As the swim season kicks into high gear, the UCLA swim and dive team has an opportunity to prepare and refine its craft ahead of championship meets. Friday will be the first of a two-day dual meet with Washington State in Pullman for the Bruins. This meet comes after UCLA beat Utah at home 157-134 […]
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UCLA swim and dive to host formidable Pac-12 teams
At this point last year, UCLA swim and dive held a win streak in dual meets.But when Feb. 1 hit, the Bruins fell to both Stanford and California – and two weeks later, USC – all by a spread of 30 points or greater. Until UCLA faces these top-five ranked teams again this year, the […]
UCLA swim and dive returns strong from winter break
This weekend saw the UCLA swim and dive team put in strong performances after winter break. The swim team beat Utah by a score of 157-134. The Bruin Diving Invitational, hosted by UCLA, was also held at the Spieker Aquatics Center this weekend. Freshman Annika Lenz, senior Paulina Guzman and sophomore Montana Monahan all put […]
UCLA swim and dive resumes meets after intense training
UCLA swim and dive will seek to replicate last year’s record of three straight victories after winter break and anticipates more challenging teams such as Cal, USC and Stanford later in the season. The team, however, is not getting ahead of itself. The dive team hosts nine teams in the Bruin Diving Invitational beginning on […]
Freshman swimmers ready to step up for winter season
The fall quarter for the UCLA swim and dive team saw a finale featuring strong performances from freshman backstroker/freestyler Madison White and freshman Linnea Mack in freestyle, backstroke and butterfly. The two will need to rely on performances such as these to continue if they are to replicate the form of last year’s team following […]
UCLA swim team snaps three records at Texas Invitational
This weekend was a record-setting one for UCLA swimmers, as the swim and dive team traveled to Austin for the Texas Invitational. Bruins broke UCLA records in the 100-meter backstroke, 200m medley relay and the 400m free relay. The trip to Austin came at a potentially inopportune time for the Bruins because of finals. According […]
UCLA swim team to compete in Texas Invitational
The UCLA swim team will have a chance to redeem its only loss of the season, as well as scope out future regular season challengers this weekend. Seventeen UCLA swimmers will head to this weekend’s Texas Invitational, a swim-only event hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. The Bruins will face off against nine […]