The No. 11 UCLA swimming and diving team split weekend meets last Friday and Saturday on a road trip to Arizona. The Bruins defeated No. 13 Arizona State 186-114 in Tempe on Friday, before falling to No. 7 Arizona on Saturday in Tucson by a score of 144-118. UCLA, now 4-1, 2-1 in the Pac-10, […]
Author Archives: David Graham-Caso
[Online only extended article] Swimming: Swimmer on her way to NCAAs
Sophomore swimmer Kim Vandenberg is making plans way in advance. The Bruin is already arranging to be in College Station, Texas from March 18 to 20 to compete in the 2004 NCAA Championships. Vandenberg qualified for the NCAA Championships Saturday, during the Bruin’s 173-88 shellacking of the visiting San Diego Toreros. Vandenberg’s 2:11.82 in the […]
Bruin baseball rallies around athlete during fire threat
Sorry sports fans, this column isn’t about Bruin athletics. It’s about something more important, something that many of us never hear about. You see, I have this buddy named Sean. Sean and I grew up together, played Little League together, went to high school together and became pretty good friends over the years. You can […]
A Stroke of Success
The UCLA swimming and diving team was not supposed to win the Pac-10 conference meet last season. After amassing a 2-4 record in dual meets, the Bruins shocked three of the top five teams in the country, and took their second Pac-10 title in three years. The Bruins of 2003-2004 are a different team. They’re […]
Fraternity brotherhood makes for good sports
A lot of people aren’t going to agree with this column. A lot of people are going to think I am miles from correct, but I am going to say it anyway. Intramural sports are far inferior in nearly every way to Inter-Fraternity sports. Fans, teamwork, motivation, talent; you name it, the Inter-Fraternity Council beats […]
W. swimming: Bruins outswim Gauchos, Beavers in dual meet
Just like clockwork. For almost two decades, the UCLA swim program has faced the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in an early season dual meet. In each of the 19 previous meetings between the two squads, the result has been as automatic as a Timex, with the Bruins coming out on top. In meeting number 20, […]
For the sake of sports, don’t be “˜That Guy’
We’re lucky. As Bruins we have one of the most ambitious intramural programs west of the Mississippi. The new IM field draws some of the best athletes never to suit up for a Division I program. While there is no doubt that the IM program is competitive, I do have doubts as to the nature […]