Colby Mefford

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Accolades

NCAA team championship (2022, 2023)
Pac-12 team championship (2020, 2021, 2022)
3x CSCAA All-American
- 2023: 200 back (2nd)
- 2022: 200 back (HM)
- 2021: 200 back (HM)
3x CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020, first team; 2022, first team; 2023, first team)
Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (2021)

At Cal
2022-23 (Sr.)

Earned CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American honors
Competed in three events at the NCAA Championships, scoring five points.
- Took 12th in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:39.88
Scored nine points at the Pac-12 Championships
- Took ninth in the 200 backstroke with a personal-best time of 1:38.83 - an NCAA A qualifying mark.
Took fourth in both the 200 back and 200 butterfly in the dual meet against Arizona State.
Won the 200 back with a time of 1:46.65 in the dual against Arizona
At the Minnesota Invitational he advanced to the A-final of the 200 back, finishing third
- Finished 18th in the 100 back with a season-best time of 47.32 - an NCAA B qualifying time.
Took first in the 200 butterfly against Pacific with a time of 1:47.66
Won the 200 back in the dual against Utah with a time of 1:43.44.

2021-22 (Jr.)

Scored points in both of Cal's 2022 NCAA & Pac-12 team championships
Was an All-America honorable mention in the 200 back at NCAAs, placing 12th (1:39.66)
- Finished 39th in the 100 back (46.55)
His 1:39.66 finish at NCAAs was the seventh-fastest 200 back time in school history
Totaled 18 points in the Bears' run to their fifth consecutive Pac-12 team title
- 5th in 200 back (1:40.81)
- 13th in 100 back (46.92)
- 21st in 200 free (1:35.91)
Clocked a season-best time in the 200 fly (1:48.62) at Minnesota Invite (Dec. 4)
Won his first race of the season in the 200 back (1:48.40) at Utah (Oct. 22)

2020-21 (So.)

Collected an All-America honorable mention for his 13th-place finish in the 200 back (1:40.64) at the 2021 NCAA Championships
Totaled 35 individual points across three events at the Pac-12 Championships, helping Cal win its fourth consecutive team conference title
- Placed fifth in the 200 back (1:40.50) with the 17th-fastest time in the nation for the 2020-21 season
- Touched seventh in the 500 free (4:19.81) & ninth in the 200 free (1:34.04)
Was also 27th in the 200 free (1:34.51) at NCAAs
His 1:40.50 finish in the 200 back at Pac-12s ranked as the eighth-fastest in school history at the conclusion of the season
Swam three season-best NCAA "B" cuts at Pac-12s in the 200 free (1:34.04), 500 free (4:18.62) & 200 back (1:40.50)
Earned a spot on the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 (Fr.)

Scored 14 individual points to help Cal win its third straight Pac-12 Championship
- 6th in 200 back (1:42.00)
- 16th in 200 free (1:35.02)
Swam NCAA "B" cuts in the 200 free (1:35.02), 500 free (4:20.73) & 200 back (1:41.79)
Ranked among Cal's five-fastest swimmers in four events (200 free, 500 free, 200 back, 200 fly)
Was a CSCAA Scholar All-American

National (USA)

Was 28th in the 200 back (2:02.18), 28th in 200m fly (2:00.12) & 41st in 400m free (3:59.52) at Wave II of the 2021 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials
Qualified for Wave II of the U.S. Olympic Trials with an impressive performance at Wave I where he won the 200m back (1:59.85) & placed second in the 200m fly (1:59.63)

High School/Club

Graduated from Oak Ridge High School (El Dorado Hills, Calif.)
Won the 500 free (4:21.56) at 2019 California CIF State Championship
Two-time champion in the 200 free & 200 back at 2019 Speedo Champions Series in Carlsbad
Two-time NISCA All-American (2017, 2018)
Swam club for Sierra Marlins Swim Team

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