BERKELEY – Second-ranked California notched a convincing 168-94 men's swimming & diving dual-meet victory over No. 9 Virginia in front of a packed house at Spieker Aquatics Complex on Friday night.
 
The Golden Bears won 11 of 12 individual events while swimming under the lights, including a pair by both Trenton Julian and Destin Lasco. Newcomers Will Roberts, Liam Bell and Gabriel Jett recorded their first Cal victories as well. Cal extended its dual-meet win streak to 15 – dating back to Oct. 3, 2018 – with the 74-point victory on Friday and is now 78-11 in such competitions under head coach David Durden.
 
Full results from Cal's win over Virginia can be viewed on CalBears.com.
 
Despite the Cavaliers book-ending the meet with wins in the 200-yard medley relay and 200 freestyle relay, Cal flexed its depth throughout 12 individual events.
 
Julian's two wins came in the 200 free (1:35.54) and 100 butterfly (46.96), while Lasco touched first in the 200 backstroke (1:43.25) and 200 individual medley (1:46.60). Roberts, a fifth-year graduate transfer from Michigan, earned Cal's first win of the night with a 9:13.71 in the 1000 free. Bell, a junior transfer from Alabama, posted 52.49 to beat out teammate Reece Whitley in the 100 breaststroke; Whitley later won the 200 breast in 1:54.49. Jett won the 500 free in 4:28.20.
 
Other Cal winners included Hugo González in the 100 back (46.49), Dare Rose in the 200 fly (1:46.35) and Björn Seeliger in the 50 free (19.70).
 
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The Bears look ahead to their first Pac-12 dual meet of the 2021-22 campaign on Friday, Oct. 22 at Utah. A portion of the Cal squad will simultaneously travel to Stockton, California, to compete in the two-day Pacific Invite on Oct. 23-24.
 
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