As the UCLA diving team travels across town to the Uytengsu Aquatics Center at USC on Friday, the athletic rivalry between the two schools will be insignificant in their minds. “Well, there’s always a little bit (of rivalry), but I don’t think we really look at it in those terms,” diving coach Tom Stebbins said. […]
Category Archives: Swim & Dive
Swimming and diving sweeps Arizona schools with weekend wins
Swimming in what is often dubbed the “dreaded lane eight,” UCLA senior swimmer Michaela Merlihan pulled away in a close contest to win the 500-yard freestyle, notching a time of 4 minutes, 54.35 seconds. UCLA had not beaten Arizona since 2012. But Friday, Merlihan was part of a one-two-three finish for the No. 15 Bruins […]
UCLA swim sees close finishes, falls to Washington State
A trip to Pullman, Washington, ended in defeat for the No.15 UCLA women’s swim team as it fell 143-119 to Washington State on Saturday. In what was a battle of close finishes, the Bruins came up short in 10 out of the 14 races in Gibb Pool. UCLA coach Cyndi Gallagher attributed the loss to […]
UCLA swimming and diving sweeps Pink Meet events
UCLA women’s swim and dive dominated Saturday but the meet was about so much more than just the sport. The Pink Meet, held by UCLA at Spieker Acquatics Center, gathered together the squads of UCLA, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, Oregon State, San Diego and Florida Gulf Coast to compete and raise breast cancer awareness. […]
Bruin swimmers compete in Olympic Trials, sink below preliminaries
This past week, the country’s best swimmers converged on Omaha, Nebraska, for the U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials. UCLA had its share of representatives, as 12 past, present and future Bruins threw their hats in the ring against some of the world’s most successful swimmers, some of whom are planning on adding to an already impressive […]
UCLA swimming and diving finishes 17th at NCAA championships
No UCLA record was safe when Linnea Mack jumped into the pool this year. The junior proved that one last time this season at the NCAA swimming and diving championships a week ago. Mack conquered two more records, playing an integral role in leading the swimming and diving team to a 17th place finish at […]
UCLA swimming and diving team to compete at NCAA championships
The stakes will be higher this week for UCLA swimming and diving, but swimming coach Cyndi Gallagher had a small piece of advice for her team. “We’re still swimming the same amount of laps,” Gallagher said. “That doesn’t change. That’s how they have to look at it and that’s what we talk about.” Nine Bruins […]