Mia Motekaitis

2025 College Swimming Previews: Can The Freshmen Fill In The Gaps For #11 Cal Women?

The Golden Bears lose a few key swimmers, including Rachel Klinker, but bring in an intriguing recruiting class that includes three notable internationals.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Florida’s Sims and Ivey Aiming For 1-2 Finish In The 200 Freestyle

As the #1 and #3 seeds, Bella Sims and Isabel Ivey will look to go 1-2 in the 200 freestyle and put up big points for the Florida Gators.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Bella Sims Eyes First NCAA Crown, Leads A Revitalized 500 Free Field

Bella Sims skipped the 500 freestyle at SECs, but she’s still the favorite to win the event at NCAAs even as the field gets more competitive behind her.

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2024 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The Bears head into the last-ever session of the Pac-12 Championships with a triple-digit lead (964 total points) over Stanford (849.5) and USC (824).

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2024 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

With her sights set on another Pac-12 title, Cal senior Isabelle Stadden comes into the 200 back with the top entry time (1:49.21) by more than three seconds.

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2024 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

USC senior Kaitlyn Dobler was within a second of her Pac-12 record in the 100 breaststroke (56.93) during prelims this morning (57.92).

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Women’s Pac-12 Day 3 Scratches: Stanford’s Bell, Bricker Choose 400 IM Over 100 Breast

Stanford sophomore Lucy Bell and freshman Caroline Bricker both chose the 400 IM over the 100 breast on Friday morning as the Cardinal look to overcome Cal.

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2024 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

USC senior Kaitlyn Dobler has already been faster in the 100 breast this season (46.99) than her Pac-12 Championships meet record from last year (57.10).

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2024 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

With four swimmers in the top nine of the 50 free prelims this morning, Cal appears to be the team to beat in the 200 free relay at the end of the session.

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2024 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Today’s slate will feature prelims of the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free this morning along with 1-meter diving and the 200 free relay later today. 

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2024 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The USC women enter this year’s meet owning 10 of the 18 top-seeded times in the Pac-12 as they seek their first conference title since 2016.

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2024 Women’s Pac-12 Champs Fan Guide: Stanford Battling Losses Amid Their Bid for a 3-Peat

The 9 members of Stanford’s team last year who aren’t on the roster this season accounted for a stunning 570 points at last year’s meet.

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Isabelle Stadden Swims 1:49 in 200 Back as Cal, Stanford Explode on Senior Day

Isabelle Stadden is the only NCAA swimmer to swim sub-1:50 in the 200 back this season – and she’s now done it twice, including on Saturday.

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Abraham Rallies USC Women Past Cal For First Win Over Bears in 8 Years

USC’s Minna Abraham rallied past Cal’s Isabelle Stadden on the anchor leg of the 200 free relay to give the Trojans their first win vs. the Bears since 2016.

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#1 Arizona State vs. #2 Cal – Dual Meet Live Recap

The matchup between the #1 Arizona State men and #2 Cal men is expected to be one of the fastest dual meets of all-time.

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