This post was updated Oct. 24 at 10:46 p.m. Dalvík, Iceland, and Los Angeles are about 4,000 miles apart and have a nearly 3,820,000-person difference in population. Read more...
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Club & IM Sports, Features, Sports
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September 20, 9:48 pm
Despite national accolades, UCLA club artistic swimming lacks Division I status
Artistic swimming at UCLA has sought the Division I stage for three years now. UCLA’s historic artistic swimming medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics could be the catalyst for sending the program to the next level. Read more...
Photo: UCLA artistic swimming stands at the top of the podium at the 2024 USA Artistic Swimming Collegiate Championships. (Courtesy of UCLA Artistic Swimming)
Features, Gymnastics, Sports
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September 20, 9:33 pm
How UCLA gymnastics’ Chae Campbell became a viral meme
Chae (verb). To land short or trip and cover it up with choreography from Chae Campbell’s 2021 floor routine. Following Campbell’s freshman season with UCLA gymnastics, the graduate student never expected to become the face of a meme. Read more...
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Features, Men's Water Polo, Sports
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September 20, 8:46 pm
‘Like peanut butter and jelly’: Family ties push Dodd brothers to success
The Dodd brothers have long shared titles that reflect their close bond: brothers, teammates, best friends. And now, they share the title of Olympic medalist. UCLA men’s water polo’s redshirt junior Chase Dodd and freshman Ryder Dodd became the first pair of brothers to compete on the United States men’s water polo Olympic team since 1988. Read more...
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Features, Men's Soccer, Sports
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August 26, 11:25 am
UCLA men’s soccer’s Owen Schwartz reflects on transformative journey to Westwood
When the opportunity arose for Owen Schwartz to join the Bruins as a graduate student, he took the chance to follow in his parents’ footsteps. “It’s been a dream come true,” Schwartz said. Read more...
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Features, Sports, Women's Basketball
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July 18, 12:09 pm
From UCLA to Paris, Noelle Quinn hones coaching in preparation for Olympics
This post was updated July 21 at 10:02 p.m. On Tuesday, Noelle Quinn stepped onto a court she once called home. Quinn, who played three of her 13 WNBA seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, said being back in the city as her current Seattle squad battles against the Sparks evoked a sense of nostalgia. Read more...
Photo: Noelle Quinn, head coach of the Seattle Storm, motions towards one of her players from the sidelines. Quinn was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 2020. (Courtesy of Seattle Storm)
Features, Softball, Sports
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July 17, 7:19 pm
UCLA softball coaching team earns Regional Coaching Staff of the Year
This post was updated July 21 at 10:21 p.m. A fraction of high school athletes go on to compete at the Division I level. Fewer achieve the rank of becoming a Division I coach. Read more...
Photo: Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez stands with a clipboard in the dugout. (Daily Bruin file photo)