Noticed she was visiting at one of the football games. Amazing class and hopefully Durden has led us past the McKeever ugliness.

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https://swimswam.com/2-recruit-in-class-of-2025-teagan-odell-chooses-cal-golden-bears-grab-1-2-3-in-the-class/
Dream Team 2

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..and the comment section the writer thinks Cal has another top-20 lined up. ..And the beat goes on..

Fantastic news! The class of 2025 brings back memories when Cal & Stanford landed the top five swimmers in the nation. GO BEARS!

The assistant coach Joshua Huger posted that they were not done either so hopefully.

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..and the comment section the writer thinks Cal has another top-20 lined up. ..And the beat goes on..

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so glad that McKeever is gone

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so glad that McKeever is gone

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Her departure should had happened long ago! 10 years ago when we recruited the fab four & won the ncaa their freshmen year & I believe coach Teri was soon the Olympic coach, with all these accolades we should had been signing recruits like mad. Nada. We did get some single outstanding recruits here & there but nothing like 10 yrs ago. Think there were lots of negative recruiting going on with coach Teri. It's great to see us return to glory!

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so glad that McKeever is gone

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Her departure should had happened long ago! 10 years ago when we recruited the fab four & won the ncaa their freshmen year & I believe coach Teri was soon the Olympic coach, with all these accolades we should had been signing recruits like mad. Nada. We did get some single outstanding recruits here & there but nothing like 10 yrs ago. Think there were lots of negative recruiting going on with coach Teri. It's great to see us return to glory!

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I didn't realize you were Nostradamus. You would have fired her after one of the greatest recruiting classes in history-really?

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CAL WOMEN HIT AGAIN: #7 ANNIE JIA COMMITS TO GOLDEN BEARS FOR FALL 2025

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The Cal women have hit again on their historic class of 2025, with the 7th-ranked recruit in the country Annie Jia announcing her verbal commitment to the Golden Bears. This gives Cal commitments from the #1, #2, #3, #7, #13, and a handful of "Best of the Rest" ranked recruits.

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Her departure should had happened long ago! 10 years ago when we recruited the fab four & won the ncaa their freshmen year & I believe coach Teri was soon the Olympic coach, with all these accolades we should had been signing recruits like mad. Nada. We did get some single outstanding recruits here & there but nothing like 10 yrs ago. Think there were lots of negative recruiting going on with coach Teri. It's great to see us return to glory!

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I didn't realize you were Nostradamus. You would have fired her after one of the greatest recruiting classes in history-really?

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No way I was saying to fire coach Teri. There were lots of positives during this time period of the these recruits, which included recruiting the fab4, winning the NCAAs in prior year, & even Teri becoming head & assist Olympic coach but the recruiting seem to hit a snag for those 10 after the fab 4. Yes we did get recruits & there were exceptional ie.Stadden, Ivey but IMO there were some reasons why many more higher ranked recruits were going else where. I did question this in previous threads about negative recruiting against coach Teri which I think was the reason why are recruiting stalled. I think the University should had (yes..shoulda, woulda, & coulda) investigated earlier and not let some investigative news reporter start the ball rolling 10 years later.

How many are members of the talented 2025 recruit class? Is there a maximum for women's swimming?
GO BEARS!

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How many are members of the talented 2025 recruit class? Is there a maximum for women's swimming?
GO BEARS!

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This website says 14 for division 1. Scholarships

No max on numbers. The constraint is always on scholly $ available.

On the men's side, SwimSwam #11 Ryan Erisman and HM Julien Rousseau -> Cal

Erisman is on the US National Junior Team and a mid-distance standout from Florida, Rousseau is the top CA recruit and a distance standout out of San Diego.

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On the men's side, SwimSwam #11 Ryan Erisman and HM Julien Rousseau -> Cal

Erisman is on the US National Junior Team and a mid-distance standout from Florida, Rousseau is the top CA recruit and a distance standout out of San Diego.

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Couldn't find any announcement on Ryan Erisman's commitment. Saw Julien's but is Ryan for sure?

Erisman

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz1j2Yepfpi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Thanks

couple of recent 2025 recruits

Dar Lavrenko from Mountain View, Ca. Rated #11 in CA. Sprinter 50-100


https://swimswam.com/cal-commit-dar-lavrenko-spooks-cif-central-coast-100-fr-section-record-at-43-97-in-prelims/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter


Italian Butterflyer Matteo Palmisani who attends High school in Texas. He is rated #87 by swimcloud



https://swimswam.com/italian-butterflyer-matteo-palmisani-2025-sends-verbal-commitment-to-cal/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

Here is the recap of the men swimming recruits listed on swimswam now.

Cal is putting together a strong class of 2029, with verbal commitments from Norvin Clontz (#7), Ryan Erisman (#11), Caiden Bowers (#15), Kenneth Barnicle (#20), Ian Platts-Mills (best of the rest), Julien Rousseau (honorable mention), Andrew Shackell, and Dar Lavrenko, in addition to Palmisani.

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Cal is putting together a strong class of 2029, with verbal commitments from Norvin Clontz (#7), Ryan Erisman (#11), Caiden Bowers (#15), Kenneth Barnicle (#20), Ian Platts-Mills (best of the rest), Julien Rousseau (honorable mention), Andrew Shackell, and Dar Lavrenko, in addition to Palmisani.

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Looks like Brother Andrew is now following Alex to Texas. I guess money talk! Hope sister still on board with Cal.

https://swimswam.com/andrew-shackell-2025-flips-verbal-commitment-from-cal-to-texas/

+1000

What about the men's recruiting class ? Seems like they are not in the top tier of recruits? What happened?

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Kenny Barnicle (#20 per SwimSwam) announced his commitment to Cal. Same club team as both Alexy brothers. Go Bears!

#20 KENNETH BARNICLE (2025) ADDS HIS VERBAL COMMITMENT TO CAL'S GROWING CLASS OF 2029

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Distance swimmer Norvin Clontz joins the 2025 class on the men's side. #7 recruit, also from North Carolina / SwimMAC.

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Big time get! Needed to add to our distance crew! Looks like 200-400 free & the 800 relay. Think that's what NCstate didn't want Cal or the Furds in the ACC

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#7 NORVIN CLONTZ OF SWIMMAC GIVES CAL THEIR 3RD TOP-20 VERBAL COMMITMENT FOR 2025-26

• The Golden Bears are barreling full steam ahead with their recruiting for fall 2025. The class now consists of #7 Clontz, #15 Caiden Bowers, #20 Kenneth Barnicle, "Best of the Rest" Ian Platts-Mills, and Andrew Shackell.

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On the men's side, SwimSwam #11 Ryan Erisman and HM Julien Rousseau -> Cal

Erisman is on the US National Junior Team and a mid-distance standout from Florida, Rousseau is the top CA recruit and a distance standout out of San Diego.

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OBear073akaSMFan said:

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couple of recent 2025 recruits

Dar Lavrenko from Mountain View, Ca. Rated #11 in CA. Sprinter 50-100

https://swimswam.com/cal-commit-dar-lavrenko-spooks-cif-central-coast-100-fr-section-record-at-43-97-in-prelims/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter


Italian Butterflyer Matteo Palmisani who attends High school in Texas. He is rated #87 by swimcloud

https://swimswam.com/italian-butterflyer-matteo-palmisani-2025-sends-verbal-commitment-to-cal/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

Here is the recap of the men swimming recruits listed on swimswam now.

Cal is putting together a strong class of 2029, with verbal commitments from Norvin Clontz (#7), Ryan Erisman (#11), Caiden Bowers (#15), Kenneth Barnicle (#20), Ian Platts-Mills (best of the rest), Julien Rousseau (honorable mention), Andrew Shackell, and Dar Lavrenko, in addition to Palmisani.

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OBear073akaSMFan said:

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Looks like Brother Andrew is now following Alex to Texas. I guess money talk! Hope sister still on board with Cal.

https://swimswam.com/andrew-shackell-2025-flips-verbal-commitment-from-cal-to-texas/

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What about the men's recruiting class ? Seems like they are not in the top tier of recruits? What happened?

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Our NCAA prospects for the men get somewhat more cloudy for 2025 and beyond.

Cal's 2025 class features several of the best young distance freestylers in Norvin Clontz, Ryan Erisman and Julien Rousseau, but missing out in the Heilman/Williamson sweepstakes is unfortunate, to state the obvious.
I do not see the 2025 class being able to offset the NCAA scoring loss of Lasco, Rose, Jensen , Seeliger and 2024 seniors Alexy, Hanson and Jett.

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(Swimswam's "Way Too Early" ranking of the top swim prospects in the men's 2025 NCAA recruiting class was originally published on Aug 29, 2023)

*UPDATED ranking* (July 16, 2024)

TOP 20 NCAA SWIMMING RECRUITS IN THE BOYS' CLASS OF 2025


Top 20 (1):
18. Caiden Bowers Eagle Swim Team McDonogh School Marriottsville, MD [url=https://swimswam.com/15-caiden-bowers-hands-verbal-commitment-to-cal-for-2025-26/][/url] (Previous Rank: 15) **


Honorable Mention (2):
Ryan Erisman Laker Swimming Windermere High School Windermere, FL (Previous Rank: 11) **

Norvin Clontz SwimMAC Carolina Charlotte Latin High School Charlotte, NC (Previous Rank: 7) **


Best of the rest (5):
Dar Lavrenko (Sprint Free) (Previous Rank: Unranked) *
Julien Rosseau (Distance Free) (Previous Rank: HM) **
Kenneth Barnicle (Backstroke) (Previous Rank: 20) **
Matteo Palmisani (Butterfly) (Previous Rank: Unranked) *
Ian Platts-Mills (IM)



* = rank upgrade
** = rank downgrade

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Swimswam's revised ratings for the boys' class of 2025 (https://swimswam.com/top-20-swimming-recruits-in-the-boys-class-of-2025/) underscores my concerns about the Bears' 2025 recruiting class. Only a single recruit is listed in the top 20. Caiden Bowers # 18 is the third best butterfler in the class. Ryan Erisman, formerly the #11 recruit is currently the 7th fastest in the 200 free. Norvin Clontz has the dubious honor of being "the biggest faller in this class he's been stagnant for the past two years, with both his 500 and 1650 free times being from 2022."

While this is by no measure a poor class, with 8 recruits being rated as either top twenty (1), honorable mention (2) and "best of the rest (5), and the Cal staff is known for their ability to develop talent. But we will likely need some help from international recruits or transfers to keep pace with Florida, Texas, Indiana, Virginia, NC State in 2025 and beyond.

March 2025 in Tacoma hopefully will be Bear Territory.

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Taking a quick peek beyond 2025, my way too early hopes are for prospective top recruits Rylee Erisman (brother Ryan's coming to Cal in 2025) & Kayla Han (used to swim for Alex's swim club, Carmel). Molly Sweeney (also from Carmel) would also be an invaluable asset. Charlotte Crush from Lakeside Swim will surely be on every recruiter's wishlist.

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Way Too Early Recruit Rankings: Girls High School Class of 2026

1. Charlotte Crush Lakeside Swim Team Sacred Heart Academy Louisville, KY
The undisputed top swimmer in the class, Crush is already fast enough to be an NCAA 'A' finalist in three events and score in a fourth.
Last season, only Katharine Berkoff was faster than Crush' 100 back PB at the NCAA Championships, and Crush's PBs also would've placed 3rd in the 100 fly, 6th in the 200 back and 14th in the 50 free.

2. Kayla Han La Mirada Armada La Mirada, CA
Already fast enough to score in the NCAA in the 500 free, 400 IM and 1650 free, those three races figure to make up her future NCAA postseason schedule, and her versatility across every 200 makes her incredibly value for any program in dual meets. She's also a future member on the 800 free relay.

3. Molly Sweeney Carmel Swim Club Carmel High School Carmel, IN
An integral piece of Carmel High School's continued dominance in the IHSAA, Sweeney boasts NCAA scoring times in the 200 IM (1:54.58) and 200 breast (2:07.49)
She also set her elite best time in the 100 fly (52.24) there, and produced notable freestyle relay splits of 22.57/49.39/1:46.55. Sweeney is also the top 100 breaststroker in the class at 59.47
As a scoring breaststroker who can also contribute to the free relays, Sweeney's NCAA value can't be overstated.

4. Ava De Anda Riverside Aquatics Association Riverside Poly-tech High School Riverside, CA
De Anda is one of just two swimmers under the 49-second threshold in the 100 free, the most valuable event in college swimming, and will be flirting with the 48 barrier this season after ripping a 48.27 en route to winning the CIF state title in May. This class only has eight swimmers who have an NCAA cut from 2024, and De Anda's comes in the 100 free. The Riverside product won the 200 free with a PB at the same meet, going 1:45.98 to make her also one of two sub-1:46 swimmers in the class. She owns a blistering best time of 22.44 in the 50 free, and has split as fast as 22.06 with a flying startdrop-dead speed given she still has two seasons of high school left.

5. Kelsey Zhang Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics Saratoga High School Saratoga, CA
At this point in her young career, Zhang is faster in the 200 fly than the top-ranked recruit in the class of 2025, Alex Shackell, was last year. Shackell of course is coming off making the Olympic final in the event, so you can say Zhang is in good company. The reasoning behind the comparison is to illustrate how strong Zhang is in the event relative to most swimmers coming out of their sophomore year of high school. She's at 1:53.51, and the next-fastest in this class is…1:56-high. Zhang is more than a second quicker than the cut-off for the NCAA consolation final in 2024, and within striking distance of making the 'A' final. She's got three strong events with the 100 fly (52.08) and 200 IM (1:57.26) both just shy of the NCAA cutline, and her versatility is on full display with competitive bests in the 200 and 500 free and 100 breast.

RollOnYouAll said:

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TOP TIMES IN THE CLASS OF 2026

Event / Swimmer / Time
50 Free / Charlotte Crush / 21.88
100 Free / Charlotte Crush / 47.86
200 Free / Charlotte Crush / 1:45.33
500 Free / Kayla Han / 4:38.12
1000 Free / Kayla Han / 9:41.05
1650 Free / Kayla Han / 16:00.74
100 Back / Charlotte Crush / 49.53
200 Back / Charlotte Crush / 1:50.55
100 Breast / Molly Sweeney / 59.47
200 Breast / Molly Sweeney / 2:07.49
100 Fly / Charlotte Crush / 50.19
200 Fly / Kelsey Zhang / 1:53.51
200 IM / Molly Sweeney / 1:54.58
400 IM / Kayla Han / 4:06.20


TOP TIMES IN THE CLASS OF 2025

Event / Swimmer / Time
50 Free / Alex Shackell / 21.71
100 Free / Alex Shackell / 47.44
200 Free / Alex Shackell / 1:42.28
500 Free / Claire Weinstein / 4:29.38
1000 Free / Claire Weinstein / 9:17.85
1650 Free / Claire Weinstein / 15:52.84
100 Back / Teagan O'Dell / 50.96
200 Back / Teagan O'Dell / 1:51.00
100 Breast / Addie Robillard / 59.33
200 Breast / Addie Robillard / 2:08.40
100 Fly / Alex Shackell / 49.49
200 Fly / Alex Shackell / 1:50.15
200 IM / Teagan O'Dell / 1:53.38
400 IM / Lilla Bognar / 4:05.50

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Kinda off-topic for "2024 Women's Swim Recruiting", but I think it's worth mentioning that Claire Weinstein from the 2025 recruiting class has an even faster best time of 15:51.64, which would have placed 6th in the A final of the 1650 Free at 2024 NCAAs

Weinstein's best 500 Free time of 4:29.38 is actually 3 seconds faster than Bella Sims' winning time at this year's NCAAs, and would have topped Runge's #1 spot of 4:31.90 i on Cal's all-time list

And how about 2025 top recruit Alex Shackell's 1:50.15 which would have WON the 200 Fly title at 2024 NCAAs, not to mention surpassing Katie McLaughlin's #1 time of 1:51.09 on Cal's list (keeping fingers crossed that she will stick with her commitment)!

In the 100 Fly, Shackell's 49.49 also outdoes McLaughlin's 49.97 (top time on our All-Time list, and would have claimed the runner-up spot at NCAA Champs.

Shackell's best of 1:42.23 in the 200 Free would have earned 4th place at NCAAs this year

More goodies here:
https://swimswam.com/how-would-top-age-group-swimmers-stack-up-at-ncaas/

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Stanford And Virginia Lead 2024 Paris Olympics Swimming Medal Count By NCAA Ties

Stanford leads the way with seven gold medals total, all from the women's side, while Virginia sits in 2nd with five golds, also all from the women's side.

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Future commits are considered despite not arriving at the school (see: Claire Weinstein and Alex Shackell under Cal).

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Overall NCAA Medal Table
..... Gold / Silver / Bronze / Total
Stanford / 7 / 8 / 1 / 16
Virginia / 5 / 6 / 1 / 12
Cal / 4 / 5 / 1 / 10
Arizona State / 4 / 0 / 3 / 7
Florida / 3 / 4 / 1 / 8
Indiana / 2 / 2 / 0 / 4
NC State / 2 / 0 / 1 / 3
Texas / 1 / 4 / 4 / 9
Georgia / 1 / 2 / 0 / 3
Michigan / 1 / 1 / 2 / 4
Notre Dame / 1 / 1 / 0 / 2
Ohio State / 1 / 1 / 0 / 2
Tennessee / 0 / 1 / 1 / 2
LSU / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1
Missouri / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

Cal

• Alex Shackell, Gold, USA, Women's 4100 Medley Relay
• Alex Shackell, Silver, USA, Women's 4200 Free Relay
• Abbey Weitzeil, Gold, USA, Mixed 4100 Medley Relay
• Abbey Weitzeil, Silver, USA, Women's 4100 Free Relay
• Claire Weinstein, Silver, USA, Women's 4200 Free Relay
• Jack Alexy, Silver, USA, Men's 4100 Medley Relay
• Jack Alexy, Gold, USA, Men's 4100 Free Relay
• Ryan Murphy, Silver, USA, Men's 4100 Medley Relay
• Ryan Murphy, Bronze, USA, Men's 100 Backstroke
• Ryan Murphy, Gold, USA, Mixed 4100 Medley Relay

RollOnYouAll said:

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Way Too Early Recruit Rankings: Girls High School Class of 2026

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Hoping a new topic will be started for 2026 Swim Recruits (male & female)?

Perhaps even a "way too early" thread for the 2027 recruiting class lol - at least on the girls' side, a few early standouts are Rylee Erisman and Audrey Derivaux, both competing in the 2024 Junior Pan Pac Championships that's currently in progress...

Meanwhile, as a placeholder:

Way Too Early Recruit Rankings: Boys High School Class Of 2026