2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Luca Pusateri Gissendaner

  • Events Breast
  • Height/Weight 6-2 / 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sausalito, Calif.
  • High School Stanford Online HS
  • Major Mechanical Engineering
  • Instagram lucapg20

Biography

Accolades
  • NCAA team championship (2023)
At Cal
2023-24 (So.)
  • Competed in nine meets during his junior year
  • Won the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 24.71 at the Triton Invitational
  • Took first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 54.82 against UC San Diego
2022-23 (Fr.)
  • Freshman member of the Cal 2023 NCAA championship team.
  • Swam in six meets as a freshman
  • Won his first individual event at the Triton Invitational winning the 50 breast with a time of 24.71 - a season-best time
  • Set three personal-best times at the Minnesota Invitational
    • 50 free - 21.22
    • 100 breast - 54.90
    • 200 breast - 2:11.06
  • Made his collegiate debut in the dual vs. Utah

Before Cal
High School/Club
  • Graduated from Stanford Online High School (Redwood City, California) in spring 2022
  • Swam for Kevin Zacher at Santa Clara Swim Club
  • Personal SCY bests upon arriving at Cal include:
    • 50 breast (24.52)
    • 100 breast (53.50)
    • 200 breast (1:59.32)
    • 100 fly (49.73)
  • Impressed at 2022 Speedo Sectionals in Austin, Texas, winning the 100 breast (53.69); was a finalist in 200 breast (3rd, 1:59.32) & 100 fly (8th, 51.85)
Personal
  • Born on Nov. 20, 2003 in Sausalito, California
  • Dual citizen of the United States & Italy, and is bilingual 
  • Son of David Gissendaner & Rosella Pusateri

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Breast
    6'2" 200 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Breast
    6'2" 200 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    Breast
    6'2" 200 lbs
  • 2025-26Senior

    Breast
    6'2" 200 lbs