No. 5 Cal Set For First Tri-Meet

WSWIM10/22/2025 4:25 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Bears To Face No. 3 Stanford, No. 18 Arizona State

The No. 5 California girls’s swimming & diving staff is again within the pool this weekend to tackle No. 3 Stanford and No. 18 Arizona State in a two-day tri-meet. The first day of the meet, which incorporates the diving occasions, will happen at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center whereas day two would be the Golden Bears’ residence opener at Spieker Aquatics Complex.
 
Meet Information
Friday, Oct. 24

Cal vs. Arizona State & Stanford | 2 P.M. PT | Avery Aquatic Center | Stanford, Calif.
Live Stream: ACCNX
Live Results: Meet Mobile
 
Saturday, Oct. 25

Cal vs. Arizona State & Stanford | 11 A.M. PT | Spieker Aquatics Complex | Berkeley, Calif.
Live Stream: ACCNX
Live Results: Meet Mobile
 
Last Time Out
Cal opened up the 2025-26 season with a first-place end at UC San Diego’s Triton Invitational, defeating the third-ranked Cardinal, host Tritons, Hawaii, and UC Santa Barbara. Cal received 11 of the 15 occasions and led all through the weekend ending with 1,202 factors – 303.5 extra factors than second-place Stanford. Freshman Silje Slyngstadli obtained her first collegiate season began with a bang successful each the 100-yard (1:00.01) and 200-yard breaststrokes (2:11.23) with instances that routinely certified her for the NCAA Championships. Freshman Claire Weinstein (4:37.14) etched her identify into Cal lore recording the fifth-fastest time in program historical past within the 500-yard freestyle to win her first collegiate occasion. Freshman Teagan O’Dell received each the 400-yard IM (4:10.33) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:55.72), and the Bears received each relays on the weekend.
 
Returners
This season Cal returns a handful of distinction makers like sophomore Mar-Ambre Moluh, a 2024 Paris Olympian for Team France, who etched her identify into this system’s high 10 lists six completely different instances as a freshman final 12 months together with the quickest 100 breaststroke time in Cal historical past at 49.68. Her countryman senior Lilou Ressencourt, additionally returns after a stellar 2025 by which she broke the highest 10 in each the 100 and 200 butterfly. Abby Herscu will compete in her senior season and lead the breaststroke group after qualifying for the A Final on the 2025 NCAA Championships. She owns the third-best time by a Bear at 2:07.60.
 
New Faces
In addition to these acquainted faces, a powerful group of newcomers have joined the roster, together with the highest recruiting class the game has ever seen. According to SwimSwam, Cal is bringing in three of the highest 5 and 5 of the highest 20 recruits within the nation headlined by US National Team members Teagan O’Dell and Claire Weinstein, who’re ranked second and third, respectively. O’Dell involves Berkeley with instances that will already qualify for the NCAA A remaining within the 200 IM, 200 backstroke and 200 freestyle, and holds the highest instances in her class in 4 completely different occasions. Weinstein is coming off of a silver-medal end on the 2024 Paris Olympics as the primary leg of the 800 freestyle relay staff and has a various talent set being aggressive in freestyle races of all distances.
 
Fifth-ranked recruit Annie Jia joins with spectacular instances within the 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle, and Twelfth-ranked Elle Scott comes because the quickest 100 breaststroker within the class. Ella Cosgrove, who’s ranked 18th, reveals promise within the 200 and 500 freestyle.
 
Coming in at No. 5
The Bears started the season with their highest preseason rating since 2019 at No. 5 within the CSCAA ballot.
 
2024-25 Recap
The Bears had their greatest season in three years, putting eighth on the 2025 NCAA Championships. Cal accrued 16 All-American certificates on the meet and set a faculty report within the 200-yard medley relay. Senior Leah Polonsky had a memorable meet with two top-five finishes, and her 38 complete factors scored was the third most by a Cal girls’s swimmer at NCAAs up to now 10 years. In its first season competing within the ACC – arguably the highest convention within the nation – Cal positioned fourth within the staff standings of the convention meet and produced 5 All-ACC performers. Senior Isabelle Stadden closed out an excellent profession with one other sturdy season, together with setting Spieker Aquatics Complex information in each the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke.
 
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