There is one week toward the end of every UCLA swim and dive season that is different from all the rest. The training intensifies, alumni visit to give motivational speeches and the energy level is on a new high. They call it “Beat ‘SC” week. This past Friday, the team set out to do just […]
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Diving deepens sibling bond
Friends, teammates, competitors, sisters. UCLA swim and dive team members Montana and Ciara Monahan are all of those things to each other. They’ve never known life to be any other way. “We do everything together,” said older sister Montana Monahan. Diving has been no exception. It started when the divers moved from the East Coast […]
UCLA swim and dive falls to Stanford, Cal in consecutive losses
The UCLA swim and dive team traveled to Northern California this past weekend to take on two of its toughest opponents yet. On Friday, No. 17 UCLA faced off against No. 2 Stanford at the Avery Aquatic Center. The Cardinal proved too much of a challenge for the Bruins, as the team fell 151-92 to […]
UCLA swim and dive shifts focus to season’s final lap
With postseason play less than a month away, UCLA swim and dive is preparing to change course. What began as a season filled with invitationals and blowout victories in dual meets has now transitioned into one with much stiffer competition. UCLA has maintained a 7-1 record, losing only to No. 14 Arizona by 10 points. […]
In different events and locations, UCLA’s swim and dive teams excel
Four days. Two competitions. One team. This past weekend, the No. 13 UCLA swim and dive team competed in two separate meets. While the swimmers traveled to Oregon State, the divers remained on campus to host the Bruin Diving Invitational at the Spieker Aquatics Center from Saturday to Monday. In Corvallis, Ore., the Bruins produced […]
UCLA swim and dive honor Jackie Robinson with home victory
Something stood out to those who watched the members of the UCLA swim and dive team as the Bruins lined up to shake hands with their opponents at their meet on Saturday: No. 42. Written on the upper right arm of each member of the team, it sent a message to the Bruin fans. The […]
UCLA swim and dive returns to finish season after intense winter conditioning
Stepping into the second half of their season, seniors on the UCLA swim and dive team are beginning to face a series of lasts. This weekend will be no different as the Bruins go into their last home meet of the season at the Spieker Aquatics Center. The divers will be facing Kansas while the […]