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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
It’s the beginning, the middle and the end of the Bruins’ season – at least that is how coach Jordan Wolfrum puts it. UCLA swim and dive (1-0) will travel to take on Pac-12 rivals USC (0-0) and Arizona (1-1) in a crosstown tri-meet affair this weekend – its second regular-season meet of the year and first meet against conference opponents. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore swimmer Gabby Dang – who posted the top time of any swimmer in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly versus Fresno State – said UCLA swim and dive is taking full advantage of every opportunity to compete, no matter the opponent. (Lillie Yazdi/Daily Bruin)
Opportunity was the central theme for the Bruins as they began their pandemic-shortened season. The UCLA swim and dive (1-0) kicked off its season with a 177-115 win over Fresno State (0-1) this past weekend, the swim team’s first competition since the Pac-12 championship meet 10 months ago. Read more...
Photo: After having an unprecedented amount of time in the offseason for UCLA swim and dive, junior swimmer Claire Grover said the team is grateful for any opportunity to race, giving it their all every time they hit the pool. (Lillie Yazdi/Daily Bruin)
