The transfer portal era in college athletics seems like it’s been with us forever. Likewise, most fans can recall less turbulent times when transfers happened, they simply didn’t look like a stampede to the 1849 California Gold Rush.We thought it was time to rank the best transfers Cal teams have attracted, most of them in recent seasons but also including a few OGs from yesteryear. We limited our ranking to transfers from four-year colleges.Here is the next athlete in our countdown: 33. Liam BellSport: SwimmingArrival year at Cal: 2021-22Previous school: Competed at Alabama for the 2019 and 2020 spring swim seasons, earning All-America honors in three events (100 breaststroke, 200 breast, 400 medley relay) as a freshman and setting school records in the 100 breast and 200 individual medley. He did not compete at the NCAAs as a sophomore.Contributions at Cal: — Bell secured All-America status in three events as a junior in 2022, including a third-place finish at the NCAA championship in the 100-yard breaststroke, where he set a school record of 50.50 seconds.— The 6-foot-5 native of Atlanta swam the breaststroke leg on Cal’s 200 medley relay team that set a school record and placed third at the NCAA meet. He also earned All-America honors by placing ninth in the 200 breast.— At the 2022 Pac-12 meet, Bell scored 21 points to help Cal win its fifth consecutive conference championship.— As a senior, Bell landed All-America status in four events, including in the 200 medley relay, where he helped the Bears to a fourth-place finish. He also finished sixth in the 100 breast and 13th in the 50 free with a time of 18.96 that elevated him to No. 6 on the school’s all-time list.Standout performance: At the 2023 NCAA championships, Bell contributed to Cal’s runner-up finish in the 200 freestyle relay, which provided the Bears with 34 team points on their way to a second straight national crown. Bell’s third-leg split of 18.59 seconds helped the Bears to a time of 1:13.82, trailing only event winner Florida as the second-fastest time in collegiate history.Impact on his team: Bell spent two seasons on the Cal team and earned All-America honors seven times while helping propel the Bears to back-to-back NCAA team championships in 2022 and ’23.Previously on our list: No. 34: Trevor DavisNo. 35: John McLaughlinNo. 36: Ovie BrumeFollow Jeff Faraudo on Twitter, Facebook and BlueskyAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow