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Leah Polonsky registered a third-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley.
WSWIM2/19/2025 7:55 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Polonsky Reaches Podium In 200 Individual Medley
Bears Stand In Fourth Place After Second Day Of ACC Championship
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Senior
Leah Polonsky continued her postseason success in the 200-yard individual medley and the California 200 freestyle relay team cracked the program's all-time top-10 list during the second night of the 2025 ACC Women's Swimming & Diving Championship at Greensboro Aquatic Center on Wednesday.
Polonsky reached the podium with a third-place finish in the 200 IM, clocking in at a career-best time of 1:53.28. That mark moved her up to No. 6 all-time at Cal. Polonsky now has three podium finishes in conference meets in the 200 IM during her career, including a Pac-12 championship in the event in 2023.
The Golden Bears' quartet of
Mary-Ambre Moluh,
Isabelle Stadden,
McKenna Stone and
Mia West placed fifth in an ultra-competitive 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:26.69. That's the ninth-best time ever at Cal in the event and sixth-best in the country this season. Four of the five times ahead of them were four of the relay teams that out-touched them on Wednesday night.
Graduate transfer
Maya Geringer advanced to the A-final of the 500 freestyle and placed fifth with a season-best time of 4:39.81. Moluh also earned a spot in the A-final of the 50 free and was seventh with a mark of 21.88.
With the first two days of the meet in the books, the Bears stand in fourth place in the team standings with 308.5 points. Thursday's action includes the 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 400 individual medley and the 3-meter dive.
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