Author Archives: Erin Wagner

Excuses to avoid the gym have now become harder to come up with in lieu of the recent expansion in hours of operation at the Wooden Center. The facility is now open from 5:30 a.m. to 12:45 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 5:30 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. Fridays, 9:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Saturdays, and 9:00 […]

Once a team has completed its dream season, the inevitable question is going to follow. It’s just a matter of who asks it. Can UCLA do it again? Trying to repeat as national champions in any NCAA sport is a tall order. But men’s and women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian is getting used to […]

After a slew of atypical swims at the ConocoPhillips National Championships in Irvine, Kim Vandenberg swam a lifetime best in the 200m butterfly (2:10.40) to capture the silver medal at the World University Games in Turkey. Vandenberg competed on the final day of the games in the 200m butterfly, where just weeks before, the fatigued […]

The UCLA Athletic Department has been given a slight face-lift. The department has recently reshaped its structure within the senior athletic staff with the addition of Ross Bjork as the senior associate athletic director of external relations. Bjork, a 32-year-old from Dodge City, Kan., spent the last two years as an executive staff member of […]

IRVINE “”mdash; A far cry from the typical UCLA swim meet, where fans fill a handful of small bleachers in the mild fall weather, the 2005 ConocoPhillips National Championships, which took place this week from Aug. 3 to 7, brought thousands of spectators out to see a wide variety of male and female swimmers from […]

Along with the usual new recruits, the UCLA swim team received a special addition to its roster this summer with the hiring of assistant coach Erika Hansen. A two-time Olympian and four-time national champion, with seven years of collegiate coaching experience, Hansen joins UCLA as a seasoned addition to the Bruin swim staff. “The team […]

After strong performances by the UCLA women’s swimming team at the Janet Evans Invitational two weeks ago, the Bruins are poised to make a mark at the U.S. Nationals in Irvine this week. Consistent training throughout the long hot summer months has proved beneficial for the team, as nine swimmers are set to race in […]