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. Mack conquered two more records, playing an integral role in leading the swimming and diving team to a 17th place finish at […]
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UCLA divers refine techniques for NCAA Zone E Dive Championships
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. One way to do that, according to coach Tom Stebbins, is to refine technique rather […]
Junior swimmer Linnea Mack leads UCLA to fifth place finish at Pac-12s
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. Mack was one […]
UCLA swim and dive seniors finish strong, fall to USC in final meet
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 […]
UCLA swimmer Arlyn Upshaw remains resolute through four seasons
The fact that Arlyn Upshaw considered quitting was not unusual. Swimming at the collegiate level for a full four years is an accomplishment in itself – the early mornings and year-round season have a way of taking a toll on even the toughest athletes. “Coming out of high school, it never really crossed my mind […]
Divers look to potential leaders against top-ranked Bay Area teams
The UCLA diving team won’t be at full strength this weekend when it faces some of the top competition in the country. The No. 19 Bruins will face No. 2 Stanford and No. 3 California on Friday and Saturday, respectively, without sophomore diver Maria Polyakova, who will be competing in a national diving competition in […]
UCLA swimming and diving dominate at meets, standouts shine
No one works harder than UCLA Bruins’ junior diver Annika Lenz. After a lackluster performance in the Trojan Diving Invitational in early November, where she finished second to Madison Witt of USC, Lenz bounced back in a big way this weekend at the Bruin Diving Invitational, en route to one of the best performances of […]