On Oct. 20, swimming phenom Missy Franklin shook the collegiate swimming world by committing to Cal. On Wednesday morning, Franklin set her commitment in stone as she signed the National Letter of Intent to join the Cal women’s swimming team next fall. This summer in the London Olympics, Franklin shot 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…
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…
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…
Coughlin, Vollmer, Leverenz, and now, Franklin? It certainly has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? After sweeping four gold medals in the 2012 London Olympics, swimming phenom and high school senior Missy Franklin is looking for a university, and Cal seems to be very high on her list. Franklin Read More…
Besides Elsie Windes and Heather Petri, who took down Italy, 9-6, no other Calympians were in action on Sunday. The dearth of Cal athletes in action provides a rare opportunity for fans to sit down and contextualize Cal’s accomplishments from the first week. 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…
Over the course of 18 days in London, Cal’s 38 Olympians won 17 medals in six sports — 11 of which were gold, finishing off a record-tying fortnight with arguably the greatest Olympic performance in school history and one of the greatest showings of any sports institution in America. Cal’s Olympians continue to improve on their showing at each summer Games. Read More…
Cal won 17 medals at the London Olympics, but what if it turns out that number increases? What if Cal actually won 22 medals — 15 golds — and we didn’t even realize what was going on? What if the London Olympics really solidified Cal as the No. 1 school at which to be an Olympic athlete — instead of No. 2 or 3 — blowing Stanford, USC and every other American school out of the water? What if Missy Franklin comes to Cal? Read More…
An introduction to the five Cal coaches who will be taking part in the 2012 Olympics Read More…
