For UCLA swim and dive, this was it – a three-day culmination of the entire season that only seven swimmers and one diver earned the right to experience. But to junior freestyle swimmer Ting Quah, NCAA Championships felt more like a giant high school meet than a high-pressure competition featuring the nation’s best. By experiencing an […]
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One diver, seven swimmers to represent UCLA in NCAA Championship
For the first time in four years, a diver will represent UCLA in the NCAA Championship, which begins Thursday. Last week, three divers competed in a three-day competition in their last chance to qualify for the NCAA Championship. Sophomore Emma Ivory-Ganja was the lone Bruin to qualify on the first day. “I qualified for NCAAs, […]
UCLA dive focuses on internal discipline for NCAA Zone E Championships
For most divers, the season has already drawn to a close, but for a few Bruins, this weekend’s NCAA Zone E Championships will offer a final opportunity to qualify for nationals. With these high stakes, the three competing divers – senior Michelle Vale, junior Paulina Guzman and sophomore Emma Ivory-Ganja – said they will have […]
UCLA swim and dive takes fifth in Pac-12 championships
When the swim and dive team has to face four straight days of Pac-12 competition, sophomore Noelle Tarazona said the key to pushing through is taking each event one at a time.
Swim team gears up for Pac-12 Championships with ‘relaxed intensity’
Illnesses slowed junior Kathryn Murphy down earlier in the season, but she’s bounced back just in time for the Pac-12 Championships. Now, she said, all she needs is some “crazy” music and a new pair of bright-colored Nikes and she’ll be ready to race. Murphy, facing challenges in a self-described “rocky” season, was out sick […]
UCLA swim focuses on fine-tuning for postseason
The swim season may be winding down but excitement is only bubbling up.
No. 12 swim, dive falls to crosstown rival No. 1 USC
This past weekend, the UCLA swim and dive team traveled to USC and faced more challenges than just the No. 1 team in the country, experiencing a 167.5-132.5 defeat at the hands of the Women of Troy. “It was hard because the men’s team was sitting right behind the starting block and before every race […]