Hugo González

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Accolades

2x Olympian (Spain: 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo)
NCAA team championship (2019, 2022)
Pac-12 team championship (2020, 2021, 2022)
2x NCAA champion
- 2022: 400 IM
- 2021: 400 free relay
12x CSCAA All-American
- 2022: 200 breast (HM), 200 IM, 400 IM, 400 free relay
- 2021: 200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM (HM), 400 free relay
- 2020: 200 Breast, 400 IM
- 2018: 200 IM (HM), 400 Medley Relay (HM)
4x Pac-12 champion
- 2022: 400 free relay
- 2021: 200 IM, 400 IM
- 2020: 400 IM
1x SEC Champion
- 2018: 400 IM
SEC Male Freshman of the Year (2018)
All-SEC First Team (2018)
SEC All-Freshman Team (2018)
1x SEC Swimmer of the Week (2018)
2x SEC Freshman of the Week (2018)
1x CSCAA Scholar All-American (2021, first team)

At Cal
2021-22 (R-Sr.)

Graduated with his degree in Spanish & Portuguese following the 2021-22 season
Set NCAA & U.S. Open records by winning the 400 IM title (3:32.88) at NCAA Championships
- Bested the previous NCAA & U.S. Open mark of 3:33.42 set by Georgia's Chase Kalisz in 2017
- Gave strong indication of what was to come when he swam 3:34.88 in morning prelims to break Josh Prenot's six-year-old school record
Earned All-America status in four events (three individual, one relays) to help Cal win the 2022 NCAA team championship
- Fifth in 200 IM (1:39.82)
- Third in the 400 free relay (2:46.42); was the third-fastest time in school history
- All-America honorable mention in the 100 breast after finishing 10th (1:51.45)
Led Cal to its fifth consecutive Pac-12 team title with a school record in the 400 free relay & three top-seven individual finishes
- Clocked 2:45.94 in the 400 free relay to set school & Pac-12 Championships records
- Second in 400 IM (3:36.54)
- Second in 200 breast (1:50.57); was the seventh-fastest time in the NCAA this season
- Seventh in 200 IM (1:43.14)
Concluded his Cal career with four top-six individual times in program history

2020-21 (R-Jr.)

Won his first NCAA title in the 400 free relay, swimming the final leg (41.78) for a 2:46.60 victory
Totaled 42 individual points & collected All-America status in four events in Cal's runner-up finish at NCAA Championships
- 2nd place, 200 IM (1:39.99)
- 3rd place, 200 breast (1:51.20)
- 9th place, 400 IM (3:36.73) (pool record)
His 3:36.73 finish in the 400 IM was the fastest time in the NCAA field, but he missed the A Final cut with a 10th-place finish in prelims
Won two Pac-12 titles in the 200 IM (1:41.05) & 400 IM (3:37.31)
Added a third-place finish in the 200 back (1:39.18) at Pac-12s, giving him 56 points at the conference meet
Had four top-seven times in the nation, including the second-fastest 200 IM & 400 IM finishes
Climbed Cal's all-time rankings to second in the 200 IM (1:39.99) & sixth in the 200 back (1:39.18)
Was among Cal's top-10 fastest times of the season in five events

2019-20 (R-So.)

Quickly became an impact swimmer for Cal, earning CSCAA All-American honors in two events (200 breast, 400 IM)
Helped Bears win their third straight Pac-12 Championship, scoring 36 individual points
- 1st in 400 IM (3:36.60) (Pac-12 Championship record)
- 3rd in 200 back (1:39.66)
Owned the nation's fastest 400 IM (3:36.60), fourth-fastest 200 breast (1:51.63) & eighth-fastest 200 back (1:39.66)
His 1:51.63 200 breast was a personal best, coming in a time trial at Pac-12 Championships
Skipped the Minnesota Invitational (Dec. 4-7) to compete at 2019 Swim Cup Amsterdam
- Won gold & qualified for the 2021 Olympics with a 1:58.73 finish in the 200-meter IM

2018-19 (R-Fr.)

Before Cal
2017-18 (Fr.) (Auburn)

Completed a dynamic freshman season at Auburn before transferring
Named the SEC Male Freshman of the Year, the first in program history
Collected CSCAA All-American honors in two events (200 IM, 400 Medley Relay)
- 10th in 200 IM (1:42.21)
- 13th in 400 Medley Relay
- 27th in 200 back (1:41.41)
- 30th in 400 IM (3:46.19)
Excelled at SEC Championships with one individual win
- 1st in 400 IM (3:35.76) (SEC Championships record)
- 2nd in 200 IM (1:40.66)
- 3rd in 200 back (1:40.82)
Set three Auburn school records throughout freshman year
- 200 back (1:39.05)
- 200 IM (1:40.67)
- 400 IM (3:35.76)
Held NCAA "B" cuts in 200 free, 100 back, 200 breast & 100 fly
Won a total of 15 individual races during the dual meet season & was on three winning relays
Named SEC Swimmer of the Week (Dec. 5) once, SEC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 17, Nov. 7) twice

National (Spain)

Two-time Olympian, having competed for Spain at the 2020 Tokyo & 2016 Rio Games
- Finished sixth in the 100m back & 11th in the 200m IM in Tokyo
- Placed 16th in the 200m back (1:59.08) & 20th in the 100m back (54.18) in Rio
Has represented Spain on the international level numerous times
- Three-time semifinalist at the 2022 FINA World Championships (Budapest, Hungary)
  - 11th in 100m back (53.50)
  - 12th in 200m IM (1:58.41)
  - 13th in 200m back (1:59.05)
- Swam in five different events at 2021 FINA Short-Course World Championships
  - Best finish was ninth in the 200m back (1:52.47)
  - Also swam in the 200m IM, 50m back, 100m back & 100m free
- Won three medals (one gold, one silver, one bronze) in the 50m back, 100m back & 200m IM at the 2021 LEN European Aquatics Championships
- 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup (Budapest, Hungary)
- 2018 FINA Short Course World Championships (Hangzhou, China)
- 2017 World Championships (Budapest, Hungary)
  - 23rd in 100 back (55.05)
  - 26th in 200 IM (2:02.78)
  - 32nd in 200 back (2:02.41)
- 2017 Junior World Championships
  - 1st in 400 IM (4:14.65) (championship record)
  - 1st in 200 back (1:56.69) (championship record)
  - 1st in 100 back (54.27)
  - 2nd in in 50 back (25.30)
- 2016 European Junior Championships

High School/Club

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