MSWIM2/18/2026 8:06 PM | By: Cal Athletics
No. 6 Cal Moves Into First On Day 4 Of ACC Championships
The Bears’ 200 Free Relay Took Home Silver.
ATLANTA – The California men's swimming and diving team closed out day four in first place at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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The Bears, who entered the day in second place, have totaled 459 total points and lead second place Stanford by 17 points.
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Martin Wrede finished 4th in the 50 free with the seventh-fastest time in program history – 18.81. Lucca Battaglini finished in 8th with a 19.10 time.
Cal went 3-4-5 in the 500 free with all swimmers finishing inside the top-10 times in school history. Ryan Erisman placed third (4:11.59), Eduardo Moraes placed fourth (4:11.96), and Nathan Wiffen rounded out the top-5 (4:12.57).
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The Bears' 200 free relay team of Wrede, Battaglini, Petty, and Puggaard finished second with the seventh-fastest time ever in program history at 1:14.81.
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Day five of the ACC Championships continues tomorrow with the 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, and 400 IM. Prelims begin at 6:57 a.m. PT and finals start at 2:54 p.m. PT on ACCNX.
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