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Comeback Complete: Cal Men 5-Peat as Pac-12 Champs After Starting in Last Place

It was a rocky start for the Golden Bears, who sat in last place through the first 7 events of the meet.

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2022 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The final session of the 2022 Men’s Pac-12 Swimming & Diving Championships is here.

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2022 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Cal made a huge move on Friday but still find themselves down 63 points to Stanford heading into the final day of the meet.

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2022 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Grant House of Arizona State posted a 1:30.54 lead-off split for Sun Devil’s 800 freestyle relay earlier in the meet and will race the individual event today.

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College Swimming Previews: Lasco Leads #2 Cal Men In NCAA Title Chase

Destin Lasco was the breakout star for the Cal Bears last season, scoring 49 NCAA points as a freshman.

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Mission Viejo Pro Swim Series – Session 1 Photo Vault

For the first time in what feels like ages, SwimSwam is back on deck and our photographer Jack Spitser was able to capture images in the California sun

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2021 M. NCAA Picks: Casas, Katz & Cal In The 200 Back

Shaine Casas is favored to sweep his individual events, but his toughest test may come in the 200 back, where veterans and newcomers alike will take him on.

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Cal Men Win 17 of 18 Swimming Events En Route To Fourth-Straight Pac-12 Title

Ryan Hoffer led the Cal men to a fourth straight Pac-12 title, winning all three of his individual events and contributing on four winning relays.

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2021 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Reece Whitley has a chance to sweep the breaststroke events for a second straight year tonight at the Men’s Pac-12 Championships.

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Cal Men Go 1-2-3-4-5-6 in 200 Back at Pac-12s, Led by Freshman Destin Lasco

Destin Lasco, a freshman at Cal, swam the third-fastest time in history by a freshman to win the Pac-12 title in the 200 back on Wednesday.

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2021 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs

Bryce Mefford was one of six Cal swimmers to advance into the ‘A’ final of the 200 back on the final day of the Men’s Pac-12 Championships in Houston.

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2021 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Cal senior Daniel Carr will take on teammates Destin Lasco, Bryce Mefford and Hugo Gonzalez as he aims to repeat as the Pac-12 champion in the men’s 200 back.

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2020 M. Pac-12 Championships: Cal’s Gonzalez Posts 1:51.6 in 200 BR Time Trial

Gonzalez put up a 1:51.63 in a 200 breast time trial on night 1. That’s the 4th fastest time in the NCAA this season and a lifetime best by over 2 seconds.

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College Swimming Previews: Unlikely Sprints/400 IM Combo Lead #1 Cal Men

Cal has the two best returning 50 freestylers in the NCAA. But they also have arguably three of the top 400 IMers. That’s what you call a well-rounded roster.

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Ranking the 2019 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #1-4

Our top four classes include three perennial NCAA title contenders… and one program you might not expect. Pictured: #2 overall recruit Jake Foster.

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