Friday, September 24
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
11 A.M.
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Cal
Photo by: Kyle Calzia / MPSF
Cal Poly Swimming & Diving Opens 2021-22 Season Friday
9/21/2021 3:14:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The Cal Poly men's and women's swimming teams will kick off their 2021-22 season Friday when hosting Cal for their annual King and Queen of the Pool pentathlon. The meet will start at 11 a.m. from Anderson Aquatics Center.
Each swimmer will take part in five 100-yard races, including butterfly, breaststroke, individual medley, backstroke and freestyle. The swimmers with the best combined time from each school will be crowned king and queen of the pool.
A perennial powerhouse in college swimming, the Cal men's swimming team finished as the NCAA runner-up for the 11th consecutive year in 2021 while the women' team finished fourth in the country last season.
At this past summer's Olympic games in Tokyo, there were a total of seven women's swimmers and four men's swimmers from Cal competing in it.
The Mustangs return 23 swimmers & divers on the women's side and 23 on the men's side. Among those coming back include sophomore men's swimmer Kieran McNulty who last season became the first Mustang to be named MPSF Freshman of the Year. In 2020-21, McNulty became the first Mustang since 2013 to win two individual conference titles. He did so at the MPSF Championships, winning the 500-yard freestyle and the 1,650-yard (one mile) freestyle events. His times in the 200 free, 500 free, 1,000 free, and 1,650 free were all the fastest on the team last year.
Also returning on the men's side is senior Gennady Sytnik who last year broke the long-standing school record in the 100 backstroke. He broke Peter Kline's record of 48.25 that had been held since 2011 with a time of 48.03 during last year's MPSF Championships.
Returning on the women's side includes senior diver Joelle Weltner, who last year broke the school record in the 1-meter dive after a score of 281.55.
Following Friday's meet, Cal Poly will hold its annual Green vs. Gold meet on Friday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m.
Each swimmer will take part in five 100-yard races, including butterfly, breaststroke, individual medley, backstroke and freestyle. The swimmers with the best combined time from each school will be crowned king and queen of the pool.
A perennial powerhouse in college swimming, the Cal men's swimming team finished as the NCAA runner-up for the 11th consecutive year in 2021 while the women' team finished fourth in the country last season.
At this past summer's Olympic games in Tokyo, there were a total of seven women's swimmers and four men's swimmers from Cal competing in it.
The Mustangs return 23 swimmers & divers on the women's side and 23 on the men's side. Among those coming back include sophomore men's swimmer Kieran McNulty who last season became the first Mustang to be named MPSF Freshman of the Year. In 2020-21, McNulty became the first Mustang since 2013 to win two individual conference titles. He did so at the MPSF Championships, winning the 500-yard freestyle and the 1,650-yard (one mile) freestyle events. His times in the 200 free, 500 free, 1,000 free, and 1,650 free were all the fastest on the team last year.
Also returning on the men's side is senior Gennady Sytnik who last year broke the long-standing school record in the 100 backstroke. He broke Peter Kline's record of 48.25 that had been held since 2011 with a time of 48.03 during last year's MPSF Championships.
Returning on the women's side includes senior diver Joelle Weltner, who last year broke the school record in the 1-meter dive after a score of 281.55.
Following Friday's meet, Cal Poly will hold its annual Green vs. Gold meet on Friday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m.
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