With three podium finishes in three events, junior diver Maria Polyakova was named the Diver of the Meet at the Pac-12 championship. Polyakova was instrumental in helping the No. 21 UCLA swimming and diving team finish in fifth place at the meet, which was held in Federal Way, Washington, from Wednesday to Saturday. However, there […]
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Swimming and diving heads to Washington for Pac-12 championship
Sophomore Eloise Belanger won her first senior title in the 1-meter springboard at the Winter Senior National Diving Championship in Canada last Friday but will not have the chance to repeat the feat in the upcoming Pac-12 swimming and diving championship for UCLA. “She’s got a midterm that runs Thursday night that she couldn’t really […]
Swimming and dive falls to USC in last meet of regular season
There are final meets, and then there are final meets against USC. The No. 21 Bruins took on the No. 5 Trojans this weekend, looking for an upset in their final meet before the Pac-12 championships. While some individual performers trumped USC, UCLA swimming and diving fell short in the overall team competition by a […]
UCLA swimming and diving falls to Stanford and Cal in weekend matchups
In the 100-yard freestyle, senior Linnea Mack nearly upended five-time Olympic gold medalist and Stanford freshman Katie Ledecky on Friday. Mack swam a time of 49.81, just short of Ledecky’s 49.33. Ledecky was one of a few big names at UCLA swimming and diving’s meets over the weekend. Stanford also had junior Simone Manuel, the […]
Bruins dive into deep water against Cardinal, Golden Bears
To be the best, you have the beat the best. The UCLA swimming and diving teams will have an opportunity to do just that this weekend. The No. 19 Bruins travel north to take on the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal and No. 6 California Golden Bears this Friday and Saturday, respectively. Stanford, led by freshman […]
UCLA swimming and diving seniors make big splash in last home meet
Posters adorned the blue walls of the Spieker Aquatics Center on Saturday, supporting the UCLA swimming and diving team with messages like “Nina, just keep swimming,” “Nobody can ketchup to Savannah” and “Sandra Soe fast”. Along with the posters, ten seniors were honored prior to the action Friday during UCLA swim and dive’s senior day. […]
Dive in with the UCLA Swim Club
Going into its eighth year, the UCLA Swim Club shows how their team can be much more than just doing laps in the water. Watch the club co-presidents, fourth-year physics student Becky Nimera and fourth-year chemical engineering student Michael Lee, talk about their experiences in the club sport.