Senior Day Highlights Closing Week Of Common Season

MSWIM1/27/2026 12:34 PM | By: Cal Athletics

No. 5 Bears Host Pacific, Travel To No. 8 Stanford

PACIFIC AT NO. 5 CALIFORNIA
THURSDAY, JAN. 29 | 12 P.M. PT | SPIEKER AQUATICS COMPLEX | BERKELEY, CA
LIVE STREAM: ACC NETWORK EXTRA | LIVE RESULTS: MEET MOBILE

NO. 5 CALIFORNIA AT NO. 8 STANFORD

FRIDAY, JAN. 30 | 1 P.M. PT | AVERY AQUATICS CENTER | STANFORD, CA

LIVE STREAM: ACC NETWORK EXTRA | LIVE RESULTS: MEET MOBILE

The No. 5 California males’s swimming & diving group closes out the common season this week, highlighted by Senior Day on Thursday in opposition to Pacific at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The Golden Bears go to No. 8 Stanford the next day within the ultimate twin meet of the 2025-26 marketing campaign.

Thursday’s meet begins at midday PT with the Senior Day ceremony instantly previous it. Cal will honor 9 student-athletes competing at their ultimate meet at Spieker – Colby Hatton, Luca Pusateri Gissendaner, Hank Rivers, Tommy Roder, Joshua Thai, Eduardo Moraes, Nathan Wiffen, Evan Petty and Andrew Hallet.

Friday’s rivalry showdown at Stanford will mark the Bears’ ultimate meet earlier than commencing the postseason. The ACC Championships run Feb. 15-21 whereas the NCAA Championships happen March 25-28. Both occasions are set for the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

TOP TIMES: The Bears characteristic seven occasions that rank within the prime 10 nationally this season, together with two by sophomore Yamato Okadome (100 breaststroke, No. 3 – 50.48; 200 breaststroke, No. 4 – 1:50.04). Nathan Wiffen has the fourth-ranked time within the 1,650 freestyle (1:41.69), freshman Ryan Erisman is sixth within the 1,000 free (8:43.48), sophomore Lucca Battaglini is No. 7 within the 50 free (18.78) and senior Evan Petty ranks tenth within the 100 backstroke (44.83). Cal’s 200 medley relay group of Battaglini, Okadome, Casper Puggaard and Nans Mazellier recorded the seventh-best time of the season at 1:22.33.

CLIMBING THE RANKS: In addition to placing up a few of the greatest marks within the nation this season, a number of Golden Bears have additionally made their mark on this system document guide in 2025-26.

The new members of Cal’s all-time top-10 checklist embrace:

• 50 free – Lucca Battaglini, No. 6 – 18.78
• 100 free – Lucca Battaglini, No. 6 – 41.56
• 500 free – Ryan Erisman, No. 8 – 4:12.78
• 1,000 free – Ryan Erisman, No. 1 – 8:43.48; Nathan Wiffen – No. 6, 8:50.30
• 1,650 free – Nathan Wiffen, No. 6 – 1:41.69
• 100 again – Evan Petty, No. 6 – 44.83
• 100 breast – Yamato Okadome, No. 2 – 50.48; Luca Pusateri Gissendaner, No. 7 – 51.25
• 200 breast – Yamato Okadome, No. 4 – 1:50.04
• 100 butterly – Lucca Battaglini, No. 10 – 45.39
• 1-meter dive – Jack Clark, No. 5 – 324.40
• 200 medley relay – Lucca Battaglini, Yamato Okadome, Casper Puggaard, Nans Mazellier, No. 7 – 1:22.33

BIG BAT: Sophomore Lucca Battaglini has emerged as one of many prime dash freestylers within the nation this season, compiling prime 11 occasions nationally in each the 50 free and 100 free. Battaglini registered each of his prime occasions on the Minnesota Invitational in December, ripping off a blistering 18.78 within the 50 free – which is the seventh-fastest time within the nation this season and No. 6 all time at Cal – in addition to a 41.56 within the 100 free, good for No. 11 nationally in 2025-26 and in addition No. 6 in program historical past. Battaglini was additionally a part of the Bears’ 200 medley relay group that swam a blistering 1:22.33 in Minnesota, which is No. 7 this season and all time at Cal.

ODE TO OKADOME: Sophomore Yamato Okadome is following up on a stellar freshman season with a robust encore as a sophomore, having registered 4 nationwide top-10 occasions and setting a pair of pool data at Spieker Aquatics Complex. In addition to clocking the third-fastest 100 breast (50.48) and fourth-fastest 200 breast (1:50.04) occasions within the NCAA this 12 months on the Minnesota Invitational, the 2025 ACC Freshman of the Year posted a 50.89 within the 100 breast and a 1:51.66 within the 200 breast within the group’s double-dual with Stanford and Arizona State to set new requirements at Spieker.

RIGHT ON, RYAN: The Bears have one other freshman of the 12 months candidate in Ryan Erisman, who made a direct affect on this system when he set the college document within the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 8:43.48 throughout a tri-meet in opposition to Stanford and Arizona State. That’s the sixth-best mark within the nation this season within the occasion. Erisman additionally registered the No. 8 all-time mark at Cal within the 500 free with a time of 4:12.78.

PERPETUAL EXCELLENCE: The Bears positioned second eventually 12 months’s NCAA Championships, marking a staggering fifteenth consecutive season they’ve completed both first or second nationally. Cal has received six nationwide titles throughout that span.

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 ACC title in a wire-to-wire end, which included six occasion crowns on the 2025 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships. Cal had 9 student-athletes obtain All-ACC honors in a minimum of one occasion whereas in whole the Bears completed among the many prime three in 12 completely 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 honor.

U.S NATIONAL TEAM

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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