Sunday, May 11

Split-second win leads UCLA to victory over USC in dual meet

After 15 events, the Bruins’ final regular-season meet came down to the 400-yard free relay. No. 19 UCLA swim and dive (2-1) trailed rival USC (0-2) 144-138, with the winning relay group in the final event set to earn 11 points to second place’s four, enough to make the winner of the race the victor of the meet. Read more...

Photo: In the anchor leg of UCLA swim and dive’s final regular-season meet of the season, junior Claire Grover put up a personal-record time to finish 0.04 second faster finish than USC, giving the Bruins their first win over the Trojans since 2007. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Weekend in Preview: Feb. 11

Women’s tennisOlivia Simons, Daily Bruin contributor The Bruins’ first regular match of the season has been four years in the waiting. No. 3 UCLA women’s tennis (4-1) will travel south to take on San Diego on Saturday, a team they haven’t played since February 2017. Read more...

Photo: Coach Stella Sampras Webster will lead No. 3 UCLA women’s tennis into its first matchup against San Diego in over four years. The Bruins are currently 4-1 on the season. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Swimmers recount their rituals, routines leading up to races

Before starting a race, Gabby Dang sticks her tongue out behind the blocks. Pre-race rituals like the sophomore swimmer’s are not uncommon throughout UCLA swim and dive (1-1) or even the swimming world at large. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore swimmer Gabby Dang has earned an event win this season in three separate events, matching her win total from last season. (Courtesy of Richard Quinton)


Swim and dive sets personal bests, sees improvements in loss to Cal

The scoreboard may have shown a lopsided loss, but coach Jordan Wolfrum said she found many positives from an otherwise productive weekend. UCLA swim and dive (1-1, 0-1 Pac-12) returned from the Bay Area with a 218-119 loss to No. Read more...

Photo: Second-year coach Jordan Wolfrum led UCLA swim and dive to its best Pac-12 finish since 2014 last season, and said she’s very happy with the way the Bruins performed this weekend. (Lillie Yazdi/Daily Bruin)


UCLA swim and dive to face No. 7 California in 2-day meet

This weekend marks an early-season test for the Bruins. UCLA swim and dive (1-0) will travel up north to the Bay Area for a dual meet against No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swim and dive will travel to Berkeley to face No. 7 California in a two-day dual meet, which junior swimmer Ella Kirschke said the team prefers to one-day meets. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)


Swim and dive works to adapt to schedule changes resulting from travel limits

This season has been about learning to pivot, according to coach Jordan Wolfrum. UCLA swim and dive’s (1-0) upcoming meet in Santa Clara, California, versus No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swim and dive will not compete against No. 9 Stanford this weekend because of quarantine restrictions in Santa Clara County. Instead, its meet with No. 7 California will be split into two days. (Lillie Yazdi/Daily Bruin)


Swim and dive wins 8 of 17 events in tri-meet versus Arizona, USC

In the first tri-meet of the season, multiple freshmen found a place on the podium. UCLA swim and dive (1-0) traveled to USC’s Uytengsu Aquatics Center to compete Friday and Saturday in its first tri-meet of the 2021 season against Arizona (1-1) and the host USC. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swim and dive participated in its first tri-meet of the season versus USC and Arizona – consisting of no scoring or diving, recording only individual times for NCAA qualification purposes – and winning eight of the 17 events. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)



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