2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Kai Crews

  • Events Free/Back
  • Height/Weight 6-0 / 173
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Truckee, Calif.
  • High School Truckee HS
  • Major Conservation & Resource Studies
  • Instagram Kea_Pictures

Biography

Accolades
  • NCAA team championship (2022), (2023)
  • Pac-12 team championship (2022)
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American (2022, honorable mention), (2023, second team)

At Cal
2022-23 (So.)
  • Took second in the 100 back at the Triton Invitational with a time of 47.06.
  • Won the 100 backstroke in the dual against UC San Diego, finishing with a time of 49.08
  • Took third in the 200 back with a time of 1:49.74 in the same meet. 
  • Among Cal's top-10 fastest swims in four individual events (100 back, 200 back, 100 fly, 100 IM)
2021-22 (Fr.)
  • Was a part of Cal's NCAA & Pac-12 team championships as a freshman
  • Swam three individual season-best times as an exhibition at the Pac-12 Championships
    • 20.31 in the 50 free
    • 47.80 in the 100 back
    • 1:43.43 in the 200 back (NCAA "B" cut)
  • Ranked among Cal's top 10 swimmers in three events (50 free, 200 back, 100 fly)
  • Swam a 48.85 in the 100 fly at the Minnesota Invite, ranking 10th among the Golden Bears
  • Won two events in a dual meet victory at UC San Diego on Feb. 4 (48.79 in the 100 back; 1:29.13 in the 200 medley relay)
  • Earned his first two individual victories at the Pacific Invite (Oct. 23), touching the wall first in the 100 back (50.22) & the 200 back (1:49.65)

National (USA)
  • Represented Indonesia at the 2019 FINA World Junior Championships in Budapest
    • Competed in the 50 & 100 free, 50, 100 & 200 back, 50 & 100 fly & 200 IM
  • Swam at 2019 U.S. Winter Nationals in Greensboro, N.C. & Winter Junior Nationals in 2016-19 

High School/Club
  • Graduated from Tahoe Truckee High School in spring 2021
  • Swam club for Truckee Tahoe Swim Club
  • Personal SCY bests upon arriving at Cal include:
    • 100 back – 48.10
    • 200 back – 1:46.48
    • 50 free – 20.80
    • 100 free – 44.69
    • 200 free – 1:48.36
  • Led Truckee HS to three Nevada Class 3A state team titles in 2018, 2019 & 2021
  • Won 2021 Nevada Class 3A state titles in the 100 back, 100 fly, 400 free relay & 200 medley relay
  • Named the 2019 NIAA Class 3A Swimmer of the Year after winning the 100 free with a Nevada state record of 44.99 & the 100 back with 48.69
  • Three-time U.S. Scholastic All-American
  • Member of Truckee HS' Model United Nations Club

Personal
  • Full name is Kaikea Putra Boyum Crews
  • Born on Dec. 4, 2002 in Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Son of Cyrus Boyum Crews & Meitri Widya Pangestika
  • Father, Cyrus, is his club swim coach
  • Has one younger sister
  • Intends to major in Environmental Science at Cal
  • Enjoys playing guitar, surfing & backcountry snowboarding

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Free/Back
    5'11" 163 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Free/Back
    5'11" 163 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    Free/Back
    6'0" 173 lbs
  • 2024-25Senior

    Free/Back
    6'0" 173 lbs