California vs. Nevada
Friday, Nov. 17| 2 PM | Legends Aquatic Center | Berkeley
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Lumberjack Diving Invitational
Friday-Sunday, Nov. 17-19 | All Day | Aquatic and Tennis Complex | Flagstaff, Ariz.
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Cal's swimmers and divers will both be in action this weekend, with the squad split in order to attend separate events in Berkeley and Flagstaff, Arizona. The swimmers will host the third of four home fall dual meets when Nevada visits Friday afternoon. Racing is scheduled to get underway at 2 p.m. and the meet will be held at Legends Aquatic Center. The Bears and Wolfpack are facing each other for the first time since 2010, with Cal holding an 8-2 series edge.

Meanwhile, Cal's divers will compete on 1-meter, 3-meter and platform during the Lumberjack Diving Invitational set for Friday-Sunday. Each of the Bears hopes this marks the first of two trips to Flagstaff as the site also serves as the venue for the NCAA Zone E Championships, which will determine qualifiers for the NCAA meet in March.

• BEARS STAY UNDEFEATED, SWEEP OREGON STATE, NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Cal hosted a pair of schools the weekend of Nov. 3-4 and came away with a clean sweep, defeating Oregon State, 164-85, on Nov. 3 and downing North Carolina State, 176-124, a day later. The Bears combined to win 26 of 30 events, including four apiece by Abbey Weitzeil and Kathleen Baker. Weitzeil claimed the 100 breast and 500 free against OSU, then moved back into her specialties to prevail in the 50 and 100 free vs. NC State. Baker won three events against NC State - 100 and 200 back, 200 IM - and the 100 free vs. OSU.

• CAL CELEBRATES 25 YEARS WITH TERI McKEEVER
Following Cal's dual meet against North Carolina State Nov. 4, more than 200 people, including dozens of alumnae and their families, remained at Legends Aquatic Center for a special ceremony celebrating Teri McKeever's 25 years as the Bears' head coach. Chancellor Carol Christ and Director of Athletics Mike Williams were among the speakers, along with current swimmers, a former assistant coach and a pair of alums. Before the crowd heard from McKeever, Michael Go announced the formation of the Teri McKeever Swimming Scholarship, which will be awarded to a deserving student-athlete beginning next year.

• SUMMER SWIMS AROUND THE GLOBE
A number of Golden Bears kept busy over the summer representing their respective national teams in competition. Kathleen Baker earned three medals at the World Championships - silver in the 100m back, bronze in the 200m back and gold on the world-record-setting 400m medley relay, but she wasn't the only Cal swimmer in the pool. Robin Neumann (Netherlands) was also at Worlds in Budapest, while recent Cal grad Farida Osman (Egypt) claimed a bronze medal in the 50-meter fly. At the World University Games in Taipei, Katie McLaughlin (USA) earned three relay medals and reached the finals in the 50m and 100m fly, and Sarah Darcel (Canada) finaled in both the 200m IM and 400m IM. Finally, senior Maija Roses (USA) claimed gold medals in the 100m and 200m breast and on the 400m medley relay at the Maccabiah Games in Israel.

• GOLDEN BEAR NOTES ...
Led by CSCAA National Swimmer of the Year Kathleen Baker, Cal finished as the runner-up at the 2017 NCAA Championships - the ninth year in a row the Bears have placed among the top three ... Baker won both the 100m and 200m back at the Nico Sapio Trophy in Genoa, Italy, Nov. 10-11 ... Cal returns 14 swimmers and divers from last year and welcomes 11 newcomers to the roster ... among the group are six 2017 All-Americans - Baker, Amy Bilquist, Katie McLaughlin, Maddie Murphy, Noemie Thomas and Abbey Weitzeil.