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Maria Polyakova and Eloise Belanger come from different parts of the world, but found an instant connection at UCLA. The senior divers formed an instant bond as international students and elite athletes. They have spent the past four years making each other better. Both started diving at clubs at yo...

By Danielle Repper, Swimming World College Intern Pac-12-- the Conference of Champions! This past weekend at the Bruin Invitational was a great showcase for remainder of the season for UCLA, USC, Cal, and Utah. The Bruins marked their territory by bleeding blue and gold at home in all three events. ...

UCLA senior Maria Polyakova won the 3m diving title on Friday night at the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving with 396.00 points. Polyakova was the runner-up last night in the 1m board, behind a record setting performance from Minnesota's Sarah Bacon. Polyakova dethroned the reigning c...

By Danielle Repper, Swimming World College Intern Many divers across the the United States hail from other countries.  It is a large commitment for divers coming from afar, leaving their homes, and having to adapt to a new world. But it's also an incredible opportunity for student-athletes to travel...

Photo Courtesy: Matthew S. DeMaria PENZA, Russia, September 15. THE team of China has dominated the 2014 edition of the FINA World Junior Diving Championships, organised from September 9-14 in Penza (RUS), by getting 14 medals (including seven titles out of the 14 events at stake). Individually, Wu ...

By Matthew Barnard, Swimming World College Intern. Diving at the 2017 women's NCAA Championships looks to be defined by Olympians, risk-takers and foreign student-athletes. For most divers, this year looks to be an individual game with the majority of high-scoring swimming teams lacking depth in the...

By Danielle Repper, Swimming World College Intern The Bruins and the Trojans battled on the boards, Friday, February 12 at the Spieker Aquatics Center. The first event was the 3 meter competition. The points separating the divers between first and sixth place were close.  Madison Witt, freshman dive...

Photo Credit: Griffin Scott ATHENS - A couple of near-NCAA records, school records and nation-leading times highlighted a fantastic first night of racing at the Georgia Fall Invitational, held at Gabrielsen Natatorium. California kicked off the meet with a win in the women's 200 free relay, as the f...

Wisconsin junior Beata Nelson won the CSCAA Swimmer of the Meet Award at the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships. Nelson broke two NCAA Records in the 100 back and 200 back, and also won the 200 IM, taking down record holder Ella Eastin in the process. 200 IM 100 back 200 ...

By Danielle Repper, Swimming World College Intern 'Tis the season! There are many things to be thankful for in our lives. Throughout our careers as divers, we are given some rare opportunities. The diving community is endlessly supportive-- from divers to the coaches and to the table help! But of co...

LOS ANGELES – The USC women’s swimming and diving team extended its winning streak over crosstown UCLA in dual meet action to eight in a row with a dominating win today. The Trojans posted a 174.5-125.5 victory at their home pool to close out the dual meet season and get a boost heading into the Pac...

SAN FRANCISCO –The Conference office announced today that Abbey Weitzeil of CALIFORNIA was named Pac-12 Women's Swimmer of the Month and UCLA’s Maria Polyakova was voted Pac-12 Women’s Diver of the Month for November. Weitzeil (Saugus, Calif.) totaled 12 first-place finishes, split between individu....

Photo Courtesy: David Farr LOS ANGELES - No. 21 UCLA women's swimming downed Pacific 12 foe Arizona State, 169-124. UCLA Press Release The 21st-ranked Bruins had the top marks in 15 of Saturday’s 16 events, as UCLA defeated Arizona State 169-124 in a Pac-12 dual meet at Spieker Aquatics Center. Both...

Stanford leads by over 100 points going into the third day of the 2019 Women's Pac-12 Championships. Cal goes into today seeded second with ASU in third. Stanford got off to a strong start with Ella Eastin, Brooke Forde and Allie Szekely in the 400 IM and built the Cardinal lead. USC's Louise Hansso...

Photo Credit: Peter Bick ATHENS - Twenty-four NCAA A cuts were recorded during the second night of racing at the Georgia Fall Invitational, including multiple nation-leading times. After two days of racing, the California women and Georgia men sit atop the team standings. After just missing the NCAA...

SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 Conference announced the recipients of the 2019 Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving awards, as voted on by the league coaches. CALIFORNIA’s Abbey Weitzeil was named the Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year while Golden Bears’ head coach Teri McKeever was voted Pac-12 Swimming Coach o...