The No. 5 California men's swimming & diving team had 13 student-athletes selected to compete at the 2026 NCAA Championships on Wednesday, including six swimmers who will participate in at least two different events. The Golden Bears feature 11 top-10 seeds with seven individuals and four relays.

 

Yamato Okadome, the 2026 ACC Most Valuable Swimmer, is the No. 1 seed in the 200-yard breaststroke and No. 3 in the 100 breaststroke. Yamato won the ACC championship in both events last month. Nathan Wiffen, Ryan Erisman, Evan Petty and Humberto Najera each earned top-10 seeds. Cal's 13 individual qualifiers are tied for the second-most by a single school.

 

The Bears will compete in all five relays with its highest seed coming at fourth in the 200 Freestyle.

 

Below is a complete list of Cal's qualifiers:

Lucca Battaglini – 100 FR SCY, 50 FR SCY

Ryan Erisman – 1650 FR SCY, 400 IM SCY, 500 FR SCY

Luca Gissendaner – 100 BR SCY

Jackson Jones – 200 FR SCY

Frederick Klein – 1650 FR SCY, 400 IM SCY

Humberto Najera – 200 BK SCY

Yamato Okadome – 200 BR SCY, 100 BR SCY

Eduardo Oliveira de Moraes – 500 FR SCY

Evan Petty – 100 BK SCY

Casper Puggaard – 200 FL SCY

Charles Rivers – 100 BR SCY, 200 BR SCY

Nathan Wiffen – 1650 FR SCY, 500 FR SCY

Martin Wrede – 50 FR SCY, 100 FR SCY

 

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