California Golden Bears Athletics
2023-24 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
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/ Women's Swimming & DivingBack/Free
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/ Women's Swimming & DivingIM
/ Women's Swimming & DivingBreast/IM
/ Women's Swimming & DivingBreast/IM
/ Women's Swimming & DivingFree
/ Women's Swimming & DivingBreast/IM
/ Women's Swimming & DivingDiving
/ Women's Swimming & DivingFree/Fly
/ Women's Swimming & DivingFree/Fly
/ Women's Swimming & DivingDiver
/ Women's Swimming & DivingFree
/ Women's Swimming & DivingFly/Breast/IM
/ Women's Swimming & DivingFree/Back
/ Women's Swimming & DivingFree/Breast
/ Women's Swimming & DivingFree/Breast/IM
/ Women's Swimming & DivingDiver
/ Women's Swimming & DivingFree
/ Women's Swimming & DivingBack
/ Women's Swimming & DivingBack
/ Women's Swimming & DivingFree/Fly/IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Mia Motekaitis
- Position:
- Free/Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Last School(s):
- Davis Senior HS
- Hometown:
- Davis, Calif.
- Major:
- Undeclared
California
- Three-time All-American in 2023 - 800 free relay (First Team), 200 freestyle (Second Team) and 500 freestyle (Second Team)
- Helped Cal's 800 free relay team take fourth at the 2023 NCAA Championships
- Placed 14th in the 500 free (4:40.90) and 16th in the 200 free (1:44.69) at the 2023 NCAA Championships
- Took 6th in the 200 free at the 2023 Pac-12 Championships
- Won the 200 free in dual meets against USC and UCLA
- Placed second in the 200 free at the prestigious Minnesota Invitational (1:44.74)
- Named to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
- Transferred to Cal prior to the 2021-22 season and was a key scorer for the Bears throughout the season
- At the 2022 NCAA Championships, helped the 800 free relay to a third-place finish. In addition, took 39th in the 200 free (1:46.46), 44th in the 500 free (4:45.74) and 52nd in the 200 back (2:00.20)
- Placed fourth in both the 200 free (PR 1:44.48) and 500 free (PR 4:41.31) at the 2022 Pac-12 meet, while also finishing 16th in the 200 back (1:58.57)
- Recipient of Cal's Most Improved Award in 2022
- The 2021 MPSF champion in the 500 free (4:54.95) and earned first-team all-conference in the 200 free and 500 free
- Finished second in the MPSF 200 free in 2021 (1:49.26)
- Also earned first-team MPSF in the 200 and 500 free as a freshman in 2019
- Finished second in the 200 free (1:47.86) and 500 free (4:49.06) at the 2019 MPSF
- Competed in both swimming and water polo
- Helped her high school team to four straight league titles, as well as back-to-back Sac-Joaquin Section titles
- A four-time state swimmer, claiming titles in the 200 free, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay
- A three-time All-American selections
- Set school records in the 200 free, 100 fly and 200 IM
- Competed for the Davis Aquamonsters Club team
- Undeclared major
- Parents are Pete and Koren Motekaitis
- Both parents swam at UC Davis and are in the school’s athletics hall of fame
- Father served as head men’s swimming coach at UC Davis
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