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Friday, January 20
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No. 11 Bears Travel To Desert For Dual Meets
1/19/2023 9:54 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Cal To Visit Arizona, Arizona State
FRIDAY, JAN. 20
NO. 11 CAL AT ARIZONA | 1 P.M. PT | HILLENBRAND AQUATIC CENTER | TUCSON, ARIZ.
LIVE RESULTS: Meet Mobile
SATURDAY, JAN. 21
NO. 11 CAL AT ARIZONA STATE | 11 A.M. PT | MONA PLUMMER AQUATIC CENTER | TEMPE, ARIZ
LIVE RESULTS: Meet Mobile
The No. 11 Cal women's swimming & diving team resumes the Pac-12 dual meet season in earnest this weekend when it travels to the desert to take on Arizona and Arizona State. The Bears are 2-0 in conference dual meets so far this season (4-0 overall), with convincing victories over Utah and Washington State.
After a successful fall in which Cal dominated its dual meets and a couple of other events, the Bears began the new year by breezing past San Jose State 180-66.5 in a nonconference meet earlier this month.
Cal will play the first two of five Pac-12 dual meets to close out the regular season this weekend. The Bears return home next weekend to host USC and UCLA before closing out dual meet action at Stanford on Feb. 11.
STADDEN'S SURGE: Junior Isabelle Stadden had an eventful summer in 2022, and her name has been at the forefront of college swimming this season. Stadden won the national championship in the 200 backstroke at the Phillips 66 National Championships in July and took third in the 100 backstroke as well. She was then named to the U.S. National Team in both events in September. Stadden has been a multiple winner in every meet she has competed in this season and has the fourth-fastest time this season in the 100 back (50.81) and third-fastest in the 200 back (1:50.21). She also competed in both backstroke events at last month's FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.
POLONSKY POWER: After making an immediate impact as a freshman last season by landing among Cal's top 10 in four different events, Leah Polonsky has picked up where she left off this season. She ranks in the top 10 nationally in three different events – 200 individual medley (8th, 1:55.16), 400 individual medley (10th, 4:08.91) and 200 butterfly (10th, 1:54.50). Polonsky won the 400 IM at the Chick-Fil-A Invitational in October and the 200 butterfly in a dual meet against Utah.
FLY, RACHEL, FLY: Senior Rachel Klinker is one of the top butterfliers in program history, and her top mark this season of 1:54.44 in the 200 fly ranks No. 8 nationally. The 2021 Pac-12 champion in the 200 butterfly holds the third-fastest time in the event ever at Cal with a 1:52.19, set at last season's NCAA Championships. Klinker also has the sixth-best time in the nation in the 500 freestyle this season at 4:40.30.
SPITZ SUCCESS: Senior Ayla Spitz has tasted victory several times this season, including a trio of wins at both the Chick-Fil-A Invitational and the Bears' dual meet at Washington State. An NCAA qualifier in each of the past three seasons, Spitz set a pool record at the Chick-Fil-A Invitational at Fresno State in the 500 freestyle event with a time of 4:49.86 while also winning the 200 free and anchoring Cal's winning 800 free relay team. Spitz won the 200 free at Washington State and anchored both of the Bears' winning relay teams while also registering victories in the 100 back and 500 free at UCSD. Spitz has the eighth-fastest time this season in the 500 free at 4:40.47.
SCHOLARLY SWIMMERS: The Bears have been named a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team for 25 straight semesters. Last season, Cal had 14 student-athletes earn spots on the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team – 11 earned First Team accolades and three more were tabbed for the Second Team. Student-athletes who earned at least a 3.5 grade point average and participated at their national championship were named to the First Team. Those who had a 3.5 GPA and achieved a "B" time standard for their national championship or participated at a diving zone qualification meet were named to the Second Team.
NO. 11 CAL AT ARIZONA | 1 P.M. PT | HILLENBRAND AQUATIC CENTER | TUCSON, ARIZ.
LIVE RESULTS: Meet Mobile
SATURDAY, JAN. 21
NO. 11 CAL AT ARIZONA STATE | 11 A.M. PT | MONA PLUMMER AQUATIC CENTER | TEMPE, ARIZ
LIVE RESULTS: Meet Mobile
The No. 11 Cal women's swimming & diving team resumes the Pac-12 dual meet season in earnest this weekend when it travels to the desert to take on Arizona and Arizona State. The Bears are 2-0 in conference dual meets so far this season (4-0 overall), with convincing victories over Utah and Washington State.
After a successful fall in which Cal dominated its dual meets and a couple of other events, the Bears began the new year by breezing past San Jose State 180-66.5 in a nonconference meet earlier this month.
Cal will play the first two of five Pac-12 dual meets to close out the regular season this weekend. The Bears return home next weekend to host USC and UCLA before closing out dual meet action at Stanford on Feb. 11.
STADDEN'S SURGE: Junior Isabelle Stadden had an eventful summer in 2022, and her name has been at the forefront of college swimming this season. Stadden won the national championship in the 200 backstroke at the Phillips 66 National Championships in July and took third in the 100 backstroke as well. She was then named to the U.S. National Team in both events in September. Stadden has been a multiple winner in every meet she has competed in this season and has the fourth-fastest time this season in the 100 back (50.81) and third-fastest in the 200 back (1:50.21). She also competed in both backstroke events at last month's FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.
POLONSKY POWER: After making an immediate impact as a freshman last season by landing among Cal's top 10 in four different events, Leah Polonsky has picked up where she left off this season. She ranks in the top 10 nationally in three different events – 200 individual medley (8th, 1:55.16), 400 individual medley (10th, 4:08.91) and 200 butterfly (10th, 1:54.50). Polonsky won the 400 IM at the Chick-Fil-A Invitational in October and the 200 butterfly in a dual meet against Utah.
FLY, RACHEL, FLY: Senior Rachel Klinker is one of the top butterfliers in program history, and her top mark this season of 1:54.44 in the 200 fly ranks No. 8 nationally. The 2021 Pac-12 champion in the 200 butterfly holds the third-fastest time in the event ever at Cal with a 1:52.19, set at last season's NCAA Championships. Klinker also has the sixth-best time in the nation in the 500 freestyle this season at 4:40.30.
SPITZ SUCCESS: Senior Ayla Spitz has tasted victory several times this season, including a trio of wins at both the Chick-Fil-A Invitational and the Bears' dual meet at Washington State. An NCAA qualifier in each of the past three seasons, Spitz set a pool record at the Chick-Fil-A Invitational at Fresno State in the 500 freestyle event with a time of 4:49.86 while also winning the 200 free and anchoring Cal's winning 800 free relay team. Spitz won the 200 free at Washington State and anchored both of the Bears' winning relay teams while also registering victories in the 100 back and 500 free at UCSD. Spitz has the eighth-fastest time this season in the 500 free at 4:40.47.
SCHOLARLY SWIMMERS: The Bears have been named a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team for 25 straight semesters. Last season, Cal had 14 student-athletes earn spots on the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team – 11 earned First Team accolades and three more were tabbed for the Second Team. Student-athletes who earned at least a 3.5 grade point average and participated at their national championship were named to the First Team. Those who had a 3.5 GPA and achieved a "B" time standard for their national championship or participated at a diving zone qualification meet were named to the Second Team.
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