University of California Athletics

Accolades

• NCAA team championship (2019)
• Pac-12 team championship (2018, 2019, 2020)
• CSCAA All-American
  • 2019: 200 Breast
• CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020)
• Pac-12 All-Academic Team Honorable Mention (2018, 2019)

At Cal
2019-20 (Sr.)

• Helped Cal win its third consecutive Pac-12 team championship as a senior
• Scored 28 individual points at the Pac-12 Championships
  • Fourth in 100 breast final (52.62)
  • Sixth in 200 breast final (1:54.47)
• Earned his first career CSCAA All-American honor in the 200 breast
• Swam season-best times of 52.60 in 100 breast & 1:53.05 in 200 breast at Pac-12 Championships
• His 1:53.05 was the 18th-fastest 200 breast in the nation

2018-19 (Jr.)

• Member of Cal's NCAA title-winning team during junior season
• NCAA qualifier in 200 breast, finishing 29th (1:54.93)
• Swam season-best 200 breast in 1:52.80 at Pac-12 Championships, the third fastest time on the team
• Had third fastest 100 breast time on the team with a 52.48 finish at NCAA Championships
• Pac-12 All-Academic Team Honorable Mention for second straight year
• Competed in 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships in Irvine prior to start of junior season

2017-18 (So.)

• Continued to make his mark in the breaststroke as a sophomore
• Owned team's fourth-fastest mark in the 100 breast (53.14) at Pac-12 Championships
• Ranked in team's top 10 in 200 breast (sixth, 1:54.93)
• Swam to NCAA "B" cuts in both breaststroke events
• Was a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention

2016-17 (Fr.)

• Contributed in both the breaststroke & IM for the Bears as a true freshman
• Posted his top time of the season in the 100 & 200 breast as well as the 200 IM at the Pac-12 Championships
• Earned a NCAA "B" standard with all three of his swims at the Pac-12 Championships
  • 53.99 in 100 breast
  • 1:57.57 in 200 breast
  • 1:49.09 in 200 IM
• Ranked sixth on the team in 100 breast & seventh in 200 breast

High School / Club / National

• Graduated from Woodside High School (Woodside, Calif.), where he was swim team MVP from 2013-16
• Left Woodside as the school record holder in the 200 IM & 100 breast
• Also swam for Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics and was named the club's swimmer of the year in 2016
• Served as a team captain for Palo Alto from 2015-16
• Helped Palo Alto become Junior National West champions in winter of 2015 & held club's 100m breast record for the 15-16 age group as of 2016

Personal

• Born on September 5, 1998
• Son of Par & Carol Arvidsson
• Has one brother, Erik, who is a competitive skier & a member of the United States Ski Team
• Both parents are UC Berkeley graduates
• Father, Par, is a Cal swim legend, having been inducted into Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991. Was a Gold medalist in the 100 fly at 1980 Olympics & was a 22-time Swedish champion. Helped Bears win NCAA titles in 1979 & 1980 & was a top 10 NCAA Scholar-Athlete in addition to establishing numerous records at Cal
• Also grew up as a competitive skier, but gave up the sport as a sophomore in high school to focus on swimming