2025 NCAA WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
WEYERHAEUSER KING COUNTY AQUATICS CENTER | FEDERAL WAY, WASH. 
MARCH 19-22 | 10 A.M. PT (PRELIMS); 6 P.M. PT (FINALS)
TV: ESPN+ | LIVE SCORING: CALBEARS.COM


 
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – The No. 9 California women's swimming & diving team has a strong contingent heading to Federal Way, Washington, this week for the 2025 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center.

Thirteen swimmers and diver Violet Williamson will be on hand for the four-day event that begins Wednesday evening with a pair of relays. The Golden Bears also qualified for all five relay events at NCAAs.

Senior Leah Polonsky, freshman Mary-Ambre Moluh and fifth-year senior Isabelle Stadden each have top-10 seeds in two different events while graduate student Maya Geringer is the No. 7 seed in the 1,650 freestyle.

THE ROSTER: Fourteen individuals make up the Bears' postseason roster, with senior Leah Polonsky and freshman Mary-Ambre Moluh slated to compete in three different events. Polonsky is the No. 7 seed in the 200-yard individual medley and No. 8 in the 200 freestyle while Moluh is seeded third in the 100 backstroke and sixth in the 50 freestyle.

Below is Cal's entire postseason roster, with the events each is scheduled to race.
Finley Anderson – 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
Ava Chavez – 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 200 butterfly
Lizzy Cook – 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly
Maya Geringer – 500 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle
Kathryn Hazle – 500 freestyle, 400 individual medley, 200 breaststroke
Abby Herscu – 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
Margaux McDonald – 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 individual medley
Mary-Ambre Moluh – 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke
Leah Polonsky – 200 individual medley, 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly
Lilou Ressencourt – 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly
Isabelle Stadden – 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
McKenna Stone – 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly
Mia West - relays
Violet Williamson – 3M dive

STADDEN SHINES: Fifth-year senior Isabelle Stadden is a top-10 seed in both the 100 backstroke (No. 7) and 200 back (No. 5). She has been one of the most consistent and strongest backstrokers in the country during her five years at Cal, advancing to the A-finals in both events in each of her first four NCAA Championship appearances. That includes a runner-up finish in the 100 back last season. Stadden won three Pac-12 championships in the 200 back and another in the 100 back before the Bears moved to the ACC this season. Stadden was the 2024 Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year.

BEARS PLACE FOURTH AT INITIAL ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS: The Bears had numerous strong swims at their first-ever ACC Championships, recording seven podium finishes to place fourth overall in the team standings. Senior Leah Polonsky placed second in the 200 freestyle and third in the 200 individual medley while freshman Mary-Ambre Moluh was the runner-up in the 100 backstroke. Stadden was the third-place finisher in the 200 back and Cal had a pair of relays reach the podium as well. All three teams that placed ahead of the Bears in the team standings are currently ranked in the top 6 in the country.

MARY MADNESS: Freshman Mary-Ambre Moluh has already made a profound impact on Cal's program in her short time so far on campus. At the Minnesota Invitational in December, she broke the school record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 49.68. She also reeled off a 21.68 in the 50 freestyle – the fifth-best time ever in the event at Cal – then bettered it with a 21.57 at a dual meet at Stanford. Moluh swam for her native France at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

DIVE RIGHT IN: Freshman Violet Williamson qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 3-meter dive at last week's NCAA Zone E Championships, placing third in the finals with a score of 613.75. The top five finishers earned tickets to the national championships. Williamson is the first Cal women's diver to advance to the NCAA Championships since Briana Thai qualified for both the 3-meter dive and platform event in 2021.

BEARS INK GENERATIONAL RECRUITING CLASS: Cal director of swimming & diving David Durden announced the addition of seven student-athletes to the program, including four of the nation's top 10 prospects. Teagan O'Dell of Chino Hills (No. 2 national recruit according to SwimSwam), No. 3 Claire Weinstein of White Plains, New York (No. 3, 2024 Summer Olympian), Annie Jia of Horsham, Pennsylvania (No. 8) and Elle Scott of Charlotte, North Carolina (No. 9) all signed to join the team for 2025-26 while Ella Cosgrove of Tucson, Arizona (No. 19), Alexa McDevitt of Bainbridge Island, Washington (honorable mention) and Gracyn Aquino of Santa Margarita (California state champion) are also headed to Berkeley.

NINE MAKE PARIS: Cal had nine affiliates compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, including senior Leah Polonsky (Israel) and French newcomers Mary-Ambre Moluh and Lilou Ressencourt. Alumna Abbey Weitzeil won a gold medal in the 4x100 mixed medley relay and the silver in the 4x100 freestyle relay. Director of Swimming & Diving Dave Durden served as an assistant coach for Team USA.


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