2021-22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
Accolades
- NCAA team championship (2022)
- Pac-12 team championship (2021, 2022)
At Cal
2021-22 (Jr.)
- Left program following the conclusion of the 2021-22 season
- Competed in Cal's season-opening King of the Pool pentathlon at Cal Poly (Sept. 24)
- Clocked 50.10 in 100 fly, 52.63 in 100 back, 1:01.91 in 100 breast, 47.22 in 100 free & 53.70 in 100 IM
2020-21 (So.)
- Transferred to Cal from Indiana ahead of sophomore year
- Tallied nine team points with a pair of B-Final appearances at the Pac-12 Championships
- Placed 12th in the 200 fly with an NCAA "B" cut time (1:44.74)
- Finished 13th in the 100 fly (47.49)
- His 100 & 200 fly times ranked sixth & fourth on the team
Before Cal
2019-20 (Fr.) (Indiana)
- Swam for the Hoosiers as a collegiate freshman
- Registered a Big Ten Championship A-Final appearance with an eight-place finish in the 200 fly (1:45.55)
- His 1:45.55 in the 200 fly was a NCAA "B" cut
- Added two B-Final appearances at the Big Ten Championship with a 14th-place finish in the 500 free (4:23.05) & 15th-place finish in the 200 free (1:36.55)
- Member of the winning 800 free relay (6:22.79) at the Tennessee Invitational
High School/Club
- Swam for & graduated from Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) in 2019
- Was the 2019 CIF Southern Section Division II champion in the 200 free
- Was a USA Swimming Scholastic Academic All-American
- Trained with Beach Cities Swimming, where he was a five-time Junior National qualifier
- Volunteered with Heal the Bay Club, preserving beaches and surrounding environments
- Four-year Honor Roll selection at Mira Costa HS & was a California Scholastic Federation Life Member
Personal
- Full name is Christian Kai Bathurst
- Born on October 25, 2000 in Torrance, Calif.
- Son of John & Kaci Bathurst
- Has two younger siblings, Caden & Jett
- Grandmother, Kay Bathurst attended Cal from 1957-60
- Kai's interest in swimming started when he had the chance to attend the Olympics while his father worked for Speedo
- Hobbies include surfing, listening to music & watching movies
Historical Player Information
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2020-21Sophomore
Free/Fly
6'3"
185 lbs
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2021-22Junior
Free/Fly
6'3"
185 lbs
