Three of the six UCLA divers who traveled to the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships will continue on to the NCAA Championships. After a short turnaround following their successful performances at the Pac-12 Championships, freshman Éloïse Bélanger, sophomore Maria Polyakova and junior Annika Lenz all qualified for the national championships. Similar to the conference championships, […]
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UCLA divers refine techniques for NCAA Zone E Dive Championships
The UCLA dive team decided to keep it simple in its preparation for the NCAA Zone E Dive Championships this week. With limited practice time between last week’s conference championship and the upcoming regional event, the Bruins focused on efficiency. One way to do that, according to coach Tom Stebbins, is to refine technique rather […]
Bruin divers working on performance and mental toughness for NCAA
With the Pac-12 championships over and only six days until the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships, the UCLA divers have little time to tap into the mental toughness that they’ve been working on all season long. Two Bruins, junior Annika Lenz and freshman Éloïse Bélanger have both experienced mental mistakes this quarter that have cost […]
Junior swimmer Linnea Mack leads UCLA to fifth place finish at Pac-12s
When UCLA swimming and diving competed in the Pac-12 championships last week, the athletes were not the only Bruins working hard. They were joined by the school’s record keepers who had to go back in the record book and seemingly update it every time junior swimmer Linnea Mack dove into the pool. Mack was one […]
UCLA swimming and diving looks to wipe consecutive losses at Pac-12s
With the Bruins heading to one of the biggest stages of their season, swimming coach Cyndi Gallagher had a small word of advice for her team. “You’re never remembered for one swim at one meet,” Gallagher said. “Your whole career is what you come in (and do) every day. That’s who you are.” Coming off […]
How UCLA swim alumna Karen Moe turned the tide for women’s sports
It was only 43 years ago that Karen Moe became the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship to UCLA. Over the course of the decades since then, the swimmer and eventual Cal coach would break records and barriers, leaving a lasting impact on the sport she loves. Before enrolling at UCLA, Moe became one […]
UCLA swim and dive seniors finish strong, fall to USC in final meet
Katie Kinnear came off the last wall in the 200 yard butterfly knowing that she had a little bit extra to give. The senior swimmer, who had trailed USC freshman Madison Wright up until that point, propelled herself forward with one final push, finishing with a winning time of 1:56.60 – .22 milliseconds faster than […]