2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Robin Hanson

  • Events Free/Fly/IM
  • Height/Weight 6-2 / 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Björkebyvägen, Järfälla, Sweden
  • High School Järfälla Gymnasium
  • Major Economics
  • Instagram @robin.hanson

Biography

Accolades
  • ACC team championship (2025)
  • Olympian (Sweden: 2020 Tokyo)
  • NCAA team championship (2022)
  • Pac-12 team championship (2022)
  • 2x CSCAA All-American
    • 2022: 200 free (HM), 800 free relay

At Cal
2023-24 (Jr.)
  • Part of 800 free relay team that won the NCAA championship (6:02.26)
  • Placed eighth in the 200 free at the NCAA Championships (1:32.42)
2022-23 (So.)
  • Scored 20 individual ppoints at the Pac-12 Championships
    • Took 4th in the B-Final (12th overall) of the 100 free (42.62)
    • Finished fourth in the A-Final of the 200 free (1:33.21)
    • Finished 21st overall in the 50 free (19.76)
  • In the dual against Utah notched a pair of second place finishes.
    • 200 yard freestyle (1:36.56)
    • 100 yard butterfly (48.09)
  • Took fourth in the A-Final of the 200 yard freestyle at the Minnesota Invitational (1:33.74)
  • Captured third in the B-Final (11th overall) in the 50 yard freestyle at the Minnesota Invitational (19.74)
  • Had five top-10 times by a Golden Bear (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly)

2021-22 (Fr.)
  • Made an immediate impact on Cal's 2022 NCAA & Pac-12 team championships as a freshman
  • Earned All-America honors in two events & competed in four total at NCAAs
    • Set school record in 800 free relay (6:06.90) & finished third
    • Placed 15th in 200 free (1:33.33)
    • Was 41st in both 50 free (19.57) & 100 free (42.82)
  • Swam a season-best 1:32.33 in the 200 free prelims at NCAAs - fourth fastest time in program history
  • Totaled 23 individual points at the Pac-12 Championships
    • 8th in 100 free (42.71)
    • Won B-final & placed 9th in 200 free (1:32.72)
    • 14th in 50 free (19.59)
    • 3rd in 800 free relay (6:09.98)
  • Two top-three finishes in 100 free & 200 free in first collegiate dual meet vs. #9 Virginia (Oct. 15)
  • Won the 200 free (1:35.70) in Triple Distance Meet vs. Stanford (Nov. 5)

National (Sweden)
  • Made his second career Olympic Games as part of Sweden's 800 free relay team that placed 15th in Paris (3:15.71)
  • Represented Sweden at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics prior to arriving in Berkeley
    • 27th in 100m free (49.07)
    • 23rd in 200m free (1:47.02)
  • Represented Sweden at the 2023 Swimming World Championships in Fukumae Japan
    • 22nd in the 200m free (1:47.09)
    • Swam second leg of the 4x100 free relay with teammate Bjorn Seeliger - finished 16th (3:16.07)
    • Swam freestyle leg of the 4x100 medley relay with teammate Bjorn Seeliger - finished 19t (3:39.57)
    • Swam the second leg of the mixed 4x100 free relay with teammate Bjorn Seeliger - finished 11th (3:27.64)
    Qualified for the Tokyo Olympics by clocking 1:46.50 in the 200 free semis at the 2021 LEN European Aquatics Championships in Budapest; eventually placed seventh (1:47.34) in the 200 free final at the 2021 LEN European Aquatics Championships
  • Swam in four events for Sweden at 2022 FINA World Championships
  • Gold medalist in the 200 free (1:46.93) at the 2019 European Junior Championships
    • Also collected silver in the 100 free and bronze in the 400 free at the same meet
  • Medaled twice more at the 2019 World Junior Championships (silver in 200 free, bronze in 100 free)
  • Swedish junior record-holder in the 100 free and 200 free in both long course and short course meters
  • Placed 11th in the 200 free & 18th in the 400 free at the 2019 European Short-Course Championships in Glasgow
  • Was eighth in the 4x200m free relay, 18th in the 200m free & 14th in the 400m free at the 2018 European Long-Course Championships in Glasgow

High School/Club
  • Graduated from Järfälla Gymnasium
  • Swam club for Torbjörn Hanson at Spävägen Simförening

Personal
  • Full name is Robin Carl Mario Hanson
  • Born on April 2, 2001 in Stockholm, Sweden
  • Son of Torbjörn & Anna Hanson
  • Has one sister, Isabelle, who swims at Colorado Mesa University

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Free/Fly/IM
    6'2" 170 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Free/Fly/IM
    6'2" 170 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    Free/Fly/IM
    6'2" 170 lbs
  • 2024-25Senior

    Free/Fly/IM
    6'2" 170 lbs