Author Archives: Erin Wagner

After wicked winter weather and a canceled competition, the No. 11 UCLA swim and dive team will finally jump back into the pool. Noon on Saturday marks the final home swim and dive meet for the Bruins, who will host UC San Diego and Pepperdine this weekend. It will be the last opportunity for five […]

Scheduled to travel to Arizona this weekend for the Arizona State University Invitational, the UCLA diving team has decided not to attend due to weather uncertainties. “It just wouldn’t be worth the trip,” UCLA coach Cyndi Gallagher said. “It is better for them to stay home and train.” The weather forecast for Tempe, Arizona predicts […]

The Pac-10 Championships may not be for another couple months, but the UCLA swim team will get a preview this weekend of the environment. The team will travel to the Husky Invitational this weekend in Federal Way, Wash., which is where the conference championships will be held in February. “To get a lay of the […]

A fast start does not always mean a strong finish. This lesson was exemplified by the UCLA swimming and diving team, whose early lead over No. 5 Arizona could not hold up Saturday, as the Wildcats edged the No. 11 Bruins 149-148 in Westwood. UCLA got off to an impressive start against the Wildcats. The […]

UCLA diving coach Tom Stebbins refers to them as “the three.” With important Pac-10 meets this weekend against No. 19 Arizona State and No. 5 Arizona, senior Janine Strack and juniors Amanda Blong and Paige Thompson will need to excel in a competition chock full of diving talent if the ninth-ranked UCLA swimming and diving […]

A translator makes a nice addition to any interview. But for Chiemi Yamamoto, it is an addition she would like to do away with. Yamamoto, a freshman and member of the UCLA swim team, has a very full agenda. On top of intense workouts with the team and a full load of classes, she has […]

Coach Cyndi Gallagher’s swim team has its work cut out. When the Bruins head to the Purdue Invitational this weekend at West Lafayette, Ind., they will face competitive teams that have already been training far longer than the Bruins. Teams such as Virginia, Texas, Purdue, Florida and Michigan, are on the semester system, which gives […]