During the tail end of practice on Tuesday evening, coach Cyndi Gallagher explained a drill step-by-step to the UCLA swim team, fleshing out all the minute details of how the exercise should run. Now that the Bruins are almost halfway through their season, it stands to reason that the athletes are already familiar with whatever […]
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UCLA student helps nurture club water ski team with experience, bonds
The veteran water skier slowly drove the boat out and away from the dock into open waters, taking in a huge breath of Ironwood Lake as he did so. He glanced into the rearview mirror at his teammate in the water and grinned. “All right!” he yelled. “Are you ready to rock?” Fourth-year international development […]
UCLA swim and dive ups intensity of preparation for weekend
The Bruins have a bone to pick with the Wildcats. Two years ago, UCLA narrowly won 157-141 against Arizona, breaking its 12-year losing streak against the Wildcats. The following season, however, the Bruins lost by two points. That same season, the team faced harsh conditions at the Wildcat Diving Invitational when the Bruins competed in […]
Senior Monica Dornick epitomizes swim and dive team spirit
In swimming, there is no passing of the ball between two players, no strategizing, no careful placement of athletes on a field. UCLA swim and dive, however, bucks the trend with its unique drills in practice, building a sense of solidarity within the team. “You notice it more in practice – the team atmosphere,” said […]
Coach Cyndi Gallagher stresses swimmers’ personal improvements
The sound of UCLA swim coach Cyndi Gallagher’s “Ready, go!” rings out through the Spieker Aquatics Center like clockwork. She reads off the times of her swimmers and gets right back on it: “Ready, go!” Every day at every practice, Gallagher unleashes her exclamations throughout the session, like a seemingly tireless steam locomotive. “They get […]