SAN FRANCISCO - After finishing in the top two at the NCAA Championships for the seventh year in a row, the Cal men's swimming team added some well-deserved recognition from its peers for another outstanding season as the Bears swept the Pac-12's end of season swimming awards announced Tuesday by the conference office.

For the second straight year, Ryan Murphy was named Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year in recognition of another season in which he not only won a pair of NCAA titles but also broke two American records in the process. Right alongside Murphy was Cal freshman Andrew Seliskar, who became the third Golden Bear in four years to earn the Freshman/Newcomer of the Year award. And, head coach David Durden was honored as the conference's Coach of the Year, earning the title for the sixth time in the last seven years.

Murphy earned the title of top swimmer in the conference for the second straight year and it is the third-straight end of year award for the Ponte Vedra, Fla. native as he was named the Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year in 2014. Murphy is one of seven Bears -- Matt Biondi, Ugur Taner, Anthony Ervin, Duje Draganja, Nathan Adrian and Tom Shields -- to be named Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year and joins Adrian as the only Cal swimmers to earn the award twice.

Murphy's dominance in the backstroke continued at the 2016 NCAA Championships as he captured national titles in both the 100 and 200-yard events for the third straight season. He offered an indication of what kind of week he might have on the first full day of competition when he broke the American, NCAA and U.S. Open record in the event on the leadoff leg of the 400 medley relay.

The next night, Murphy lowered that record time yet again, stopping the clock in 43.39 to win his first NCAA title of the week. 24 hours later, he took on the 200 backstroke and this time broke a record he already owned with a time of 1:35.73. Murphy was named CSCAA co-Swimmer of the Year alongside former Bolles School (Fla.) teammates Joseph Schooling of Texas and Caeleb Dressel of Florida. He also shouldered one of the heaviest race loads of any swimmer at the meet, swimming multiple relays and helping the Bears place in the top two as a team for the seventh-straight season.

Murphy's excellence wasn't confined to the final week of the season. He earned Pac-12 Swimmer of the Month honors for both January and February thanks to a race program that featured not only college dual meets but also a few opportunities to race long course in preparation for the upcoming Olympic trials. In January, he won the 200-meter backstroke at the Arena Pro Series in Austin, Texas. In March, he returned to long course at the Arena Pro Series event in Orlando and won both the 100 and 200 backstroke.

For Seliskar, the 2015-16 season presented a chance to make a first impression on the college scene and the McLean, Va. native announced his presence with authority in his maiden voyage as a Golden Bear. The freshman swam a variety of events throughout the season, showcasing a versatility that will be a major positive for the Bears in coming seasons.

Once the postseason rolled around, Seliskar narrowed his focus and began to pile up impressive swim after impressive swim. In his first trip to the Pac-12 Championships, Seliskar won individual titles in the 200 individual medley, 400 individual medley and 200 butterfly and contributed to Cal wins in the 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay. For his incredible week, Seliskar was named Swimmer of the Meet.

Cal's standout freshman wasn't done yet. At the NCAA Championships, he reached the A final in all three of his individual events, scoring 42 team points for his efforts in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 fly. He also swam a leg on an 800 freestyle relay team that finished fourth and helped the Bears finish in second behind only Texas.

For Durden, the 2015-16 season continued an incredible run of success that has become the norm throughout his tenure as Cal's head coach. With Murphy bringing home two national titles and Josh Prenot adding one, the Bears brought home more NCAA hardware under Durden's watch. Success wasn't limited to just a select few though as, with Murphy, Prenot, Jacob Pebley and Jeremie DeZwirek all at another meet, the Bears won more titles (five individual, three relays) than any other team at the Pac-12 Championships.

Cal's success also came in a year in which several Bears had aspirations beyond college swimming. Durden and associate head coach Yuri Suguiyama worked throughout the season to craft race programs for swimmers intent on qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics, and even with some balancing long course training with college short course racing, the Bears maintained their familiar level of excellence at NCAAs.

The Pac-12 also handed out its annual diving awards, with Arizona's Rafael Quintero taking home the Diver of the Year honor. Utah's Connor Cain was named diving Freshman/Newcomer of the Year and USC's Hongping Li was named Coach of the Year.