Abbey Weitzeil MIA in Pac-12 100 Free Prelims
Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil was slated to swim the 100 free on day 4 prelims at the 2017 Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, but she was missing in action when her heat stepped up to the blocks this morning.
2017 Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
Day 4 brings competiton in the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 1650 free, and platform diving.
2017 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
A highly anticipated showdown between Stanford’s Simone Manuel and Cal teammates Abbey Weitzeil and Farida Osman will take place in tonight’s 50 free final.
College Swimming Previews: Weitzeil Incoming For #3 Cal Women
With the returning group, Cal has no lack of depth in the sprints and several potential individual scorers. Now add Abbey Weitzeil, Maddie Murphy, and Keaton Blovad to the mix and you’ve got a dangerous looking sprint free group for the Golden Bears.
2016 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Photo Vault
Tim Binning, SwimSwam’s chief photographer for NCAAs, snapped some quality shots from Saturday’s prelims. Check out the pictures below for a glimpse of the action that occurred this morning (Danielle Galyer featured above).
2016 W. NCAA Picks: Cal 200 Free Relay to Make a Run at NCAA Record
This season, the Golden Bears have a good chance at repeating as champions in this event and making another run at the record. They’re the only team that’s been under 1:27 so far in 2016, entering the meet with their 1:26.77 from Pac-12s.
Cal’s Acker, Vredeveld on NCAA bubble after competing in Pac-12s Last Chance meet
A pair of notable California Golden Bears will find themselves right on the edge of NCAA qualification after improving their bids at the Pac-12 Last Chance meet.
2015 Women’s Pac-12s – Day 2 Ups/Mids/Downs – Cal’s 4-up IM leads early charge
Elizabeth Pelton is one of 4 Cal Bears in the 200 IM A final and one of 9 Golden Bear championship finalists heading into day 2 finals.
5 Big Things from 2014 W. NCAA’s #1: Recruit Rankings Revisited, 2014 freshmen were remarkably consistent
An easy one to get right: Missy Franklin was the consensus #1 recruit, and the Golden Bear lived up to the hype. But how did the rest of our ‘top 10 recruits’ list hold up?
Winter Nationals wraps up with stellar American record for Ledecky, relay wins for Cal
Katie Ledecky tore the old American record to pieces in the 1650, going an insane 15:15.17 to open up the night.
Pelton tops Franklin, Adrian leads loaded 100 free field at Day 3 prelims of Winter Nationals
Teammates Liz Pelton and Missy Franklin will go head-to-head tonight in the 200 back final.
Winter Nationals: Multiple American records for Thoman on day 2, Franklin beats Ledecky in 200
Missy Franklin won twice for California, including an intense showdown with fellow Olympian Katie Ledecky in the 200 free.
Ledecky Tops Missy in 200 Free; Missy Tops Bootsma in 100 Back in Day 2 Prelims at Winter Nationals
Cindy Tran and the Cal medley relays were off to a very good start on Friday morning, taking the top two spots in the 200 medley relay.
Championship Records, Nearly American Records, Fall on Day 1 of U.S. Winter Nationals
Among the night 1 swims will be Katie Ledecky chasing an American Record in the 500 free.
Coughlin, Schneider Take Top Seeds in 50 Free in Day 1 Prelims
The wildly-decorated Natalie Coughlin swam the second-best time of her career in the 50 free on Thursday morning.