2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
Accolades
- NCAA team championship (2022, 2023)
- Pac-12 team championship (2022)
- CSCAA Scholar All-American (2023, 2nd team)
At Cal
2022-23 (So.)
- Sophomore member of Cal's 2023 NCAA championship squad
- Earned CSCAA Second Team Academic All-American honors
- Competed in three meets for the Golden Bears in 2023-24
- At Minnesota Invitational he took fifth in the 100 back with a time of 46.55
- Took second in the 100 back with a time of 48.82 in the dual meet vs Utah (Oct. 12)
- Finished second in the 100 back at the annual King of the Pool meet against Cal Poly.
2021-22 (Fr.)
- Freshman member of Cal's 2022 NCAA & Pac-12 championship squad
- Swam a trio of season-best times at the Minnesota Invite (Dec. 1-4)
- 20.69 in 50 free
- 48.30 in 100 back
- 1:48.12 in 200 back
- Made collegiate debut with a 49.36 in the 100 back vs. #9 Virginia (Oct. 15)
High School/Club
- Graduated from Ensworth High School (Nashville, Tenn.) in spring 2021
- Swam club for John Morse at Nashville Aquatic Club, where he owns the club record in the 100 backstroke
- Personal SCY bests upon arriving at Cal include:
- 50 free – 20.51
- 100 free – 45.13
- 100 back – 47.76
- 200 back – 1:45.44
- 100 fly – 50.01
- 200 fly – 2:04.38
- 200 IM – 1:49.61
- Won the 50m back (25.98) & racked up five other top-five finishes at the 2021 SE NAC Southeastern Championships
- Placed eighth in the 100 back (48.79) at the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships (East)
- Won a trio of 2019 Southeastern Swimming LSC titles in the 50 back, 100 back & 200 back
- Finished fourth in the 200 IM & fifth in the 100 back at the Tennessee High School State Championships as a sophomore
- USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
- Was an Optime Merens student at Ensworth HS
Personal
- Full name is Evan James Petty
- Born on Feb. 27, 2003 in Nashville, Tenn.
- Son of Damon & Jennifer Petty
- Has two younger siblings, Maggie & Damon
- Intends to major in Mechanical Engineering & Business at Cal
Historical Player Information
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2021-22Freshman
Free/Back/IM
6'1"
147 lbs
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2022-23Sophomore
Free/Back/IM
6'1"
147 lbs
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2023-24Junior
Free/Back/IM
6'1"
170 lbs
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2024-25Senior
Free/Back/IM
6'1"
170 lbs
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2025-26Fifth Year
Free/Back/IM
6'1"
170 lbs