Coming off school-record-breaking and medal-winning performances at the Pac-12 championship, there were high expectations for senior swimmer Linnea Mack and junior diver Maria Polyakova at the NCAA championship. Read more...

Photo: Junior diver Maria Polyakova took third place in the 1-meter event with a score of 325.80. Polyakova went on to a fifth-place finish in the 3-meter event the next day with a score of 351.80. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)

With a mix of first-time debutantes and serious medal contenders, the No. 21 UCLA swimming and diving team is determined to perform its best at the NCAA championships. Read more...

Photo: Four Bruin divers will represent UCLA at the NCAA championship: sophomore Eloise Belanger, junior Maria Polyakova, junior Ciara Monahan and senior Annika Lenz. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)

Two come-from-behind efforts, two wins and two school records set by UCLA junior diver Maria Polyakova marked a fruitful outing for the No. 21 Bruin diving team. Read more...

Photo: Junior diver Maria Polyakova set two school records during the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships en route to a sweep of the 1- and 3-meter competitions. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)

With three podium finishes in three events, junior diver Maria Polyakova was named the Diver of the Meet at the Pac-12 championship. Polyakova was instrumental in helping the No. Read more...

Photo: No. 21 UCLA swimming and diving finished in fifth place at the Pac-12 championships. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)

There are final meets, and then there are final meets against USC. The No. 21 Bruins took on the No. 5 Trojans this weekend, looking for an upset in their final meet before the Pac-12 championships. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swimming and diving dropped its regular season finale against USC. However, the Bruins were able to notch first-, second- and fourth-place finishes in the 3-meter diving event and a first-place finish in the 1-meter dive. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)