Author Archives: Devon McReynolds

In a year focused heavily on training for the upcoming Olympics, a weekend of friendly competition sounds like it might be out of the question.

Swim coach Cyndi Gallagher doesn’t need to fly around the world to get top foreign swimmers on her team. In fact, she doesn’t even need to step out of Westwood.

Some may think that standing alone on a springboard or crouching down solo on a diving block couldn’t be farther from a team sport. But in the case of the women’s swimming and diving team, every individual’s performance is crucial to the finish of the team as a whole.

GETTING THERE: They say you can’t buy your way into heaven, but I beg to differ. You can, for less than $20.

Despite their wishes for a top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships, UCLA women’s rowing ended its season last weekend by finishing in 14th place at nationals in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

As the women’s rowing team begins competition Friday in Oak Ridge, Tenn., the UCLA rowers have a different goal. Receiving an at-large bid to compete at the national championships, the Bruins are not eligible to win a national team title, but this fact does not bother them.

For the UCLA women’s rowing team, inconsistency can sometimes be a good thing.