No. 5 Cal Hosts No. 3 Stanford On Senior Day

WSWIM1/29/2026 3:37 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Bears Close Out Dual-Meet Season At Home

The No. 5 California ladies’s swimming & diving group is ready to host No. 3 Stanford this Saturday within the closing twin meet of the season, which additionally marks Senior Day. First occasion is scheduled for midday PT at Spieker Aquatics Complex on ACCNX.
 
Meet Information
Saturday, Jan. 31 (Senior Day)
No. 3 Stanford | Spieker Aquatics Complex | Berkeley, Calif.
12 p.m. PT
Live Stream: ACCNX
Live Results: Meet Mobile

Senior Day

Prior to the primary race the Golden Bears will honor their 5 seniors, the category of 2026, as they put together for his or her closing meet at Spieker. Jessica Davis, Sydney Griscavage, Abby Herscu, Femke Hoppenbrouwer and Lilou Ressencourt shall be honored.

 

The Bay > LA

Cal is coming off a sweep of its two former convention foes down in Los Angeles on Jan. 16 and 17. The Bears defeated No. 11 USC 156-140 and UCLA 179-120 in a 24-hour interval, successful 19 of the 32 occasions. Sophomore Mia West cracked two of this system’s top-10 lists with the eighth-fastest 100-yard backstroke time (50.78) and the fourth-fastest 200 freestyle time (1:41.74). On the diving aspect, Ariana Drake completed first within the one-meter occasion in opposition to the Trojans with the fourth-highest rating in program historical past at 289.50 and took second within the three meter at 292.20.

 

No Record Is Safe

In simply 4 meets this season the Bears have recorded 14 top-10 occasions on Cal’s all-time record. All 14 have been recorded by underclassmen together with 4 by Claire Weinstein, three by Teagan O’Dell and two by Silje Slyngstadli, who’re all freshmen. West has additionally collected 4. Slyngstadli got here the closest to breaking a program document, notching the second-fastest time in class historical past within the 100-yard breaststroke at 58.70.

 

Mid-Season Sweep

The Bears dominated their mid-season meet, the Minnesota Invitational, in early December, ending first out of six groups and having the first-place finisher in each single “A” closing. In whole Cal received all 18 occasions and had 36 podium finishes. Freshman Claire Weinstein had a stellar weekend, successful 5 occasions with six podium finishes. She posted the third-fastest time in Cal historical past in each the 1650-yard freestyle (15:52.28) and the 500-yard freestyle (4:34.81).

 

Season-Opening W

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 in stellar style, successful each the 100-yard (1:00.01) and 200-yard breaststrokes (2:11.23) with occasions that routinely certified her for the NCAA Championships. Freshman Claire Weinstein (4:37.14) etched her title 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 IM (4:10.33) and the 200 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 title into this system’s high 10 lists six totally different occasions as a freshman final 12 months together with the quickest 100 breaststroke time in Cal historical past at 49.68. Compatriot Lilou Ressencourt, a senior, additionally returns after a stellar 2025 through 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 closing 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 occasions that might already qualify for the NCAA A closing within the 200 IM, 200 backstroke and 200 freestyle, and holds the highest occasions in her class in 4 totally 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 group and has a various ability set being aggressive in freestyle races of all distances.

 

Fifth-ranked recruit Annie Jia joins with spectacular occasions 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, exhibits 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 finest season in three years, inserting eighth on the 2025 NCAA Championships. Cal accrued 16 All-American certificates on the meet and set a faculty document within the 200-yard medley relay. Senior Leah Polonsky had a memorable meet with two top-five finishes, and her 38 whole factors scored was the third most by a Cal ladies’s swimmer at NCAAs prior to now 10 years. In its first season competing within the ACC – arguably the highest convention within the nation – Cal positioned fourth within the group standings of the convention meet and produced 5 All-ACC performers. Senior Isabelle Stadden closed out a superb profession with one other robust season, together with setting Spieker Aquatics Complex data in each the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke.

 

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