University of California Athletics

Cal Success:

• Showed his versatility again as a junior in 2017-18, recording season top-10 times in the 500 and 1,000 free as well as the 200 breast, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM.
• Recorded Cal's third-fastest time in the 500 free in 2018 with a time of 4:18.37 at the Pac-12 Championships.
• Qualified for his first NCAA Championships as a sophomore in 2017, earning his way to Indianapolis in the 400 IM.
• Swam to a season-best time of 3:44.92 in the 400 IM at the 2017 Pac-12 Championships.
• Also made a mark in the distance freestyle for the Bears in 2017, posting the team's third-fastest time in the 500 and 1,000. Also competed in the 1,650 at Pac-12s.
• Contributed for the Bears in a variety of ways as a freshman in 2016, making a mark in the distance freestyle events as well as the IMs.
• Swam the 1,650 freestyle as well as the 200 butterfly and 400 IM at the 2016 Pac-12 Championships and recorded his top times of the year in all three events at the meet.

High School/Club/National Success: 

• Attended University High in Irvine, Calif. where he competed for head coach Kevin Potter.
• Three-time high school All-American holds the University High record in the 200 and 500 freestyle. Also owned the fourth-fastest time in Orange County history in the 200 individual medley when he graduated.
• Helped University win the CIF-Southern Section Division I team title twice (2014, 2015).
• Also swam for the same Mission Viejo Nadadores club that fellow incoming Bear Nick Norman competed for.
• Achieved the Olympic Trials standard for the 400 individual medley.

Personal:

• Intended Environmental Economics and Policy major.
• Parents are TJ and Mayumi Takahashi. Has one younger sibing, Shin.
• Enjoys traveling, listening to music, taking walks, going to the beach and hanging out with friends.