2017-18 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Zach Stevens

  • Position Breast
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Arroyo Grande, Calif.
  • Last School(s) Arroyo Grande

Biography

Cal Success:

  • Finished his Cal career as an important team leader, both in the pool and in the classroom, as a senior in 2017-18.
  • Took on leadership responsibilities when it came to Cal's academic efforts and helped the Bears earn Scholar All-America team status both semesters of the 2017-18 season.
  • Also received individual recognition for his work in the classroom by earning Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention as a senior.
  • In the pool, swam to Cal's seventh-fastest time of the 2017-18 season (2:00.87) in the 200 breast and eighth-best mark (54.44) in the 100 breast.
  • Made his mark in the breaststroke during the 2016-17 season.
  • Ranked seventh on the team in the 100 breast with a time of 54.38 and was eighth on the squad in the 200 breast with a time of 1:59.04.
  • Made a contribution for the Bears in the freestyle and breaststroke in 2016. Recorded his top times of the year in the 50 free, 100 breast and 200 breast at the Pac-12 Championships.
  • Also competed in the 200 IM early in the 2016 season.
  • Competed in the breaststroke, freestyle and IM as a freshman in 2015.
  • Placed second in the 100 breaststroke behind only teammate Chuck Katis at Cal's dual meet against Stanford. Also placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke against the Cardinal.

High School/Club/National Success:

  • Attended Arroyo Grande High School in Arroyo Grande, Calif. where, as a junior, he won the 100 breaststroke at the CIF-Southern Section Division II championships with a time of 55.13.
  • Named a high school All-American in 2013.
  • Also competed for Puma Aquatics and competed in the U.S. Olympic trails in the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke in 2012.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Breast
    5'11" 175 lbs
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Breast
    5'11" 180 lbs
  • 2016-17Junior

    Breast
    5'11" 180 lbs
  • 2017-18Senior

    Breast
    5'11" 180 lbs