UCLA swim and dive is focusing on heading into the Pac-12 tournament, despite being weighed down by logistical concerns. Coach Cyndi Gallagher and assistant coach Naya Higashijima worked on supplying equipment and miscellaneous items to the team right up until they left for Federal Way, Wash. Read more...
Photo: Senior swimmer Jessica Khojasteh said that she expects UCLA’s recent hard work to translate into faster times at the Pac-12 championships. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
There is one week toward the end of every UCLA swim and dive season that is different from all the rest. The training intensifies, alumni visit to give motivational speeches and the energy level is on a new high. Read more...
UCLA swim and dive has been listening to guest speakers talk about Bruin pride and the history of the UCLA-USC rivalry. In the week leading up to Friday’s dual meet, coach Cyndi Gallagher had UCLA coaches and coaching alumni speak to the team about their own experiences with the crosstown rivalry and what being a Bruin means to them. Read more...
Photo: This weekend’s competition is senior Jessica Khojasteh’s last chance to beat USC before she graduates, something the team hasn’t accomplished recently. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Friends, teammates, competitors, sisters. UCLA swim and dive team members Montana and Ciara Monahan are all of those things to each other. They’ve never known life to be any other way. Read more...
Photo: Junior diver Montana Monahan (left) and freshman diver Ciara Monahan (right) are sisters on the UCLA dive team. The Monahan sisters picked up the sport of diving together after moving from the East Coast to home in Burbank that came with a swimming pool and a diving board. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Two days before UCLA swim and dive was set to leave for last season’s Pac-12 tournament, Courtney Wilde was feeling ill. “I knew something was wrong when I woke up but I couldn’t really put my finger on what it was,” said the senior captain. Read more...
Photo: After blood clots in her lungs forced Courtney Wilde to miss the Pac-12 tournament last season, she leaned on the support from her team and family in the recovery. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA swim and dive team traveled to Northern California this past weekend to take on two of its toughest opponents yet. On Friday, No. 17 UCLA faced off against No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Annika Lenz didn’t allow herself to become intimidated by facing highly ranked Cal and Stanford. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
This weekend, UCLA swim and dive will travel to compete against long-established powerhouses in Stanford and Cal. However, its athletes are not intimidated by rank. “I think they’re definitely beatable, especially at this time in the season,” said sophomore swimmer Linnea Mack. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Linnea Mack said that although both No. 1 Cal and No. 3 Stanford have fast swimmers with top times, her own team has a good amount of depth. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
