Gabriel Martinez knew he had seen some quality talent in Patricia and Salvador Orozco’s young daughters well before they had even touched a water polo ball.
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UCLA swim and dive show improvement despite loss
In the eyes of swim coach Cyndi Gallagher, very little was wrong with her team’s loss at the hands of USC.
Women’s water polo wins in first game at Spieker Aquatics Center
The UCLA women’s water polo team cruised to victory in its first-ever match at Spieker Aquatics Center Saturday afternoon, beating Cal State Northridge 9-5 in a non-conference matchup at Dirks Pool.
UCLA swim and dive to take on Trojans
You don’t have to look any further than the swim caps at practice to know what’s on every swimmer’s mind this week.
Swim and dive loses to Bay Area schools
As the swimmers turned and headed for home in the last leg of the 4×100 freestyle relay, the final event of the day, UCLA and California were locked in an extremely close battle that had the small crowd at the Spieker Aquatics Center louder than ever.
UCLA swim and dive teams to face undefeated Cal and Stanford
The competition that UCLA’s swim and dive team (5-1, 2-1 Pac-10) will face this weekend in undefeated Pac-10 foes Cal and Stanford is daunting, to say the least.
Diving performs well at Bruin Invitational
Displaying all the confidence and form of a diver prepared for the NCAA Zone meet in March, junior Karina Silva led UCLA in all three disciplines over the two days of the Bruin Diving Invitational, dominating the platform event and picking up two personal-best scores along the way.