Author Archives: David Woods

With all starters returning, men’s water polo looks for NCAA title

After finishing third in the nation last year, the senior-laden men’s water polo team is looking to achieve nothing less than its first national championship since 2000. Led by senior driver Brett Ormsby, junior defenseman Michael March and senior goalie Joseph Axelrad, this year’s team is one of the deepest and most experienced in recent […]

Swimming: Bruin swimmer clinches title in 200m butterfly

Kim Vandenberg came within inches of making it to the Olympics at the Olympic Trials in Long Beach. Instead of being washed away with disappointment, the Bruin swimmer resurged at the Conoco Phillips National Championship in Palo Alto on Aug. 4. Swimming a time of 2:11.08 in the 200-meter butterfly, Vandenberg took home the second […]

Swimming: Mighty efforts don’t take Bruin swimmer past Olympic Trials

Despite a tremendous effort, UCLA junior Kim Vandenberg failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Games in the 200-meter butterfly on Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Long Beach. Her time of 2:11.24 put her in fifth place, 1.3 seconds behind the top two, Dana Kirk and Kaitlin Sandeno, who both qualified for […]

Swimming: Water warm for swim team at Olympic Trials

This is the opportunity for which they swim. Eight Bruin women will be competing at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials in Long Beach from July 7-14 for the opportunity to represent the United States in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. “This is just an awesome experience,” coach Cindy Gallagher said.  “There’s so much […]