NO. 6 CAL AT MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL
THURSDAY, DEC. 4-SATURDAY, DEC. 6 | PRELIMS: 8 A.M. PT; DIVING 11 A.M. PT | FINALS 3 P.M. PT | JEAN K FREEMAN AQUATIC CENTER | MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
LIVE STREAM: YOUTUBE
LIVE RESULTS: MEET MOBILE



The No. 6 California men's swimming & diving team closes out the fall portion of its 2025-26 schedule this week at the Minnesota Invitational at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis.

The meet, which runs Thursday through Saturday, emulates the NCAA Championships schedule with prelims in the morning and finals at night. In a change from previous years, there will be no relays competed on Wednesday evening.

The Golden Bears will face off against host Minnesota, UNLV, Rutgers, Harvard, Denver and Iowa State.

ODE TO OKADOME: Sophomore Yamato Okadome is following up on a stellar freshman season with a strong encore as a sophomore, having registered two national top-10 times and setting a pair of pool records at Spieker Aquatics Complex. Okadome, the 2025 ACC Freshman of the Year, has the third-fastest time in the country this season in the 100-yard breaststroke at 50.89, which also set the new standard at Spieker. His season-best time of 1:51.66 in the 200 breast is good for eighth nationally. His Spieker record in the 200 breast is 1:52.20.

RIGHT ON, RYAN: The Bears have another Freshman of the Year candidate in Ryan Erisman, who made an immediate impact on the program when he set the school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 8:43.48 during a tri-meet against Stanford and Arizona State. That's the fourth-best mark in the nation this season in the event.

PERPETUAL EXCELLENCE: The Bears placed second at last year's NCAA Championships, marking a staggering 15th consecutive season they have finished either first or second nationally. Cal has won six national titles during that span.

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.

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 and 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.
 
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