The No. 4 California men's swimming & diving team will return to the pool in the star-studded two-day tri-meet against No. 3 Arizona State and No. 8 Stanford beginning Friday. Cal divers Jack Clark, Scott Garman, Joshua Thai and Geoffrey Vavitsas will make their season debut at the event.
 
The opening day of the double dual will be hosted by the Cardinal at the Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, beginning at 2 p.m. PT, with the second day taking place at the home of the Golden Bears at Spieker Aquatics Complex starting at 11 a.m. PT on Saturday. All diving sessions will take place at Stanford during the two-day meet.

FRIDAY, OCT. 24
Cal vs. Arizona State & Stanford | 2 P.M. PT | Avery Aquatic Center | Stanford, Calif.
Live Stream: ACCNX
Live Results: Meet Mobile
 
SATURDAY, OCT. 25
Cal vs. Arizona State & Stanford | 11 A.M. PT | Spieker Aquatics Complex | Berkeley, Calif.
Live Stream: ACCNX
Live Results: Meet Mobile
 
LAST TIME OUT
Last time out, Cal put on a dominating performance at the Triton Invitational en route to a first-place finish with 1,476 points ahead of Hawaii (654.5), UC San Diego (635.5) and UC Santa Barbara (573). The Bears won 12 out of the 15 events and remained in the top spot through the entirety of the meet. Cal swept the backstroke - 100 back (Lucca Battaglini) and 200 back (Humberto Najera), the butterfly - 200 fly (Casper Puggaard), 100 fly (Casper Puggaard), and the breaststroke events – 100 breast (Yamato Okadome) and 200 breast (Zachary Tan). 
 
REIGNING CONFERENCE KINGS
In its first season as a member of the ACC, Cal showcased its dominance throughout the 2024-25 season. The Bears won their first-ever conference title in a wire-to-wire finish, which included six event titles at the 2025 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships. Cal had nine student-athletes receive all-ACC honors in at least one event while in total the Bears finished among the top three in 12 different events. Cal also swept the conference's swimming awards – Lucas Henveaux and Yamato Okadome were tabbed the ACC Swimmer of the Year and Freshman of the Year, respectively, while David Durden walked away with ACC Coach of the Year honors.
 
KEY RETURNERS
Cal returns 27 student-athletes from a season ago, eight of whom competed at the 2025 NCAA Championships, including Keaton Jones, Nans Mazellier, Humberto Najera, Yamato Okadome, Evan Petty, Hank Rivers, Joshua Thai and Geoffrey Vavitsas. 
 
NEW BEARS IN TOWN
The Bears welcome the fifth-ranked recruiting class of 2025, according to SwimSwam, featuring 14 freshmen. Ryan Erisman leads the pack as the No. 16-ranked recruit, followed by No. 19 Kenny Barnicle. A trio of standout international prospects include Casper Pugaard, Jack Brown and Martin Wrede. Irish swimmer Nathan Wiffen, a two-time finalist at the European Aquatic Championships over the summer and the twin brother of Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen, will join the Bears for the 2025-26 season.
 
U.S NATIONAL TEAM
Seven current and former Bears were named to the 2025-2026 U.S National Team roster, announced by USA Swimming. The roster includes Jack Alexy, Ryan Erisman, Gabriel Jett, Keaton Jones, Trenton Julian, Destin Lasco and Dare Rose.
 
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