2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Hank Rivers

  • Events Breast/Free/IM
  • Height/Weight 6-1 / 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Long Beach, Calif.
  • High School Woodrow Wilson HS
  • Major Psychology
  • Twitter HankRivers4
  • Instagram hankriverss

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. 
  • 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. 

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) 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

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Breast/Free/IM
    6'1" 185 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Breast/Free/IM
    6'1" 175 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    Breast/Free/IM
    6'1" 175 lbs
  • 2025-26Senior

    Breast/Free/IM
    6'1" 175 lbs