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2002-03 MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING FACTS AND FIGURES TABLE OF CONTENTS Location .................................................................. Berkeley, CA 94720 Enrollment ..................................................................................... 32,000 Spieker Aquatics Complex .............................................................. 2 Founded ............................................................................................ 1868 Golden Bear Outlook.................................................................... 3-5 Nickname ............................................................................ Golden Bears Coaching Staff............................................................................... 6-7 Colors ................................................................................ Blue and Gold 2002-03 Roster ................................................................................ 8 Conference ................................................................................ Pacific-10 Golden Bear Profiles................................................................... 9-15 Pool ................................................................ Spieker Aquatics Complex 2001-02 in Review.................................................................... 16-17 Lanes ................................................................................... 9 feet wide 2001-02 Best Times ...................................................................... 18 Depth......................................................................... 10 feet to 13 feet Cal Olympic Tradition .................................................................. 19 Dimensions ....................................................... 50 meters by 25 yards Records and Traditions............................................................. 20-25 Bulkhead: .............................................................................. Moveable Olympic Medallists/All-Americans .............................................. 26 Chancellor .................................................................. Dr. Robert Berdahl Cal Lettermen ........................................................................... 27-28 Athletic Director ............................................................. Steve Gladstone The University ........................................................................... IBC Head Coach.................................... Nort Thornton (San Jose State 1956) Career Record at Cal ..................................... 200-79 (.717) in 28 seasons MEDIA CREDENTIALS Co-Head Coach ................................................................... Mike Bottom Volunteer Assistant Coach ................................................ Ben Sheppard Please direct all requests/questions for media credentials to Lori Haro. Diving Coach .......................................................................... Phil Tonne Requests should be made in writing by sports editors/directors on appropriate Olympic Sports Assistant ................................................ Josh Flushman letterhead at least one week prior to the meet. Please fax (510-643-7778) Thornton’s Office Phone: ................................................ (510) 642-5917 or email the requests ([email protected]). 2002 Dual Meet Record ...................................................................... 6-2 2002 Pac-10 Finish ............................................................................. 2nd INTERVIEWS/PRESS INFORMATION 2002 NCAA Finish ............................................................................. 6th Lettermen Returning ............................................................................. 13 A pre-game press release and complete set of results will be made available Lettermen Lost ..................................................................................... 11 to members of the media covering Cal home swimming meets. These will NCAA Team Members Returning ......................................................... 6 also be available online at www.calbears.com. All athlete and coach NCAA Team Members Lost .................................................................. 6 interviews, either in person or by telephone, must be coordinated through Media Relations Office Lori Haro with a minimum of one day notice. Please call 510-642-5363 for 210 Memorial Stadium more information. Berkeley, CA 94720 Phone: ............................................................................ 510-642-5363 Fax: ................................................................................ 510-642-7778 Media Relations Assistant (M. Swim.) .................................... Lori Haro Home: ............................................................................ 925-253-9324 2002-03 CAL MEN’S SWIMMING SCHEDULE ON THE COVER Date Opponent Location Time The 2002-03 Cal men’s Oct. 4 Pacific Berkeley 12 p.m. swim team in the pool at Spieker Oct. 25-26 at Pacific Invitational Stockton All Day Aquatics Complex. Photo and Oct. 27 #at The Tiburon Mile Tiburon 9 a.m. cover design by Evan Kerr. Nov. 22 #Alumni Meet Berkeley 3:30 p.m. Dec. 5-7 at Texas Invitational Austin, TX All Day CREDITS Jan. 6 at UNLV Las Vegas, NV TBA Jan. 10 Cal State Bakersfield Berkeley 1 p.m. The 2002-03 edition of the Jan. 11 Michigan Berkeley 1 p.m. CALIFORNIA MEN’S Jan. 17-18 at Dallas Morning News Invitational Dallas, TX All Day SWIMMING GUIDE was Jan. 18-20 Cal Invitational Berkeley All Day written and edited by Lori Jan. 24 *at Arizona State Tempe, AZ TBA Haro, Media Relations Jan. 25 *at Arizona Tucson, AZ TBA Assistant. Layout and Feb. 7 *USC Berkeley 1 p.m. graphics by John Dunbar, Feb. 22 *Stanford Berkeley 1 p.m. Publications Director and Mar. 6-8 at Pac-10 Championships Long Beach All Day Evan Kerr, Publications Mar. 27-29 at NCAA Championships Austin, TX All Day Coordinator. Photos by Patrick Merrill, Evan Kerr, *Pac-10 Meet Stu Corliss, Irene Tang, Bill #Denotes Non-Scoring Meet Collins, and ALLSPORT, Home meets (bold) at Spieker Aquatics Complex among others. 2002-03 Golden Bear Swimming & Diving Media Guide 1 SPIEKER AQUATICS COMPLEX THE HOME OF... Spieker Aquatics Complex has played host to some of the world’s best swimmers, one of the most noted being Olympic medalist Matt Biondi (above.) CHAMPIONS he home of the University letterman Warren “Ned” Spieker swimming and water polo of California men’s Jr., who provided the major portion competition. Also included in the Tswimming team is the of the funding for the project. reconstruction was the installation Spieker Aquatics Complex, one of The facility replaced the old of new piping and filtration systems, the finest outdoor facilities in the Harmon pool, which had stood on lighting modifications and increased United States. the same site since the early 1930s. spectator seating. Completed in the fall of 1982, the Included in the extensive remodeling The Spieker Aquatics Complex $1 million dollar facility was made project was the joining of the two is located adjacent to Haas Pavilion possible through the Cal Sports’80s existing tanks into one 50-meter by at the corner of Bancroft and Dana project and was dedicated to the 25-yard pool of deep water, suitable streets on the Berkeley campus. former California water polo for national and international SPIEKER AQUATICS COMPLEX RECORDS 50 Freestyle 19.69 Anthony Ervin (California) Feb. 17, 2001 100 Freestyle 43.30 Anthony Ervin (California) Feb. 17, 2001 200 Freestyle 1:35.58 Joe Hudepohl (Stanford) Feb. 18, 1995 500 Freestyle 4:17.77 Mike O’Brien (USC) Feb. 9, 1985 1650 Freestyle 14:58.10 Jeff Kostoff (Stanford) Feb. 21, 1987 100 Backstroke 47.47 Brian Retterer (Stanford) Feb. 18, 1995 200 Backstroke 1:43.36 Lenny Krayzelburg (USC) Feb. 8, 1997 100 Breaststroke 54.89 Anthony Robinson (Stanford) Feb. 17, 2001 200 Breaststroke 1:58.47 Michael Bruce (Stanford) Feb. 17, 2001 100 Butterfly 47.67 Sabir Muhammad (Stanford) Feb. 18, 1995 200 Butterfly 1:45.33 Dan Westcott (Stanford) Feb. 17, 2001 200 IM 1:47.30 Ron Karnaugh (California) Feb. 11, 1989 400 IM 3:52.84 Jeff Kostoff (Stanford) Feb. 21, 1987 200 Medley Relay 1:30.75 ASU (Abal, Guzauskas, McDonald, Vonschoff) Jan. 22, 2000 400 Medley Relay 3:15.41 Cal (Lim, Kim, Novy, Ervin) Feb. 3, 2001 200 Free Relay 1:19.77 Cal (Macedo, Uxa, Greenwood, Ervin) Feb. 17, 2001 400 Free Relay 2:57.55 Stanford (Claypool, Wales, Counts, Muhammad) Feb. 22, 1997 800 Free Relay 6:41.47 Cal (Kelly, Magnusson, Revelli, Holmertz) Feb. 21, 1981 2 2002-03 Golden Bear Swimming & Diving Media Guide 2002-03 GOLDEN BEAR OUTLOOK 2002-03 CAL ROSTER A MIX OF SOLID EXPERIENCE AND ASPIRING TALENT reshmen dot nearly half of the University of California men’s swimming and diving roster, but despite the youth of the 2002-03 Fteam, the Golden Bears expect to remain a Top 10 program. In fact, head coach Nort Thornton believes that this season’s team has a Top 5 finish in them. “We have to integrate our new people with those who have played at the NCAA level and are aware of how it all works and what pressures there are,” Thornton said. “Right now, it’s a matter of getting everybody on the same page and building a team.” The team may feature many newcomers, but the returning swimmers are among the best from a season ago. One of the world’s greatest sprinters, Anthony Ervin, returns for his senior season. During his first three years as a Bear, Ervin has already inked his name in the