Yamato Okadome

Revisiting How The Relays Of The Men’s NCAA Title-Contending Teams Compare To Each Other

Caspar Corbeau joining the Indiana Hoosiers is a big shake-up for the relays at NCAAs, but it’s far from the only one we saw this month.

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2024-25 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Post-Invites Edition

Rex Maurer and the Texas Longhorns take over the #1 spot in our NCAA Power Rankings after a dominant performance at their home invite.

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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 4 Prelims Live Recap

Daythree of the Minnesota Invite is upon us and Cal backstrokers are highlighting the action this morning, Isabelle Stadden and Olympian Keaton Jones.

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Cal’s Mary-Ambre Moluh Posts 49.68 100 BK, #4 Freshman Ever; Yamato Okadome Shines In 100 BR

Both swimmers have adjusted to the SCY format of NCAA swimming well as Moluh is from France and Okadome is from Japan.

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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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2024 Minnesota Invite: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The first night of the Minnesota Invite is here, and Cal is favored to win both relays this evening with 5th year Destin Lasco making his season debut.

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How Do The Relays Of The Men’s NCAA Title-Contending Teams Stack Up Against Each Other?

Texas adding Chris Guiliano boosts their relays, putting them into the mix for the NCAA title. But how do their relays stack up against the other contenders?

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Kharun Splits 19.1 Fly, Kulow 18.3 Free, as Arizona State Men Sprint Through Cal & Stanford

The Arizona State men and Stanford women dominated day 1 of a tri meet with Cal in Tempe, with the Sun Devil sprinters performing especially well.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 34.8% Think Yamato Okadome Will Be Top Male International Freshman

Okadome, a Japanese breaststroker at Cal who turned heads when he dropped a 1:52.85 200 breaststroke during the Bears dual with UC San Diego two weeks ago.

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Torri Huske, Jack Alexy Sweep Disciplines In Season Debut At Triple Distance Meet

2024 U.S. Olympians Torri Huske and Jack Alexy opened their 2024-25 seasons by sweeping disciples at the annual Triple Distance Meet.

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Cal’s Star Freshman Yamato Okadome Says He Came to the NCAA Because of Japanese Swimming Slump

Yamato Okadome (right) poses with Cal associate head coach David Marsh (left). Okadome explained his reason for leaving Japan in an Instagram post in August.

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2024-25 NCAA Digest: The 200 Flyers Are Not Playing Around This Season

In his first NCAA dual meet since October 2022, Georgia’s Luca Urlando threw down a 1:39.87 200 butterfly–one of several fast 200 flys already this season.

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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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