Swimming, diving beat ‘SC, a first in 10
years The UCLA swimming and diving team ended a 10-year
drought and won a decisive victory over cross-town rival USC by a
margin of 211.50-88.50. The No. 7 Bruins swept six different events
against No. 11 USC on Saturday at the Men’s Gym Pool. The
200-yard freestyle was one of the sweeps. Malin
Svahnstrom won with NCAA “˜B’ time 1:49.87.
Kim Scarborough was second in 1:51.99, followed by
Jackie Lobdell in third in 1:52.26. In the
100-yard breaststroke, Shellene Catalano led a
Bruin sweep, finishing in 1:04.49. Leslie
Hovsepian was second (1:05.36) and Eileen
Seissen was third (1:05.41). In the 50-yard freestyle,
Sara Platzer won in 23.05 and Amy
Thurman was second in 23.37, both NCAA “˜B’
times. Kellin Chatfield was third in 24.37. In the
100-yard freestyle, Platzer won in 50.70, Thurman was second and
Svahnstrom was third in 51.27, all NCAA “˜B’ times. The
Bruin divers swept their two events. On one-meter, Amanda
Blong won with 283.95 points, Paige
Thompson was second (280.50) and Carly
Banks was third (264.15). On three-meter, Thompson won
with 319.28, Janine Strack was second (266.63) and
Sara Clark was third (253.28).
MEN’S GOLF: The UCLA men’s golf
team finished second at the TaylorMade Big Island Classic at
Waikoloa, Hawaii. The Bruins went 20-under par (844) for the
tournament, finishing three strokes behind Georgia Tech (-23,
841).