2020-21 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
Accolades
- Pac-12 team championship (2021)
- 9x CSCAA All-American
- 2021: 500 free (HM), 1650 free
- 2020: 500 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay
- 2019: 500 Free (HM), 1650 Free (HM)
- 2018: 500 Free (HM), 1650 Free
- 2x Pac-12 champion
- 2021: 1650 free, 800 free relay
- 2x ACC champion
- 2020: 500 Free, 1650 Free
- 5x ACC Swimmer of the Week
- 2019-20: Oct. 8, Nov. 26
- 2018-19: Oct. 23
- 2017-18: Oct. 10, Jan. 30
- CSCAA Scholar All-American (2021, first team)
At Cal
2020-21 (Sr.)
- Senior member of the Cal men's swimming & diving program
- Transferred to Cal following three seasons at Notre Dame
Before Cal
2019-20 (Jr.) (Notre Dame)
- Garnered three CSCAA All-America honors (500 free, 1650 free, 800 free relay) as a junior
- Named Fighting Irish's Most Valuable Swimmer for the second time in his career
- Impressed at ACC Championships, winning his first two individual titles in the 500 free & 1650 free
- 1st in 500 free (4:10.39) (school record)
- 1st in 1650 free (14:27.93) (school record)
- 11th in 200 free (1:34.39)
- Swam NCAA "A" cuts in the 500 free (4:10.39) & 1650 free (14:27.93) & a "B" cut in the 200 free (1:34.39)
- His 8:47.33 time in the 1000 free at the Ohio State Invitational was the fastest in the nation
- Collected ACC Swimmer of the Week honors twice (Oct. 8, Nov. 26)
2018-19 (So.) (Notre Dame)
- Earned two All-America honors (1650 free, 500 free) for the second straight year
- Scored in both 500 free (14th, 4:14.84) & 1650 free (13th, 14:42.90) at NCAA Championships
- Took sixth place in the 500 free (4:16.25) & fourth in the 1650 free (14:44.55) at ACC Championships
- Named the ACC Swimmer of the Week for the third time in his career on Oct. 23
2017-18 (Fr.) (Notre Dame)
- Earned two All-America honors (1650 free, 500 free) during breakout freshman season
- Named Fighting Irish's Most Valuable Swimmer
- Equaled Notre Dame's best-ever finish at NCAA Championships, placing fourth in 1650 free (14:35.98)
- Set program records in the 500 free (4:12.74), 1000 free (8:51.16) & 1650 free (14:34.60)
- Finished season ranked fourth nationally in 1650 free, ninth in 1000 free and 11th in 500 free
- Recorded runner-up finishes in 500 free (4:12.74) & 1650 free (14:34.60) at ACC Championships
- Claimed event victories in the 500 free (4:22.85) & 1650 free (15:02.06) & added a runner-up finish in 400 IM (3:55.08) at the Shamrock Invitational
- Won the 200 free (1:37.83), 500 free (4:21.62) and 1000 free (9:05.07), in a dual meet win over No. 20 Florida State
National
- 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in two events
- Represented the United States at the 2019 World University Games in the 400 meter free & 800 meter free relay
- 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in 1500 meter free
High School/Club
- Graduated from Ronald Reagan High School (San Antonio, Texas) in spring 2017
- Won the 2017 Texas 6A state championship in 500 free (4:19.13)
- Set school & district records in 500 free at Reagan High School (San Antonio, Texas)
- Swept the 200 free & 500 free events at 2017 regional and district championship meets
- Won the 1000 free (9:02.01) & 1650 free (14:49.90) heats at 2016 GU Speedo Winter Junior Championships West
- Winner of both the 1000 (9:02.01) and 1650 (14:49.90) freestyle heats at the 2016 GU Speedo Winter Junior Championships West.
- Two-time runner-up at the Texas 6A state championships in the 500 free (2016 - 4:23.01; 2015 - 4:26.60)
- Named a 2016 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
- Received three National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches All-America honors in the 500 free (2015, 2016) & in the 400 free relay in 2015
Personal
- Full name is Zachary Stephen Yeadon
- Born on June 15, 1999 in Livingston, N.J.
- Son of Stephen & Audrey Yeadon
- Has one sister, Sarah
