With a mix of first-time debutantes and serious medal contenders, the No. 21 UCLA swimming and diving team is determined to perform its best at the NCAA championships. The 2017 Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving NCAA Championship will be held at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis from Wednesday to Saturday. Among those who […]
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Maria Polyakova sets school dive records, advances to NCAA championships
Two come-from-behind efforts, two wins and two school records set by UCLA junior diver Maria Polyakova marked a fruitful outing for the No. 21 Bruin diving team. Polyakova, who recently garnered the 1-meter title and Diver of the Meet at the Pac-12 Swimming and Diving Championships, continued winning into the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships […]
Bruins break records at Pac-12 swim and dive championship
With three podium finishes in three events, junior diver Maria Polyakova was named the Diver of the Meet at the Pac-12 championship. Polyakova was instrumental in helping the No. 21 UCLA swimming and diving team finish in fifth place at the meet, which was held in Federal Way, Washington, from Wednesday to Saturday. However, there […]
Swimming and diving heads to Washington for Pac-12 championship
Sophomore Eloise Belanger won her first senior title in the 1-meter springboard at the Winter Senior National Diving Championship in Canada last Friday but will not have the chance to repeat the feat in the upcoming Pac-12 swimming and diving championship for UCLA. “She’s got a midterm that runs Thursday night that she couldn’t really […]
Cycling team’s Eric Bryan continues to pursue biking dream in college
Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, Caifornia – a 2,572-foot peak often considered symbolic of Eric Bryan’s hometown. That’s where the vice president of the UCLA club cycling team found his passion for the sport, but it was years later and thousands of miles away where he experienced a biker’s dream. Last fall, Bryan was invited to […]
UCLA swimming and diving falls to Stanford and Cal in weekend matchups
In the 100-yard freestyle, senior Linnea Mack nearly upended five-time Olympic gold medalist and Stanford freshman Katie Ledecky on Friday. Mack swam a time of 49.81, just short of Ledecky’s 49.33. Ledecky was one of a few big names at UCLA swimming and diving’s meets over the weekend. Stanford also had junior Simone Manuel, the […]
UCLA swimming and diving seniors make big splash in last home meet
Posters adorned the blue walls of the Spieker Aquatics Center on Saturday, supporting the UCLA swimming and diving team with messages like “Nina, just keep swimming,” “Nobody can ketchup to Savannah” and “Sandra Soe fast”. Along with the posters, ten seniors were honored prior to the action Friday during UCLA swim and dive’s senior day. […]