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…
It’s official: gold medalist and all-around swimming phenom Missy Franklin committed to Cal on Saturday, Oct. 20. The 17 year-old broke onto the national radar at the 2012 London Olympics this past summer. She won a total of five medals, four of which were gold. She swept the 100 and 200 Read More…
Cal women’s swimming dove right into the Early Bird Invitational at Fresno State this Friday and Saturday, absolutely manhandling the competition by a tremendous margin. The Bears scored 505.5 points in front of the hosts Fresno State, which notched 217 points, and San Jose State, with 80.5 points. “With the Read More…
Men’s swimming The women’s swimming team might have a couple of stars, but the men’s swimming team has a more balanced team from top to bottom. The national champions have revamped with the No. 2 recruiting class in the nation. Tom Shields is the unanimous leader on this team full Read More…
After coming off back to back NCAA titles, the Cal’s women’s swimming team started the season off with a splash after sweeping the top 14 places in the Cal Poly Queen of the Pool meet this weekend in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Freshman Rachel Bootsma was crowned Queen of the Read More…
Cal women’s swimming head coach Teri McKeever aims to lead Cal’s revamped team – with a total of eight new freshmen — to another NCAA championship this year. The first meet of the 2012-2013 season will begin in San Luis Obispo from Sept. 21 to 23 for the Cal Poly Read More…
If Cal was a nation, it would have placed third in this summer’s Olympic swimming medal count. The pool is definitely Bear territory. The London 2012 Summer Olympics brought together more than 10,000 athletes competing in 302 events across a little over two weeks. Cal athletes represented 18 separate nations, from China to Brazil to Iceland. Read More…
In sports, winning one championship makes a team historic. Having consecutive titles is what turns mere teams into dynasties. With its second NCAA Championship in a row — and its third in four years — the Cal women’s swimming team is on the verge of becoming the next swimming dynasty. This past Read More…