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2018 Swammy Awards: Men’s NCAA Coach of the Year Ray Looze

What was widely expected to be a four-team battle for the NCAA men’s team title quickly turned into a five-team matchup. And by the morning of the final day, it was that surprise fifth team who was leading the pack.

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WATCH: Nathan Adrian Reflects on Career During Cal Keynote Address

UC Berkeley graduate Nathan Adrian served as the keynote speaker at his alma mater’s 2018 Winter Commencement Saturday.

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USA Swimming Names Dave Durden, Greg Meehan as 2020 Olympic Coaches

USA Swimming has announced its head coaches for the 2020 U.S. Olympic swimming team: Cal’s Dave Durden for the men and Stanford’s Greg Meehan for the women.

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Katie Ledecky, Ryan Murphy Win 2018 Golden Goggles Athlete of the Year Awards

Follow along here as provide a live recap of tonight’s Golden Goggles awards gala.

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Practice + Pancakes: Cal Olympians Show Speed at Alumni Practice

Olympians, NCAA champions, and national teamers from around the world got back in the pool to swim with the current Bear swimmers.

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SwimSwam’s Official/Unofficial Ballot for the 2018 Golden Goggles

With today’s release of the 2018 Golden Goggles nominations, its time for us to put together our official SwimSwam ballot…

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USA Swimming Announces 2018-2019 National Team Coaches

Cal men’s head coach Dave Durden was one of the 83 coaches named as a 2018-2019 USA Swimming National Team Coach.

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2019 W/M Pac-12 Championships Again Set For Federal Way

The 2019 Pac-12 Women’s and Men’s Championships will be held in Federal Way, WA at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Durden, California Aquatics

California Aquatics brought 23 men to the U.S. National Championships. And coach Dave Durden helped 18 of them earn finals swims and 13 Cal swimmers make some sort of major international travel team for Team USA.

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Alongside His Successors, Anthony Ervin to Swim Through the Olympic Quad

Olympic champion Anthony Ervin has his sights set on finals at the 2020 Olympic Trials.

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Chase Kreitler Adjusting Well as new Cal Assistant (Video)

It seems that new Cal assistant coach Chase Kreitler is, by all accounts, settling in well in his new home of Berkeley, California

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How Does Ryan Murphy Taper? GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com

Ryan Murphy is nearing taper-time. What will it take for the 2016 Olympic Champion to regain the title “Greatest Backstroker on Earth”?

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12 Coaches Meet Eligibility Criteria for Tokyo 2020 Head Coach

Arhthur Albliero’s (left) appointment as 2018 Pan Pacs women’s head coach made him the 12th-and-final coach eligible to lead the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team. The Pan Pac men’s coach Ray Looze, right, is also eligible.

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Dave Durden Signs 3-Year Contract Extension to Remain at Cal

Durden has led the Cal men to 9-straight top 2 finishes at the NCAA Championships.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Nearly 60% Predict Lopez As Next Auburn Skipper

Nearly 60% of voters predicted that current assistant Sergio Lopez would be the next head coach at Auburn University.

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