Monday, December 15

UCLA swimming and diving seniors make big splash in last home meet

Posters adorned the blue walls of the Spieker Aquatics Center on Saturday, supporting the UCLA swimming and diving team with messages like “Nina, just keep swimming,” “Nobody can ketchup to Savannah” and “Sandra Soe fast”. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swim and dive sent their seniors off with a win as the Bruins defeated Utah 183-112 in their last home meet of the season. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


Dive in with the UCLA Swim Club

Going into its eighth year, the UCLA Swim Club shows how their team can be much more than just doing laps in the water. Watch the club co-presidents, fourth-year physics student Becky Nimera and fourth-year chemical engineering student Michael Lee, talk about their experiences in the club sport. Read more...

Photo: (Colin Hwang/Daily Bruin)



Senior diver finishes eighth at winter national championships

Senior Annika Lenz wrapped up her one and only event at the 2016 USA Diving Winter National Championships Tuesday afternoon. While her teammates faced off against Hawai’i in Honolulu, the UCLA diver traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to compete in what could be her last USA Diving competition at the national level. Read more...

Photo: Senior Annika Lenz finished eighth in the 10-meter platform event with a score of 690.60 at the USA Diving Winter National Championship. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA swimming and diving earn high places at out of state meets

UCLA swim and dive went south for the weekend and returned home with a plethora of awards. The No. 22 Bruins notched five top-five swim finishes in the Texas Invitational’s championship finals while the dive squad swept their three events at the University of Georgia Fall Invite. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Eloise Belanger placed in the top three for all three events at the University of Georgia Diving Invitational. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA swimming and diving travel east to compete at invitationals

Two big meets await the No. 22 Bruins, with more chances for the athletes to qualify for NCAAs. The swimming and diving teams will travel across the country to compete in the Texas Invitational and the University of Georgia Fall Invitational, respectively. Read more...

Photo: No. 22 UCLA has two swimmers seeded in the top eight of the 100-yard backstroke in the Texas Invitational. Seniors Linnea Mack and Madison White are entered with the first- and eighth-fastest times, respectively. (Rohan Kumar/Daily Bruin)


Swimming dominates A3 Performance Invitational with first-place finish

For junior swimmer Katie Grover, the A3 Performance Invitational was both a personal and a team victory. “I have been dealing with some injury problems, so I was happy that I was actually able to relieve it all, and it went pretty well this couple of swims,” Grover said. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swimming took first place at the A3 Performance Invitational.The Bruins scored 1400.5 overall and defeated second-place San Diego State by 262 points. (Rohan Kumar/Daily Bruin)



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