Swimming and diving hope to make splash at NCAA championships

Bruin swimming and diving will finish up its season with a chance at top finishes in a few events at this week’s NCAA championships. Junior diver Eloise Belanger has a shot at placing in all three diving events, and swimming has an opportunity in the 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard butterfly. No. 21 UCLA swimming […]

UCLA divers set records at NCAA Zone E Diving Championships

Junior Eloise Belanger will advance to her third NCAA championship as the only UCLA diver to qualify. No. 21 UCLA diving competed at the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships from March 5-7 in Flagstaff, Arizona. While four Bruin divers competed at this meet, only Belanger made the cut for the tournament in Columbus, Ohio. Belanger, […]

UCLA divers ready to compete in NCAA Zone E Championships

Of the seven athletes on the UCLA diving roster, four of them will be traveling to Flagstaff, Arizona, to compete in the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships this week. There are five region-based zones in the NCAA. The No. 21 UCLA diving team (5-5-1, 2-4-1 Pac-12) will be sending divers to compete in Zone E, […]

UCLA diver overcomes international unfamiliarities and sets new records

Éloïse Bélanger spent a year dreaming of using her local pools’ diving boards when she was a child. Divers had to be 7 years old, but Bélanger was only 6 at the time. “I really wanted to go on the boards and jump off, but I wasn’t allowed,” Bélanger said. “So that summer when I […]

Swimming and diving places sixth at Pac-12 Championships

Junior diver Eloise Belanger competed in three events at the Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships and left with two first-place finishes. Belanger took the top spot in both the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions, making her the second ever UCLA diver to do so. She also took fourth in the platform and was the only […]

UCLA’s only two distance swimmers share unique bond

Margaux Verger Gourson and Sandra Soe have shared classes, a suite on the Hill and even the same major, sociology. As the only two distance swimmers on the UCLA swimming team, they also share a demanding training schedule. Verger Gourson, a senior, and Soe, a junior, begin their practices just like the rest of their […]

UCLA swim and dive launch into Pac-12 championship with focused mindset

This week’s Pac-12 championship will be the Bruins’ biggest meet of the season so far, and diving coach Tom Stebbins said he wants his athletes to stay focused on their own performances. “It’s really truly about you against yourself, and if you’re at your very best, the weekend is a success no matter where you […]