BERKELEY – Sophomore Abbey Weitzeil, who leads the nation in the 50-yard freestyle and has posted the second-fastest 100-yard free time in Cal history, has been named the Pac-12 Swimmer of the Month for December.
 
Weitzeil earned the honor following an outstanding weekend at the Georgia Fall Invitational Dec. 1-3. Not only did she capture both the 50 and 100 free, but she was a part of four relays that also took first place.
 
Weitzeil's time of 21.44 in the prelims of the 50 free – she later won in 21.60 – ranks first in the country at the start of the New Year, while her mark of 46.95 in the 100 free final is second nationally and second on Cal's all-time list behind a 46.66 by Missy Franklin from 2015.
 
A double medalist at the 2016 Olympics, Weitzeil also anchored both the 200 and 400 free relays to best-in-the-country status at the Georgia meet and was part of winning 200 and 400 medley relays in addition to the runner-up 800 free relay. All five of the Bears' relay earned NCAA "A" qualifying status.
 
Cal returns to action for its first home meets of the year when the Golden Bears host Arizona State and Arizona Jan. 19-20 at Spieker Aquatics Complex.