UCLA, Kansas and Boise State converged on Spieker Aquatics Center for their first meet of 2017 and one team started off the new year with a dominating performance. That team was the No. 22 UCLA swim and dive squad. Out of the 16 total events during the tri-meet on Friday, the Bruins won 10 and […]
Category Archives: Swim & Dive
Senior diver finishes eighth at winter national championships
Senior Annika Lenz wrapped up her one and only event at the 2016 USA Diving Winter National Championships Tuesday afternoon. While her teammates faced off against Hawai’i in Honolulu, the UCLA diver traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to compete in what could be her last USA Diving competition at the national level. Lenz participated in the […]
UCLA swimming and diving earn high places at out of state meets
UCLA swim and dive went south for the weekend and returned home with a plethora of awards. The No. 22 Bruins notched five top-five swim finishes in the Texas Invitational’s championship finals while the dive squad swept their three events at the University of Georgia Fall Invite. Early in the tournament, UCLA had reason to […]
UCLA swimming and diving travel east to compete at invitationals
Two big meets await the No. 22 Bruins, with more chances for the athletes to qualify for NCAAs. The swimming and diving teams will travel across the country to compete in the Texas Invitational and the University of Georgia Fall Invitational, respectively. The former runs Thursday to Saturday, while the latter will be held Friday […]
Swimming dominates A3 Performance Invitational with first-place finish
For junior swimmer Katie Grover, the A3 Performance Invitational was both a personal and a team victory. “I have been dealing with some injury problems, so I was happy that I was actually able to relieve it all, and it went pretty well this couple of swims,” Grover said. Grover faced several left kneecap subluxations […]
UCLA swimming aims to blow opponents out of the water at A3 invitational
Despite the fact that it is held only about 20 miles from UCLA, the A3 Performance Invitational will serve as a traveling experience for the UCLA swim team this weekend. The swimmers will make the trip to Monterey Park, California, on Thursday to participate in the three-day meet. There, they will face off against 10 […]
Bruins earn top-10 finishes at Trojan Diving Invitational
The UCLA diving team traveled across town over the weekend to have its skills put to the test in the Trojan Diving Invitational, which took place from Friday to Sunday. UCLA faced off against nine other teams, including USC, Fresno State and San Diego State. Over the three days of competition the Bruins saw 10 […]