McLaughlin Swims First Sub-2:10 200 Meter Fly Since 2015
Cal’s Katie McLaughlin won the 200 fly at the Speedo Grand Challenge with a 2:09.52, her first time swimming sub-2:10 since 2015.
Murphy Swims 53.59 BK, Seliskar NS 200 FL at NOVA Grand Challenge
Ryan Murphy continues to stay at his in-season bests with his 53.59 100 back time, still in the top 10 times in the world this year.
McLaughlin Puts Up World Top-25 200 FR at NOVA Grand Challenge
Katie McLaughling put up a 1:57.64 in her 200 free LCM, ranking her in the top 25 times in the world this year.
Stewart 58.1/Seliskar 53.0 100 FL’s at NOVA Grand Challenge Prelims
Kendyl Stewart swam a 58.16 in her 100 fly while Andrew Seliskar swam 53.00 during prelims of the NOVA Grand Challenge.
47-Year-Old Steve West Pops 1:04.99 100 BR LCM at NOVA Grand Challenge
47-year-old Steve West of Irvine Novaquatics broke his year-old Masters world record for the 45-49 age group in the 100 breast with a 1:04.99.
Cal Earns Verbal Commitment from Philippines Nat’l Teamer Nicole Oliva
Nicole Oliva has verbally committed to Cal’s class of 2024.
Weitzeil Tabbed as Cal’s Most Outstanding Swimmer to Lead 2018-19 Team Awards
Junior Abbey Weitzeil, who swept three individual events at the Pac-12 Championships and captured the national title in the 50-yard free, was named Cal’s Most Outstanding Swimmer at the team’s annual banquet.
Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2016-2019
We ranked Cal’s recruiting class #1 back in the summer of 2015. How did they hold up in actual NCAA scoring compared to a juggernaut class from Stanford?
Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Women’s High School Class of 2015
A loaded women’s high school class of 2015 featured four 2016 U.S. Olympians and several more 2020 frontrunners. But who turned out to be the highest-scoring athlete in NCAA competition?
2019 W. NCAAs Predictions: How Did The Comment Section Do?
Looking back at the leadup to the 2019 Women’s NCAA Championships, we want to see where the “buzz” of the SwimSwam comment section was onto something… and where it wasn’t. How did your predictions fare? We track the results here.
Amy Bilquist & Katie McLaughlin: “I feel like we won” (Video)
The Cal women had a sensational week, leading the team battle going into the final day and ultimately winding up 2nd to Stanford by less then 40 points
Hear All 4 Legs of Cal 400 Free Relay Break Down NCAA Record (Video)
Izzy Ivey, Katie McLaughlin, Amy Bilquist, and Abbey Weitzeil all break down what went into the fastest 400 free relay of all time
2019 W. NCAA Championships: Day 4 Finals Photo Vault
SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser was on deck to capture all of the exciting day 4 finals action.
Teri McKeever Named 2019 CSCAA Division I Women’s Coach of the Year
This is McKeever’s 5th award, but first won when her team didn’t take home the title.
2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
Stanford’s Taylor Ruck will race Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson for the 200 back title.