Fifty. Give or take an hour or two, Eitan Peled accumulates nearly 50 demanding hours a week working for the UCLA men’s water polo team. When water polo season is in full swing from September to early December, the head manager runs around campus – from the pool to the coach’s office to training – […]
Category Archives: Men’s Water Polo
Senior signoffs: Danny McClintick owes resilience to challenges faced as Bruin athlete
With graduation approaching quickly, we as seniors can’t help but reflect on the past four years. Although for many this is the end of our journey at UCLA, we will be Bruins forever. Comparing where I was – entering as a freshman – to where I am now – just a week away from graduation […]
Bruins, alumni showcase talent in water polo National League
Collegiate men’s water polo players don’t receive the glamour of a draft or get the opportunity to sign six-figure paychecks when moving up to the next competitive level. The sport doesn’t yet have the fan base for such luxury. Almost all of the talent comes from the collegiate ranks, so when NCAA restrictions that eliminated […]
Men’s water polo caps perfect season with NCAA championship
Sunday night was the culmination of a year-long quest for the men’s water polo team, one that seemed destined to end in a national championship. With their 10-7 win over the USC Trojans in the NCAA Tournament final, the Bruins cemented a long-lasting legacy by hoisting the national championship trophy for the second straight year […]
A look back at UCLA’s storied history of perfection
It’s important to distinguish two important adjectives that have often been attached to the 2015 UCLA men’s water polo team before we can truly appreciate its dazzling 30-0 record. Undefeated versus perfect. In general, a perfect team is guaranteed to be undefeated, but an undefeated squad? Sometimes far from perfect. Just look at the 1939 […]
Men’s water polo sinks USC for UCLA’s 113th national title
At 6:12 p.m., Dirks Pool was as still as glass and Spieker Aquatics Center appeared as it normally does before a rivalry showdown. The stands were filled to capacity with a blend of red and blue. TV cameras were situated around the pool, aimed at the two rival teams awaiting the inevitable dive into a […]
UCLA men’s water polo seeks second NCAA title in a row against USC
In the year since UCLA men’s water polo captured the 2014 NCAA title, the team seemed to have just one focus. The Bruins traveled across the world to represent the United States at the World University Games, they graduated eight seniors while managing to hold an undefeated record through the entire 2015 regular season and […]