School records fall as UCLA swim and dive rises to highest NCAA finish since 2007

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]