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Kelsey Zhang from Saratoga, California, has introduced her intention to make 60-miles transfer up I-880 to the College of California, Berkeley, to swim and examine within the Golden Bears’ class of 2030.
“I’m so thrilled to announce my verbal dedication to pursue my educational and athletic profession on the College of California, Berkeley! I need to thank my family and friends for his or her limitless help all through this journey, and my coaches at @paloaltostanfordaquatics for serving to me get to the place I’m right this moment. I additionally need to give a particular thanks to Coach Dave for making this a dream come true. I’m so honored to have the ability to begin this new chapter of my life with such an incredible staff; GO BEARS!! 💛🐻💙”
Zhang is a junior at Saratoga Excessive Faculty. She swims year-round with Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics and is a member of the U.S. Nationwide Junior Crew for 2024-25. We ranked her #5 on our Manner Too Early listing of prime recruits from the highschool class of 2026.
In highschool swimming, Zhang made a splash from day 1. As a freshman, she gained the 200 IM (1:59.03, a PB) and 100 fly (52.62) on the 2023 CIF Central Coast Championships earlier than happening to the California State Meet, the place she gained the 100 fly (52.94) and positioned third within the 200 IM (1:59.56). In 2024, she gained the 100 fly (52.14) and was DQd within the remaining of the 200 IM, for which she had certified 1st by 2.75 seconds with a prelims swim of 1:59.05.
Zhang is the highest 200 butterflyer within the cohort – by a protracted shot. She got here in third in each the 100/200 fly at Winter Juniors West final December, leaving the meet with new PBs within the 50 again (25.01), 100 again (54.10), and 100 fly (52.18). She lowered her finest time within the 100 fly to 52.08 in February on the President’s Day Senior Basic Meet in San Diego. There, she gained the 50 free (23.11), 1000 free (9:48.63), 100 breast (1:01.85), 100 fly, and 200 fly (1:55.82), clocking PBs in all however the 200 fly. That PB (1:53.51) got here in April at Far Westerns, the place she additionally lowered her 200 IM time to 1:57.26.
In lengthy course season, she swam each the 100 fly and 200 fly at U.S. Olympic Crew Trials, and whereas she didn’t remaining, she did earn a brand new lifetime finest within the latter (2:11.95). Zhang represented Crew USA on the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, a month after working the desk at Sacramento Futures. At that meet, she gained the 100 fly (1:00.53), 200 fly (2:11.06, new PB), 200 IM (2:16.83), and 400 IM (4:48.82, a PB).
Greatest SCY occasions:
- 200 fly – 1:53.51 (finest in school)
- 100 fly – 52.08
- 200 IM – 1:57.26
- 200 free – 1:48.38
- 100 again – 54.10
- 100 breast – 1:01.85
- 500 free – 4:48.16
- 100 free – 50.46
- 50 free – 23.11
Zhang may have a direct influence on the Golden Bears’ roster. Her 200 fly time would already rating at NCAAs and her 200 IM and 100 fly time are simply shy of the 2024 invite cutoff. She can be a 1:01 100 breaststroker and her freestyle occasions might land her spots on a number of relays. She is going to be a part of “Better of the Relaxation” recruit Isabel Wolk at Cal within the fall of 2026.
Zhang has apparently been contemplating Cal for fairly a while, as she posted the next photograph on her Instagram announcement publish with Cal nice Kathleen Baker:
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