The No. 4 California men's swimming & diving team will host No. 8 Stanford for the annual non-scoring Triple Distance Meet on Friday at Spieker Aquatics Complex.
 
The Triple Distance Meet requires swimmers to compete in three distances of each of the six disciplines, which include sprint freestyle, distance freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and individual medley. Both teams will also compete in a pair of relay events.

FRIDAY, NOV. 7
Cal vs. Stanford | 1 PM PT | Spieker Aquatics Complex | Berkeley, Calif.
Live Stream: TBA
Live Results: Meet Mobile
 
LAST TIME OUT
Last time out, Cal fell to No. 3 Arizona State (139-198) and No. 8 Stanford (134-205) in the two-day tri-meet. The Bears earned four first-place finishes during the event. Despite a second-place finish, Ryan Erisman set the school record during the first day of the event after clocking a time of 8:43.48 in the 1000-yard freestyle, which is the fourth fastest time in the nation this season. Diver Jack Clark took the one-meter dive with a score of 324.40, which moves him up to fifth on Cal's all-time top 10 list. Yamato Okadome took first in the 100-yard (51.11) & 200-yard breaststroke (1:51.66), which are both among the top two times in the country this year. Erisman clocked a 4:15.76 in the 500-yard freestyle to touch first with the fourth-fastest time in the nation this season.
 
AMONGST THE BEST IN THE NATION           
500 freestyle – No. 10: Ryan Erisman (4:15.50)
1000 freestyle – No. 4: Ryan Erisman (8:43.48)
1650 freestyle – No. 2: Freddy Klein (15:17.06)
1650 freestyle – No. 9: Julien Rousseau (15:29.02)
200 backstroke – No. 10: Humberto Najera (1:41.61)
100 breaststroke – No. 2: Yamato Okadome (51.11)
200 breaststroke – No. 1: Yamato Okadome (1:51.66)
400 individual medley – No. 6: Ryan Erisman (3:44.88)
800 freestyle relay – No. 3: Ryan Erisman, Keaton Jones, Max Goettsch, Nans Mazellier (6:20.11)
 
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 ACC title in a wire-to-wire finish, which included six event crowns 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 welcomed the fifth-ranked recruiting class of 2025, according to SwimSwam, featuring 14 freshmen. Ryan Erisman led the pack as the No. 16-ranked recruit, followed by No. 19 Kenny Barnicle. A trio of standout international swimmers, which includes 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, has also joined 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.
 
STAY POSTED
For complete coverage of Cal men's swimming and diving, please follow the Bears on X/Twitter (@CalMenSwim), Instagram (@CalMenSwim) and Facebook (Facebook.com/CalMensSwimmingandDiving).