University of California Athletics

Accolades

• Olympian (USA: 2020 Tokyo)
• NCAA team championship (2019, 2022)
• Pac-12 team championship (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• 13x CSCAA All-American
  • 2022: 100 back (HM), 200 back
  • 2021: 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM (HM), 800 free relay
  • 2020: 200 Back, 200 IM, 800 Free Relay
  • 2019: 200 Back, 800 Free Relay
  • 2018: 200 Back, 200 Free
• 3x Pac-12 champion
  • 2021: 400 medley relay
  • 2020: 800 free relay
  • 2019: 200 back
• Pac-12 All-Academic Team Honorable Mention (2019)
• 4x U.S. National Team member
  • 2021-22: 100 Back, 200 Back
  • 2020-21: 200 Back
  • 2019-20: 200 Back
  • 2018-19: 100 Back, 200 Back

• Capped standout collegiate career by leading Cal to 2022 NCAA & Pac-12 team titles
• Utilized the NCAA's wavier – which was granted to all Division I athletes who competed during the 2021-22 season – to compete collegiately for a fifth year
• Scored 15 points & earned a pair of All-America honors at NCAAs
  • 7th in 200 back (1:40.31); fifth consecutive year as an All-American in the event
  • 14th in 100 back (45.03); sixth-fastest time in school history
  • 19th in 200 IM (1:42.76)
• Totaled 27 points at Pac-12s, placing 4th in 200 back (1:39.49) & 7th in 100 back (45.85)
• Was granted a re-swim in the the Pac-12s 100 back prelims after originally not qualifying for the final; then posted 46.05 to take the 6th seed
• Made season debut vs. #6 Arizona State (Jan. 22) after taking the fall off after Olympic competition
  •  Won the 200 back (1:44.04) & placed second in the 100 back (47.44) in the victory vs. Arizona State
• Clocked a season-best 100 fly time (48.07) in an exhibition swim vs. #20 Arizona (Jan. 21)

• Four-time All-American in the 100 back, 200 back, 800 free relay & 200 IM (honorable mention) as a senior
• Totaled 36 individual points at the NCAA Championships to help Cal earn a top-two finish for the 11th consecutive national meet
• Placed third in the 200 back (1:38.31), eighth in the 100 back (45.52) & ninth in the 200 IM (1:41.86) at NCAAs
• Won his third career Pac-12 title & set a Pac-12 Championships record in the 400 medley relay (3:02.60) as Cal won its fourth consecutive conference team title
• Among the top finishers in three individual events at Pac-12s, touching third in 100 back (45.38), fourth in 200 back (1:40.08) & ninth in 200 IM (1:43.49)
• His 1:38.31 in the 200 back, 1:41.86 in the 200 IM & 45.04 in the 100 back ranked third, 11th & 13th in the nation for the 2020-21 season
• Set three Spieker Aquatics Complex pool records in the 200 IM (1:44.07), 200 medley relay (1:24.38) & 200 free relay (1:16.63)

• Earned CSCAA All-American honors in three events, including two individual (200 back, 200 IM)
• Scored 57 points (47 individual, 10 relay) to help Cal win its third straight Pac-12 Championship
  • 1st in 800 free relay (6:11.47)
  • 3rd in 200 IM (1:43.57)
  • 3rd in 100 back (46.11)
  • 4th in 200 back (1:41.09)
• Won his second career Pac-12 title (first relay title) in 800 free relay on opening night of the meet
• Swam NCAA "B" cuts in the 100 free (43.38), 200 free (1:34.85), 100 back (46.11), 200 back (1:40.74), 100 fly (46.51) & 200 IM (1:43.57)
• Ranked among Cal's five-fastest swimmers in six individual events during junior season
• Won the 200 back (1:45.19) on his 21st birthday during Cal's dual meet at Pacific (Oct. 3)

• Won Pac-12 title in 200 back with a time of 1:39.13
• Qualified for 100 & 200 back events at NCAA Championships
• Helped Cal clinch the 2019 NCAA team championship
• Set a school record in the 800-yard free relay (6:07.31) alongside Andrew Seliskar, Trenton Julian & Mike Thomas as Cal took third place at NCAA Championships
• Captured third place in 1:38.65 in the 200 back at NCAA Championships
• Also placed fifth in the 100 back (45.98) at Pac-12 Championships

• Capped a standout freshman season with a critical contribution at NCAA Championships
• Earned All-America honors with memorable swims in both 200 back & 200 free events
• Ranked fifth on the team with 26 individual points at NCAA Championships
• Placed fourth in 200 back & eighth in 200 free at NCAA Championships
• Ended 2017-18 season ranked No. 2 in Cal history in 200 back (1:38.48) & No. 5 in 200 free (1:32.84)
• Swam to NCAA "B" cuts in 200 free, 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly & 200 IM prior to NCAA Championships

National (USA)

• Represented Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where he narrowly missed earning a medal, placing fourth in the 200m back (1:55.49)
• Earned his spot on the U.S. Olympic squad with a second-place finish in the 200 back (1:54.79) at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials
  • Threw down 29.46 in the final 50 meters, the fastest in the field
  • Also took fourth in the 100 back (52.91) at 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Four-time U.S. National Team member (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
• Two-time finalist at 2019 Phillips 66 Summer National Championships, placing fourth in 200 back (1:57.39) & sixth in 100 back (54.79)
• Competed at 2019 World University Games (Naples, Italy), taking fifth in the 100 back (54.42)
• Qualified for World University Games with strong performance at 2018 Summer Nationals (Irvine, Calif.) by placing fourth in 100 back (53.84) & fifth in 200 back (1:57.46)
• Member of U.S. Junior National Team (2015-17)

High School/Club

• Graduated from Oak Ridge High School (El Dorado Hills, Calif.)
• Also swam for Sierra Marlins Swim Team
• Named 2015 & 2016 Sierra Marlin of the Year

Personal

• Born on Oct. 3, 1998 in Folsom, Calif.
• Son of Scott & Roxanne Mefford
• Has two siblings, Mikayla & Colby
• Brother, Colby, also swims for Cal
• Father, Scott, competed collegiately at Utah
• Mother, Roxanne, is the swim coach for Glen Oaks Sea Lions
• Grandfather, Herald Mefford, graduated from Cal in 1951