{"id":628281,"date":"2025-12-04T19:39:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T02:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=628281"},"modified":"2025-12-04T19:39:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T02:39:03","slug":"claire-weinstein-teagan-odell-open-first-college-invite-with-wins-in-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/claire-weinstein-teagan-odell-open-first-college-invite-with-wins-in-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Claire Weinstein, Teagan O’Dell Open First College Invite With Wins in Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Claire Weinstein, Teagan O’Dell Open First College Invite With Wins in Minnesota<\/strong><\/p>\n

The last of the major midseason college invitational meets is taking place this weekend in Minneapolis, with the University of Minnesota welcoming a group of swimming programs highlighted by the California Golden Bears. On the meet’s first night of competition, Cal swimmers and relay teams placed first in nine out of 10 events, with several 1-2-3 finishes.<\/p>\n

The Cal men were the runnerup team at last year’s NCAA Championships, continuing a national top-two streak that dates back to 2010, but the program graduated most of its top contributors entering the 2025-26 season. The Golden Bear women, however, could be resurgent this year with star freshmen\u00a0Claire Weinstein<\/strong> and\u00a0Teagan O’Dell<\/strong> leading the way. Both swimmers captured wins Thursday evening, with Weinstein getting first in the 500 freestyle and O’Dell topping the 200 IM.<\/p>\n

Weinstein clocked 4:34.81 for the win in the 500 free, becoming the fourth-fastest swimmer in the country this year behind Texas’\u00a0Jillian Cox<\/strong>, Georgia’s\u00a0Kennedi Dobson<\/strong> and Virginia’s\u00a0Aimee Canny<\/strong>. Weinstein has been much quicker, however, with a best time of 4:29.38 set two years ago that made her one of only six women in history to swim under 4:30. In this race, Weinstein was followed by Cal teammates\u00a0Ella Cosgrove<\/strong> (4:39.26) and\u00a0Camille Henveaux<\/strong> (4:41.61).<\/p>\n

O’Dell notched a time of 1:54.49 for first place in the 200 IM. O’Dell won a tight race with teammate\u00a0Mia West<\/strong>, pulling into first place on backstroke and then hanging tough down the stretch. West was second in 1:54.77 with fellow Bear\u00a0Elle Scott<\/strong> third (1:57.10). O’Dell now ranks No. 6 in the national rankings with West in the eighth spot. Notably, O’Dell swam a time of 1:53.38 in the event during her high school years, and the mark still stands as a national high school record.<\/p>\n