Coach Cyndi Gallagher reached into her bag and pulled out a UCLA vs. UCSB meet record sheet from a folder. “We tell (our swimmers) the meet records,” Gallagher said. “That’s really what they go for.” As the UCLA swim team prepares for its meet this weekend against UCSB and BYU, much of the attention is […]
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Junior Katy Campbell brings nationals experience to the UCLA swim team
There’s a U.S. national champion and member of the U.S. national team in the pool for the UCLA swim team. Over two months ago, junior Katy Campbell surprised at the meet by scratching into the finals – finishing just outside the final eight, but a swimmer scratched out – and winning the 1500 meter freestyle […]
UCLA swim prepares for long season ahead with high intensity practice
Despite a resounding 143-104 win over Washington State last Friday, the UCLA swim team is only starting to make a splash. With an unusually late start to the school year and an unusually early meet, the Bruins only had a bit more than three weeks between the start of their preseason on Sept. 15 and […]
UCLA swim team claims 143-104 win in season opener against WSU
It was an auspicious start for the UCLA swim team. The Bruins began their season Friday by winning their first eight races in a dual meet with Washington State, finishing with a 143-104 win. Overall, the Bruins won 11 of the 14 events at Spieker Aquatics Center, with junior Katie Kinnear and junior Arlyn Upshaw […]
UCLA swim and dive confident about Washington State meet
In facing Washington State on Friday, UCLA swim and dive won’t have to put up much of a fight. No. 17 UCLA has defeated Washington State by a large margin in the past few years. Last season, at a two-day dual meet in Pullman, Wash., the Bruins trounced the Cougars 133-67 and 142-80 on a […]
UCLA swim and dive enters season with competitive edge
At first, Ally Loper couldn’t find the right words when reflecting on what her role will be on this season’s UCLA swim and dive team. “People turn to us (seniors) whenever anything goes wrong,” she said. “We’re not role models, but — “ “Mentors,” senior Courtney Wilde piped in. Wilde then elaborated further on her […]
UCLA swim and dive succeeds at US National Championships
After failing to finish in the top 20 last season, members of the UCLA swim and dive team met a little more success at the the Phillips 66 U.S. National Championships in Irvine last weekend, with one team member earning a coveted spot on the U.S. national team. The team tied for 21st at the […]