This weekend, UCLA swim and dive will travel to compete against long-established powerhouses in Stanford and Cal. However, its athletes are not intimidated by rank. “I think they’re definitely beatable, especially at this time in the season,” said sophomore swimmer Linnea Mack. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Linnea Mack said that although both No. 1 Cal and No. 3 Stanford have fast swimmers with top times, her own team has a good amount of depth. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
With postseason play less than a month away, UCLA swim and dive is preparing to change course. What began as a season filled with invitationals and blowout victories in dual meets has now transitioned into one with much stiffer competition. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Madison White said UCLA swim and dive has reached the turning point of its year – championship season. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Once a week, Spieker Aquatics Center becomes a strange sight for those not entirely familiar with the UCLA swim team. Instead of merely repeating lap after lap in the same way, the UCLA swim team members can be seen swimming furiously toward one end of the pool where teammates are pulling them back as aggressively with athletic elastic bands. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cyndi Gallagher has incorporated a variety of creative drills during UCLA’s swim practice. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Four days. Two competitions. One team. This past weekend, the No. 13 UCLA swim and dive team competed in two separate meets. While the swimmers traveled to Oregon State, the divers remained on campus to host the Bruin Diving Invitational at the Spieker Aquatics Center from Saturday to Monday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Annika Lenz placed fourth at the Bruin Diving Invitational, the highest individual finish of a Bruin diver at the event. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
This weekend takes UCLA swim to an away dual meet against Oregon State, a match in which the Bruins are the heavy favorites, while UCLA dive stays home to host the Bruin Invitational. Read more...
Photo: For freshman swimmer Sarah Kaunitz, this weekend’s meet at Oregon State will be her first “true road meet” as a member of UCLA swim and dive. Kaunitz said that the Beavers shouldn’t pose much of a challenge to the Bruins. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Ally Loper was experiencing a problem that a considerable number of college students go through. The university that she was attending turned out to be not at all what she initially thought it would be. Read more...
Photo: Senior swimmer Ally Loper has emerged as a team captain and leader for UCLA swim and dive after transferring from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Something stood out to those who watched the members of the UCLA swim and dive team as the Bruins lined up to shake hands with their opponents at their meet on Saturday: No. Read more...
Photo: In the last home meet of her college career, senior Jessica Khojasteh placed first in her event. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
