No. 4 Cal Opens 2025-26 Season At Triton Invitational

Bears look to defend ACC title, proceed NCAA high 2 streak

MSWIM10/8/2025 1:05 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Bears Look To Defend ACC Title, Continue NCAA Top 2 Streak

The No. 4 California males’s swimming & diving workforce is ready to start the 2025-26 marketing campaign this week on the Triton Invitational hosted by UC San Diego at Canyonview Aquatic Center in La Jolla. The two-day meet is scheduled to start on Friday at 2 p.m. PT, and can conclude Saturday starting at 10 a.m. PT.
 

The Golden Bears look to defend their ACC title whereas additionally persevering with their top-two end streak on the NCAA Championships, which stands at 15 consecutive years courting again to 2010. In that span, Cal has received six NCAA titles, together with a pair of back-to-back title runs (2011-12 & 2022-23).

FRIDAY, OCT. 10

Cal at Triton Invitational | 12 p.m. PT | Canyonview Aquatic Center | La Jolla, Calif.

SATURDAY, OCT. 11

Cal at Triton Invitational | 10 a.m. PT | Canyonview Aquatic Center | La Jolla, Calif.

 

REIGNING CONFERENCE KINGS

In its first season as a member of the ACC, Cal showcased its dominance all through the 2024-25 season. The Bears received their first-ever convention title in a wire-to-wire end, which included six occasion titles on the 2025 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships. Cal had 9 student-athletes obtain all-ACC honors in no less than one occasion whereas in complete the Bears completed among the many high three in 12 totally different occasions. Cal additionally swept the convention’s swimming awards – Lucas Henveaux and Yamato Okadome have been tabbed the ACC Swimmer of the Year and Freshman of the Year, respectively, whereas David Durden walked away with ACC Coach of the Year honors.

 

KEY RETURNERS

Cal returns 27 student-athletes from a season in the past, eight of which competed on the 2025 NCAA Championships, together with Keaton Jones, Nans Mazellier, Humberto Najera, Yamato Okadome, Evan Petty, Hank Rivers, Joshua Thai and Geoffrey Vavitsas. 

 

NEW BEARS IN TOWN

The Bears welcome the fifth-ranked recruiting class of 2025, in keeping with SwimSwam, that includes 14 freshmen. Ryan Erisman leads the pack because the No. 16-ranked recruit, adopted by No. 19 Kenny Barnicle. A trio of standout worldwide prospects embody Casper Pugaard, Jack Brown and Martin Wrede. Irish swimmer Nathan Wiffen, a two-time finalist on the European Aquatic Championships over the summer time and the dual brother of Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen, will be part of the Bears for the 2025-26 season.

 

U.S NATIONAL TEAM

A complete of seven present and former Bears have been named to the 2025-2026 U.S National Team roster, introduced by USA Swimming. The roster consists of Jack Alexy, Ryan Erisman, Gabriel Jett, Keaton Jones, Trenton Julian, Destin Lasco, and Dare Rose.

 

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