2025-26 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Ava Chavez

  • Position Freestyle/Butterfly
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Junior
  • Last School(s) St. Francis
  • Hometown Granite Bay, Calif.

Biography

California
  • Qualified for the 2025 NCAA Championships in the 200 free, 500 free and 200 fly
  • Won the 200 free at the UCSD Triton Invite
  • Helped Cal win the 800 free relay at the 2024 Minnesota Invitational
  • Finished second in the 200 free and third in the 200 fly at the 2024 Minnesota Invitational
  • Qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100-meter butterfly, finishing 43rd with a time of 1:00.12
  • Part of Cal's 800 freestyle relay team that placed 9th at the 2024 NCAA Championships
  • Also part of Golden Bears' 800 free relay team that was second at the 2024 Pac-12 Championships
  • Won the 200 individual medley at the 2024 Minnesota Invitational (1:57.63)
High School
  • Five-time All-American (200 free, 500 free, 100 butterfly, 200 free relay and 40 free relay)
  • All-Delta League selection
  • Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
  • School record-holder in six different events
Personal
  • Marine Science major
  • Parents are John and Laura Chavez
  • Grandfather, Lee Lowry, attended Cal and graduated in 1951

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Freestyle/Breaststroke
    5'9"

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Freestyle/Butterfly
    5'9"

  • 2025-26Junior

    Freestyle/Butterfly
    5'9"