The Bruins have been training for this weekend since they earned their spot in the tournament at the MPSF championship. No. 3 seed UCLA (23-6, 4-2 MPSF) will play No. 6 seed Michigan (23-8, 6-0 CWPA) this weekend in the first round of the NCAA tournament. UCLA has faced Michigan twice before this season, once […]
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Women’s water polo aims to push past recent losses in MPSF championship opener
The Bruins will have an opportunity to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo (21-5, 4-2 MPSF) will play at Stanford on Friday against No. 6 Arizona State (12-11, 1-5) in the MPSF championship. Should the Bruins win the championship, they will receive an automatic bid to play […]
Swim and dive sees successful splashdown in Zone E with fifth NCAA qualification
Four divers competed in the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships this past week. Seniors Eloise Belanger and Traci Shiver, redshirt senior Maria Polyakova, and sophomore Alice Yanovksy traveled to Flagstaff, Arizona, and, for the second time in her career, Polyakova won the 3-meter crown at Zones. After wins in the 1-meter and 3-meter at the […]
Swim and dive places sixth in Pac-12 championships with first-place diving finishes
The Bruins have begun the postseason. No. 25 UCLA swim and dive (8-3, 4-3 Pac-12) traveled to Federal Way, Washington, to compete in the four-daylong Pac-12 championships. “We learned so much, both good and bad,” said coach Cyndi Gallagher. “But we had to blow through the bad and focus on the good things to keep […]
Swim and dive comes up short against USC in final meet before championships
The Bruins traveled across town this weekend for a meeting with the Trojans. No. 25 UCLA swim and dive (8-3, 4-3 Pac-12), however, was bested by its hometown rival No. 15 USC (7-2, 5-2), losing 181-117. “We absolutely had some fantastic swims this weekend,” said coach Cyndi Gallagher. “Those swims came from a place of […]
Seniors score season-bests, continue winning streak in swim and dive competition
The Bruins are still undefeated. UCLA swim (8-0) defeated Oregon State (3-7) 160-93 on Saturday while the diving team hosted the Bruin Diving Invitational all weekend. Against the Beavers, the Bruin swimmers recorded their best times in all 14 scheduled events of both individual and relay. The Bruins opened the meet with a win in […]
Swim floats to the top, coming away from doubleheader with wins
Coach Cyndi Gallagher reached her 200th career win Friday. UCLA swim (7-0) faced UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego in their second doubleheader of the season and walked away with a win. Many of the swimmers received season-best times, which Gallagher said can be attributed to the hard work seen during winter training. UCLA […]