2025 ACC Champs: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

We’re back to a full schedule tonight at ACCs, with six individual races, a diving final, and timed finals of the 400 medley relays.

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2025 Ivy League Women’s Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Tonight’s session features the 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, and will conclude with the 400 medley relay.

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2025 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Andrei Minakov is back in action this morning to take on the 200 fly after winning the 100 last night.

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UCLA Breaks 400 medley Relay Program Record in Loss to Cal

Cal hosted UCLA for a women’s dual meet this past Saturday, earning a win on their Senior Night.

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2024 Minnesota Invite: Day 4 Finals Recap

All eyes will be on Cal fifth year Isabelle Stadden, who comes in as the top seed in the women’s 200 back tonight.

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2024 Minnesota Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

The 2024 Minnesota Invite continues this evening with finals of the 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, and 400 medley relay.

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2024 Minnesota Invite: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Preliminaries of the 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, and 100 backstroke take to the blocks on Day 3 of the 2024 Minnesota Invite.

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Cal Women Head To Stanford For Triple Distance Meet

The meet requires each swimmer to compete in three distances of the same stroke, with individuals racing the 50, 100 and 200-yard iteration of each event.

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Freshman Yamato Okadome Rips 1:52.85 200 Breast as Cal Rolls UC San Diego

Cal traveled to La Jolla over the weekend to face off against the UC San Diego Tritons in a two-day combined dual meet.

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2024-25 Division I Mid-Major Power Rankings: October Edition

Peaking outside of the Power 4 conferences, which programs are the best in the land in a hypothetical mid-major matchup?

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Cal Women Travel To UC San Diego For Two-Day Dual Meet

The Cal women’s swimming & diving team returns to the pool this week for an invitational-style, two-day dual meet at UC San Diego’s Canyonview Aquatic Center.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Division I Mid-Major Women

Celia Pulido returns to the Salukis after an outstanding junior season where she scored 16 points at 2024 NCAAs–the most for a mid-major woman.

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