University of California Athletics

Accolades

• NCAA team championship (2019, 2022)
• Pac-12 team championship (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• 1x CSCAA All-American: 400 IM (2020)
• 2x NCAA qualifier (2020, 2021)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020)
• 2x Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)

At Cal

2022-23 (5th)

• Utilized the NCAA's wavier – which was granted to all Division I athletes who competed during the COVID-19-disrupted 2020-21 season – to compete collegiately for a fifth year

2021-22 (Sr.)

• Senior leader on Cal's 2022 NCAA & Pac-12 championships team
• Scored five individual points as Cal won its fifth straight Pac-12 team title
  • 14th in 400 IM (3:46.62)
  • 15th in 1650 free (15:21.56)
  • 17th in 200 IM (1:45.31)
• Won the 400 IM (4:00.95) in a dual meet victory at Utah (Oct. 22)
• Touched the wall first in the 400 IM (3:52.55) vs. UC San Diego (Feb. 4)
• Swam a season-best time of 4:23.71 in the 500 free at Triton Invitational (Feb. 5)

2020-21 (Jr.)

• Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year
• Placed 21st in the 400 IM (3:45.00) & 31st in the 200 IM (1:44.76) at NCAAs
• Tallied 19 points at the Pac-12 Championships, helping Cal win its fourth straight team title
  • 5th, 400 IM (3:44.46)
  • 12th, 200 IM (1:45.04)
• Owned a pair of NCAA "B" cuts in the 200 IM (1:44.76) & 400 IM (3:44.46)
• Ranked among Cal's eight fastest times in three events during the 2020-21 season

2019-20 (So.)

• Earned CSCAA All-American honors in the 400 IM as a sophomore
• Scored 21 individual points to help Cal win its third consecutive Pac-12 Championship
  • 5th in 400 IM (3:43.51)
  • 10th in 1650 free (15:07.98)
• Swam NCAA "B" cuts in the 500 free (4:20.11), 1650 free (15:07.98), 200 IM (1:45.79) & 400 IM (3:41.41)
• Led Cal to a dual meet victory at UC San Diego (Feb. 7) with a pair of wins in the 200 breast (2:02.10) & 200 IM (1:48.14)
• Won the 200 IM (1:49.25) in Cal's Triple Distance Meet win over Stanford (Nov. 8)
• Won 1000 free (9:14.50) in Bears' dual meet victory at Pacific (Oct. 3)

• Member of Cal's 2019 NCAA Championship squad
• Helped Cal win its second straight Pac-12 Championship
  • 6th in 400 IM (3:44.05)
• Finished sixth in 400-yard IM at Pac-12 Championships (3:44.05)
• Had an impressive weekend at UC San Diego Invitational (Jan. 25-26) with wins in 400 IM (3:51.12) & 1000 free (9:15.26) & a second-place finish in 200 fly (1:48.88)
• Placed second in 1000 free in dual meet vs. Pacific, his first collegiate meet

• Swam at 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, placing 23rd in 400m IM (4:25.90) & 32nd in 200m IM (2:03.14)
• Competed at 2017 U.S. Nationals & World Championship Trials in 400 free & 200/400 IM

• Bay Area native that graduated from Amador Valley High School (Pleasanton, Calif.)
• Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American (2016-18)
• Two-time NISCA All-American (2017-18)
• Won the 200 IM (1:48.73) at 2017 CIF-North Coast Section Championships
• Also swam for Pleasanton Seahawks, owning team records in 200 IM & 400 IM for both short course & long course

• Full name is Christopher Andres Jhong
• Born on March 26
• Son of Hector & Lucy Jhong
• Has two siblings, Lauren & Anthony