The California men's swimming and diving team opened its season with a 171-127 win over Florida State on Friday afternoon at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The California women's swim team defeated Florida State, 147-126.

The Golden Bear women (3-0) won all 14 swimming events (Cal swam exhibition in the 100 fly, 200 IM and 200 free relay), paced by junior Helen Silver, sophomore Erin Reilly and freshman Emily Silver, who captured two events apiece. The Golden Bear men won 11 out of 14 individual events and the 200-yard medley relay against the Seminoles, who had won their previous two meets.

Helen Silver won both the 100 back (56.76) and 200 back (2:01.92), Reilly placed first in the 1000 free (10:03.81) and 200 fly (2:04.37), while Emily Silver won the 50 free (23.91) and 100 free (51.77). The Silver sisters hail from Bainbridge Island, Wash.

Other individual winners for Cal included senior Lauren Medina in the 200 free (1:50.61), freshman Genevieve Patterson in the 100 breast (1:03.69), senior Marcelle Miller in the 200 breast (2:19.38) and junior Ashley Chandler in the 500 free (4:56.93). The Bears also won the 200 medley relay to start the meet (1:44.40, Sherry Tsai, Patterson, Rachel Ridgeway, Emily Silver).

Even though their results did not count in the final score, Cal had the fastest time in the 200 free relay (1:35.31, Reilly, Medina, Keiko Amano, Emily Silver), the 200 IM (Tsai, 2:04.81) and the 100 fly (Reilly, 56.83).

A highlight for Florida State was its diving team. Senior Courtney McClaw placed first in both the one-meter (306.45) and three-meter (279.525) competition with scores that qualified her for the NCAA Zone B. Sophomore Brittany Lerew also qualified for Zone B by placing second in the one-meter (272.025) and three-meter (271.05) competition.

On the Men's side, Cal senior diver Louie Gagnet, a former Seminole, had a strong dual meet against his former school, qualifying for the NCAA Zone E Regional Championships in winning both the one-meter (346.20) and three-meter boards (337.425).

Ten different Bears won events, with Gagnet the only double winner. Cal's only sweep came in the 200 butterfly, won by sophomore Patrick O'Neil (1:49.06). Senior John Dorr (1:51.55) took second place and freshman Justin Pollard (1:52.49) was third. Cal's Chris Gibson, Caleb Rowe, Rolandas Gimbutis and Matt Lyon opened the meet by winning the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:32.22. Next, Bears sophomore Daniel Lysaught won the day's first individual event, the 1000 freestyle, in 9:11.91, with freshman teammate John Foster (9:19.59) taking second.

The Bears won the first eight events before FSU swept the 100 freestyle, with Joel Roycik (46.68) winning the event, Edward Denton (46.75) taking second and Alex Kennon (47.21) placing third.