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2026-27 Caltech Women's Swim & Dive Roster

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  • Ava Balanon - View Profile
    Diving 5'2"

    Ava Balanon

    Jr. Chemical Engineering Vacaville, Calif. Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy
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    Junior Chemical Engineering Vacaville, Calif. Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy
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  • Beatrice Cai - View Profile
    Fly/IM 5'6"

    Beatrice Cai

    Sr. Biology Princeton, N.J. Princeton HS
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    Senior Biology Princeton, N.J. Princeton HS
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  • Kassie Kristufek - View Profile
    Diving 5'8"

    Kassie Kristufek

    Jr. Chemical Engineering McKinney, Texas McKinney
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    Junior Chemical Engineering McKinney, Texas McKinney
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  • Alyssa Kwon - View Profile
    IM / Freestyle 5'2"

    Alyssa Kwon

    So. Chemical Engineering Derwood, Md. Montgomery Blair High School
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    Sophomore Chemical Engineering Derwood, Md. Montgomery Blair High School
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  • Butterfly / Freestyle 5'9"

    Joy Liu

    Fr. Undeclared Torrance, Calif. California Academy of Mathematics and Science
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    First-Year Undeclared Torrance, Calif. California Academy of Mathematics and Science
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  • Freestyle 5'7"

    Tingting Luo

    Fr. Undeclared Warren, N.J. Pingry School
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    First-Year Undeclared Warren, N.J. Pingry School
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  • Elizabeth Ma - View Profile
    Free/Fly 5'6"

    Elizabeth Ma

    Jr. Computer Science; Business, Economics, and Management Burien, Wash. Mount Rainier
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    Junior Computer Science; Business, Economics, and Management Burien, Wash. Mount Rainier
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  • Rachel Nazareth - View Profile
    Butterfly / Backstroke

    Rachel Nazareth

    So. Astrophysics Irvine, Calif. Arnold O Beckman High School
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    Sophomore Astrophysics Irvine, Calif. Arnold O Beckman High School
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  • Ellie Wang - View Profile
    Breast/Fly 5'4"

    Ellie Wang

    Jr. Computer Science; Business Economics and Management Houston, Texas Phillips Exeter Academy
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    Junior Computer Science; Business Economics and Management Houston, Texas Phillips Exeter Academy
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  • Cherise Wong - View Profile
    Breast 5'3"

    Cherise Wong

    Sr. Computation Neural Systems; English minor Millbrae, Calif. The Nueva School
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    Senior Computation Neural Systems; English minor Millbrae, Calif. The Nueva School
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  • Allison Xin - View Profile
    Fly/Back/IM 5'5"

    Allison Xin

    Sr. Computer Science; Economics Broomfield, Colo. Stargate Charter
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    Senior Computer Science; Economics Broomfield, Colo. Stargate Charter
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  • Isabel Xu - View Profile
    Free/Fly 5'5"

    Isabel Xu

    Sr. Physics, Electrical Engineering East Setauket, N.Y. Ward Melville
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    Senior Physics, Electrical Engineering East Setauket, N.Y. Ward Melville
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  • Clara Yu - View Profile
    Breast/IM 5'6"

    Clara Yu

    Sr. Computation and Neural Systems Westfield, N.J. Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences
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    Senior Computation and Neural Systems Westfield, N.J. Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences
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  • Emily Yu - View Profile
    Free 5'7"

    Emily Yu

    Sr. Environmental Science and Engineering, History and Philosophy of Science Toronto University of Toronto Schools
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    Senior Environmental Science and Engineering, History and Philosophy of Science Toronto University of Toronto Schools
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  • Lucia Zhang - View Profile
    Breast / Free 5'3"

    Lucia Zhang

    So. Computation and Nueral Systems Irvine, Calif. The Loomis Chaffee School
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    Sophomore Computation and Nueral Systems Irvine, Calif. The Loomis Chaffee School
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  • Karen Zhou - View Profile
    IM/Breast 5'5"

    Karen Zhou

    Sr. Computer Science Trophy Club, Texas Byron Nelson
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    Senior Computer Science Trophy Club, Texas Byron Nelson
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2026-27 Caltech Women's Swim & Dive Roster
Name Class Events Height Hometown / Previous School Major
Ava Balanon Jr. Diving 5-2 Vacaville, Calif. / Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy Chemical Engineering
Beatrice Cai Sr. Fly/IM 5-6 Princeton, N.J. / Princeton HS Biology
Kassie Kristufek Jr. Diving 5-8 McKinney, Texas / McKinney Chemical Engineering
Alyssa Kwon So. IM / Freestyle 5-2 Derwood, Md. / Montgomery Blair High School Chemical Engineering
Joy Liu Fr. Butterfly / Freestyle 5-9 Torrance, Calif. / California Academy of Mathematics and Science Undeclared
Tingting Luo Fr. Freestyle 5-7 Warren, N.J. / Pingry School Undeclared
Elizabeth Ma Jr. Free/Fly 5-6 Burien, Wash. / Mount Rainier Computer Science; Business, Economics, and Management
Rachel Nazareth So. Butterfly / Backstroke - Irvine, Calif. / Arnold O Beckman High School Astrophysics
Ellie Wang Jr. Breast/Fly 5-4 Houston, Texas / Phillips Exeter Academy Computer Science; Business Economics and Management
Cherise Wong Sr. Breast 5-3 Millbrae, Calif. / The Nueva School Computation Neural Systems; English minor
Allison Xin Sr. Fly/Back/IM 5-5 Broomfield, Colo. / Stargate Charter Computer Science; Economics
Isabel Xu Sr. Free/Fly 5-5 East Setauket, N.Y. / Ward Melville Physics, Electrical Engineering
Clara Yu Sr. Breast/IM 5-6 Westfield, N.J. / Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences Computation and Neural Systems
Emily Yu Sr. Free 5-7 Toronto / University of Toronto Schools Environmental Science and Engineering, History and Philosophy of Science
Lucia Zhang So. Breast / Free 5-3 Irvine, Calif. / The Loomis Chaffee School Computation and Nueral Systems
Karen Zhou Sr. IM/Breast 5-5 Trophy Club, Texas / Byron Nelson Computer Science

Women's Swimming and Diving Coaching Staff

Women's Swimming and Diving - Coaching Staff
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Tony Cox Tony Cox Head Coach
Alys Lindsay Assistant Coach
Beavers logo small Frances Jobes Diving Coach
Ben Smith Assistant Diving Coach

Women's Swimming and Diving Support Staff

Women's Swimming and Diving - Support Staff
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John Grotzinger John Grotzinger Faculty Liaison
David Hsieh David Hsieh Faculty Liaison

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Women's Swimming and Diving Coaching Staff

Women's Swimming and Diving Support Staff