On a rainy day in Berkeley, the host Bears could not hold off 2nd ranked Stanford in each team's final tune-up before the Pac 10 Championships.  The Cardinal topped California 169-131 at the Spieker Aquatics Center in Berkeley, CA leaving them with a perfect dual meet season with a record of 5-0.

The Bears quickly got out in front with a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay. The squad of David Russell, Richard Hunter, Jernej Godec and William Copeland won the event with their time of 1:25.88, edging Stanford's second-place team (1:26.60) by 1.28 hundredths.

Stanford came right back in the second event as Shaun Phillips swam to a first place finish in the 1000 free with a time of 9:04.24, but Cal minimized the damage going 2-3-4 behind the efforts of Daniel Lysaught, Aaron Casey, and Michael Jafari.  Dominik Meichtry and Nathan Adrian went 1-2 in the 200 freestyle

The 100 Breaststroke was dominated by the Cardinal as they swept the top three spots. Paul Kornfeld captured first with a time of 53.91, Keenan Newman posted a 54.39 and a second place finish, with David Ash rounding out the top with a time of 55.05.

The sixth event of the day, the 200 butterfly, saw Cal snag the top spot. Jason Dunford was able to earn second place points for Stanford as he posted a 1:45.70, with Patrick Simpkins taking third for the Cardinal with a 1:46.88.

Stanford came alive, as they were able to take first in eight of the final ten events. The run began with Ben Wildman-Tobriner sprinting to victory in the 50 free with a time of 19.39.Wildman-Tobriner continued his spectacular season taking the top spot in the 100 free as he posted a 43.30, finishing ahead of two Cal swimmers.

Hougzhe Sun showed his dominance in the backstroke once again, this time swimming to victory in the 200 backstroke, recording a time of 1:41.22. Andy Grant capped off the top three for Stanford with a 1:44.54.

For the second time in the meet Stanford finished with the top three swimmers in the breaststroke. This time the event was the 200 breaststroke and it was Paul Kornfeld claiming the top spot once again in a time of 1:57.46. David Ash and Nathan Cass rounded out the final two spots with 1:58.54 and 1:59.82, respectively.

Shaun Phillips kept the streak alive for the Cardinal with the fifth first place finish in a row. He swam to a time of 4:19.81 in the 500 free, while Daniel Beal posted a third place finish with a 4:24.24.

Also on his senior day, Patrick O'Neil put on the jets to win his last Cal dual meet 200 fly with his time of 1:44.98. Jason Dunford managed to pick up points for Stanford in the 100 butterfly with a second place finish and a time of 47.18.

In the final individual event of the meet, Hougzhe Sun captured the top spot for the third time in the meet as he swam to a time of 1:46.40.

The day came to a fitting end as the Stanford 400 free relay "A" team (Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Jason Dunford, Andy Grant, Matt Crowe) captured the final victory of the day in a time of 2:53.26. The Stanford "B" team rounded out the top three in a time of 2:58.95.

Because of the meet coinciding with the Pac-10 Diving Championships, the Stanford men's diving competed against Cal during the women's Cal-Stanford match-up on Feb. 3. Sam Helvie of Cal took the top spot in the 1-meter dive posting a score of 329.70, while Dwight Dumais (279.97) and Kevin McLean (279.60) finished two-three for Stanford.

Dumais came back to capture first in the 3-meter dive with a score of 353.25. Mclean recorded a 274.20, good enough for a third place finish.

The Stanford swimmers return to the pool on Feb. 21-24 for the Pac-10 Championships in Federal Way, Wash.