The last time the Bruins played at Spieker Aquatics Center, the game marked the start to losing four of the season’s last five and missing the postseason for the first time in six seasons. Read more...
Photo: Senior attacker Chasen Travisano is one of five upperclassmen on UCLA men’s water polo’s roster, which is set to host its first home game in more than a year. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
Having a skilled team does not always lead to immediate success. For No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (2-2), building trust and work ethic is critical to success this season, according to coach Adam Wright. Read more...
Photo: Three-time Olympian and UCLA men’s water polo coach Adam Wright said his team has more trust than in years past. (Daily Bruin file photo)
It was a tale of two completely different days. No. 3 UCLA men’s water polo (2-2) got off to its worst start since 2002, dropping both games on Saturday, first to No. Read more...
Photo: Tommy Gruwell, 2019 third-team All-American sophomore attacker, scored 11 goals in four games over the weekend, leading UCLA men’s water polo to back-to-back Sunday wins. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Bruins may not have finished how they wanted last season – and may not have started when they wanted this season – but they’re back. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo is set to hit the water for the first time since November 2019, playing USC and California twice each over the course of two days. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor}
A three-time NCAA champion is returning to the pool deck for the Bruins. Jack Grover – a UCLA men’s water polo attacker from 2013 to 2017 – was hired as an assistant coach following a brief stint with the team in the same position in 2018 after his graduation. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA men’s water polo attacker and three-time NCAA champion Jack Grover will return to Westwood as an assistant coach to the team after serving the same role for a year in 2018. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The post was updated Oct. 18 at 8:23 p.m. It can be easy to forget about the student in student-athlete. For that matter, fans often idolize and view anyone associated with sports as demigods of sorts, which occasionally can make them people we struggle to identify with. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo senior attacker Chasen Travisano scored nine goals last season after tallying 20 or more in the previous two years. Now a senior, he looks to make an impact for the men’s team this year in place of the now-transferred Ashworth Molthen. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Oct. 4 at 11:14 p.m. The Pac-12 made a splash when it announced the return of UCLA football and men’s and women’s basketball in November, but the future of smaller sports is still in question. Read more...
Photo: Coach Adam Wright of men’s and women’s water polo is the only head coach of two UCLA programs, achieving a combined record of 333-64. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
