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While the drama died down slightly, jaw-dropping performances by incredible athletes in the pool were a mainstay until the very end in Rio. To kick off day five of the eight-day competition, Josh Prenot charged through the 200-meter breaststroke to earn a silver medal. He managed to accelerate throughout the
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Led by world renowned Olympian Michael Phelps, former Bear Nathan Adrian — along with USA teammates Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Held — struck gold in Rio. In an emotional underdog finish, Team USA beat out France and event favorites Australia in the 4×100-meter relay with a final time of 3:09.92.
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With Olympian Tyler Clary chasing him down, Jacob Pebley continues to accelerate toward the wall. In a final lunge, he touches, takes one quick glance at the board and notices a “2” next to his name. Pebley takes a moment to process before he smashes the water with his fist
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Women’s Soccer There was no medal on the line, but the big story for Cal Olympians was the USA-New Zealand match featuring former Bear Alex Morgan and current Cal senior Betsy Hassett. Morgan, a rising star in the world of women’s soccer, recorded an assist on the game’s first goal
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Erin Cafaro and the U.S. women’s eight team captured gold for the sixth straight year. The United States held off Canada by two thirds of a length at the finish. Julie Nichols and partner Kristin Hedstrom came in fourth in the semifinals of the women’s lightweight double sculls with a time of 7:12.61.
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Cal’s 38 Olympic athletes represent 17 countries on six continents. 19 of them come from North America, and 17 hail from the U.S. This list isn’t just a showcase of Cal’s talent, but a testament to Cal’s ability to attract athletes from all around the world.
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You’re going to see a lot of Olympic coverage on TV over the next two weeks. We help you sort through the coverage so you can watch as many of Cal’s 38 Olympians as possible from July 28 to August 12.
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Cal athletes have been winning Olympic medals since 1920. Though this is far from a complete list of every notable Olympic event, we look back on some of the biggest moments for Cal’s Olympians in the last few years.
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Natalie Coughlin, Nathan Adrian and Anthony Ervin are among the Cal swimmers who qualified for the Games this week, joining 13 Cal swimmers who qualified for the Games for various countries from around the world.
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An array of former, current and future Cal men’s swimmers will compete for a trip to London this summer as a part of USA Swimming’s contingent at the 2012 Olympic Games. While most of the 32 Bears competing will return from the trials in Omaha, Neb. from June 25 to July 2 without advancing to the Olympics, a few members have their sights set on London.
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