2018 Men’s Pac-12 Fan Guide: Cal a Threat to Stanford 3-Peat
After repeating as champions last season, the Stanford Cardinal is in the hunt for a threepeat, but the Cal Bears won’t make it easy.
Shoults Sets Pool Record as Stanford Men Top Cal by 2 Points
Pac-12 Champion Grant Shoults set a new Pool Record as Stanford took down rival Cal at home to close the regular dual meet season.
2017-2018 Men’s NCAA Power Rankings: February Edition
Our top spot has gone back and forth between Cal and Texas all year, and this edition is no exception as the two trade their ranks from our most recent rankings.
Cal’s Ryan Hoffer Named Pac-12 Men’s Swimmer Of The Week
The Pac-12 Conference announced today that CALIFORNIA’S Ryan Hoffer was named Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week and ARIZONA STATE’S Youssef Selim was voted Pac-12 Men’s Diver of the Week.
Hoffer Sweeps Sprints as Cal Men Take Down USC on the Road
Freshman standout Ryan Hoffer won multiple events for the Cal Bears as they took down Pac-12 rival USC on Saturday.
USC Men To Host California, Stanford
The No. 10 USC men’s swimming and diving team — unbeaten so far this season – gets its toughest challenge yet as it hosts No. 1 California on Friday (Feb. 2) at 2 p.m. and No. 4 Stanford on Saturday (Feb. 3) at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
Jensen Pops 42.9 100 Free in Cal’s Win Over ASU
Jensen won the individual 100 free in 43.07 before leading off the winning 400 free relay in 42.99.
Jensen Posts 19.0 Split on 200 Free Relay as Cal Downs Arizona
The most impressive relay split of the day came from Cal’s Michael Jensen, who put up a 19.08 on the 2nd leg of the 200 free relay.
SwimSwam Pulse: Cal Tops Texas For #1 Rank By 1.2%
In a margin that came down to just 6 votes, SwimSwam poll voters said that the California Golden Bears should have the #1 rank in the NCAA Power Rankings over the Texas Longhorns.
Scoring the NCAA Men’s Teams Based on 2017-18 Midseason Rankings
Per the request of some of our commenters, we’ve gone through and scored out how the men’s NCAA team battle would go based on the midseason rankings.
The Top 16 Men in Each Race at 2017-18 NCAA Midseason
We’re now through the second round of NCAA midseason invites and it’s time to take a look at where the division 1 teams stand.
Lynch Closes Georgia Invite with Personal Best 42.01 100 Free
Lynch led by a nail at the halfway mark, but was able to outpace Hoffer to stretch his lead up to a couple of tenths through the back half.
UGA Invite Day 3 Prelims, Weitzeil Rush Delivers 47.16 100 Free
The third and final prelims session of the 2017 UGA Invite wrapped up this morning with the Cal Bears continuing to look dominant.
Auburn’s Gonzalez Blasts Nation-Leading 3:39 400 IM at Georgia Invite
Gonzalez’s time was not only the fastest time in the NCAA thus far by 2 seconds, but also the fastest time done by any swimmer this year, topping Chase Kalisz’s 3:39.45 from Winter Nationals.
UGA Invite Day 2 Prelims, Cal’s Noemie Thomas Swims 51.00 100 Fly
Cal, Michigan, and Georgia continue to duke it out at the UGA Invite, giving swim fans a preview of what’s to come at the NCAA Championships.