Tuesday, February 24

UCLA junior Allison Wine balances swim career, motherhood

Junior swimmer Allison Wine has a busy schedule that doesn’t look quite like any other UCLA student-athlete’s. Wine attends swim practice every day in the same way that the rest of her team does, competing at meets and cheering loudly for her peers. Read more...

Photo: On Feb. 26, 2013, junior swimmer Allison Wine gave birth to her son Dominic Wine. She moved back home to Northern California to take care of her son with her husband, Mark Wine. At the urging of her husband, Allison Wine returned to UCLA and visits home whenever she has time off from the swim team. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)


UCLA divers qualify for national championship at NCAA zone meet

Earlier this week, a small group of three Bruins competed in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the 2015 NCAA Zone E Diving Championships. Freshman diver Maria Polyakova and sophomore Annika Lenz both qualified for the NCAA Championships in the first event of the meet — the 3-meter dive. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore diver Annika Lenz qualified for the NCAA Championships after placing eighth in the 3-meter dive and fourth in platform. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)



Swim and dive makes splash in record books at Pac-12 championship

This past Wednesday through Saturday, the UCLA swim and dive team traveled to Federal Way, Wash., to compete in the Pac-12 championship, where the team got the chance to face off against some familiar faces. Read more...

Photo: Although junior Katy Campbell finished in third place at the Pac-12 championship, she broke a UCLA record with a 16:00.34 finish in the 1650-yard freestyle race. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA swim and dive optimistic for Pac-12 conference play

UCLA swim and dive is focusing on heading into the Pac-12 tournament, despite being weighed down by logistical concerns. Coach Cyndi Gallagher and assistant coach Naya Higashijima worked on supplying equipment and miscellaneous items to the team right up until they left for Federal Way, Wash. Read more...

Photo: Senior swimmer Jessica Khojasteh said that she expects UCLA’s recent hard work to translate into faster times at the Pac-12 championships. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)



UCLA swim and dive learns importance of crosstown rivalry

UCLA swim and dive has been listening to guest speakers talk about Bruin pride and the history of the UCLA-USC rivalry. In the week leading up to Friday’s dual meet, coach Cyndi Gallagher had UCLA coaches and coaching alumni speak to the team about their own experiences with the crosstown rivalry and what being a Bruin means to them. Read more...

Photo: This weekend’s competition is senior Jessica Khojasteh’s last chance to beat USC before she graduates, something the team hasn’t accomplished recently. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)



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