As the defending two-time national champions, the Cal women’s swimming team always has a target on its back. On Friday, after eight weeks’ break from competitive swimming, the Bears forgot, and the Wildcats took their aim. “Arizona was definitely ready to go,” associate head coach Kristen Cunnane said. “We’re the Read More…
Fall season is usually the time to train for the NCAAs against other teams, but the Cal women’s swimming team decided it doesn’t need as many dual meets as it needs other opponents. This fall, the Bears (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) only competed in four dual meets. In contrast, No. 6 Read More…
Though the Cal women’s swimming team has won the NCAA championships three times in the last four years, the Bears are not necessarily making another championship their main goal. “I don’t necessarily think our only goal is to win,” associate head coach Kristen Cunnane said. “Out of the other hundreds Read More…
The Cal women’s swim team’s undefeated fall season came to a close as the Bears came in second behind host Georgia in the Georgia Fall Invitational last weekend. The No. 2 Bears finished with 876 points but fell to No. 3 Georgia by 115 points. Meanwhile, No. 10 Virginia took Read More…
In arguably Cal’s most important meet of the year so far, the Cal women’s swimming team heads to Georgia this Friday through Sunday for the Georgia Fall Invitational hoping to repeat its success in last year’s championship meet. Currently both undefeated, No. 2 Cal and No. 3 Georgia will also Read More…
Cal women’s swimming made waves at its first two home meets of the season by staying undefeated against No.7 Texas and No. 23 Wisconsin at Spieker Aquatics Complex last Friday and Saturday. The No.3 Bears beat Texas in 10 out of 16 events in the season home opener and blew Read More…
The warm-up period for Cal’s women’s swim team has come to a close as the Bears look to face off against No. 4 Texas and No. 23 Wisconsin in the first home meet of the season. No. 1 Bears will swim against the Longhorns on Friday and the Badgers on Read More…
When Caitlin Leverenz was 13 years old, she picked up a book that changed her life. “I read Natalie Coughlin’s book … and that was when I knew I wanted to go to Cal,” Leverenz says. Even before she read Coughlin’s biography, Leverenz adored the superstar. From the moment she Read More…
Cal women’s swimming came away on its road trip to Utah with both its first dual meet win against BYU on Friday and its first Pac-12 win against Utah on Saturday. “I think the hardest thing about the meet was coming off a flight and competing at a high altitude Read More…
After four-time Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin verbally committed to join Cal next year, the already dominant Cal women’s swimming team will have another weapon to add to its impressive arsenal. But all that comes next year. This year – and this weekend – Cal will be facing off in Read More…
