In 1975, 14-year old Mark Tran was forced out from his childhood home in Phnom Penh by the Khmer Rouge. The Khmer Rouge forced him, his mother and four of his nine siblings out of their family home in the Cambodian capital under the false pretense that the Americans were Read More…
Heading into the NCAA championships at Indianapolis from Thursday to Saturday, Cal women’s swimming is facing an intriguing problem. The Bears have the talent to claim their fourth national championship in five years, but they may suffer from having too many of their stars competing against each other. Cal has Read More…
With two events left to swim on Friday at the Spieker Aquatics Complex, the Cal women’s swimming team was only 16 points behind USC with one of its best events left. Freshman Elizabeth Pelton and senior Caitlin Leverenz came into the 200 IM with the two top times in the Read More…
After losing its undefeated record last weekend, the No. 3 Cal women’s swimming team will attempt to bounce back in its next meet against the best team in the country. After last weekend’s disappointing loss against No. 6 Arizona, the Bears spent the week working on both technical and mental 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…
Winning three national championships in four years is no easy feat. This week, the No. 1 Cal women’s swimming team will attempt to do just that when it heads to Auburn, Ala., for the NCAA Championship. The Bears, who finished the regular season with a heartbreaking loss at Stanford, recently Read More…
