The wind was blowing, the rain was pouring down and the UCLA swimming and diving team was in the midst of one of its toughest practices of the season on Monday. Read more...
Photo: Junior diver Annika Lenz was a top-10 finisher in last season’s Pac-12 championship. She will be one of the four UCLA divers traveling to Arizona and Arizona State for this weekend’s meets. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
With two wins and a second-place finish already under its belt, UCLA swimming and diving started its 2015-16 season strong. Led by swimming coach Cyndi Gallagher and diving coach Tom Stebbins, the Bruins are working to translate that success to upcoming meets as they have high aspirations for the rest of the year. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore diver Maria Polyakova set a school record in the 3-meter dive last season. She looks to break her own record this season en route to a top-three NCAA finish. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Bruins sent nine of their best swimmers and divers across the country to the SMU Classic in Lewisville, Texas, this weekend, and the team returned with a positive early-season result. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA swim and dive team finished second at the SMU Classic. Sophomore diver Maria Polyakova placed first in the 1-meter and the 3-meter dives. (UCLA Athletics)
The UCLA swimming and diving team will scatter across the country as it begins its regular-season events this weekend. While the majority of the team will make the short trip down to the University of San Diego, nine of the Bruins’ experienced athletes will make their 2015-16 debuts at the SMU Classic in Lewisville, Texas. Read more...
Photo: UCLA swimming and diving kicks off its season with events in San Diego and Texas. Nine Bruins will compete in the two-day SMU Classic, while the rest of the team heads down the coast to USD. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Nearly 50 UCLA student-athletes and coaches made the trip from Westwood to Gwangju, South Korea, for this summer’s World University Games. Over the next week, Bruins representing three countries across seven sports will compete for gold. Read more...
After six months of competition, the UCLA swim and dive team has finally reached the end, and it’s what the Bruins have been waiting for all along. Read more...
Photo: Senior Noelle Tarazona is one 10 Bruins who qualified for the NCAA Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., which takes place Thursday to Saturday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Junior swimmer Allison Wine has a busy schedule that doesn’t look quite like any other UCLA student-athlete’s. Wine attends swim practice every day in the same way that the rest of her team does, competing at meets and cheering loudly for her peers. Read more...
Photo: On Feb. 26, 2013, junior swimmer Allison Wine gave birth to her son Dominic Wine. She moved back home to Northern California to take care of her son with her husband, Mark Wine. At the urging of her husband, Allison Wine returned to UCLA and visits home whenever she has time off from the swim team. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
