Yaaaaah Babyyyyyyyy!!!!!
GOOOOOOOOOOO BEARRRRRRRRRS!!!!!!!!!!

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200BR Cal 7,9,10,13 HUGE POINTS!
TX 5,12.

Cal 422.5 TX 392.5

With 200FL Cal 2/1 and Tx 0/0, we should have the win even before 4FR relay!!!!

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Yep! Don't think this will jinx the Bears ..so Congrats to Dave and the Bears!

Go Bears!

So, has CAL actually won the NCAA swimming title?

HateRed said:

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So, has CAL actually won the NCAA swimming title?

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The meet is still on going. However, with the remaining events/possible points up for grabs, it is not possible for any team to catch/pass the Bears.

Thanks for the update. I love CAL!!

HateRed said:

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So, has CAL actually won the NCAA swimming title?

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With the last event to go, the 400Fr relay and Cal up63 points Cal is guaranteed a win. Worst cast Cal DQs and TX wins, that is a 40point gain for TX, still not enough to win the team championship.

With the team championship guaranteed, it frees up Cal to go for the 400FR relay win.

Edit: sorry, late to reply and didn't see the other replies

Is the diving happening now? Seems to be a long wait between the 200fly and final relay race. Lets get it done!

GO BEARS!!!!

Speaks for itself

CAL MEN RECLAIM NCAA SWIMMING & DIVING TITLE FROM TEXAS

400FR relay: Texas wins, Arizona St 2nd, Cal 3rd.

Final Team Scores:
Cal 487.5
Tex 436.5

Atlanta is Bear Territory!!! Ecstatic to share this moment with you all.

You know it, you tell the story ...

We are NATIONAL CHAMPS!! 🥇🏆 #NCAASwimDive #GoBears pic.twitter.com/siu8U8J4zx

— Cal Men's Swim & Dive (@calmenswim) March 27, 2022

Great day to be a Bear! Thanks for the super hard work and commitment. I am so happy for the team and thanks to the team for giving me such happiness too.
Go Bears!

So much more fun than following FB or MBB. Winning is fun. A culture of winning is even more fun...Question: *What is the Plan to hire a new Diving Coach and when do you think that Diving will become viable at Cal?

Dave Durden & Co executes great planning during the post-season. The way the team came back during Pac 12s to capture the title and over the last four days to watch things playout like a symphony. It is absolutely thrilling to witness!
The tv announcers stated that the Cal men have finished 1 or 2 for the last 12 seasons. Incredible. GO BEARS!

Great job by everyone involved with the team this weekend. Glad to send off our seniors and 5th years with a bang. Looking ahead, the team turns their focus to the long course season, eyeing World Championship Trials in April and US Nationals in July/August.

For the next NCAA season, we lose Daniel Carr (20.5), Bryce Mefford (15), Sean Grieshop (11), Trenton Julian (39), Hugo Gonzalez (41) and Reece Whitley (27). Will Roberts and Chris Jhong were also impact scorers at the conference level. Hugo and Reece haven't declared another year, but are eligible to swim next year should they choose - caveat being they are factored into scholarship amounts.

Returning individual points: 165

Returning relay legs: 12/20

Will need to replace Reece on the 400 medley, Trenton on both medleys/800 FR, Carr on the 200 medley/FR, Hugo on the 400. The obvious medley replacements are Liam Bell for Reece, and Rose for Julian. Dylan Hawk was on the Pac-12 400 free relay, so will likely replace Hugo. Kinda curious why Bell wasn't on both medleys in the first place - beat Reece head to head both in the morning and at night.

2022 recruits are solid, but most will need substantial development to make the NCAA meet. Zach Tan is currently fulfilling military duties for Singapore so I believe his arrival is TBD.

swimmer19 said:

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Great job by everyone involved with the team this weekend. Glad to send off our seniors and 5th years with a bang. Looking ahead, the team turns their focus to the long course season, eyeing World Championship Trials in April and US Nationals in July/August.

For the next NCAA season, we lose Daniel Carr (20.5), Bryce Mefford (15), Sean Grieshop (11), Trenton Julian (39), Hugo Gonzalez (41) and Reece Whitley (27). Will Roberts and Chris Jhong were also impact scorers at the conference level. Hugo and Reece haven't declared another year, but are eligible to swim next year should they choose - caveat being they are factored into scholarship amounts.

Returning individual points: 165

Returning relay legs: 12/20

Will need to replace Reece on the 400 medley, Trenton on both medleys/800 FR, Carr on the 200 medley/FR, Hugo on the 400. The obvious medley replacements are Liam Bell for Reece, and Rose for Julian. Dylan Hawk was on the Pac-12 400 free relay, so will likely replace Hugo. Kinda curious why Bell wasn't on both medleys in the first place - beat Reece head to head both in the morning and at night.

2022 recruits are solid, but most will need substantial development to make the NCAA meet. Zach Tan is currently fulfilling military duties for Singapore so I believe his arrival is TBD.

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Is there a thriving transfer portal for swimming akin to what there is for football and basketball that Coach Durden can search for immediate help next season?

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swimmer19 said:

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Great job by everyone involved with the team this weekend. Glad to send off our seniors and 5th years with a bang. Looking ahead, the team turns their focus to the long course season, eyeing World Championship Trials in April and US Nationals in July/August.

For the next NCAA season, we lose Daniel Carr (20.5), Bryce Mefford (15), Sean Grieshop (11), Trenton Julian (39), Hugo Gonzalez (41) and Reece Whitley (27). Will Roberts and Chris Jhong were also impact scorers at the conference level. Hugo and Reece haven't declared another year, but are eligible to swim next year should they choose - caveat being they are factored into scholarship amounts.

Returning individual points: 165

Returning relay legs: 12/20

Will need to replace Reece on the 400 medley, Trenton on both medleys/800 FR, Carr on the 200 medley/FR, Hugo on the 400. The obvious medley replacements are Liam Bell for Reece, and Rose for Julian. Dylan Hawk was on the Pac-12 400 free relay, so will likely replace Hugo. Kinda curious why Bell wasn't on both medleys in the first place - beat Reece head to head both in the morning and at night.

2022 recruits are solid, but most will need substantial development to make the NCAA meet. Zach Tan is currently fulfilling military duties for Singapore so I believe his arrival is TBD.

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Is there a thriving transfer portal for swimming akin to what there is for football and basketball that Coach Durden can search for immediate help next season?

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Impact transfers are not uncommon for the top programs. Texas benefitted this year from the grad transfer of sprinter Auchinauchie, and in earlier years got significant help from Alvin Jiang, Chris Staka, Jake Sannam and Maxine Rooney. Cal was greatly helped by transfers including Liam Bell, Hugo Gonzalez, Zach Yeadon and Chuck Katis. U of Michigan super stud Maggie McNeil has announced she is transferring to Cal for grad school and her final year of eligibility.

swimmer19-thanks for your input! I didn't know that Hugo Gonzales & Reece Whitley could swim another season if they want. Hugo was coming into his own last season and during the postseason so I could see him returning. I don't know about Reece. It is up to him. The #1 breast stroke swimmer from Minnesota will be gone I believe so that may have an influence on his decision.

Liam Bell was superior in the 50 (200 medley relay) & 100 breast events while Reece Whitley's best event was the 200 breast stroke.

I looked for the PR announcement of the 2022 recruit class and I couldn't find it. Could you provide a link if possible please.

swan-I was going to answer about the transfer market but you beat to it. I did NOT know about Michigan's Maggie McNeil coming to the Cal women's team next season. Fantastic. She can fill the void left by the graduation of Issy Ivey. GO BEARS!

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swimmer19-thanks for your input! I didn't know that Hugo Gonzales & Reece Whitley could swim another season if they want. Hugo was coming into his own last season and during the postseason so I could see him returning. I don't know about Reece. It is up to him. The #1 breast stroke swimmer from Minnesota will be gone I believe so that may have an influence on his decision.

Liam Bell was superior in the 50 (200 medley relay) & 100 breast events while Reece Whitley's best event was the 200 breast stroke.

I looked for the PR announcement of the 2022 recruit class and I couldn't find it. Could you provide a link if possible please.

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"The #1 breast stroke swimmer from Minnesota will be gone I believe so that may have an influence on his decision."

Max McHugh the 2022 100 Breast champion has announced he will return for a 5th year.
The 2022 200 Breast champ is freshman phenom Leon Marchand from ASU.

swimmer19 said:

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Great job by everyone involved with the team this weekend. Glad to send off our seniors and 5th years with a bang. Looking ahead, the team turns their focus to the long course season, eyeing World Championship Trials in April and US Nationals in July/August.

For the next NCAA season, we lose Daniel Carr (20.5), Bryce Mefford (15), Sean Grieshop (11), Trenton Julian (39), Hugo Gonzalez (41) and Reece Whitley (27). Will Roberts and Chris Jhong were also impact scorers at the conference level. Hugo and Reece haven't declared another year, but are eligible to swim next year should they choose - caveat being they are factored into scholarship amounts.

Returning individual points: 165

Returning relay legs: 12/20

Will need to replace Reece on the 400 medley, Trenton on both medleys/800 FR, Carr on the 200 medley/FR, Hugo on the 400. The obvious medley replacements are Liam Bell for Reece, and Rose for Julian. Dylan Hawk was on the Pac-12 400 free relay, so will likely replace Hugo. Kinda curious why Bell wasn't on both medleys in the first place - beat Reece head to head both in the morning and at night.

2022 recruits are solid, but most will need substantial development to make the NCAA meet. Zach Tan is currently fulfilling military duties for Singapore so I believe his arrival is TBD.

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Texas has multiple impact seniors who are likely eligible to return, including Drew Kibler, Dan Krueger, Brad Vines and Cam Auchinachie (possibly a grad already, but he may, per SwimSwam, have another year of eligibility left). Superstar diver Jordan Windle probably has another year of eligibility left if Texas decides to keep him on their roster. If several of these swimmers (and diver) decide to stay on, they should be favored in 2023.
Looking ahead, Stanford's team is very young and they have been recruiting at a very high level under their new head coach. Georgia and NC State also return the bulk of their scoring, while Florida's upward climb will be impacted by the decisions by seniors including Kieran Smith, Will Davis, Dillon Hillis and Bobby Fink.

I believe in the SwimSwam interview, Kibler said he was taking it one step at a time starting with World Champ Trials, Krueger wants to finish his degree (Electrical Engineering), and Auchinachie pretty much confirmed retirement.

Georgia still needs a sprint breaststroker, but ditto to everything else. Finke confirmed he's not taking a 5th year.

In other news, US Olympian and Michigan sophomore Jake Mitchell is in the transfer portal. Any chance we could possibly land him?

Maxime (minor typo)

I shoulda stuck with Max.
And maybe also noted the initial news of Shaine Casas transferring to Texas from the portal, followed by a December decision to turn pro before joining the Horn's college squad.

Cal head coach Dave Durden won Coach of the Year

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Cal head coach Dave Durden won Coach of the Year

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WELL DESERVED!

swimmer19 said:

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In other news, US Olympian and Michigan sophomore Jake Mitchell is in the transfer portal. Any chance we could possibly land him?

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Besides Jake Mitchell in the Portal, two other Michigan swimmers have entered the portal Clark Wakeland a 2 times NCAA qualifier and Sophie Housey an All-American. Clark is a 5th yr, so most likely looking for some grad program but Sophie will have 2 yrs left.

looks like wakeland was able to get into a program back at Michigan. No movement for him.

Wakeland's transferring from Georgia Tech to Michigan. Housey had visited Cal before committing to the Wolverines.

With the high amount of transfers/swimmers taking time off, something's clearly not right in Ann Arbor.

swimmer19 said:

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Wakeland's transferring from Georgia Tech to Michigan. Housey had visited Cal before committing to the Wolverines.

With the high amount of transfers/swimmers taking time off, something's clearly not right in Ann Arbor.

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Thanks for correcting me! Misread it and thought he was initially transferring out . Yes looks like something is happening with the Michigan program . This from Swimswan

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The Wolverines have lost a number of swimmers to transfer this season off both their men's and women's team.
House is one of a number of Michigan men and women who have entered the transfer portal and/or announced a decision to transfer this season. Also within the last week, Greta Gidley, who wasn't able to match her high school best times in a semester of racing at Michigan, entered her name in the portal.
Others include NCAA Champion Maggie MacNeil (Cal transfer), All-American Sophie Housey, Olympian Jake Mitchell, All-American River Wright, and All-American Danny Berlitz (West Virginia transfer).
Also entering the portal this season are Victoria Kwan (September) and Alexandra Klein (August), plus 5 other members of the men's team.

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A week ago ...

Andrew Hallett has announced his verbal commitment to the University of California - Berkeley for Fall, 2023!

In today's SF Chronicle, they covered high school sports. The NCS swimming championships were last weekend and Tommy Roder, a Cal signee, led De La Salle to the title. He won the 100 backstroke (48.74), the 100 butterfly (48.63) & participated on the victorious 200 medley relay team (1:30.94).

Is there a list of the incoming Cal recruit class somewhere? I checked the official Cal website and could not locate any news regarding the new recruit class. GO BEARS!