The UCLA dive team decided to keep it simple in its preparation for the NCAA Zone E Dive Championships this week. With limited practice time between last week’s conference championship and the upcoming regional event, the Bruins focused on efficiency. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA dive team has just one week of practice time between last the Pac-12 championship and the NCAA Zone E Dive Championships. The Bruins are sending six divers. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
With the Pac-12 championships over and only six days until the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships, the UCLA divers have little time to tap into the mental toughness that they’ve been working on all season long. Read more...
Photo: Junior Annika Lenz and the dive team have until the weekend to prepare for the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships. The Bruins are coming off mixed results at the Pac-12 Championships. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
When UCLA swimming and diving competed in the Pac-12 championships last week, the athletes were not the only Bruins working hard. They were joined by the school’s record keepers who had to go back in the record book and seemingly update it every time junior swimmer Linnea Mack dove into the pool. Read more...
Photo: Junior swimmer Linnea Mack broke a number of records over the weekend at the Pac-12 championships. (Daily Bruin file photo)
With the Bruins heading to one of the biggest stages of their season, swimming coach Cyndi Gallagher had a small word of advice for her team. Read more...
Photo: UCLA swimming and diving is set to compete at the Pac-12 Championships Wednesday, with many athletes looking to earn national meet berths. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
It was only 43 years ago that Karen Moe became the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship to UCLA. Over the course of the decades since then, the swimmer and eventual Cal coach would break records and barriers, leaving a lasting impact on the sport she loves. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA swimmer Karen Moe was a three-time All-American as a Bruin. She won the 1976 collegiate title in the 200-meter butterfly. (Courtesy of Karen Moe)
Katie Kinnear came off the last wall in the 200 yard butterfly knowing that she had a little bit extra to give. The senior swimmer, who had trailed USC freshman Madison Wright up until that point, propelled herself forward with one final push, finishing with a winning time of 1:56.60 – .22 milliseconds faster than the rival Trojan. Read more...
Photo: Senior swimmer Katie Kinnear set a personal best in the 200 yard butterfly, but UCLA swimming and diving lost to USC in its final regular season meet. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After five months of competition, UCLA swimming and diving will have to push through its fatigue if the team hopes to be successful against USC. The No. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA swimming and diving team finishes the regular season at home against USC. Sophomore diver Maria Polyakova, who was competing in Russia, will be back for the Bruins. (Daily Bruin file photo)
