University of California, Santa Barbara

2025-26: Third Place in 100 Free at UOP Invite… Finished third in 200 Yard Freestyle at the Cal Baptist Invite… Finished third in 50 Yard Freestyle at Cal Baptist Invite… Finished second in the 50 Yard Freestyle at Tri-Meet with Pepperdine and UC San Diego…

2024-25: Cal Poly (Oct. 4): Placed third in the 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:42.13 … Contributed to the winning 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (1:22.57) … Bakersfield Invite (Oct. 11): Swimming in the second position, Wendler helped capture first in the 800 Yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 6:42.95 … Was second in the 200 Yard Freestyle (1:41.59) … Trailblazer Invite (Nov. 23): Swam in the third position for the second-place 400 Yard Freestyle Relay team (2:55.01) … Cal State Bakersfield (Dec. 18): Won the 200 Yard Freestyle (1:41.37) … Took silver in the 50 Yard Freestyle (21.30) … Hawai’i (Dec. 20): Took gold in the 500 Yard Freestyle (4:30.49) … Swam fourth for the winning 200 Yard Medley Relay (1:28.02) … UC Santa Barbara Invite (Feb. 1): Won the 200 Yard Freestyle (1:39.04) … Earned gold in the 500 Yard Freestyle (4:28.39) … Big West Championships (Feb. 12): Won the 800 Yard Freestyle Relay (6:21.86)

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Northgate High School… Two-time California High School 200 freestyle relay state champion … North Coast Sections and State finalist … Junior National qualifier.

PERSONAL: Son of Teresa and Joshua Wendler … He has one sister named Morgan Wendler … Plans to study Biopsychology … The most memorable moment in his swimming career was the state relay swim-off and his two wins in the state relay … Favorite sports team is the Golden State Warriors … Enjoys playing pickleball … Favorite food is anything made by his mom … His favorite musical artists are Daniel Jang and MF Doom … Favorite TV show is Teen Titans Go! and favorite movie is Interstellar.