Swimming in what is often dubbed the “dreaded lane eight,” UCLA senior swimmer Michaela Merlihan pulled away in a close contest to win the 500-yard freestyle, notching a time of 4 minutes, 54.35 seconds. Read more...
Photo: No. 15 UCLA advanced to 7-1 overall and 3-1 in the Pac-12 after defeating both No. 22 Arizona and Arizona State over the weekend. (Rohan Kumar/Daily Bruin)
A trip to Pullman, Washington, ended in defeat for the No.15 UCLA women’s swim team as it fell 143-119 to Washington State on Saturday. In what was a battle of close finishes, the Bruins came up short in 10 out of the 14 races in Gibb Pool. Read more...
Photo: UCLA swim came up short against Washington state, notching many second-place finishes in individual events and finishing the day, overall, 143-119. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA women’s swim and dive dominated Saturday but the meet was about so much more than just the sport. The Pink Meet, held by UCLA at Spieker Acquatics Center, gathered together the squads of UCLA, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, Oregon State, San Diego and Florida Gulf Coast to compete and raise breast cancer awareness. Read more...
Photo: UCLA diving scored highly at the Pink Meet with senior Annika Lenz winning the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Sophomore Kat Friese took second in the 1-meter final and sophomore Madeline Russell took fifth and fourth in the 1-meter and 3-meter events respectively. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This past week, the country’s best swimmers converged on Omaha, Nebraska, for the U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials. UCLA had its share of representatives, as 12 past, present and future Bruins threw their hats in the ring against some of the world’s most successful swimmers, some of whom are planning on adding to an already impressive list of Olympic medals. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Katy Campbell was less than a second away from qualifying for the finals in the 400-meter freestyle. (Daily Bruin file photo)
No UCLA record was safe when Linnea Mack jumped into the pool this year. The junior proved that one last time this season at the NCAA swimming and diving championships a week ago. Read more...
Photo: Junior Linnea Mack competed in six events over the course of last week’s NCAA swimming and diving championships. Mack set a pair of school records and UCLA finished in 17th place. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The stakes will be higher this week for UCLA swimming and diving, but swimming coach Cyndi Gallagher had a small piece of advice for her team. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Katie Grover said she has been able to prepare better for this year’s meet thanks to her experience swimming at last year’s national championships. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Three of the six UCLA divers who traveled to the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships will continue on to the NCAA Championships. After a short turnaround following their successful performances at the Pac-12 Championships, freshman Éloïse Bélanger, sophomore Maria Polyakova and junior Annika Lenz all qualified for the national championships. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Maria Polyakova finished second in the 1-meter dive at this week’s NCAA Zone E Diving Championships. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
