California Golden Bears Athletics
2019-20 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Michael Jensen
- Position:
- Free/Fly
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Upper Dublin, Pa.
- Last School(s):
- Upper Dublin HS
Accolades
- NCAA team championship (2019)
- Pac-12 team championship (2018, 2019, 2020)
- NCAA champion
- 2019: 200 free relay
- 14x CSCAA All-American
- 2020: 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
- 2019: 50 Free (HM), 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
- 2018: 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay
- 2017: 50 Free (HM), 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
- 10x Pac-12 Champion
- 2020: 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
- 2019: 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
- 2018: 200 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay
- 2017: 200 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
At Cal
2019-20 (Sr.)
- Capped his collegiate career by helping lead Cal to its third straight Pac-12 Championship
- Totaled 49 points (29 individual, 20 relay) & captured two relay victories at Pac-12s
- 1st in 200 free relay (1:15.54) (Pac-12 Championship record)
- 1st in 400 free relay (2:46.92) (Pac-12 Championship record)
- 3rd in 50 free (19.38)
- 6th in 100 free (42.55)
- Earned CSCAA All-American honors in three events (100 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay)
- Swam the anchor of a Spieker Aquatics Complex record 1:25.14 in the 200 medley relay on Senior Day against Arizona State (Jan. 25)
- Finished the season ranked among the team's top nine in four individual events (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 fly)
- Major contributor to Cal's sixth NCAA team championship
- Member of NCAA title-winning 200 free relay team, which set a school record (1:14.72)
- Set school record & placed third in 400 free relay (2:26.41) alongside Pawel Syndek, Ryan Hoffer and Andrew Seliskar at NCAA Championships
- Additionally took seventh in 400 medley relay, ninth in 50 free (19.15) & 21st in 100 free (42.32) at NCAA Championships
- Swam third leg of Pac-12 title-winning 200 free relay & anchor leg of Pac-12 title-winning 400 medley relay
- Also placed third in 50 free (19.30), 13th in 100 fly (47.37) at Pac-12 Championships
- CSCAA All-American in 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 50 Free
- Anchored all three of Cal's free relays at NCAA Championships & helped Bears place sixth in 800, third in 200 & third in 400
- Competed individually in 50, 100 & 200 free events at NCAA Championships
- Swam on a pair of winning relays at Pac-12 Championships, helping Cal earn victories in 200 & 800 free relays
- CSCAA All-American in 200 free relay, 400 free relay & 800 free relay
- Stepped into pivotal role as a freshman & made key impact on Cal's runner-up finish at NCAA Championships
- Scored in 50 free at his first NCAA meet, making the "B" final & placing seventh in night session
- Also competed individually in 100 & 200 free events at NCAA Championships
- Carried heavy load on relay teams at NCAA Championships, competing in 200 free, 400 free, 800 free & 400 medley relays
- Helped Cal win Pac-12 titles in 200 free, 800 free & 400 medley relays
- Ranked second on team in 50 free (19.14) & third in both 100 (42.63) & 200 free (1:33.76)
- Ended freshman season in eighth on Cal's all-time list in both 50 & 200 free
National
- Qualified for 2016 Olympic Trials in 50, 100 & 200 free as well as 100 fly events
- Member of 2015 & 2016 U.S. Junior National Team
- Earned silver medal in 400 free relay at 2015 Junior World Championships
- Garnered his first senior national medals as he swam prelims on the 4×50 and 4×100 free relays, both of which went on to win gold medals in finals at 2018 Short Course World Championships
- Swam for Team USA at 2019 World University Games
High School / Club
- Graduated from Upper Dublin High School in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania state record holder in 200 free & 400 free relay
- Owned Upper Dublin school records in 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 fly, 100 back & 200 IM at time of graduation
- Swam for Upper Dublin Aquatic Club
- Club teammate of former Golden Bear, Michael Thomas
- Won 200 free at Winter Junior Nationals in both 2014 & 2015
Personal
- Born on December 11
- Son of Paul & Mary Ann Jensen
- Has two brothers, Eric & Matthew
- Mother's godfather, Roger Olsen, won 1962 NCAA title in the high jump & competed in basketball for Cal
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