After five months of competition, UCLA swimming and diving will have to push through its fatigue if the team hopes to be successful against USC. The No. 19 Bruins will close out their regular season with a meet against the No. 7 USC Trojans at Spieker Aquatics Center on Friday. Two weeks ago, the Trojans […]
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UCLA’s Maria Polyakova leads Bruins to new diving records
Maria Polyakova constantly checked her email waiting for a response from the diving coaches at Stanford, Texas, USC and UCLA. She waited weeks for responses from the first three schools, but it only took three days for UCLA diving coach Tom Stebbins to reply. “I was very lucky,” Stebbins said. “(Stanford and Texas) essentially said […]
UCLA swimmer Arlyn Upshaw remains resolute through four seasons
The fact that Arlyn Upshaw considered quitting was not unusual. Swimming at the collegiate level for a full four years is an accomplishment in itself – the early mornings and year-round season have a way of taking a toll on even the toughest athletes. “Coming out of high school, it never really crossed my mind […]
Bruins break records despite swimming, diving losses to Cardinal, Bears
The UCLA swimming and diving team shattered multiple records in and out of the pool this weekend. The No. 19 Bruins faced stiff competition, though, and lost to the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal and the No. 3 California Golden Bears at Spieker Aquatics Center on Friday and Saturday, respectively. First-place finishes were few and far […]
Divers look to potential leaders against top-ranked Bay Area teams
The UCLA diving team won’t be at full strength this weekend when it faces some of the top competition in the country. The No. 19 Bruins will face No. 2 Stanford and No. 3 California on Friday and Saturday, respectively, without sophomore diver Maria Polyakova, who will be competing in a national diving competition in […]
UCLA swimming sports pink caps to spread breast cancer awareness
When the UCLA swimming team wears pink caps rather than its usual blue caps in the next home meet, it will be more than just a symbolic moment for every member of the team who has been affected by breast cancer. “My mom had breast cancer. It means a lot that the team is setting […]
UCLA swimming and diving dominate at meets, standouts shine
No one works harder than UCLA Bruins’ junior diver Annika Lenz. After a lackluster performance in the Trojan Diving Invitational in early November, where she finished second to Madison Witt of USC, Lenz bounced back in a big way this weekend at the Bruin Diving Invitational, en route to one of the best performances of […]