WINDSOR, Canada – Six days of racing against world-class competition came to a close Sunday for a handful of current and former Cal men's swimmers and, as has become increasingly common, the Bears left their stamp on the proceedings with a strong showing at the FINA World Swimming Championships (short-course) in Canada.

With Cal associate head coach Yuri Suguiyama at the helm of the men's squad, Team USA led the medal table at the WFCU Centre, walking away with a combined (men's and women's) total of 30 that doubled what the second-place country, Japan (15 medals), came away with. The combined medal count is also the second-most for the United States at an individual short-course Worlds Championships (41, 2004).

Olympic gold medalist Tom Shields led the Cal contingent when it came to hardware. With one gold, five silvers and one bronze, Shields continued an incredible few weeks that also saw him become the first man in history to break 44 seconds in the 100-yard butterfly.

This time, swimming over a short-course meters setup, the Huntington Beach, Calif. native claimed individual silver in the 50, 100 and 200-meter butterfly. He also took gold as the leadoff leg of the 200 mixed medley relay, bronze in the 100 free relay and silver in both the 200 free relay and 200 medley relay. Shields also broke the American record in the 50 butterfly with a mark of 22.38 in the semifinals.

Another Golden Bear enjoyed a momentous week as Jacob Pebley earned his first individual medal at the World Championships with silver in the 200 backstroke. Pebley also earned silver as a member of Team USA's 800 free relay and 200 medley relay.

Current Cal swimmer Matthew Josa returns to Berkeley with a trio of medals in tow, earning gold in the 200 mixed medley relay, silver in the men's 200 medley relay and bronze in the 400 free relay. In all three cases, Josa helped Team USA get to the finals by swimming the morning session.

Olympic silver medalist Josh Prenot was also in action throughout the stay in Canada, taking fourth in both the 200 and 400 IM as well as fifth in the 200 breast. He also swam the morning session of the 400 medley relay for Team USA. Former Golden Bear standout Martin Liivamagi competed for his home country of Estonia, racing in the breaststroke events as well as the 100 IM.