Like the Cal men, Cal women’s swimming and diving had a team lead going into the final day of competition. Unfortunately, the Golden Bears just didn’t have enough on the final day to hold off Stanford Cardinal to prevent their three-peat.
Nonetheless, the Cal Bears exceeded even their own expectations to really put up a fight. Bears won 4 NCAA titles - 3 relays and 1 individual event for junior Calympian Abbey Weitzeil. Cal head coach Teri McKeever was named the national coach of the year.
Cal seniors Amy Bilquist and Katie McLaughlin got to end their great collegiate careers by setting new school records (McLaughlin bested a couple of records held by Cal legend Natalie Coughlin) and winning relays.