STANFORD – Senior Joshua Thai set the program record in the 3-meter dive and Yamato Okadome was a double-winner during the No. 5 California men's swimming & diving team's 189-119 loss at No. 8 Stanford on Friday afternoon that closed out the regular season.

Thai posted a score of 401.78, eclipsing the previous record of 391.50 set by Thomas Selby in 2013. It also marked more than a 12-point improvement from Thai's previous personal best of 389.60, which ranked No. 2 all-time at Cal.

"Ever since my freshman year, I've really wanted a school record and I've wanted to break 400 points," Thai said. "It means everything. It's a culmination of four years of hard work. To do it at the end of my career with all of my teammates there, it just means the world."

Thai now ranks in the top 3 all-time in all three diving events at Cal. He also is second on platform (394.50) and third in the 1-meter event (345.90).

Thai said he typically does not check his scores throughout a meet, so although he felt like he was having a good meet Friday, he didn't know for sure he had set a program benchmark until after his final dive.

"I checked my score after my last dive and was just super happy," Thai said. "I went straight to Pei (Lin, Cal diving coach) and was jumping around. I got to tell all my teammates and hug them. It just felt great today."

Okadome, who has established himself as one of top breaststrokers in the country this season, won the 100-yard breaststroke event in a time of 51.34. He was also part of the Golden Bears' winning 200 medley relay team, which finished with a mark of 1:23.68.

Cal now sets its sights on the 2026 ACC Championships, which are set for Feb. 15-21 at Georgia Tech University.


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