UCLA swim and dive has been listening to guest speakers talk about Bruin pride and the history of the UCLA-USC rivalry. In the week leading up to Friday’s dual meet, coach Cyndi Gallagher had UCLA coaches and coaching alumni speak to the team about their own experiences with the crosstown rivalry and what being a […]
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Team, family support senior swimmer Courtney Wilde through recovery
Two days before UCLA swim and dive was set to leave for last season’s Pac-12 tournament, Courtney Wilde was feeling ill. “I knew something was wrong when I woke up but I couldn’t really put my finger on what it was,” said the senior captain. Chalking it up to dehydration, Wilde pushed herself to go […]
UCLA swim and dive confident despite strong weekend rivals
This weekend, UCLA swim and dive will travel to compete against long-established powerhouses in Stanford and Cal. However, its athletes are not intimidated by rank. “I think they’re definitely beatable, especially at this time in the season,” said sophomore swimmer Linnea Mack. “It’s championship season, so they’re probably trying to figure out what their best […]
UCLA swim team adds splash of creativity to practice drills
Once a week, Spieker Aquatics Center becomes a strange sight for those not entirely familiar with the UCLA swim team. Instead of merely repeating lap after lap in the same way, the UCLA swim team members can be seen swimming furiously toward one end of the pool where teammates are pulling them back as aggressively […]
UCLA swim and dive to face different teams, different challenges
This weekend takes UCLA swim to an away dual meet against Oregon State, a match in which the Bruins are the heavy favorites, while UCLA dive stays home to host the Bruin Invitational. Freshman swimmer Sarah Kaunitz said she doesn’t see OSU as a team that poses much of a threat to UCLA, despite the […]
Transfer Ally Loper dares to be a Bruin, rises to swim team captain
Ally Loper was experiencing a problem that a considerable number of college students go through. The university that she was attending turned out to be not at all what she initially thought it would be. But it wasn’t because of an inconsiderate roommate, failing grades or disgusting dining hall food that she was “miserable every […]
UCLA dive team plunges into first out-of-state meet in Georgia
UCLA dive has very few things going for it this weekend. The team will be competing in the University of Georgia Fall Invitational in Athens, Ga., In addition to the three-hour time difference under which the Bruins have to compete, not everyone is in top condition to dive. “There are some nagging little injuries – […]