2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
Accolades
- ACC team championship (2025)
- NCAA team championship (2023)
At Cal
2023-24 (So.)
- Competed in 11 meets during sophomore season
- Represented the Bears at the U.S. Olympic Trials
- Won the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:00.57 against UC San Diego
- Placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 55.98 against Pittsburgh
2022-23 (Fr.)
- Competed in seven meets his freshman campaign.Â
- Made his collegiate debut at the King of the Pool against Cal Poly
- At the Minnesota Invitational set personal and season bests in three events
- In the 50 free finished with a season-best time of 20.93
- Set a season-best time in the 100 breast (55.08)
- Advanced the finals in the 200 breast and finished 26th with a personal-best time of 2:00.89
- Took fourth in the 100 breast in the dual against UC San Diego, finished with a time of 57.84
- Also took sixth in the 200 breast with a time of 2:10.41
- Set a season-best time in the 100 breast at the Triton Invitational with a time of 54.57 which placed him third.Â
Before Cal
High School/Club
- Graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School (Long Beach, California) in spring 2022
- Swam for Golden West Swim Club under Tracy Maurer
- Helped lead Long Beach Wilson to four straight Moore League team titles, extending the school's streak to 49
- Two-time Moore League Swimmer of the Year (2019, 2021)
- Four-time NISCA All-American
- Four-time CIF Southern Section champion
- Touched the wall first in the 100 breast (54.35) at 2022 CIF-SS Division I Championships; was runner-up in 200 free (1:38.42)
- 100 free champion (44.65) & 100 breast champion (54.13)Â at 2021 CIF-SS Division I Championships
- Won the 100 breast (55.39) at the 2019 CIF SS Division 2 Championships
- Personal SCY bests upon arriving at Cal include:
- 50 free – 20.93
- 100 free – 44.65
- 200 free – 1:38.42
- 100 breast – 53.91
- 200 breast – 2:00.95
- 200 IM – 1:48.99
- Was an All-American in water polo from 2014-16; helped Woodrow Wilson HS win a pair of Moore League water polo titles
- Recognized for "high honors" academically
Personal
- Full name is Charles "Hank" Henry Rivers
- Born on Oct. 14, 2003 in Long Beach, California
- Son of Charlie & Jenny Rivers
- Has one sibling, Lucy Rivers
- Father, Charlie, swam for Long Beach City College
Historical Player Information
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2022-23Freshman
Breast/Free/IM
6'1"
185 lbs
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2023-24Sophomore
Breast/Free/IM
6'1"
175 lbs
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2024-25Junior
Breast/Free/IM
6'1"
175 lbs
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2025-26Senior
Breast/Free/IM
6'1"
175 lbs