The UCLA swimmers and divers, although one team, will separate for a weekend, competing with more than a thousand miles between them. For both groups, these meets serve as the final measuring stick for the improvements they’ve made over the course of 2015. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore diver Maria Polyakova and the rest of the UCLA diving team travel east this weekend to the Jean Freeman Invitational at the University of Minnesota. Polyakova will get to compete against Gopher diver Yu Zhou, the 2014 3-meter champion. (Daily Bruin file photo)

The UCLA swimming team returned to the pool with a splash, edging out USC in two important relays prior to the start of the two schools’ rivalry week. Read more...

Photo: UCLA won 12 of 18 events at the A3 Invitational, winning the meet overall. (UCLA Athletics)

The UCLA swimming team may have had a two-week break from competition, but that doesn’t mean the Bruins strayed far from the pool. On Nov. 15, as UCLA men’s water polo looked to finish off its undefeated regular season, the team was crammed onto the packed pool deck with hundreds of other blue and gold fans, cheering on the Bruins to an 11-6 win over the USC Trojans. Read more...

Photo: Junior Madison White figures to be the key to UCLA swimming’s success at this weekend’s A3 invitational, as the swimmer is largely unbeaten this season except for one runner-up finish. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)

On a weekend when a number of UCLA teams struggled, the diving team was an exception, excelling at the Trojan Diving Invitational. The Bruins were once again led by sophomore Maria Polyakova and junior Annika Lenz, who both recorded multiple top-three finishes at USC’s Uytengsu Aquatic Center. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore diver Maria Polyakova won the 1-meter and the 3-meter dives at the Trojan Diving Invitational. (Daily Bruin file photo)

As UCLA enters the homestretch of fall quarter, the UCLA diving team is busy jumping headfirst into its first multiday meet of the year. Throughout the early portion of the 2015-2016 season, the Bruins have competed only in single-day meets, but have excelled on the boards and positioned themselves as contenders in the Pac-12. Read more...

Photo: Junior diver Annika Lenz and sophomore diver Maria Polyakova have led this year’s Bruin squad to successful early-season results. The two anchor a young squad that includes four new divers. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Twenty-six. That’s the number of times freshman swimmers Caroline McTaggart and Emma Schanz have placed in the top three at UCLA swimming and diving’s five meets in the 2015-16 season. Read more...

Photo: Freshman swimmers Caroline McTaggart and Emma Schanz have collected double digit first- and second-place finishes in the UCLA swimming and diving team’s opening meets this season. (Courtesy of Richard Quinton)

The Bruins’ weekend road trip to Arizona was a successful one, despite what the box score might suggest. Friday’s 160-140 loss to No. 20 Arizona was disappointing for the No. Read more...

Photo: As one of the four divers at the Arizona meet, junior Annika Lenz finished in second place. (Daily Bruin file photo)