2022-23 QUICK FACTS
Location Los Angeles, CA
Athletic Dept. Address 325 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095
Athletics Phone (310) 825-8699
Swimming & Diving Office Phone (310) 794-6443
Chancellor Dr. Gene Block
Director of Athletics Martin Jarmond
Sr. Women’s Administrator Dr. Christina Rivera
Assoc. Athletic Director Gavin Crew
Faculty Athletic Rep. Dr. Michael Teitell Home Pool Dirks Pool
at Spieker Aquatics Center
Enrollment 44,947
Founded 1919
Colors Blue and Gold
Nickname Bruins Conference Pac-12
National Affiliation NCAA Division I
Head Coach Jordan Wolfum (St. Cloud State, ‘09)
Career Record (Years) 12-9 (4th year)
Head Diving Coach Tom Stebbins (Yale ‘96)
Assistant Coach Karissa Kruszewski (Wisconsin, ‘13)
2021-22 Record 3-5
2022 Pac-12 Championships (Finish) 898.0 (4th)
2022 NCAA Championships (Finish) T-34th
2022 Final National Ranking RV
All-Time Conference Championships 6 (1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 2000-01, 2002-03)
The 2022-23 Bruins
Season in Review
History / Records
2022-23 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Location Time (PT)
Oct. 7-8 at Fresno State Invitational
Fresno, Calif. All Day
Oct. 14-15 Blue-Gold Intrasquad Spieker Aquatics Center All Day
Oct. 21 at UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, Calif. TBD
Oct. 28 at Utah* Salt Lake City, Utah 12:00 PM
Nov. 4 Arizona State* Spieker Aquatics Center TBD
Nov. 5 Arizona* Spieker Aquatics Center TBD
Nov. 11-13 at Trojan Diving Invitational Los Angeles, Calif. All Day
Nov. 17-19 at Ohio State Fall Invitational Colombus, Ohio All Day
Nov. 30-Dec. 3 at Toyota U.S. Open Greensboro, N.C. All Day
Dec. 1-3 at Minnesota Diving Invite Minneapolis, Minn. All Day
Dec. 14-18 at USA Diving Nationals Morgantown, W.Va. All Day
Dec. 17-19 at UNLV Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. All Day
Jan. 8 at UC San Diego San Diego, Calif. TBD
Jan. 13-15 Bruin Diving Invitational Spieker Aquatics Center All Day
Jan. 14 Denver
Spieker Aquatics Center TBD
Jan. 28 at Stanford* Stanford, Calif. 2:00 PM
Jan. 29 at California* Berkeley, Calif. 11:00 AM
Feb. 10 at USC* Los Angeles, Calif. TBD
TV
General Information
Feb. 22-25 Pac-12 Championships Federal Way, Wash. TBA Pac-12 Networks
Mar. 6-8 NCAA Zone E Diving Championships Flagstaff, Ariz. TBA
Mar. 15-18 NCAA Championships Knoxville, Tenn.
MEDIA INFORMATION
Swim & Dive Contact: Andrew Wagner
Phone: 310-206-4008
awagner@athletics.ucla.edu
Address: 325 Westwood Plaza
Angeles, CA 90095
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Radio / TV Roster 2 Rosters 4 Coaching Staff 5 Student-Athlete Profiles - 5th Years 8 Student-Athlete Profiles - Seniors 9 Student-Athlete Profiles - Juniors 14 Student-Athlete Profiles - Sophomores 18 Student-Athlete Profiles - Freshmen 25 2021-22
2021-22 Results 30 2021-22 Top Marks/Records vs. Opponents 31 2022-23 UCLA SWIMMING & DIVING ALL DATES, OPPONENTS, START TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All-Time Letterwinners 32 Head Coaching History 33 Postseason Champions 34 Bruin Award Winners 34 Team Award Winners 36 UCLA Records 38 All-Time Top-8 Bruin Swimmers 38 Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center 39 Hall of Famer Annette Salmeen 40 Bruins in the Olympics 40
Media Information 41 Administrator Biographies 42 On front cover: Top row (left to right): Maddie Wright, Katrina Sommer, Lauryn Johnson Bottom row (left to right): Brooke Schaffer, Hannah Butler
Photo
Credit:
Minette
Rubin
Bailey HERBERT
2 Hannah BUTLER 5-5 – Sr. – Diving Rochester, N.Y. Claire GROVER 6-1 – 5th Yr. – Free/Breast Scottsdale, Ariz. Beril BOCEKLER 5-6 – Fr. – Free Ankara, Turkey Riley DIX 5-6 – So. – Free/Back Milwaukee, Wis. Katrina BELLIO 5-7 – Fr. – Distance Free Mississauga, Ontario, CAN Gabby DANG 5-5 – Sr. – Free/Fly Bothell, Wash. Eva CARLSON 5-5 – So. – Breast Portland, Ore. Gizem GUVENC 5-9 – So. – Free/Fly Kadikoy, Turkey Mia CHANG 5-3 – So. – Back/IM Mill Creek, Wash. Joanie CASH 5-7 – So. – Free/Fly Edina, Minn. Morgan HAWES 5-10 – So. – Free San Carlos, Calif. Eden CHENG 5-3 – Fr. – Diving London, England Zoe JESPERSGAARD 5-3 – So. – Diving Los Angeles, Calif. RADIO / TV ROSTER Lauryn JOHNSON 5-7 – Sr. – Fly/Free Rockville Centre, N.Y. Ana JIH-SCHIFF 5-9 – So. – Breast/IM Danville, Calif.
5-8 – Jr. – Breast/IM Surrey, B.C., Canada Ashley KOLESSAR 5-8 – Fr. – IM/Fly/Free Aston, Penn. Ava LACHEY 5-6 – Fr. – Free New Albany, Ohio
Kathryn
LUNDH 5-8 – So. – Fly/IM Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Fay
LUSTRIA 5-4 – Fr. – Fly/IM Portland, Ore. Emma MATOUS 5-7 – So. – IM Vancouver, Wash. Morganne MALLOY 5-8 – Fr. – Breast Ladera Ranch, Calif. Paige MacEACHERN 5-7 – So. – IM Boca Raton, Calif.
Crystal
MURPHY 5-4 – Jr. – Fly San Francisco, Calif.
Rosie
MURPHY 5-8 – Fr. – Back/IM Sacramento, Calif.
Rachel RHEE
5-10 – Sr. – Free San Diego, Calif.
Maya SALVITTI
5-1 – So. – Diving Los Angeles, Calif. Brooke SCHAFFER 5-7 – Sr. – Free Mountain View, Calif. Taylor SCHAFFER 5-7 – So. – Free Mountain View, Calif.
Fiona SCHERE
5-9 – Fr. – Free Severn, Md.
Katrina SOMMER
6-0 – Sr. – Back/IM Villa Park, Calif.
Ashley STENSTROM
5-9 – So. – Free Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Sophia KOSTUROS
5-6 – Sr. – Back/Free/Fly Orinda, Calif.
Lindsay STENSTROM
5-9 – Sr. – Back/Free Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Stephanie
SU 5-7 – Sr. – Free Buena Park, Calif.
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Maddie WRIGHT 5-10 – Jr. – Free Scottsdale, Ariz.
Maya WILSON 5-11 – Jr. – Free Burbank, Calif.
Jordan WOLFRUM Head Coach 4th Season
Tom STEBBINS Head Diving Coach 25th Season
RADIO / TV ROSTER
Karissa KRUSZEWSKI Assistant Coach 4th Season
Top row (L to R): Lindsay Stenstrom, Bailey Herbert, Rachel Rhee, Katrina Sommer, Claire Grover, Maya Wilson, Maddie Wright, Morgan Hawes, Ashley Stenstrom 2nd row: Brooke Schaffer, Stephanie Su, Gizem Guvenc, Fiona Schere, Kathryn Lundh, Ana Jih-Schiff, Morganne Malloy, Rosie Murphy, Ashley Kolessar
3rd
row: Joanie Cash, Lauryn Johnson, Taylor Schaffer, Beril Bocekler, Ava Lachey, Katrina Bellio, Riley Dix, Paige MacEachern, Emma Matous
4th
row: Hannah Butler, Sophia Kosturos, Gabby Dang, Crystal Murphy, Eva Carlson, Eden Cheng, Fay Lustria, Zoe Jespersgaard, Mia Chang
(Not
pictured: Maya Salvitti)
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Last School)
Katrina Bellio Distance Free 5-7 Fr. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada / Silverthorn Institute
Beril Bocekler
Free 5-6 Fr. Ankara, Turkey / Sinav College
Hannah Butler Diving 5-5 Sr. Rochester, N.Y. / Brighton HS
Eva Carlson Breast 5-5 So. Portland, Ore. / Catlin Gabel HS
Joanie Cash Free/Fly 5-7 So. Long Beach, N.Y. / Sacred Heart Academy
Mia Chang Back/IM 5-3 So. Mill Creek, Wash. / Henry M. Jackson HS
Eden Cheng Diving 5-3 Fr. London, England / Alleyn’s School
Gabby Dang Free/Fly 5-5 Sr. Bothell, Wash. / North Creek HS
Riley Dix Free/Back 5-6 So. Milwaukee, Wis. / Whitefish Bay HS
Claire Grover Free/Breast 6-1 5th. Scottsdale, Ariz. / Boulder Creek HS
Gizem Guvenc Free/Fly 5-9 So. Kadikoy, Turkey / Cevre College
Morgan Hawes Free 5-10 So. San Carlos, Calif. / Carlmont HS
Bailey Herbert Breast/IM 5-8 Jr. Surrey, B.C., Canada / Pacific Academy
Zoe Jespersgaard Diving 5-3 So. Los Angeles, Calif. / Girls Academic Leadership Academy
Ana Jih-Schiff Breast/IM 5-9 So. Danville, Calif. / San Ramon Valley HS
Lauryn Johnson Fly/Free 5-7 Sr. Rockville Centre, N.Y. / Sacred Heart Academy
Ashley Kolessar IM/Fly/Free 5-8 Fr. Aston, Penn. / Notre Dame HS
Sophia Kosturos Back/Fly/Free 5-6 Sr. Orinda, Calif. / Miramonte HS
Ava Lachey Free 5-6 Fr. New Albany, Ohio / New Albany HS
Kathryn Lundh Fly/IM 5-8 So. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS
Fay Lustria Fly/IM 5-4 Fr. Portland, Ore. / Westview HS
Paige MacEachern IM 5-7 So. Boca Raton, Fla. / Boca Raton Community HS
Morganne Malloy Breast 5-8 Fr. Ladera Ranch, Calif. / Capo Valley HS
Emma Matous IM 5-7 So. Vancouver, Wash. / Jesuit HS
Crystal Murphy Fly 5-4 Jr. San Francisco, Calif. / Lowell HS
Rosie Murphy Back/IM 5-8 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. / Granite Bay HS
Rachel Rhee Free 5-10 Sr. San Diego, Calif. / La Costa Canyon HS
Maya Salvitti Diving 5-1 So. Los Angeles, Calif. / Palisades Charter HS
Brooke Schaffer Free 5-7 Sr. Mountain View, Calif. / St. Francis HS
Taylor Schaffer Free 5-7 So. Mountain View, Calif. / St. Francis HS
Fiona Schere Free 5-9 Fr. Severn, Md. / The Key School
Katrina Sommer Back/IM 6-0 Sr. Villa Park, Calif. / Indiana
Ashley Stenstrom Free 5-9 So. Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Valor Christian HS
Lindsay Stenstrom Back/Free 5-9 Sr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Valor Christian HS
Stephanie Su Free 5-7 Sr. Buena Park, Calif. / Mater Dei HS
Maya Wilson Free 5-11 Jr. Burbank, Calif. / Burroughs HS
Maddie Wright Free 5-10 Jr. Scottsdale, Ariz. / Xavier College Prep
TEAM STAFF
Head Swimming & Diving Coach
Jordan Wolfrum (4th Year, St. Cloud State ‘09)
Head Diving Coach
Tom Stebbins (25th Year at UCLA, 27th overall, Yale ‘96)
Assistant Coach
Karissa Kruszewski (4th Year, Wisconsin ‘13)
Staff Athletic Trainer
Nicole Nootbar
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
Class
Freshmen (9): Bellio, Bocekler, Cheng, Kolessar, Lachey, Lustria, Malloy, R. Murphy, Schere
Sophomores (14): Carlson, Cash, Chang, Dix, Guvenc, Hawes, Jespersgaard, JihSchiff, Lundh, MacEachern, Matous, Salvitti, T. Schaffer, A. Stenstrom
Juniors (4): Herbert, C. Murphy, Wilson, Wright
Seniors (9): Butler, Dang, Johnson, Kosturos, Rhee, B. Schaffer, Sommer, L. Stenstrom, Su
Fifth (1): Grover Event
Back (6): Chang, Dix, Kosturos, R. Murphy, Sommer, L. Stenstrom
Free (21): Bellio, Bocekler, Cash, Dang, Dix, Grover, Guvenc, Hawes, Johnson, Kolessar, Kosturos, Lachey, Rhee, B. Schaffer, T. Schaffer, Schere, A. Stenstrom, L. Stenstrom, Su, Wilson, Wright
IM (10): Chang, Herbert, Jih-Schiff, Kolessar, Lundh, Lustria, MacEachern, Matous, R. Murphy, Sommer
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING QUALIFYING STANDARDS
Women’s Swimming Standards - 25-Yard Course
Event A Standard B
Free 21.66 22.71
Free 47.18 49.44
Free 1:42.84 1:47.12
Free 4:35.76 4:47.20
1650 Free 15:52.41 16:30.59
Fly 50.92 53.69
Fly 1:52.86 1:59.23
Women’s Relay Standards
Event Qualifying
200 Free Relay 1:28.43 1:29.21
Free Relay 3:14.10 3:16.32
800 Free Relay 7:00.86 7:05.88
Women’s Diving Standards
Event
1-Meter
Back 50.89 53.91
Back 1:50.50 1:57.07
Breast 58.10 1:01.56
Breast 2:06.18 2:13.89
IM 1:53.66 1:59.56
IM 4:03.62 4:17.30
Diving (4): Butler, Cheng, Jespersgaard, Salvitti Breast (5): Carlson, Grover, Herbert, Jih-Schiff, Malloy
Fly (9): Cash, Dang, Guvenc, Johnson, Kolessar, Kosturos, Lundh, Lustria, C. Murphy
Distance Free (3): Bellio, Bocekler, Su State
California (16): Hawes, Jespersgaard, Jih-Schiff, Kosturos, Lundh, MacEachern, Malloy, C. Murphy, R. Murphy, Rhee, Salvitti, B. Schaffer, T. Schaffer, Sommer, Su, Wilson
Arizona (2): Grover, Wright Colorado (2): A. Stenstrom, L. Stenstrom
Ohio (1): Lachey Oregon (2): Carlson, Lustria Maryland (1): Schere
New York (3): Butler, Cash, Johnson
Pennsylvania (1): Kolessar Washington (3) : Chang, Dang, Matous Wisconsin (1): Dix International
Canada (2): Bellio, Herbert England (1): Cheng
Turkey (2): Bocekler, Guvenc
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Beril Bocekler BER-ill BO-sek-lur
Gizem Guvenc gee-ZEM goo-VENCH
Bailey Herbert HER-burt
Zoe Jespersgaard ZOH-ee JES-purz-gard
Ana Jih-Schiff AN-nuh (not ahn-nuh) JEE SHIFF
Sophia Kosturos koss-TUR-us
Karissa Kruszewski kroo-SHEF-skee
Ava Lachey EY-vuh luh-SHAY
Medley Relay 1:36.24 1:37.02
Medley Relay 3:31.38 3:33.54
Kathryn Lundh ..................................... LUND (h is silent)
Paige MacEachern muh-KACK-urn
Morganne Malloy MOR-gin muh-LOY
Emma Matous MAY-tosh
Rachel Rhee REE (rhymes with me)
Maya Salvitti sal-VEE-tee
Brooke/Taylor Schaffer SHAY-fur
Fiona Schere like “sheer”
Lindsay/Ashley Stenstrom.............................STEN-strum
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Standard Event A Standard B Standard 50
100
100
200
200
100
500
200
200
100
400
200
Provisional Event Qualifying Provisional
200
400
400
Points Event Points
Diving 265 3-Meter Diving 280 Platform Diving 225
WOLFRUM
Head Swimming Coach 4th Season
St. Cloud State ‘09
Jordan Wolfrum enters her fourth season as head coach at UCLA in 2022-23. Wolfrum, who was most recently an associate head coach at Ohio State, was named the seventh head coach in program history on Jun. 27, 2019.
In three seasons so far at UCLA, she has accrued a 12-9 dual meet record and three consecutive top-four finishes at the Pac-12 Championships. Wolfrum succeeded Cyndi Gallagher, who retired after the 2018-19 season following a 31-year tenure as head coach.
The 2021-22 campaign was another solid one for UCLA, as the Bruins finished fourth at Pac-12s and sent a group of four student-athletes to the NCAA Championships. At NCAAs, Claire Grover placed 13th in the 50 free to earn All-America honors and become the first Bruin swimmer to score at the national meet since 2017-18. UCLA had 45 finalists at Pac-12s – including 11 A Finalists – highlighted by third-place results for Claire Grover in the 100 free and Hannah Butler in 1-meter diving. The Bruins also set school records in both the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay over the course of the year, and finished first at the five-team UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19.
Despite a shortened training and competition schedule due to COVID-19, the Bruins continued to make strides under Wolfrum in 2020-21. UCLA posted a 2-1 record in dual meets during the regular season, with the squad’s only loss coming to eventual Pac-12 champion California. The Bruins capped off the regular season with a highlight-reel win over USC, clinching a 151-148 decision on the final relay of the two-day meet. It was UCLA’s first dual win over USC since 2007. The Bruins went on to finish third at Pac-12s, the program’s highest finish at the league meet since 2006. Highlights at Pac-12s included 14 “A” Finalists, two relay podiums, and a school record in the 100 fly from Sam Baron (51.65). UCLA sent a contingent of nine student-athletes to the 2021 NCAA Championships, including six individual qualifiers.
Her first year in Westwood was an inarguable success. The Bruins posted a 7-3 record in dual meets, opening the campaign with seven consecutive wins. UCLA would go on to finish fourth at Pac-12s, the program’s best finish since 2014, while producing five CSCAA All-Americans. The Bruins’ 400 medley relay team set a new school record (3:33.81) at Pac-12s, and five Bruins (three swimmers, two divers) would secure NCAA Championships qualification. UCLA also took care of business in the classroom, placing a dozen student-athletes on the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll. Wolfrum was initially hired as an assistant coach at Ohio State in 2014 before being promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2016-17 campaign. She previously made coaching stops as a volunteer assistant coach at Stanford and as an assistant coach, associate head coach, and interim head coach at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn.
During her five-season run in Columbus, the Ohio State women compiled an impressive 48-9 record in dual meets and finished top-25 at the NCAA Championships on four occasions. The Buckeyes finished with just one dual meet loss in three of her five seasons (2014-15, 2016-17, 2017-18), and finished third at the B1G Championships in each of the past two years.
Wolfrum also helped the OSU men – who began competition prior to 2017-18 – to a 12-4 record over two seasons and a ninth-place finish at this year’s NCAAs.
She had a hand in practically every facet of the Ohio State swim program, serving as the recruiting coordinator while taking the lead on compliance, team culture, academics, and budgeting. She also implemented a student-athlete development program centered on leadership and career growth.
On the pool deck, she worked mostly with the program’s middle distance swimmers, helping produce nine NCAA qualifiers and seven school record-holders.
Wolfrum had a brief but productive stint with Stanford, helping the Cardinal women to a secondplace finish at NCAAs in 2013-14. She worked extensively with the team’s breaststrokers, helping Katie Olsen to a pair of top-five national finishes. The Cardinal set a trio of American records that year and an NCAA record in the 400 medley relay.
Her first collegiate coaching stop came at the College of Saint Benedict, where she spent three years as an assistant coach and one as head coach. She helped the Blazers to a fourth-place finish at the 2012 MIAC Championships. During her tenure, she coached 11 All-MIAC swimmers, including a team-record eight in 2012-13.
As a student-athlete, she was a four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain at St. Cloud State. Wolfrum helped the Huskies to a Northern Sun Swimming Championship in her senior season and qualified for conference championships four times. She graduated with honors in 2009, receiving a degree in mathematics with a minor in statistics.
Wolfrum’s Career Coaching Record
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COACHING STAFF
Year Overall Record Conf. Record/Finish Postseason 2019-20 7-3 4-3 / 4th N/A (COVID-19) 2020-21 2-1 1-1 / 3rd T-38th 2021-22 3-5 1-5 /4th T-34th Totals (3 yrs) 12-9 (.571) 6-8
TOM STEBBINS
Head Diving Coach 25th Season at UCLA 27th Season overall Yale ‘96
Tom Stebbins enters his 25th season as the head coach of the UCLA women’s diving team in 2022-23, a program that has had much success since his tenure in Westwood began. Stebbins was recently named the Pac-12 Diving Coach of the Year at the conclusion of three consecutive seasons (2017-19), making him just the second person ever to three-peat as the league’s top diving coach.
Most recently, Stebbins has helped Hannah Butler double-qualify for NCAAs in each of the past two seasons. Sophomore Katie Shaheen joined Butler as a double-qualifier at NCAAs in 2020-21.
Despite losing the program’s top two divers, UCLA diving was once again a force nationally in 2019-20. Junior Ruby Neave emerged as one of the top divers on the west coast, winning the 1-meter title at Pac-12s and finishing runner-up at the NCAA Zone E Championships. She was one of four Bruins who ultimately qualified for Zones, joining junior Alice Yanovsky and true freshmen Hannah Butler and Katie Shaheen.
Stebbins earned CSCAA Diving Coach of the Year honors in 2018-19, making him the second Pac-12 coach ever to take home that award. UCLA divers combined to score 75 points at the NCAA Championships, the most of any school nationwide and a new program benchmark. Under his tutelage, Maria Polyakova was named the CSCAA and Pac-12 Diver of the Year while Eloise Belanger scored more points (38) than any other diver at NCAAs.
In 2017-18, Stebbins guided Eloise Belanger to UCLA’s second straight Pac-12 Diver of the Year Award. Belanger won the 1-meter and 3-meter events at the Pac12 Championships, then finished second in three events at the 2018 NCAA Zone E Championships.
The year prior, he helped Maria Polyakova to the first conference Diver of the Year honor of his tenure. Before coming to UCLA, Stebbins served as head diving coach at Fordham University, where he coached two-time senior national qualifier Paul Delo, who won two Atlantic 10 titles each on the 1M and 3M. Stebbins also helped coach Delo to an undefeated record in the 1996-97 season.
Coach Stebbins’ Background
Stebbins was a four-year letterwinner at Yale University, a three-time NCAA Zone qualifier and a four-time All-Ivy League selection. While diving at Yale, he helped lead his team to the 1993 Ivy League co-title. In 1996, he won the Heaton High Point Award and was named the recipient of the Phil Moriarty MVP Prize. Stebbins graduated from Yale in 1996 with a degree in psychology. A native of Connecticut, he now resides in Playa del Rey with his wife Erika, daughter Reilly and son Owen.
The Stebbins Philosophy
“Luck sits squarely at the intersection of hard work and opportunity.”
Coach Stebbins believes that each person is in total control of creating her own luck. The UCLA Diving program stresses the need for the individual to be accountable to herself, her teammates, her sport, and her studies. With all of the wonderful opportunities presented to student athletes at UCLA, it is important that each person know that she is responsible for the decisions and directions that she chooses. This is the beginning of a lifelong process in which the student-athlete learns how to maximize herself academically, athletically, and socially. While the coaching staff hopes to steer this direction, it is the student-athlete herself that will determine how quickly she will achieve her goals.
Coach Stebbins believes, “We are all very fortunate to be part of the greatest athletic program in the country. How we choose to give back to that tradition should go well beyond the few moments each individual will spend competing in the Bruin Blue. Becoming a Bruin is just the beginning of a lifelong commitment to creating excellence in every facet of your life. As coaches, we are all here to enhance the early stages of that process, through our passion, dedication, and enthusiasm for the people whose lives we have the opportunity to touch.”
The Last Decade
The 2011-2012 season was keyed by Emma Ivory-Ganja, who was named Pac-12 Conference Newcomer of the Year for diving after a very successful freshman campaign which saw her finish third on both 3M and Platform at the conference meet. IvoryGanja also set a new meet record on 3M at the Pac-12 Championships and narrowly miss a spot at the NCAA Championships after placing fourth on Platform at the Zone E meet. Ivory-Ganja and 2011 graduate Winn also competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials. In 2012-2013, the UCLA diving team sent its first Bruin to the NCAA Championships since 2009 when Ivory-Ganja qualified by virtue of her fourth-place finish in the 3M at the NCAA Zone E Championships. At NCAA’s, Ivory-Ganja won the B Final of the 3M event and was also seventh in the Platform, to earn her First Team All-America status, and 29th in the 1M. Ivory-Ganja, the only diver to post three top-five finishes at the previous year’s NCAA Zones (fourth in Platform, fifth in 1M), was one of three Bruins to participate in the event. Vale’s best showing was 21st in the 3M, while Guzman’s top performance was 24th in the 3M. Montana Monahan qualified for the Senior Nationals, finishing 21st in the Platform event.
In 2013-2014, three Bruins qualified for the NCAA Zones in Guzman, Monahan and freshman Annika Lenz. Lenz was fourth in the Platform event, ninth in the 3M and 14th in the 1M at Zones, setting a personal best (329.80) in the 3M at the Pac-12 Championships. Lenz won four dual meet events and was named Pac-12 Diver of the Month for November. Monahan was 15th in the Platform at NCAA Zones, while Guzman was 16th in the 1M.
In the summer of 2014, Lenz won a silver medal in the Platform at the AT&T USA Diving National Championships with a personal-best and National Meet-best score of 312.60. She was the seventh-highest women’s point scorer, also competing in the 1M (15th), 3M (22nd) and Synchronized 3M (4th). Incoming freshman Maria Polyakova won a pair of silver medals at the FINA World Junior Diving Championships in September in the 1M and 3M, also placing third in the Synchro 3M.
In 2014-15, Maria Polyakova was named the Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year after an historic initial season in Westwood, which culminated in a fourth-place finish in the 3M at the NCAA Championships. She became the first Bruin to qualify for a championship final since 2013, posting the best showing ever for a UCLA diver at NCAA’s and the best Bruin finish at Championships since 2006. During her historic performance in the 3M, Polyakova broke her own school record twice with a 380.60 in the preliminaries and a 392.00 in the championship. Sophomore Annika Lenz, who set a UCLA school record in the Platform at the Pac-12 Championships (323.15), finished fourth at the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships in March.
In the summer of 2015, Polyakova won gold in the 1M, while also finishing second in the Synchronized 3M and fifth in the 3M, in the inaugural European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. Polyakova also won the Women’s 1M at her 2015 Summer National Championships in Russia and finished ninth in the 1M finals at the FINA World Championships. Ciara Monahan qualified for August’s AT&T USA Diving Senior National Championships after her fifth-place finish in the 1M at the USA Diving Zone F Championships.
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Tom Stebbins (C) flanked by 2019 3M NCAA Champion Maria Polyakova (L) and Eloise Belanger (R), the highest-scoring diver at the 2019 NCAA Championships
In 2015-16, Eloise Belanger was named the Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year after posting a runner-up finish in the Platform event at the Pac-12 Championships. She also placed third in the 1M and fourth in the 3M. The freshman’s standout debut season culminated in a second-place finish in the 1M event at the NCAA Championships. Her score of 336.00 in the finals set a new UCLA record in the event, previously held by Marisa Samaniego. Once again, Maria Polyakova had a stellar season, twice earning Pac-12 Diver of the Month honors and winning 12 of 14 regular season diving competitions. The Bruin sophomore captured the 1M crown at Pac-12s and went on to post two top-five finishes in the springboard events at the NCAA Championships. Junior Annika Lenz placed fourth in the platform event at Pac-12s. During the summer season, all three Bruins went on to compete at the Olympic Trials for their respective nations.
Honors were heaped upon the Bruins in 2016-17, with Maria Polyakova the most decorated of all. The junior was named Pac-12 Diver of the Year after a red-hot close to her campaign that began with her second Pac-12 championship in as many years. The Penza, Russia native took the 3M competition while reaching the podium in the 1M and Platform events en route to the Diver of the Meet award. Polyakova went on to set two school records at the NCAA Zone E Championships, posting scores of 398.75 and 339.05 in the 3M and 1M events, respectively. In all, the 2016-17 Bruins qualified four divers for the NCAA Championships after strong showings at Zones. Joining Polyakova were sophomore Eloise Belanger, senior Annika Lenz and junior Ciara Monahan. Polyakova went on to cap her remarkable season with a pair of top-five finishes, while Belanger scored points in the 1M and Platform competitions. Belanger and Polyakova were also named CSCAA All-Americans for their performances. Those two also made UCLA the only school to tally multiple Pac-12 Diver of the Month awards as Stebbins went on to capture his first Pac-12 Diving Coach of the Year honor.
Summer 2017 was a busy one for the globe-trotting Bruin divers, beginning with Polyakova reaching three final rounds at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Additionally, Monahan and Traci Shiver were joined by incoming freshman Alice Yanovsky at the 2017 USA Diving National Championships in Columbus, Ohio, while Polyakova competed alongside Australian newcomer Ruby Neave at the 29th Summer Universiade in Taipei. Polyakova went on to earn a bronze medal in the Mixed Synchro 3M.
Under his tutelage, UCLA had another banner year in 2017-18. Eloise Belanger won the program’s second straight Pac-12 Diver of the Year Award. She won the 1m and 3m titles at the Pac-12 Championships, then finished second in three events at the Zone E Championships en route to a pair of top-10 finishes at NCAAs. Traci Shiver, Alice Yanovsky, and Ciara Monahan all qualified for Zones as well. At the end of the year, Stebbins repeated as the league’s Diving Coach of the Year, a program first.
2018-19 was arguably the best season in Bruin diving history, leading to CSCAA Diving Coach of the Year honors for Stebbins. UCLA divers combined to score 75 points at NCAAs, a figure which led all schools and established a new program benchmark. The Bruins produced the 3M champion in Polyakova, as well as the highest-scoring diver of the meet in Belanger, who had 38 points across three events. Polyakova was the second-highest scoring diver at the meet with 37 points over two events. After the season, Polyakova was tabbed as the Pac-12 Diver of the Year while Stebbins garnered Pac-12 Diving Coach of the Year acclaim. Stebbins is the second person ever to threepeat as the Pac-12’s top diving coach. UCLA had four divers qualify for Zones, and came agonizingly close to sending a trio of divers to NCAAs as Traci Shiver finished less than a point short of qualifying on tower. UCLA dominated the diving portion of its meets all season, as a Bruin won 21 of 33 diving events the squad entered, including 16 wins in 21 events during the 2019 calendar year.
Despite a hefty amount of turnover that included four graduated seniors, 2019-20 was another standout year for UCLA diving. Ruby Neave, who didn’t compete her first two years at UCLA due to injury, broke through as one of the top divers in both the conference and the country, winning the 1M diving title at Pac-12s and finishing runner-up in the same event at Zones. She was the third consecutive Bruin to win the 1M crown at Pac-12s. Neave would eventually earn double NCAA qualification after placing sixth in 3M at Zones. The season was also marked by the emergence of true freshmen Katie Shaheen and Hannah Butler, who both improved markedly over the course of the season en route to Zones qualification. Butler went on to earn All-America honors after qualifying for NCAAs in 1-meter, and narrowly missed out on joining Neave in the double-qualifier club after placing 12th in 3M at Zones. Junior Alice Yanovsky gave the Bruins four Zones participants.
With a training schedule, competition schedule, and roster that were all heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, UCLA still was able to make noise during the 2020-21 season. Two of three divers on the UCLA roster for the season ended up double-qualifying for the NCAA Championships thanks in part to top-five finishes at Zones; Hannah Butler placed fourth in 1M while Katie Shaheen placed fifth in the platform championship (both also qualified for NCAAs in 3M). Butler picked up a pair of first-place finishes over the truncated season (UCLA had just two duals and two diving invitationals in 2020-21), including a 3M win at Cal on Jan. 30.
KARISSA KRUSZEWSKI
Karissa Kruszewski joined the UCLA swim and dive program as an assistant coach before the 2019-20 season. Kruszewski most recently served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for men’s and women’s swimming and diving at UNLV.
Overall, UCLA has gone 12-9 in dual meets and finished top-four at Pac-12s in all three of her previous seasons on staff.
Kruszewski (pronounced kroo-SHEF-skee) helped the Bruins to a standout campaign in 2019-20, her first year on staff. The Bruins posted a 7-3 record in dual meets, placed fourth at the Pac-12 Championships, and qualified five student-athletes for NCAA Championships before the season was cut short by COVID-19.
Despite a shortened training and competition schedule due to COVID-19, the Bruins had another standout year under Kruszewki’s tutelage in 2020-21. UCLA went 2-1 in dual meets (including the program’s first win over USC since 2007), placed third at the Pac-12 Championships (the program’s best finish since 2006), and sent nine student-athletes to the 2021 NCAA Championships. The Bruins’ performance at Pac-12s was one of the program’s best in recent years, with 14 “A” Finalists and a pair of relay podiums. The Bruins put together a solid campaign in 2021-22, securing a third-consecutive top-four finish at the Pac-12 Championships. The Bruins had 45 finalists at the league meet (including 11 A Finalists) and set a school record in the 400 medley relay (3:32.53). UCLA went on to send four student-athletes to the NCAA Championships, highlighted by an All-American performance in the 50 free from Claire Grover, who became the first UCLA swimmer to score at NCAAs since the 2017-18 season.
Prior to arriving at UCLA, she spent three seasons at UNLV (2016-17, 2017-18, 201819), working primarily with middle distance and distance swimmers. As the recruiting coordinator for the program, she was responsible for building each of UNLV’s recruit classes while planning and managing all recruiting visits. Kruszewski also collaborated with the head coach to design and implement training programs for both the men’s and women’s squads.
In both 2017-18 and 2018-19, she helped produce the Freshman of the Meet at UNLV’s league championships, as Brad Gonzales accomplished the feat in 2018 after winning a WAC Championship in the 1650 free while Carissa Armijo was honored after finishing second in the 500 free at the 2019 Mountain West Championships. The Rebels broke three school records during Kruszewki’s tenure.
Prior to joining the staff at UNLV, Kruszewski spent one year (2015-16) as the assistant coach, recruiting coordinator, and academic supervisor at Cal State East Bay. That year, the Pioneers set four school records, notched 17 NCAA B Cuts, and placed six studentathletes on the All-PCSC Team. Cal State East Bay would go on to finish second at the 2016 PCSC Championships.
She started her coaching career as the head coach for the girl’s program at Oregon High School in Oregon, Wis. and for the men’s program at Stoughton High School in Stoughton, Wis. from 2013-15.
Kruszewski was a three-year letterwinner at the University of Wisconsin, earning Big Ten Academic All-Conference honors in all six of her semesters. She began her collegiate career at UC Irvine in 2008 where she was named a Scholar-Athlete.
The Murrieta, Calif. native earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wisconsin in 2013, and received a certificate in organizational leadership and communication from UC Irvine in 2016. She completed her M.S. in organizational change leadership from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville, in 2020.
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COACHING STAFF
Assistant Swimming Coach 4th Season Wisconsin ‘13
CLAIRE GROVER
6-1 / 5th Year
Free/Breast
Scottsdale, Ariz. Boulder Creek HS
Career Highlights
Two-time CSCAA All-American (50 free)
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 NCAA Qualifier
Eight-time Individual NCAA Qualifier
31 Individual Event Wins
10 Pac-12 Championships “A” Finals
Program Freshman Record-Holder in 50 free (21.98),100 free (48.74), and 100 breast (59.50)
Program Record-Holder in three relays (200 free, 200 medley, 400 medley)
Top-3 times in program history in the 50 free (2nd), 100 free (T-3rd), 100 breast (2nd)
Six-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2021-22 Team MVP
UCLA Student Athlete of the Week (Feb. 8-15, 2021)
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier
2020-21 CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American
2021-2022
Named Team MVP at the program’s end-of-year banquet ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the fourth consecutive season, earning top-40 seeds in the 50 free and 100 breast alongside an invite into the 100 free ... Named a CSCAA All-American in the 50 free after finishing 13th (22.01) at the NCAA Championships ... Set a best time in the 50 free prelims (21.82) at NCAAs to place 11th ... Also at NCAAs, swam a season-best in the 100 breast (59.54) to place 23rd, and was 34th in the 100 free (48.58) ... Made three A Finals at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing third in the 100 breast (59.64), fourth in the 50 free (22.10), and sixth in the 100 free (personal-best 48.52) ... Helped UCLA set a pair of program records, swimming the freestyle portion of the 200 medley relay (1:36.72) and 400 medley relay (3:32.53) alongside Sophia Kosturos, Eva Carlson, and Gabby Dang ... Competed in six of UCLA’s 11 regular season meets, missing most of the fall season while recovering from an injury ... For the season, recorded UCLA’s best time in the 50 free, 100 free, and 100 breast ... Had seven individual event wins over the course of the season ... Scored 13 individual points in the USC meet, winning the 50 free (22.13) and placing second in the 100 free (48.62) ... Swept the sprint freestyle events in dual meets against UC San Diego on Jan. 8 and California on Jan. 29 ... Also won the 50 free (22.72) and 100 free (49.39) at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19 ... Made her season debut at the Ohio State Invitational from Nov. 18-20, highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the 50 free (22.42) ... Was on UCLA’s top relay teams for the year in the 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for winter quarter (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Double qualified for the 2021 NCAA Championships (50 free, 100 breast) ... At NCAAs, finished 32nd in the 50 free (22.46), 32nd in the 100 breast (1:00.25), and 37th in the 100 free (49.12) ... Also at NCAAs, swam the anchor leg on UCLA’s 400 free relay squad (3:15.44, 18th) ... One of UCLA’s top performers at Pac-12s, tying for runner-up in the 50 free finals (22.24) while also finishing top-10 in the 100 breast (59.53, fourth) and 100 free (49.12, sixth) ... Also helped the Bruins to top-five relay finishes at Pac-12s in the 400 free (3:15.28), 400 medley (3:33.86, third), 200 medley (1:37.99, fourth), and 200 free (1:30.02, fifth) ... Had UCLA’s best times for the year in the 50 free (22.24), 100 free (48.94), and 100 breast (59.53) ... Was also on UCLA’s top relay squads in the 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley relays ... Competed in all three of UCLA’s dual meets as well as the Pac-12 Championships ... Had a performance to remember in UCLA’s dual meet win over USC, finishing first in the 50 free (22.55) and then clinching a 151-148 victory for the Bruins with a come-from-behind effort in the final and decisive event of the meet, the 400 free relay; Trailing a quarter second heading into the final leg, Grover turned in a PR split of 48.04 and touched the wall just 0.04 seconds ahead of USC to secure UCLA’s first dual meet win over the Trojans since 2007 ... Selected as the UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week for Feb. 8-15 after her performance in the USC dual meet ... Also recorded a win in the 50 free at the USC Tri-Meet with Arizona on Jan. 23 ... Both her individual event wins for the year came in the 50 free ... Helped the Bruins to four relay wins over the course of the year, one apiece in the 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley ... Runner-up in both the 50 free and 100 breast at the Cal Dual on Jan. 31 ... Runner-up in the 200 IM in the season-opening Fresno State dual on Jan. 15 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Over the summer, competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. ... Swam a 26.23 in the 50 free to take 29th place, and was also the sixth-place finisher in the 100 free time trials (57.69) ... Named to the 2020-21 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team (3.5+ GPA, invited to NCAAs) ... Season-best times: 50 free (22.24), 100 free (48.94), 100 breast (59.53), 200 IM (2:03.88).
2019-20
CSCAA All-American in the 50 free ... Was set to be the No. 29 seed in the 50 free at the NCAA Championships before the event was canceled due to COVID-19 ... Competed in all nine of the team’s dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational ... During the Pac-12 Championships, swam the breaststroke portion of UCLA’s school-record 400 medley relay squad, which finished the race in 3:31.81 ... Recorded 13 individual event wins over the course of the season - seven in the 100 breast, four in the 50 free, and two in the 200 breast ... Won multiple individual events at three separate meets ... Individually, swam at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 free, and 100 breast ... Made the “A” Final of the 50 free and 100 breast, and the “C” Final of the 100 free ... Placed fifth overall in both the 50 free (22.18) and 100 breast (1:00.21) ... Was 17th in the 100 free (season-best 49.18) finals at Pac-12s ... At the conference meet, set season-bests in both the 50 free (22.13) and 100 breast (1:00.18) during prelims ... Among Bruins in 2019-20, had the best time in the 50 free and the 100 breast and the third-best time in the 100 free ... Was on UCLA’s top relay squads in the 200 free (1:30.40, leadoff), 400 free (3:15.64, leadoff), 200 medley (1:39.57, breaststroke), and 400 medley (3:31.81, breaststroke) ... Made her season debut at the USD Pentathlon on Sept. 13, winning both the 50 free (24.06, field of 77) and 100 breast (1:04.51, field of 72) en route to a sixth place overall finish ... Won both the 50 free (23.33) and 100 breast (1:02.65) against Utah on Oct. 11 ... Won both breaststroke events at Arizona State on Nov. 2, picking up her first win of the year in the 200 breast (2:14.85) ... At the Ohio State Invitational, won the 50 free finals with a season-best time of 22.13, and was third in the 100 breast at 1:00.70 ... Picked up a pair of wins at UC San Diego on Jan. 3, in the 50 free (22.99) and 200 breast (2:18.16) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (22.13), 100 free (48.91), 100 breast (1:00.18), 200 breast (2:14.85), 100 fly (1:02.05).
2018-19
Set UCLA freshman records in the 50 free (21.98),100 free (48.74), and 100 breast (59.50) ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships as a freshman in the 50 free, 100 free, and 100 breast ... At the NCAA Championships, finished 22nd in the 50 free (22.25), 33rd in the 100 free (48.95), and 48th in the 100 breast (1:01.17) ... Swam the second leg of the 400 medley relay for UCLA at the NCAA Championships, helping the Bruins to a 26th-place finish (3:35.96) ... Was part of a 200 free relay squad that set a school record of 1:28.88 on Feb. 28 at the Pac-12 Championships ... Hit the podium at the Pac-12 Championships after finishing third in the 50 free with a time of 21.98 ... Heading into NCAAs, was the No. 17 seed in the 50 free and the No. 18 seed in the 100 breast (59.50) ... Selected to the Spring 2019 Director’s Honor Roll ... Over the course of the year, won nine individual events and was a part of nine winning relay teams ... Was a mainstay on the UCLA A relay teams for the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay ... Had the best individual times by a Bruin in the 50 free and 100 breast, missing out on the school record for the 100 breast by less than a tenth of a second ... Recorded two B Cuts in the 50 free before NCAAs ... Won the 50 free on Jan. 11 against UCSB/UCSD with a time of 23.14 ... At the Pac-12 Championships, finished third in the 50 free, fourth in the 100 breast (59.50), and 11th in the 100 free (48.83) ... Won the 100 free at four separate meets: against Arizona St. on Nov. 3 (50.50), against USD/Harvard on Jan. 7 (51.10), against UCSB/UCSD on Jan. 11 (51.32), and at Utah on Oc. 27 (51.83) ... Claimed four wins in the 100 breast: against Arizona on Nov. 2 (1:02.06), at Cal on Feb. 2 (1:02.20), against USD/Harvard on Jan. 7 (1:02.73), and against Arizona St. on Nov. 3 (1:02.90) ... Was part of four 200 free relay-winning teams, one 400 free relay-winning team, three 200 medley relay-winning teams, and one 400 medley relay-winning team ... Recorded four B Cuts in the 100 breast before NCAAs ... Season-bests: 50 free (21.98), 100 free (48.74), 200 free (1:54.39), 100 breast (59.50), 200 breast (2:16.69), 100 fly (58.89).
High School/Club
Swam for three years in high school, one at Anthem Prep and two at Boulder Creek ... Is in the Boulder Creek Hall of Fame for swimming ... Named BCHS MVP as a senior ... Arizona state record-holder in the 50 free ... BCHS record-holder in the 100 breast, 50 free, 100 free, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, and 200 free relay ... Three-time All-American ... Arizona State Swimmer of the Year in 2016 and 2017 ... Was on the 2018 US Club All-American Team competing in Ireland ... Olympic Trial and Junior Nationals qualifier ... Competed for Scottsdale Aquatic Club ... Holds club records in 100 breast, 50 free, 400 free relay, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, and 40 medley relay ... Swam for SAC from 2014-18.
Personal
Claire Reese Grover was born in 2000 to parents Jennifer and Peter in Carmel, Ind. ... Has one younger brother, Gabe ... Majoring in sociology ... Chose UCLA because of the “amazing athletics and education” ... Describes her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as competing in the 2016 US Olympic Trials ... Admires Katie Meili and Caeleb Dressel ... Hobbies and interests include swimming, going to the gym, eating healthy food, drinking coffee, reading, writing, photography, traveling, spending time with friends and family, learning, fashion, videography, and nature ... Played seven other sports before committing to swimming ... Competed in the 2017 Canadian Trials and the 2018 Ireland Open ... When asked what she wants to be when she grows up, she always aspires to being multiple things instead of just one ... Her mother swam at Washington State ... Father played basketball at Western Washington University.
Best Times
50 free - 21.82 100 free - 48.52 200 free - 1:52.58
100 back - 58.09 200 back - 2:11.07
100 breast - 59.50 200 breast - 2:12.09
100 fly - 54.35 200 fly - 2:23.58
200 IM - 2:03.25 (last updated: Jun. 14, 2022)
8 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - 5TH YEARS
HANNAH BUTLER
5-5 / Senior Diving Rochester, N.Y. Brighton HS
Career Highlights
2020, 2021, 2022 NCAA Qualifier
Five-time Individual NCAA Qualifier
2020, 2021, 2021 Zones Qualifier
2020 CSCAA All-American (1M diving)
2020 UCLA Swim & Dive Newcomer of the Year
Eight-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)
2020-21 UCLA All-Academic Team
Three-time CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American (2020-22)
Nine Individual Event Wins
2021-22 Team “Iron Effort” Award
2021-2022
Double-qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive season (1-meter, 3-meter) ... For the season, had the top score on the team in both 1M (323.33) and 3M (341.78) ... At Zones, received an NCAAs auto-bid in 3M after finishing in fifth place (627.35) ... Her clinching performance at Zones came in dramatic fashion; needing a top-five finish to secure an NCAA bid but sitting in 11th place after prelims, Butler gradually shot up the leaderboards during the finals session and ultimately jumped into fifth place on the final dive of her list ... The auto-bid gave her retroactive NCAA qualification in 1M as well after she finished 11th in Zones ... At NCAAs, placed No. 33 in 3M (283.30) and No. 42 in 1M (242.00) ... Picked up a career-high seven event wins over the course of the year ... Swept the springboard events in back-to-back meets against SDSU (Dec. 17-18) and UCSD (Jan. 8) ... Captured 1M titles against both Stanford and Cal ... Was 1M champion and 3M runner-up in the USC dual meet from Feb. 11-12 ... Received the “Iron Effort Award” at the team’s end-of-year banquet ... Finished top-five in both springboard events at the 2022 Bruin Diving Invitational ... Runner-up in 1M at the Trojan Diving Invitational, placed fourth in 3M ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ... Named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team (3.5+ GPA, invited to NCAAs) for the third consecutive year.
2020-21
Double qualified for the 2021 NCAA Championships as a sophomore (1-meter, 3-meter) ... Placed fourth in 1M at Zones (265.00) to punch her ticket to NCAAs, then secured double qualification with an 11th place result in 3M (292.35) ... At NCAAs, placed 29th in 3M (272.55) and 32nd in 1M (257.90) ... Finished top-10 in both springboard events at the 2021 Pac-12 Championships, taking sixth in 1M (278.30) and 10th in 3M (season-high 303.15) ... Set a new collegiate-best in 1-meter (290.55) en route to a win at the Bruin Diving Invitational on Jan. 15, marking her first collegiate event win ... Also placed sixth in 3M at the Bruin Diving Invitational ... Picked up a win in 3M at Cal on Jan. 30 (294.68), her first collegiate 3M win ... Had UCLA’s best scores for the year in both 1M and 3M ... Finished runner-up in 1M at three separate events ... Season-best scores: 1M (290.55), 3M (303.15), platform (207.40) ... Selected to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Was the swimming & diving representative on the 2020-21 UCLA All-Academic Team (highest cumulative GPA on the team) ... Named to the UCLA DIrector’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Named to the 2020-21 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team.
2019-20
Earned CSCAA All-America honors as a true freshman, becoming the first Bruin frosh to do so since fellow diver Eloise Belanger in 2016 ... Qualified for NCAA Championships in 1-meter diving after finishing sixth at the Zone E Diving Championships ... Recipient of the team’s Newcomer of the Year Award ... Notched a season-best score of 285.95 in 1M during prelims at Zones ... Narrowly missed out on double qualifying for NCAAs; needing a top-12 finish in 3M at Zones, she finished 14th at 561.05, less than nine points behind the 12th-place diver ... Logged a season-best score of 306.60 in 3M at Pac-12 Championships ... Competed in all three diving events at Pac-12s, placing seventh in 3M, eighth in 1M, and 15th in platform (186.75) ... Recorded a season-best score of 193.73 on tower against USC on Feb. 15 ... Made her collegiate debut against Arizona on Nov. 1, placing fourth in 1M (229.58) and fifth in 3M (215.70) ... Was third in 1M (253.28) against Arizona State on Nov. 2 ... Finished top-three against Stanford on Jan. 31 in both 1M (273.60, second) and 3M (286.73, third) ... Named to the Director’s Honor Roll all three quarters.
High School/Club
Attended Brighton HS … Monroe All-County Team each year from 2015-18 … New York state champion in diving in 2018 with an 11-dive score of 530.60 … Section V Champion with a six-dive score of 334.50 … Competed for Upstate NY Diving … Won AAU team national championships with Upstate in 2017, 2018, and 2019 … Was a USA Diving National finalist at AAU Nationals in 2018 and 2019, placing second in 3-meter in 2018 ... Won both the 1m and 3m at the 2018 Niagara District Diving Championships as well as the Niagara District Holiday Diving Invitational.
Personal
Hannah Jaffe Butler was born in 2001 in Rochester, N.Y. to parents Edie and Ric … Has an older brother, Daniel … Chose UCLA because of the coaching, variety of majors, and campus atmosphere … Lists being a finalist for the USA Diving Nationals as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill … Admires Serena Williams, Bethany Hamilton, and Alex Morgan … Enjoys playing volleyball, art and drawing, film, marine biology, and environmental science … Taught herself how to play guitar.
Collegiate Bests
1M - 323.33 3M - 341.78 Platform - 207.40 (last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
9 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - SENIORS
Top row (left to right): Rachel Rhee, Lindsay Stenstrom, Katrina Sommer, Lauryn Johnson, Stephanie Su
Bottom row (left to right): Hannah Butler, Sophia Kosturos, Gabby Dang, Brooke Schaffer
GABBY DANG
Free/Fly
Wash.
Creek HS
Career Highlights
Two-time NCAA Championships Qualifier (2021, 2022)
Program record-holder in the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
Two Pac-12 Championships “A” Finals
Eight Individual Event Wins
Eight-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)
2020-21 CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American
2021-2022
Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year, making the cut in the 100 fly while also earning an invite in the 50 free ... At the NCAAs in Atlanta, finished 38th in the 100 fly (52.64) and 65th in the 50 free (22.95) ... Helped UCLA set a pair of program records, swimming the butterfly portion of the 200 medley relay (1:36.72) and 400 medley relay (3:32.53) alongside Sophia Kosturos, Eva Carlson, and Claire Grover ... Competed in all 11 of UCLA’s regular season meets, as well as the Pac-12 Championships ... Her time at Pac-12s was highlighted by a sixth-place finish in the 100 fly (52.37), and she also made the B Final in the 200 fly (2:02.00, 15th) and the C Final in the 50 free (22.94, 24th) ... Set four best times over the course of the year, in the 50 free (22.71), 100 back (54.02), 100 fly (52.35), and 200 fly (2:01.69) ... Had UCLA’s best time in the 100 fly, and the No. 2 time in the 100 back ... Finished top-four in three events at the UNLV Invitational, including a runner-up finish in the 100 back ... Picked up her first win of the year at the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 8, taking first in the 100 fly (55.36) ... Punched her ticket to NCAAs by swimming a best time in the 100 fly (52.35) en route to a win in the USC dual meet on Feb. 11 ... Swam the third leg of UCLA’s top 200 free relay for the year (1:28.94, at Pac-12s). 2020-21
Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time in her career, earning the No. 37 seed in the 100 fly ... At NCAAs, placed 38th in the 100 fly (53.11) and 56th in the 50 free (22.92) ... At the 2021 Pac-12 Championships, set a new PR in the 50 free (22.75) and reached her first-ever “A” Final ... At Pac-12s, finished sixth in the 100 fly (season-best 52.58), 16th in the 50 free (22.95), and 23rd in the 100 free (50.10) ... Won the 100 free and 100 fly in the Fresno St. dual meet (50.48) ... Picked up an 100 back win during the USC Tri-Meet with Arizona on Jan. 22 (56.74) ... Totaled three individual event wins over the course of the year ... Had the second-best time on the team in both the 50 free and 100 fly ... Posted three top-five finishes in the 100 fly ... Selected to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Named to the 2020-21 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team (3.5+ GPA, invited to NCAAs).
2019-20
Participated in nine dual meets and the Ohio State Invitational as a true freshman ... Swam at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 back, and 100 fly ... At Pac-12s, qualified for the “B” Final of the 100 fly, finishing 12th overall with a time of 53.60 ... Also qualified for the “C” Final of the 50 free, placing 22nd overall with a time of 23.18 ... Set a new PR in the 50 free (22.89) during Pac-12 prelims ... Also logged season-best times in the 100 back (54.95) and 100 fly (53.17, prelims) during the conference meet ... Notched three event wins over the course of the year, two in the 100 fly and one in the 100 back ... For the season, had the second-best time on the team in both the 100 back (54.95) and 100 fly (53.17) ... Picked up her first career event win on Jan. 3 against UC San Diego, winning the 100 fly at 55.60 ... Recorded two event wins on Jan. 11 against Washington State: in the 100 back (56.89) and 100 fly (55.25) ... Made her collegiate debut on Oct. 11 in the Utah dual meet, finishing runner-up in the 100 fly (55.97) and fifth in the 50 free (24.16).
High School/Club
Attended North Creek High School … Earned three varsity letters in swimming … Competed for the Bellevue Club Swim Team … Qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials … Two-time NISCA AllAmerican … Two-time Scholastic All-American … 2017 Washington 4A State Champion in the 100 free (49.98) and runner-up in the 50 free (22.95) … Finished fourth in the 100 fly (52.82) at the 2018 Winter Junior Nationals … Enters college with personal bests of: 50 free (22.90), 100 free (49.84), 200 free (1:49.46), 100 fly (52.58), and 200 fly (2:01.92).
Personal
Gabrielle Tutrinh Dang was born in 2000 to parents Kim and Peter in Bothell, Wash. … Has one older sister, Tiffany … Aspires to be an engineer … Chose to attend UCLA because “I liked the area, the campus, the coaching staff, and I got along very well with the team” … Lists winning the 400 free relay at the Winter Junior Nationals in December 2018 as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill … Admires Caeleb Dressel … Hobbies and interests include music, painting, memes, and cacti … She can break a banana in half with her hands.
Best Times
50 free - 22.71 100 free - 49.84 200 free - 1:49.46 100 fly - 52.35 200 fly - 2:01.69
2022)
LAURYN JOHNSON
5-7 / Senior Fly/Free
Rockville Centre, N.Y. Sacred Heart Academy
Career Highlights
Two Individual Event Wins
Seven-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier
2021-2022
Swam in nine of UCLA’s 11 regular season dual meets ... Competed in the 500 free, 1650 free, and 200 fly at the Pac-12 Championships ... Swam a season-best 2:02.94 in the 200 fly prelims at Pac-12s to make the C Final, ultimately placing 24th (2:06.30) ... Scored during the USC dual meet on Feb. 11-12 with a fifth-place finish in the 500 free (5:00.40) ... Placed top-five in the 500 free (5:14.32, fifth) and 200 fly (2:07.49, fourth) in the Washington State dual meet on Oct. 30 ... Fourth in the 500 free during the UCSB dual meet on Oct. 23 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Competed in UCLA’s three dual meets ... Finished fourth in the 200 free at the Cal dual meet on Jan. 31 with a season-best 1:50.83 ... Selected to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Over the summer, competed in the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb.
2019-20
Competed in all nine of the team’s dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a true freshman ... Swam individually at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 500 free, 1650 free, and 200 fly ... Qualified for the “B” Final of the 200 fly with a season-best time of 1:59.39 in the prelims ... Placed 16th overall in the 200 fly finals (2:06.37) ... Was 18th overall in the 1650 free finals (17:21.76) and 31st in the 500 free prelims (4:52.59) ... Earned her first collegiate win on Oct. 25 in the UC Santa Barbara dual meet, finishing first in the 200 fly (2:03.86) ... Also won the 200 fly (2:04.21) in the Washington State dual meet on Jan. 11 ... Made her NCAA debut at the USD Pentathlon on Sept. 13, finishing as high as ninth (100 fly, 59.44) ... Second in both the 500 free (4:50.09) and 200 fly (2:03.74) in the Utah dual meet on Oct. 11 ... Runner-up in the 500 free (4:59.37) and 1000 free (10:17.41) in the UC San Diego dual meet on Jan. 3 ... Scored in both the 500 free (4:56.81, third) and 200 fly (2:03.93, fourth) against Stanford on Jan. 31 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters.
High School/Club
Attended Sacred Heart Academy … Earned four varsity letters … Six-time NISCA High School All-American … Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … Four-time Newsday All-Long Island Girls Swimming Team … Two-time New York-Long Island CHSAA MVP … 2017 NY State Champion in the 400 freestyle relay … Four-time Sacred Heart Academy Team MVP … Captained her high school team as a senior … Swam in A Finals in eight events at state championships … Graduated high school as the CHSAA record-holder in the 100 fly and 500 free … Competed with the Long Island Aquatic Club (LIAC) … Helped the club to gold medal status in 2017 and 2018 … Qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 200 fly after swimming a 2:14.28 on the long course at the Speedo Junior Nationals in August 2019 … Enters college with personal bests of: 50 free (23.63), 100 free (51.03), 200 free (1:48.54), 500 free (4:47.91), 100 fly (54.97), 200 fly (1:59.13), and 400 IM (4:26.15) … Qualified for nine events at the 2018 Speedo Junior Nationals.
Personal
Lauryn Mary Johnson was born in 2001 to parents Chris and Tara in San Francisco, Calif. … Plans on majoring in psychology … Aspires to be a sports psychologist … Has a younger sister, Rylee … Chose to attend UCLA because “its academic and athletic excellence is unparalleled, and I immediately felt at home with the coaches and my future teammates” … Lists qualifying for the Olympic Trials in the 200 butterfly as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill … Favorite athletes include Olivia Smoliga and Dana Vollmer … Enjoys crossfit, surfing, reading, going to the beach, and country music … Learned to swim on her own by the time she was eight months old … Her father played basketball at the College of Mount Saint Vincent.
Best Times
50 free - 23.63 100 free - 51.03 200 free - 1:48.54
500 free - 4:47.91 1000 free - 9:59.48 1650 free - 16:44.33
100 fly - 54.97 200 fly - 1:59.13
(last updated: Jun. 14, 2022)
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - SENIORS
5-5 / Senior
Bothell,
North
(last updated: May 13,
SOPHIA KOSTUROS
5-6 / Senior Back/Fly/Free Orinda, Calif. Miramonte HS
Career Highlights
18 Individual Event Wins
2021 NCAA Championships Relay Alternate
Six-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
One Pac-12 Championship “A” Final Program record-holder in the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American
2021-22
Swam in all of UCLA’s 11 regular season meets as a junior ... Had a standout showing at the 2022 Pac-12 Championships, setting three best times, scoring 48 points (fourth-most among UCLA swimmers), and making her first-ever A Final ... Finished eighth in the 100 back at Pac-12s, setting a best time in prelims (52.52) ... Also set best times during prelims for the 50 free (22.47) and 100 free (48.89) during Pac-12s ... Ultimately finished 12th in the 100 free and 16th in the 50 free at the league meet ... Helped UCLA set a pair of program records, swimming the backstroke portion of the 200 medley relay (1:36.72) and 400 medley relay (3:32.53) alongside Eva Carlson, Gabby Dang, and Claire Grover ... Had six individual wins over the course of the season, spanning four events ... Went a 23.62 in the 50 free during the UCSB dual meet on Oct. 23 to pick up her first event win of the year ... Scored 13 points in the Washington State dual meet on Oct. 30, including a win in the 100 IM (57.21) ... Notched a win in the 100 back against ASU on Nov. 5 (55.25) ... Was top-10 in the 100 free, 100 back, and 100 fly at the Ohio State Invitational from Nov. 18-20 ... Had her only multi-win performance of the year at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, posting wins in the 100 fly (53.73) and 100 IM (55.15) ... As of the conclusion of her junior season, has top-8 times in all-time program history in the 50 free (22.47, sixth), 100 back (52.52, second), and 100 free (48.89, T-8th) ... For the year, had the top time on the team in the 100 back, the No. 2 time in the 50 free and 100 free, and the No. 3 time in the 100 fly (53.54).
2020-21
Competed at NCAAs as a the leadoff swimmer on UCLA’s 400 free relay team (3:15.44, 18th) ... Swam in all four of UCLA’s regular season meets as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships ... Reached a trio of “B” Finals at Pac-12s, including a win in the 100 back ... At Pac-12s, posted season-bests in the 100 back (53.26), 100 free (49.11, 12th; her 49.00 in prelims was a new personal best), and 50 free (22.90, 15th) ... Had a pair of individual event wins, both in the 100 back ... Had the best time on the team in the 100 back, the second-best time in the 100 free, third-best time in the 50 free, and was part of UCLA’s top relay squads in the 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley relays ... Won the 100 back (54.05) to help the Bruins to a dual meet win over USC on Feb. 13, the program’s first over the Trojans since 2007 ... Also won the 100 back in the season-opening dual meet over Fresno State from Jan. 15-16 ... Selected to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Named to the 2020-21 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team (3.5+ GPA, invited to NCAAs).
2019-20
Competed in all nine of the team’s dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a true freshman ... Swam individually at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 back, and 200 back ... Made the “B” Final and recorded a new PR in all three events at Pac-12s ... Helped UCLA record a program record in the 400 medley at Pac-12s, swimming the
leadoff backstroke leg as the Bruins finished in 3:31.81 ... Over the course of the year, recorded 10 individual event wins - five in the 100 back, three in the 200 back, one in the 50 back, and one in the 100 freestyle ... Among Bruins in 2019-20, had the top time in the 100 back (52.75) and 200 back (1:55.45) as well as the second-best 50 free split (22.66) ... Was on UCLA’s best relay squad in the 200 free (1:30.40, anchor), 200 medley (1:39.57, backstroke), and 400 medley (3:31.81, backstroke) ... Had her best 50 back (24.94) split of the year at the CSCAA Invitational on Mar. 12, good for third place ... Was outstanding in her collegiate debut at the USD Pentathlon on Sept. 13, winning a team-high three events (100 free, 50 back, 100 back) and finishing top-five in another four ... Swept the backstroke events in the Utah dual meet on Oct. 11 ... Won the 100 back and was runner-up in the 200 back in the Arizona dual meet on Nov. 1 ... Swept the backstroke events against ASU on Nov. 2 ... Top result at the Ohio State Invitational came in the 100 back, where she finished seventh (53.86) ... Won the 100 back (54.80) and was runner-up in the 100 fly (55.91) in the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 3 ... Finished first in the 200 back and was runner-up in the 50 free in the Washington State dual meet on Jan. 11 ... Scored in both backstroke events in dual meets against Pac-12 rivals USC, Stanford, and Cal.
High School/Club
Attended Miramonte High School … Earned four varsity letters in swimming … Primarily competed in the back, sprint free, and fly events … Three-time Scholastic All-American … Four-time NISCA All-American … 2019 NISCA Academic All-American … Four-time All-CIF … Four-time all-league … Fivetime CIF NCS Champion … State record holder in the 100 back … Finishing top-10 at CIF State Championships eight times … Holds seven records at Miramonte High School (as of 2019) … Notable personal bests entering college include: 100 back (52.92), 200 back (1:58.36), 50 free (22.93), 100 free (49.03), 100 fly (53.56), and 200 fly (2:07.64).
Personal Sophia
Bernice Kosturos was born in 2000 to parents Katie and Tommy in Santa Rosa, Calif. … Has four older siblings: Conner, Sarah, Brianna, and Marina … Chose to attend UCLA because “my oldest sister Sarah attended UCLA and it has been my dream to also attend since I was eight. It also has the perfect mix of prestigious academics and athletics … Cites wining the Winter Junior Nationals with her club team (Crow Canyon) as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill … Favorite athletes include Kerry Walsh Jennings and Missy Franklin … Hobbies and interests include baking, wake-surfing, arts & crafts, traveling, spending time with her family, and walking dogs … Is one of 63 cousins on her dad’s side … Her father played football and rugby at California, while her mother ran track at Chico State.
Best Times
50 free - 22.47 100 free - 48.89 200 free - 1:49.18
100 back - 52.52 200 back - 1:55.45
100 fly - 53.54 200 fly - 2:07.64
(last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - SENIORS
RACHEL RHEE
5-10 / Senior Free
San Diego, Calif. La Costa Canyon HS
Career Highlights
2019-20 Fearless Bruin Award
One Pac-12 “A” Final Nine Individual Event Wins
Three-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2021-22
Swam in all but one of UCLA’s 11 regular season meets ... For the year, had the best time on the team in the 200 free (1:47.06), and the No. 3 time in the 50 free (22.52) and 100 free (49.13) ... Made a pair of C Finals at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 18th in the 50 free (22.59) and 21st in the 100 free (went a season-best 49.13 in prelims) ... Went a personal-best 1:47.06 to take second in the 200 free during the USC dual meet from Feb. 11-12 ... Posted three individual event wins over the course of the year ... Had wins in the 200 free against UCSB on Oct. 23 (1:50.63) and UCSD on Jan. 8 (1:52.98) ... Recorded a win in the 100 free (50.86) against Arizona on Nov. 6 ... Had a trio of top-10 finishes at the Ohio State Invitational from Nov. 18-20, and posted a best time in the 50 free (22.52).
2020-21
Competed in all four of UCLA’s regular season meets as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships ... Reached two finals at Pac-12s, winning the “B” Final of the 100 breast (1:01.49) and placing 19th in the 100 free (49.71) ... Set season-bests in the 100 breast (1:01.41) and 100 free (49.48) during Pac-12 prelims ... Picked up a pair of individual event wins over the course of the year, both in the 200 free ... Opened the campaign with a win in the 200 free (1:50.22) in the Fresno State dual meet on Jan. 16 ... Also posted a 200 free win in the USC Tri-Meet with Arizona (1:52.03) on Jan. 23 ... Had a solid showing to help UCLA defeat USC 151-148 on Feb. 12-13, placing top-three in the 100 breast (1:01.74, second) and 100 free (49.31, third) while setting a new best time in the 200 breast (2:16.15) ... Runner-up in the 200 free at Cal on Jan. 31 (1:49.27) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for spring quarter (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12 units passed) ... Season-best times: 50 free (23.22), 100 free (49.31), 200 free (1:49.27), 100 breast (1:01.41), 200 breast (2:16.15).
2019-20
Competed in all nine of the team’s dual meets as well as the Ohio State Invitational as a true freshman ... Recipient of the team’s Fearless Bruin Award ... Swam individually at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 free, and 100 breast ... Made the finals in all three events, including the “A” Final of the 100 breast ... Finished seventh overall at Pac-12s in the 100 breast (1:00.70), 16th in the 50 free (22.89), and 22nd in the 100 free (49.58) ... Set a new PR in the 50 free (22.74) prelims during Pac-12s ... Picked up four individual event wins over the course of the year – three in the 100 free and one in the 100 breast ... After the regular season, competed at the CSCAA Invitational, recording a PR in the 50 breast (28.35) and finishing third ... Notched her first NCAA event win on Nov. 1 at Arizona in the 100 free (50.66) ... Won the 100 free (51.06) at the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 3 and against Stanford on Jan. 31 ... Finished the regular season with a win in the 100 breast (1:00.55) against USC on Feb. 14 ... Made her NCAA debut on Oct. 11 in the Utah dual meet, with her top result a third-place finish in the 100 breast (1:05.30) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (22.74), 100 free (49.10), 200 free (1:50.74), 100 breast (1:00.55).
High School/Club
Attended La Costa Canyon High School … Earned four varsity letters … Was Team MVP all four season … Four-time CIF Champion in the 50 free and 200 free … Two-time NISCA All-American … 2017 Scholastic All-American … Six-time CIF San Diego Section Champion … Competed for Rancho San Dieguito … Was captain of the club for three years … Enters college with personal bests of: 50 free (22.99), 100 free (50.36), 200 free (1:47.47), 500 free (4:49.41), 100 back (59.02), 100 breast (1:01.81), 200 breast (2:17.17), 100 fly (58.84), 400 IM (4:33.20).
Personal Rachel Young Eun Rhee was born in 2000 to parents Annie Lee and Jim Rhee in Los Angeles, Calif. … Has an older brother, Alex … Chose to attend UCLA because “I love the team atmosphere, academics, and the campus” … Lists the 2019 CIF Championships as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill … Admires Michael Phelps … In her free time, enjoys drawing, reading, and watching movies.
Best Times
50 free - 22.52 100 free - 49.10 200 free - 1:47.06
(last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
BROOKE SCHAFFER
5-7 / Senior Free
Mountain View, Calif. St. Francis HS
Career Highlights
Three Individual Event Wins
One Pac-12 Championships “A” Final 2021 NCAA Championships Relay Alternate Eight-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)
2021-2022
Competed in all 11 of UCLA’s regular season meets ... Swam in the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 free at the Pac-12 Championships ... Posted a career-best two individual event wins over the course of the season, both in the 100 free (vs. UCSB on Oct. 21, Washington State on Oct. 30) ... Top-three in the 100 free (52.46) and 200 free (1:54.31) during the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 8 ... Swam a best time in the 500 free (4:57.22) and was top-six in three separate events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19 ... Runner-up in the 100 free vs. Arizona (Nov. 6) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Traveled to the 2021 NCAA Championships as a relay alternate ... Competed in all four of UCLA’s regular season meets, as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships ... Reached her first career “A” Final at Pac-12s, posting a new best time of 1:47.19 during 200 free prelims and ultimately placing eighth (1:47.69) ... Also posted season-bests in the 50 free (23.23, 29th) and 100 free (49.63, went 50.15 in finals to finish 24th) during Pac-12s ... Selected to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Placed third in the 200 free (1:47.40) to score valuable points as UCLA edged USC 151-148 in a dual meet win on Feb. 12-13 ... Finished top-three in three separate meets in the 200 free, including a runner-up finish in the USC Tri-Meet with Arizona (1:53.13) ... Posted the top time in the 50 free in the Fresno State dual meet (23.29) but was swimming exhibition ... Had the second-best 200 free time on the team for the year, and was also on the top UCLA relay squads for the 200 free, 800 free, and 200 medley relays ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Season-best times: 50 free (23.23), 100 free (49.63), 200 free (1:47.40).
2019-20
Competed in all nine of the team’s dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a true freshman ... Swam individually at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 free ... Best result came in the 200 free as she qualified for the “B” Final with a PR time of 1:47.81 in the prelims, then placed 16th overall with a finals time of 1:48.33 ... Earned her first collegiate win on Jan. 11, taking the 200 free crown against Washington St. with a time of 1:52.04 ... Made her NCAA debut at the USD Pentathlon on Sept. 13, finishing top-10 in five of nine events including a third-place result in the 100 free (52.55) ... Finished second in the 200 free (1:52.13) and third in the 100 fly (56.36) against Utah on Oct. 11 ... Runner-up in the 50 free (23.69) in the UC Santa Barbara dual meet on Oct. 25 ... Scored in a pair of events in both meets at the Arizona schools on Nov. 1-2 ... Scored in three events against Stanford on Jan. 31 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (22.96), 100 free (49.90), 200 free (1:47.81), 500 free (5:05.54), 100 fly (55.49).
High School/Club
Attended St. Francis High School in Mountain View, Calif. ... Graduated with honors ... Won Outstanding Senior Athlete of the Year and Most Inspirational Swimmer ... 17-time NISCA AllAmerican … Three-time Scholastic All-American … Five-time CIF CCS Champion ... Four-time runner-up at CIF State Championships ... St. Francis HS record-holder in the 100 fly and 400 free relay ... Won two events at the 2018 CIF Central Coast Section Championships, placing first in both the 50 free (22.95) and 100 fly (55.32) … Finished second in the 50 free at the 2018 CIF State Championships (22.88) … Scoring member of Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics’ USA Swimming’s Winter Junior National team … Competed in four individual events and one relay at the 2018 Speedo Junior National Championships … Best individual result came in the 50 free, where she was 35th with a time of 26.66 ... Also raced in the 100 free (58.29), 100 fly (1:03.52), and 200 free (2:07.97) … Competed in the 50 free and 100 fly at the 2018 Winter Junior Nationals … Enters college with personal bests of: 50 free (22.76), 100 free (49.12), 200 free (1:48.69), 100 fly (53.32), 200 fly (2:00.35), 100 back (55.89), and 200 back (1:59.24).
Personal
Brooke Marie Schaffer was born in 2001 in Mountain View, Calif. to parents Lisa and Greg ... Has two younger sisters, Taylor and Alexis ... Plans to major in psychology ... Chose to attend UCLA because of “the location and the girls on the team” ... Describes winning and setting the meet record in the 50 free at the Western Zone All-Star meet as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... In her free time, enjoys surfing and skateboarding ... Her father, Greg, was a member of the UCLA men’s swim team and finished runner-up in the 200 breast at NCAAs.
Best Times
50 free - 22.76 100 free - 49.12 200 free - 1:47.19 500 free - 4:57.22 (last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
12 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - SENIORS
KATRINA SOMMER
6-0 / Senior Back/IM
Villa Park, Calif.
University of Indiana Villa Park HS
Career Highlights
Five-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2021-2022
Competed in 10 of UCLA’s 11 regular season meets ... Had a standout effort at the Pac-12 Championships, qualifying for three C Finals and setting best times in all three events ... At Pac-12s, finished No. 19 in the 200 back (1:57.27), No. 21 in the 400 IM (4:19.90), and No. 24 in the 200 IM (2:01.11; best time of 2:00.52 in prelims) ... Totaled 11 points at the league meet ... Had a strong showing at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, winning the 200 back prelim and ultimately finishing third in both backstroke events ... Scored in the 100 back and 200 breast vs. UCSD on Jan. 8 ... Scored in both backstroke events against ASU on Nov. 5 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Competed in three regular season meets during her first season in Westwood ... Runner-up in the 200 breast at Cal on Jan. 31 ... Was the fourth-place finisher in the 200 IM in her UCLA debut at the Fresno State dual meet on Jan. 15-16 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Season-best times: 200 breast (2:21.13), 100 back (56.32), 200 back (2:02.36), 200 IM (2:04.35).
Indiana University (2019-20)
Competed at Indiana for her true freshman season ... Competed at the Big Ten Championships in the 200 back (2:04.84, 32nd), 100 back (55.72, 33rd), and 200 IM (2:05.45, 57th) ... Placed third in the 200 back (2:04.84) against Purdue on Jan. 25, 2020 ... At the Tennessee Invite from Nov. 21-23, 2019, was 16th in the 200 back (2:00.52) and 22nd in the 200 IM (2:01.76) ... Made the IU Executive Dean’s List.
High School/Club
Attended Villa Park High School in Orange County ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... Was four-time Team MVP ... Century Conference MVP ... NISCA All-American in the 200 IM ... Two-time Scholastic All-American ... School record-holder in multiple events ... Four-time CIF Southern Section Finalist, two-time CIF State Finalist ... Swam club with Irvine Novaquatics ... Competed at Winter Junior Nationals in 2018 and 2019.
Personal
Full name: Katrina Alice Sommer ... Parents are John Sommer and Cynthia Hicks ... Has one younger sister, Verena ... Plans on majoring in economics ... Decided to attend UCLA because of the “combination of athletics, academics, weather, and location” ... Cites winning the 200 IM at the 2019 Century League Championship and qualifying for an All-American award as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Hobbies and interests include reading books and trying out new foods ... Both her parents attended UCLA for graduate school.
Best Times
50 free - 24.14
100 free - 51.12
200 free - 1:54.25
100 back - 54.94
200 back - 1:57.27
100 fly - 56.79
200 IM - 2:00.52
400 IM - 4:19.90
(last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
LINDSAY STENSTROM
5-9 / Senior Back/Free
Highlands Ranch, Colo. Valor Christian HS
Career Highlights
Seven-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)
2021-2022
Swam in eight regular season meets as a junior ... Swam a season-best 55.45 in the 100 back prelims at the Pac-12 Championships to qualify for the C Final, ultimately finishing 24th (55.58) ... Also competed in the 50 free and 200 back at Pac-12s ... Scored in three events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, including eighth-place finishes in the 100 free (52.04) and 100 back (57.77) ... Runner-up in the 200 back (2:06.00) vs. UCSB on Oct. 23 ... Third-place in the 100 back (57.69) vs. Washington State on Oct. 30 ... Posted a best time in the 200 free (1:49.61) at the Ohio State Invitational on Nov. 19 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Competed in three of UCLA’s four regular season meets, as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships ... Set personal bests in the 50 free (23.29) and 100 back (54.44) during Pac-12 prelims ... Also at Pac-12s, reached “B” Finals in the 100 back (54.74, 13th) and 200 back (1:58.16, 14th) ... Had the third-best time on the team in both backstroke events ... Runner-up in the 200 back (1:56.95) at the USC dual meet on Feb. 12-13 ... Selected to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Season-best times: 50 free (23.29), 100 back (54.44), 200 back (1:56.95).
2019-20
Competed in three dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a true freshman ... Made her NCAA debut on Sept. 13 in the USD Pentathlon, finishing as high as 16th (100 back, 1:01.69) ... Scored in both backstroke events in the UCSD meet on Jan. 3, taking third in the 100 back (58.50) and fourth in the 200 back (2:05.82) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Seasonbests: 50 free (24.71), 100 free (51.84), 100 back (57.25), 200 back (2:01.16).
High School/Club
Attended Valor Christian High School … Competed for the Denver Swim Academy … Three-time NISCA All-American … 2017 Colorado State Champion in the 50 free … Helped break state records in the 200 free and 400 free relays at Valor Christian High School … Qualified for the 2018 Speedo Junior National Championships, and competed in the 2018 Winter Junior Nationals … Notable personal-bests entering college include: 50 free (23.54), 100 free (50.66), 50 back (27.94), 100 back (56.45), and 200 IM (2:15.96).
Personal
Lindsay Danielle Stenstrom was born in 2001 to parents Steve and Lori in Palo Alto, Calif. … Has an older brother, Blake … Has an older sister, Brooke, and a younger sister, Ashley, who joined the UCLA swim team in fall 2021 … Plans on majoring in international development studies … Chose to attend UCLA because its “been my dream school for many years, and it has a combination of high-level academics and athletics” … Hobbies and interests include singing and traveling to impoverished places and serving those in need … Her father, Steve, was a four-year starter at quarterback for Stanford from 1991-1994 and played in the NFL from 1995 to 2001 across five organizations … Her mother, Lori, was a swimmer at Stanford and on the US National Team … Her older sister, Brooke, was a member of the Stanford swim team from 2016-20 … Her brother, Blake, was a quarterback on the Colorado football team.
Best Times
50 free - 23.29
100 free - 50.66
200 free - 1:49.61
100 back - 54.44
200 back - 1:56.95
100 breast - 1:18.39
100 fly - 59.36
200 IM - 2:15.96
(last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - SENIORS
STEPHANIE SU
5-7 / Senior Free
Buena Park, Calif. Mater Dei HS
Career Highlights
Six Individual Event Wins
Seven-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
2021-2022
Competed in 10 of UCLA’s 11 regular season meets ... For the season, had the secondbest time on the team in the 1000 free (10:34.83) and 1650 free (16:50.07) ... Swam season-best times in the 500 free (4:55.49, 32nd) and 1650 free (16:50.07, 17th) at the Pac-12 Championships ... Scored in multiple distance events at three separate dual meets: vs. ASU (Nov. 5), vs. Arizona (Nov. 6), vs. USC (Feb. 11-12) ... Picked up the win in the 1650 free (17:02.60) at the UNLV Invitational ... Won the 1000 free during the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 8 ... Opened the year by placing third in the mile at the Fresno State Invitational (17:36.83) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Competed in all four of UCLA’s regular season meets, as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships ... Set a personal best in the 1650 free at 16:30.09 to finish fourth at Pac-12s, also placed 13th in the 500 free (season-best 4:49.58) and 18th in the 400 IM (season-best 4:27.30) ... Had the best times on the team in the 500 free, 1000 free, and 1650 free ... Swept the 500 free (4:57.04) and 1000 free (10:10.17) against Fresno State on Jan. 15-16 ... Was top-three in both distance free events at the USC dual meet on Feb. 12-13 ... Runner-up in the mile at Cal on Jan. 31 (16:45.36) ... Selected to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Received an honorable mention for the 2020-21 CSCAA Scholar All-America Team (3.5+ GPA, recorded a “B” Cut) ... Season-best times: 400 IM (4:27.30), 500 free (4:49.58), 1000 free (10:02.65), 1650 free (16:30.09).
2019-20
Competed in all nine of the team’s dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a true freshman ... Recorded two individual event wins over the course of the year, both in the 1000 free ... Swam individually at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 500 free, 1650 free, and 400 IM ... Made it to the “C” Final of the 400 IM, finishing 18th with a PR time of 4:19.12 ... Was 13th in the 1650 free, setting a new best time at 16:30.74 ... Picked up her first collegiate win on Jan. 3 against UCSD, winning the 1000 free (10:11.34) ... Against USC on Feb. 14, won the 1000 free (9:49.50) and was runner-up in the 500 free (4:49.86) ... Wrapped the season by posting a PR in the 500 free (4:48.20) en route to a third place finish at the CSCAA Invitational ... Made her NCAA debut at the USD Pentathlon on Sept. 13 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 200 free (1:52.65), 500 free (4:48.20), 1000 free (9:49.50), 1650 free (16:30.74), 100 breast (1:07.47), 400 IM (4:19.12).
High School/Club
Attended Mater Dei High School … Earned four letters … Three-time school MVP … Four-time league champion in the 500 free … Mater Dei record holder in the 500 free and 200/400 relays … Five-time NISCA All-American … Three-time Scholastic All-American … Competed for Los Alamitos Swordfish Swim Team … Enters college with lifetime bests of: 200 free (1:50.12), 500 free (4:49.09), 1000 free (9:54.31), and 1650 free (16:35.21).
Personal
Stephanie Dizon Su was born in 2000 to parents Steve and Maria in Anaheim, Calif. … Plans on majoring in physiological sciences with a minor in mathematics … Chose UCLA because of the combination of athletics and academics … Lists winning the 1500 free at the 2016 Futures Championships and qualifying for the US Open as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill … Hobbies and interests include baking, trying new foods, and going to the movies … Her father and aunt both attended UCLA.
Best Times
50 free - 24.37
100 free - 52.40
200 free - 1:50.12
500 free - 4:48.20
1000 free - 9:49.50
1650 free - 16:30.09
100 breast - 1:07.47
400 IM - 4:19.12 (last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
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5-8 / Junior Breast/IM Surrey, B.C., Canada Pacific Academy
High School/Club
Attended Pacific Academy ... Swam club with Langley Olympians Swim Club ... Holds the British Columbia record in the 13-14 age group in the 200 IM LCM ... Competed internationally for Canada in the 2018 Junior Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships in Fiji and the 2019 World Junior Swimming Championships in Hungary ... Participated in the 2018 Canadian Junior National training camp ... 2019 Canadian National Champion in the 200 IM LCM (2:16.06) ... Won five events at the Speedo Western Canadian Championships in 2019 (100 breast, 400 IM, 50 breast, 200 IM, and 200 breast) ... Four-time champion at the BC Long Course Championships in 2017 (400 IM, 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM).
Personal
Career Highlights
Five-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll 2022 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2021 Canadian Olympic Trials Qualifier
Two Individual Event Wins
2021-2022
Competed in 10 of UCLA’s 11 regular season meets as a sophomore ... made the B Final in both breaststroke events at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 14th in the 100 breast (1:02.27) and 12th in the 200 breast (2:14.37) ... Had her strongest performance of the year at the Ohio State Invitational from Nov. 18-20, setting best times in the 100 breast (1:00.85), 200 breast (2:11.72), and 200 IM (2:00.60)... After the season, swam in the 100 breast and 200 IM at the 2022 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials ... Notched two individual event wins over the course of the year, both in the 200 breast ... For the season, had UCLA’s best time in the 200 breast (2:11.72), and No. 3 time in the 100 breast (1:00.85) ... Scored four points in the Stanford dual meet on Jan. 28, taking fourth in both breaststroke events ... Runner-up in the 100 breast at the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 8 ... Finished top-eight in the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 IM at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19 ... Scored 13 points in the Washington State dual meet on Oct. 30, recording her first win of the year in the 200 breast (2:16.21) and placing second in the 100 breast (1:03.12) ... Also secured a win in the 200 breast during the Arizona dual meet on Nov. 6 (2:16.40) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Did not compete for UCLA ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Over the summer, competed in the Canadian Olympic Trials ... Notched top-eight finishes in all four events she competed in: the 200 LCM breast (2:29.36, fifth), 400 LCM IM (4:50.74, sixth), 200 LCM IM (2:16.11, seventh), and 100 LCM breast (1:10.37, eighth).
Full name: Bailey Paula Herbert ... Parents are Sandy and Derek Herbert ... Has one younger brother, Brayden ... Plans on majoring in life science ... Chose to attend UCLA because of “the outstanding athletics, incredible academics, amazing team, and beautiful campus” ... Describes her performance at the 2018 Canadian Senior Nationals – where she set best times in multiple races and qualified for her first international swim meet – as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Admires Tessa Virtue and Katie Ledecky ... Her hobbies and interests include acting (specifically musical theatre), singing, playing the pianos, and animals (especially dogs) ... Played the role of young Helga in an episode of the ABC fantasy series “Once Upon a Time” ... Appeared in several Polly Pocket and Barbie commercials when she was younger, and also played the role of Cinderella in her high school’s musical production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.”
Best Times
50 free - 23.56
100 breast - 1:00.85
200 breast - 2:11.72
100 fly - 1:03.02
200 IM - 2:00.60
400 IM - 4:23.88
(last updated: Jun. 14, 2022)
15 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - JUNIORS
Pictured (left to right): Crystal Murphy, Maddie Wright, Maya Wilson, Bailey Herbert BAILEY HERBERT
CRYSTAL MURPHY
5-4 / Junior Fly
San Francisco, Calif. Lowell HS
Career Highlights
Five-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2020-21 CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
2022 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2021-2022
Competed in nine of UCLA’s 11 regular season meets ... Swam at the Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 400 free relay, 100 fly, and 200 fly ... Was a finalist in both butterfly events at Pac-12s, finishing 14th in the 200 fly and 20th in the 100 fly ... Set a season-best 50 free time (23.22) during Pac-12s prelims ... Finished top-five in both butterfly events in the Stanford dual meet on Jan. 28, including a third-place result in the 200 fly (2:02.70) ... Had a standout effort at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, finishing top-seven in three events ... At the UNLV Invite, was runner-up in the 100 fly (54.05), fourth in the 100 IM (personal-best 57.39), and seventh in the 200 IM (personal-best 2:03.27) ...Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Competed in three of UCLA’s four regular season meets as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships as a true freshman ... Set new best times in the 50 free (23.20) and 100 fly (53.66) during Pac-12s ... Reached the “B” Finals of both butterfly events at Pac-12s, finishing 10th in the 200 fly (2:00.52) and 15th in the 100 fly (53.97) ... Was top-five in both butterfly events at the USC dual meet from Feb. 12-13 ... Made her collegiate debut at the USC Tri-Meet with Arizona from Jan. 22-23, placing top-five in both butterfly events including a third-place finish in the 200 fly (2:05.46) ... For the year, had the second-best 200 fly time on the team and third-best 100 fly time ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Received an honorable mention for the 2020-21 CSCAA Scholar All-America Team (3.5+ GPA, recorded a “B” Cut) ... Season-best times: 50 free (23.20), 100 fly (53.66), 200 fly (2:00.11).
High School/Club
Attended Lowell High School … Earned four varsity letters in swimming … As of 2020, Lowell had won every CIF SF Section Championship dating back to 1980 ... Was a three-time NISCA All-American ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in 2018-19 and 2019-20 ... NISCA Academic All-American in 2020 ... AAA CIF SF Section recordholder in the 100 fly, 100 back, 200 medley relay, and 200 free relay ... 12-time AAA CIF SF Section champion ... Won section championships in the 100 fly, 200 IM, 100 breast, 100 back, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, and 400 free relay ... Finished sixth in the 100 fly (54.38) at the 2018 CIF State Swimming Championships … Swam for The Olympic Club (TOC) ... Was club MVP in 2016 ... 2017 Junior Olympian of the Year with TOC ... 2019 Senior MVP Award ... Holds several club records in the 11-12, 1314, 15-16, and 17-18 age groups ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (23.85), 100 free (51.18), 100 back (55.93), 100 breast (1:07.12), 100 fly (54.38), 200 fly (2:01.07), and 200 IM (2:03.54).
Personal
Full name: Crystal Thi Nguyen Murphy ... Parents are John Murphy and Van Thi Nguyen ... Plans on majoring in psychobiology ... Aspires to become a doctor ... Decided to attend UCLA because of the “outstanding academic opportunities, exceptional athletics, and welcoming environment” ... Describes placing sixth in the 100 fly at the 2018 CIF State Championships as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Admires Aly Raisman, Olivia Smoliga, and Victoria Garrick ... Hobbies and interests include cooking, baking, reading, drawing, going on adventures with friends, and going on drives along the Pacific Coast Highway with her dad ... Her father swam and played water polo at Arizona ... Her grandfather, John Murphy Sr., was a swimmer, swim coach, and swim instructor in the US Marine Corps.
Best Times
50 free - 23.20 100 free - 51.18
100 back - 55.93 100 breast - 1:07.12
100 fly - 53.66 200 fly - 1:59.61
200 IM - 2:03.27
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MAYA WILSON
5-11 / Junior Free Burbank, Calif. Burroughs HS
Career Highlights
Five-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2021-2022
Swam in six meets during her sophomore season ... Notched season-bests in the 200 free (1:52.14) and 100 fly (55.88) during the USC dual meet from Feb. 11-12 ... Scored in three events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, including an eighth-place result in the 200 free (1:52.81) ... Made her season debut at the UCSB dual meet on Oct. 23, finishing sixth in the 1000 free (11:04.98) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Competed in all four of UCLA’s regular season meets, as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships, as a true freshman ... Reached the “B” Finals of both the 200 free (1:50.72, 16th) and 200 fly (2:06.56, 16th) at Pac-12s ... Made her NCAA debut at the Fresno State dual meet on Jan. 15-16, highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the 100 free (52.20) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Season-best times: 100 free (52.20), 200 free (1:50.41), 200 fly (2:03.37), 500 free (4:58.09), 1650 free (17:13.49).
High School/Club
Attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, Calif. ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... 2019 California CIF Southern Section Division 3 Champion in the 200 free (1:49.94) … Also placed fourth in the 100 fly at the section championship … Holds eight individual school records at Burroughs HS … Competed for Rose Bowl Aquatics … 2017 All-Area Girls’ Swimmer of the Year (Glendale News-Press) ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (23.76), 100 free (50.78), 200 free (1:48.77), 500 free (4:55.23), 1000 free (10:16.50), 100 back (1:03.25), 100 fly (55.18), 200 IM (2:10.96).
Personal
Full name: Maya Marie Wilson ... Parents are Michelle and Bob ... Has two older brothers, Chad and Shane ... Plans on majoring in business economics ... Chose to attend UCLA because “I loved what the school had to offer with swimming and academics; I also had a strong gut feeling” ... Cites racing with her training partner at CIFs in 2019 and placing 1-2 as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Admires Michael Phelps ... Hobbies and interests include puzzles, games, driving, and hanging out with friends ... Loves to adventure and try new foods ... Her grandfather, uncle, and cousin all played Major League Baseball ... Both her brothers, and cousin Sophie, attended UCLA.
Best Times
50 free - 23.76 100 free - 50.78 200 free - 1:48.77 500 free - 4:55.23 1000 free - 10:16.50 100 fly - 55.18 200 fly - 2:03.37 200 IM - 2:10.96 (last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
16 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - JUNIORS
updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
MADDIE WRIGHT
5-10 / Junior Free
Scottsdale, Ariz. Xavier College Prep
Career Highlights
2021-22 Bruin Culture Award
Five-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2021-2022
Swam in 10 of UCLA’s 11 regular season meets as a sophomore ... Received the “Bruin Culture Award” at the team’s end-of-year banquet ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships for the second year in a row, swimming in the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 free ... During the USC dual meet from Feb. 11-12, notched a best time in the 50 free (22.94) to take fifth, and swam a season-best 1:49.87 in the 200 free to place seventh ... Scored in four different events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, highlighted by a third-place finish in the 200 free (1:51.21) ... Was third in the 100 free (52.21) and 200 free (1:54.35) during the UCSB dual meet on Oct. 23 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Competed in all four of UCLA’s regular season meets, as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships, as a true freshman ... Reached the “C” Finals of the 200 free at Pac-12s, finishing 21st with a season-best time of 1:50.90 ... Set a new best time in the 100 free during the USC dual meet on Feb. 12-13 at 50:04 ... Notched a personal-best of 23.29 to finish fourth in the 50 free at Cal on Jan. 31 ... Made her NCAA debut at the Fresno State dual meet on Jan. 15-16 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Season-best times: 50 free (23.29), 100 free (50.52), 200 free (1:50.90).
High School/Club
Attended Xavier College Prepatory in Scottsdale, Ariz. ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... Won the Arizona State Championship in 2017 and finished runner-up in 2018 and 2019 ... Individually, was the Arizona state champion in the 100 free in 2019 (51.09) ... Team captain for the 2019-20 season ... Named the team’s Most Valuable Swimmer ... Qualified for the state championship in all four of her high school seasons ... Swam for Phoenix Swim Club ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (23.86), 100 free (51.09), 200 free (1:49.68), 500 free (4:57.69).
Personal
Full name: Madeline Abigail Wright ... Parents are Pamela and Darren Wright ... Has two brothers, Samuel (her twin) and Calvin ... Chose to attend UCLA because “it’s been my dream school, athletically and academically, as long as I can remember!” ... Cites winning the Arizona State Championship following the passing of her high school coach as a sophomore as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Admires Simone Manuel and Allison Schmidt ... Hobbies and interests include the ukulele, photography, reading, hiking, surfing, and going to concerts ... Has won a pie eating contest.
Best Times
50 free - 22.94 100 free - 50.04 200 free - 1:49.68 500 free - 4:57.69 (last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
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EVA CARLSON
5-5 / Sophomore Breast
Portland, Ore.
Catlin Gabel HS
Career Highlights
Program record-holder in the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
One Pac-12 “A” Final Six Individual Event Wins
2021-2022
Competed in all 11 of UCLA’s regular season meets as a true freshman ... Helped UCLA set a pair of program records, swimming the breaststroke portion of the 200 medley relay (1:36.72) and 400 medley relay (3:32.53) alongside Sophia Kosturos, Gabby Dang, and Claire Grover ... For the season, had UCLA’s second-best time in the 100 breast (59.90) and third-best time in the 200 breast (2:12.87) ... Swam at the 2022 Pac-12 Championships, making the A Final in the 100 breast and the B Final in the 200 breast ... Ended up finishing seventh in the 100 breast at Pac-12s with a best time of 59.90 ... Placed 11th in the 200 breast (2:13.10) ... Logged six individual event wins over the course of the season, all in the 100 breast ... Took first place in the 100 breast (1:02.34) in the Stanford dual meet on Jan. 28 ... Recorded her firstcareer event win on Oct. 23 vs. UCSB, taking first in the 100 breast (1:03.58) ... Won the 100 breast and was runner-up in the 200 breast vs. Washington State on Oct. 30 ... Helped UCLA to a team win at the UNLV Invitational with a first-place result in the 100 breast (1:00.90) ... Season-best times: 50 free (23.90), 100 free (51.36), 100 breast (59.90), 200 breast (2:12.87), 100 fly (57.20), 200 IM (2:01.99) ...Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall quarter (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
High School/Club
Attended Catlin Gabel High School in Portland, Ore. ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... Earned All-America honors in all three of her competition years ... Was a state champion in four individual events and two relay events during her high school career ... Didn’t compete as a senior due to COVID ... Was an Oregon state champion in the 100 breast and 200 IM as a junior, earning All-America honors ... As a sophomore, was an Oregon state champion in the 200 IM, 400 free relay en route to All-America honors ... State champion in the 100 breast, 200 medley relay, and earned All-America honors as a freshman ... Competed with The Dolphins Swim Team ... Was a three-time Winter Junior Nationals participant (2018-20) ... Finalist in the 100 breast and 200 breast in 2020 ... Made the B Final of the 100 breast in 2019 ... Two-time Summer Junior Nationals participant (2018-19) ... Competed in the 100 breast at the 2021 Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb.
Personal
Full name: Eva Marie Carlson ... First name is pronounced “EE-vuh” ... Parents are Stephanie and Eric Carlson ... Has one brother, Lucas ... Chose to attend UCLA because of “the outstanding environment - everything from the team dynamic to the work done in the classroom felt like a perfect fit.” ... Admires Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka ... Hobbies and interests include beach days, making smoothies, yoga, watching shows, dance parties, plants, and fashion design ... Something interesting about her is that she usually owns the same piece of clothing in multiple colors ... Her grandfather, Dates Fryberger, was on the USA Olympic hockey team in 1964.
Best Times
50 free - 23.85
100 free - 51.36
100 breast - 59.90
200 breast - 2:12.49
200 IM - 2:01.99
(last updated: May 13, 2022)
18 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - SOPHOMORES
Top row (left to right): Taylor Schaffer, Ashley Stenstrom, Ana Jih-Schiff, Kathryn Lundh, Emma Matous, Gizem Guvenc, Morgan Hawes
Bottom row (left to right): Joanie Cash, Mia Chang, Zoe Jespersgaard, Eva Carlson, Riley Dix, Paige MacEachern
JOANIE CASH
5-7 / Sophomore Free/Fly
Long Beach, N.Y.
Sacred Heart Academy
Career Highlights
Two-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2021-2022
Competed in all 11 of UCLA’s regular season meets as a freshman ... Swam at the 2022 Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 fly, and 200 fly ... Qualified for the C Final of the 200 fly, ending up in 20th place with a time of 2:03.89 ... Was runner-up in the 50 free against UC San Diego on Jan. 8 (24.00) ... Scored in the 50 free (23.67, fourth) and 100 fly (54.70, fourth) during the Arizona dual meet on Nov. 6 ... Set a best time in the 200 IM (2:12.86) during the UNLV Invitational on Dec. 17 ... Season-best times: 50 free (23.33), 100 free (52.34), 100 fly (54.41), 200 fly (2:03.89) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
High School/Club
Attended Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, N.Y. ... Competed in both swimming and gymnastics at Sacred Heart ... Was a seven-time All-American during her prep career ... Competed with the Long Island Aquatic Club ... Set club records in the 50 free and 100 fly ... Notable best times entering college include 50 free (22.78), 100 free (50.83), 100 fly (53.54).
Personal
Full name: Joan Cash ... Birthday is Apr. 7 ... Parents are James and Catherine Cash ... Has three younger brothers: James, Joseph, and Brian ... Chose to attend UCLA because it’s “always been my dream school, and it’s surreal that I was able to make it a reality” ... Lists earning her first Summer Junior Nationals cut as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment; Cash cut her leg 10 minutes prior to the race while slipping getting out of the warmup pool, she still competed and finished 1-2 in her heat alongside Bruin teammate Lauryn Johnson ... Admires Jordan Weiber ... Enjoys surfing in her free time ... Used to do competitive gymnastics, and initially fell in love with UCLA because of the gymnastics team ... Her mother swam at Ohio University, and is in their Athletics Hall of Fame.
Best Times
50 free - 22.78
100 free - 50.83
200 free - 1:52.10
100 fly - 53.54
200 fly - 2:08.74
200 IM - 2:12.86
(last updated: May 13, 2022)
MIA CHANG
5-3 / Sophomore Back/IM Mill Creek, Wash. Henry M. Jackson HS
Career Highlights
2021-2022
Competed in all 11 of UCLA’s regular season meets as a true freshman ... Swam at the Pac-12 Championships in the 100 back, 200 back, and 200 IM ... Made the C Final of the 100 back, placing 20th overall (54.73) ... For the season, had the third-best time on the team in the 100 back (54.62) ... Had two individual event wins over the course of the year, both in the 100 back ... Notched her first collegiate event win during the UC Santa Barbara dual meet on Oct. 23, taking first in the 100 back (56.13) ... Won the 100 back (55.63) and was third in the 200 back (2:02.30) during the Washington State dual meet on Oct. 30 ... Scored in three events against both Arizona and Arizona State from Nov. 5-6 ... Runner-up in both backstroke events in the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 8 ... Season-best times: 100 free (52.22), 100 back (54.62), 200 back (1:58.53), 200 IM (2:01.33) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for winter quarter (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
High School/Club
Attended Henry M. Jackson High School in Mill Creek, Wash. ... Was the 2019 4A Washington State Champion in both the 200 IM and 100 back ... Earned three varsity letters in swimming ... Competed for Bellevue Club Swim Team ... Was a four-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... Competed at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials ... 2019 Phillips 66 Nationals finalist ... Notable best times entering college include 100 back (54.54), 200 back (1:56.74), 200 IM (1:59.71), 100 breast (1:02.94), 200 breast (2:16.67), 100 fly (54.89).
Personal
Full name: Mia Chang ... Parents are Leanne and JenWen ... Has an older brother, Ethan ... Born in Chicago, Ill. ... Chose to attend UCLA because of “the supportive team, coaches, and the great academics” ... Cites placing seventh in the 400 medley at the 2019 Summer Junior Nationals as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Admires Michael Jordan, Russell Wilson, and Simone Biles ... Enjoys spending time with friends and family, shopping, and cycling in her free time.
Best Times
50 free - 23.66
100 back - 54.54
200 back - 1:56.74
100 breast - 1:02.94
200 breast - 2:16.67
100 fly - 54.89
200 IM - 1:59.71
(last updated: May 13, 2022)
19 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - SOPHOMORES
UCLA Director’s Honor Roll Two Individual Event Wins
RILEY DIX
5-6 / Sophomore
Free/Back
Milwaukee, Wis. Whitefish Bay HS
GIZEM GUVENC
5-9 / Sophomore Free/Fly Kadikoy, Turkey Cevre College
Career Highlights
Two-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2021-2022
Swam in six of UCLA’s 11 regular season meets as a true freshman ... Set season-best times in the 100 free (52.71) and 100 back (58.51) during the USC dual meet from Feb. 11-12 ... Had a pair of top-20 finishes at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19 ... Season-best times: 50 free (24.79), 100 free (52.71), 200 free (1:56.99), 100 back (58.51), 200 back (2:13.47), 500 free (5:24.82) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
High School/Club
Competed for Schroeder Swim and Dive ... Attended YMCA Nationals three times ... Won a 2021 YMCA National Championship with Schroeder ... Attended Whitefish Bay High School in Whitefish Bay, Wis. ... Swam for her high school as a freshman ... Team finished fifth at the Wisconsin State Championships in 2017 ... Was a four-time finalist at the state meet.
Personal
Full name: Riley Elizabeth Dix ... Birthday is Feb. 13 ... Parents are Jill and Scott Dix ... Has two younger brothers, JD and Davis, and an older sister, Harper ... Chose to attend UCLA because its “always been my dream school, UCLA has it all - stellar academics, inspirational athletics teams, a beautiful location, and a culturally diverse population” ... Cites winning YMCA Nationals with her club team as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Admires Serena Williams and Gwen Jorgensen ... In her free time, enjoys spending time outside, hiking, surfing, skiing, and scuba diving ... Her mother and cousin both attended UCLA.
Best Times
50 free - 24.18 100 free - 52.33 200 free - 1:53.95 100 back - 57.64 200 back - 2:07.24 (last updated: May 13, 2022)
2021-22
Did not compete for UCLA during the 2021-22 season.
High School/Club
Attended Cevre College in Erenkoy, Turkey ... Competed for five years in high school ... Was team captain for three of those seasons ... Competed for Fenerbahce Sports Club ... During her prep career, set a number of Turkish national records and age-group records; she’s the national record-holder in both 200 LCM freestyle (1:58.24) and 200 SCM freestyle (1:55.91), and was also on relay squads that set Turkish national records in the 4X100 LCM free relay, 2X200 LCM free relay, 4X50 SCM free relay, 4X100 SCM free relay, 4X200 SCM free relay, and 4X50 SCM medley relay ... Also an age-group record-holder in the 50m free, 100m free, 100m IM, and 200m IM ... At the 2020 Turkish Short Course National Championships, was the winner in the 200m free (1:56.89) and was runner-up in the 100m free (54.87) while helping set a new national record in the 4X50m free relay ... Qualified for the 200m free finals at the 2019 European Junior Championships ... Has represented Turkey at multiple European and World Championship events ... Was invited to the Turkish Olympic Team training camp.
Personal
Full name: Gizem Guvenc ... Born in Istanbul, Turkey ... Birthday is Aug. 9 ... Parents are Didem Guvenc and Refik Kutlu Guvenc ... Has one younger sister, Deniz ... Chose UCLA becuase “everything about it felt like the perfect fit for me, it was my childhood dream” ... Cites recording an Olympic B Cut in the 200m freestyle as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu ... Enjoys singing and drinking coffee in her free time ... Is a talented singer ... Plans on majoring in psychology ... Aspires to be a sports psychologist.
Best Times
50 free (SCM) - 25.28 50 free (LCM) - 26.13 100 free (SCM) - 54.02 100 free (LCM) - 55.40 200 free (SCM) - 1:55.91 200 free (LCM) - 1:58.24 (last updated: Sept. 23, 2021)
2021-2022
Made her collegiate debut on Jan. 28 in the Stanford dual meet, swimming the 100 free in 53.72 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall quarter (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
High School/Club
Attended Carlmont High School in Belmont, Calif. ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming at Carlmont ... Set six individual school records at Carlmont, including in the 200 IM, 200 free, 500 free, 100 free, 100 back, and 50 free ... Was named Carlmont’s “Best Female Athlete” at her senior graduation ceremony ... Competed for the Alto Swim Club ... Club record-holder in the 15-16 age group in the 200 free and 500 free ... Swam with Alto for six years ... Earned All-America honors at Alto ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (23.57), 100 free (50.30), 200 free (1:48.47), 500 free (4:48.73), and 1000 free (10:17.31).
Personal
Full name: Morgan Olivia Hawes ... Birthday: Mar. 30 ... Born in Pasadena, Calif. ... Parents are Tracie and Matthew Hawes ... Has one older sister, Joyce ... Decided to attend UCLA because of “its fantastic academics, incredible swim program, and amazing diversity” ... Cites recording her first Junior Nationals cut, in the 500 free, as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Simone Manuel ... Enjoying playing piano, painting, and drawing in her free time ... Is a big music-lover, and wants to incorporate music into her future career somehow .. Her father, Matthew, played basketball at Loyola-Chicago ... Her grandfather, Alvin Ray Hawes, played football at Minnesota and was a ninth-round selection in the 1971 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Best Times
50 free - 23.57
100 free - 50.30
200 free - 1:48:47
500 free - 4:48.73
1000 free - 10:17.31
100 back - 56.31
200 back - 2:03.16
200 IM - 2:05.63
400 IM - 4:28.33
(last updated: May 13, 2022)
20 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - SOPHOMORES
MORGAN HAWES 5-10 / Sophomore Free San Carlos, Calif. Carlmont HS
ZOE JESPERSGAARD
5-3 / Sophomore Diving
Los Angeles, Calif.
Girls Academic Leadership Academy
Career Highlights
2022 Zones Qualifier
One Individual Event Win
Two-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2022 CSCAA Scholar All-American
2021-2022
Qualified for Zones in both 1-meter and 3-meter as a true freshman ... For the season, had the top platform score (237.90) on the team and the second-best scores in 1M (309.30) and 3M (323.25) ... At Zones, ultimately placed No. 24 in 1M (251.10) and No. 35 in 3M (238.650 ... Made the finals in all three events at the Pac-12 Championships, ultimately winning the consolation final in 3M (301.95, ninth) and placing 14th in platform (180.85) and 20th in 1M (185.75) ... At the Trojan Diving Invitational from Nov. 12-14, was runner-up in 3M (combined score of 580.75) and was third in 1M (combined score of 520.85) ... Runner-up in both springboard events during the UCSD meet on Jan. 8 ... Notched her first collegiate win on Jan. 29 as part of the Cal dual meet, finishing first in 3M (323.25) and third in 1M (277.73) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ... Earned Second Team CSCAA Scholar All-America honors.
High School/Club
Attended Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA) for three years ... Attended Venice High School as a freshman ... Competed for Los Angeles Dive Club ... Was a three-time Junior Nationals qualifier with LADC ... Was a Danish Junior National Champion in 3-meter ... Represented Denmark at the European Junior Championships.
Personal
Full name: Zoe Alexandra Jespersgaard ... Birthday is May 15 ... Parents are Abby Berman and Brian Jespersgaard ... Has one younger brother, Charlie ... Decided to attend UCLA because of “the well-rounded academic and athletic experience, I also wanted to go to school in an environment that fosters diversity and would allow me to meet people of all different backgrounds” ... Admires Guo Jingjing, Sue Bird, and Christen Press ... Hobbies and interests include language in general and learning foreign languages specifically, playing the guitar, hiking, camping, and being outdoors ... Participated in rock climbing for one year before beginning her diving career ... Her grandfather and cousin both attended UCLA.
Collegiate Bests
1M - 309.30
3M - 323.25
Platform - 237.90 (last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
ANA JIH-SCHIFF
5-9 / Sophomore Breast/IM Danville, Calif. San Ramon Valley HS
Career Highlights
2021-22 Team Most Improved Award
Four Individual Event Wins
Two-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll 2022 CSCAA Scholar All-American
2021-2022
Competed in all 11 of UCLA’s regular season meets as a true freshman ... Handed the “Most Improved Award” at the team’s end-of-year banquet ... Swam in the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 IM at the Pac-12 Championships ... Made the B Final in both breaststroke events at Pac-12s, finishing 12th in the 100 breast (personal-best 1:01.46) and 14th in the 200 breast (2:14.76) ... Made her NCAA debut at the Fresno State Invitational from Oct. 8-9, finishing top-10 in the 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM, and 400 IM ... Notched her first-career event win on Oct. 23 during the UCSB dual meet, touching first in the 200 breast (2:17.75) ... Was third in three events in the ASU dual meet on Nov. 5: 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM ... Swam a best time of 2:12.37 in the 200 breast in the USC dual meet on Feb. 12 ... Scored in both breaststroke events in the Cal dual meet on Jan. 29, including a win in the 200 breast (2:17.47) ... Runner-up in both breaststroke events against Stanford on Jan. 28 ... Also had a 200 breast win in the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 8 ... Finished top-three in three events, and top-eight in four events, at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19 ... Time at UNLV was highlighted by a win in the 200 breast (2:14.44), and a runner-up finish in the 100 breast (1:02.14) ... As of the conclusion of her freshman season, had the No. 8 time in the 200 breast in school history (2:12.37) ... For the year, had UCLA’s second-best time in the 200 breast and fourth-best time in the 200 IM (2:00.06) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ... Earned Second Team CSCAA Scholar All-America honors.
High School/Club
Attended San Ramon Valley High School ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... At SRVHS was a two-time Scholastic All-American, two-time NISCA All-American, four-time Scholar-Athlete, and multi-time all-league honoree ... Reached the “A” Final of the 100 breast and 200 IM at the CIF NCS Championships every year she competed ... Three-time top-three finisher at the CIF NCS Championships ... Won the 200 free relay at the 2019 CIF NCS Championships ... Finished top-eight four times at the CIF State Championships ... Swam club with the Crow Canyon Sharks ... Four-time club record-holder ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (23.74), 100 free (52.28), 200 free (1:55.59), 100 breast (1:02.36), 200 IM (2:01.33).
Personal
Full name: Ana Pauline Jih-Schiff ... Birthday is Jul. 13 ... Born in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... Parents are Dora Jih and Samuel Schiff ... Has an older sister, Ava, and a younger brother, Aidan ... Chose to attend UCLA because “it has the perfect combination of academic and athletic excellence, and UCLA has an amazing group of coaches and support staff” ... Cites winning the 2018 Winter Junior Nationals with her club team as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... In her free time, enjoys spontaneous outings with friends, going on family hikes and runs, finding new places to eat, and baking ... Participated in synchronized swimming for five years.
Best Times
50 free - 23.74 100 free - 52.28 200 free - 1:55.59 500 free - 5:17.35 100 back - 1:05.55 100 breast - 1:01.46 200 breast - 2:12.37 100 fly - 55.06 200 IM - 2:00.06 400 IM - 4:19.24 (last updated: Jun. 14, 2022)
21 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - SOPHOMORES
KATHRYN LUNDH
5-8 / Sophomore Fly/IM
Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Cathedral Catholic HS
2021-2022
Competed in eight of UCLA’s 11 regular season meets ... Set season-bests in both butterfly events during the USC dual meet on Feb. 11-12 ... Placed fourth in the 200 fly (2:13.32) in the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 8 ... Also scored in the 200 fly (2:10.60) during the Washington State dual meet on Oct. 30, placing fifth ... Made her UCLA debut at the Fresno State Invitational from Oct. 8-9, highlighted by a 15th-place result in the 200 fly (2:08.77) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall quarter (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
High School/Club
Attended Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, Calif. ... Earned four varsity letters on the swim team ... Voted Conference MVP and named to the all-conference team in her sophomore and senior years ... Two-time CIF Section individual champion in the 100 fly ... Three-time all-conference pick ... Four-time CIF Scholar-Athlete ... Team captain in her final two seasons ... School record-holder in the 100 fly ... Winner of the Reverend Francis J. Furey Senior Award for Academic Excellence ... 2021 Cathedral Catholic Spring Athlete of the Year Award ... Swam club for Team Elite and Rancho San Dieguito ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... Set club records in the 200 fly and 400 IM ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (24.11), 100 fly (54.92), 200 fly (2:02.51), 200 IM (2:04.75), and 400 IM (4:25.60).
Personal
Full name: Kathryn Erika Lundh ... Last name is pronounced “Lund” (the “h” is silent) ... Birthday is Jan. 1 ... Born in Stanford, Calif. ... Parents are Mary Karen and Erik Lundh ... Has a younger brother, Rick ... Decided to attend UCLA because “its always been my dream school due to its excellent academics and its unmatched athletics department” ... Admires George Kittle ... Hobbies and interests include photography, traveling, wakeboarding, and baking (and eating) cookies ... Her grandfather was an All-American swimmer in the butterfly and an All-American water polo player at Cal.
Best Times
50 free - 24.11
100 free - 52.36
100 fly - 54.92
200 fly - 2:02.51
200 IM - 2:04.75
400 IM - 4:25.60
(last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
PAIGE MACEACHERN
5-7 / Sophomore IM Boca Raton, Fla. Boca Raton Community HS
Career Highlights
2021-22 Team Rookie of the Year One Pac-12 Championships “A” Final Eight Individual Event Wins Two-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll 2022 CSCAA Scholar All-American
2021-2022
Qualified for the NCAA Championships as a true freshman in the 400 IM while also earning invites in the 500 free and 1650 free ... Voted Rookie of the Year at the team’s end-of-season banquet ... Her NCAAs outing was highlighted by a best time in the 400 IM (4:10.19), good for 23rd place and just two seconds off an All-American-qualifying pace ... Elsewhere at NCAAs, was 37th in the 1650 free (16:24.50) and 41st in the 500 free (4:45.25) ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 500 free, 1650 free, and 400 IM ... Made the A Final of the 400 IM, finishing fifth (4:10.62) ... Elsewhere at Pac-12s, posted best times in the mile (16:22.99, ninth) and 500 free (4:44.10, 12th) ... Scored 60 individual points at Pac-12s, second-most among Bruin swimmers ... For the season, had the top time on the team in the 400 IM (4:10.19), 500 free (4:44.10), and 1000 free (10:17.91) ... Competed in all 11 of UCLA’s regular season meets, recording eight individual wins spanning four different events ... Had three wins apiece in the 500 free and 200 fly ... Won multiple events at two separate meets, against Washington State on Oct. 30 and against UC San Diego on Jan. 8 (both 500 free, 200 fly) ... Won the 400 IM (4:15.01) and placed third in the mile during the USC dual meet from Feb. 11-12 ... Scored 10 points in the Stanford dual meet on Jan. 28, including a win in the 500 free (4:58.00) ... Notched her first collegiate win on Nov. 6 in the Arizona dual meet, taking first in the 1000 free (10:17.91) ... Had a trio of top-10 finishes at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19: the 200 back (fourth), 200 IM (fifth), and 100 breast (ninth) ... Made her collegiate debut at the Fresno State Invitational from Oct. 8-9, securing a ninth-place finish in the 400 IM (2:06.95) ... As of the conclusion of her freshman season, ranked No. 6 in program history in the 500 free and No. 7 in the 1650 free ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ... Named a First Team Scholar All-American (3.5+ GPA, competed at NCAAs) by the CSCAA.
High School/Club
Attended Boca Raton Community High School ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... Was an All-American in the 100 breast and 200 IM ... Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... All-Palm Beach County in each year from 2018-21 ... Three-time state finalist in the 100 breast and 200 IM ... School record-holder in the 100 breast and 200 IM ... Team captain as a senior ... Competed with the Pine Crest Swim Club ... Set club records in the 50m breast, 100m breast, 100 breast, and 200m breast ... Made the “A” Final of the 400 IM in the first wave of the 2021 Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb., ultimately finishing fourth ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (24.55), 200 IM (2:01.28), 400 IM (4:16.44).
Personal
Full name: Paige Noel MacEachern ... Birthday is Dec. 10 ... Born in Wisconsin ... Parents are Channon and Glenn MacEachern ... Has two older siblings, Cassie and Colin ... Decided to attend UCLA because of “its world class academics, vibrant and diverse campus, and its strong swimming and athletic program” ... Cites swimming at the Olympic Trials as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Michael Phelps ... Hobbies and interests include going to the beach with friends, shopping, and trying new restaurants ... Loves to snowboard ... Her mother swam collegiately at SMU, was a finalist in the 200 breast at the 1984 Olympic Trials, and represented the U.S. at the 1985 World University Games in Kobe, Japan ... Her uncle, Thomas Hermstad, was a water polo referee at the 1972, 1976, 1984, and 1988 Olympics.
Best Times
50 free - 24.55
100 free - 52.45
500 free - 4:44.10
1000 free - 9:53.71
1650 free - 16:22.99
200 fly - 2:00.09
200 IM - 2:00.92
400 IM - 4:10.19
(last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
22 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - SOPHOMORES
EMMA MATOUS
/ Sophomore IM
Vancouver, Wash. Jesuit HS
Career Highlights
Two-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2021-2022
Competed in nine of UCLA’s 11 regular season meets ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships, setting season-best times in the 200 breast (2:18.79) and 200 IM (2:04.41) ... Made her collegiate debut at the Fresno State Invitational from Oct. 8-9, finishing 15th in the 200 IM (2:07.90) ... Scored in three separate events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, including a ninth place result in the 200 breast (2:19.87) ... Finished runnerup in the 200 breast (2:22.12) in the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 8 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
High School/Club
Attended Jesuit High School in Portland, Ore. ... Earned four varsity letters in swim ... Competed mostly in the 200 IM and 100 breast ... Scholastic All-American ... Won the Al Tauscher Award ... Helped Jesuit to a 200 medley relay state title ... Finished top-five in both the 200 IM and 100 breast at the 2020 Oregon state meet ... Competed with the Tualatin Hills Swim Club ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (24.55), 100 free (52.63), 100 breast (1:04.22), 200 IM (2:03.34), 400 IM (4:21.26).
Personal
Full name: Emma Rose Matous ... Birthday is Jul. 4 ... Born in Vancouver, Wash. ... Parents are Steve and Jessica Matous ... Has two siblings, Sarah and Nathan ... Decided to attend UCLA because of “the exceptional athletic and academic programs, along with the great swiming coaching staff and team” ... Cites the All-Stars Meet of 2018 as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill; she swam in five events, dropping and qualifying for her first USA Swimming Futures Championships in all five ... Admires Katie Ledecky, Regan Smith, Emma Weyant, and Tom Brady ... Hobbies and interests include paddle boarding, painting, reading, swimming, music, travel, and skiing ... Likes to paint pottery and play piano.
Best Times
50 free - 24.55
100 free - 52.63
500 free - 5:07.12
100 breast - 1:04.22
200 IM - 2:03.34
400 IM - 4:21.26
(last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
MAYA SALVITTI
5-1 / Sophomore Diving
Los Angeles, Calif. Palisades Charter HS
Career Highlights
2022 Zones Qualifier
Two-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2022 CSCAA Scholar All-American
2021-2022
Qualified for Zones in 1-meter as a true freshman ... For the season, had the No. 3 score on the team in both 1-meter (297.23) and 3-meter (258.40) ... Finished No. 40 overall in 1M at Zones (229.40) ... Runner-up in 1M (297.23) vs. Cal on Jan. 29 ... At the Pac-12 Championships, placed No. 14 in 1M (228.70), No. 13 in platform (183.95), and No. 16 in 3M (206.90) ... Third-place finisher in 1M (259.50) during the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 8 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ... Earned Second Team CSCAA Scholar All-America honors.
High School/Club
Attended Palisades Charter High School ... Three-time Junior Nationals qualifier ... Competed for Los Angeles Diving Club ... In spring 2021, won the LA City CIF Title ... Qualified for the CIF State Championship ... Won 3M and finished runner-up in 1M at the 2021 Lee Brennan Memorial Invitational ... Finished ninth in 3M at the 2021 Junior National Championships.
Personal
Full name: Maya Kay Maria Salvitti ... Birthday is Dec. 1 ... Born in Los Angeles ... Parents are Shoko and John Salvitti ... Decided to attend UCLA because “it’s been my dream school since elementary school, and it has an amazing academic and athletic program” ... Admires Naomi Osaka ... Hobbies and interests include reading her favorite authors such as Margaret Atwood and Stephen King, and playing instruments such as the alto saxophone, flute, and ukulele ... Her favorite holiday is Halloween ... Aspires to be a forensic pathologist ... Plans on majoring in biology.
Collegiate Bests
1M - 297.23
3M - 258.40
Platform - 205.45 (last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
23 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - SOPHOMORES
5-7
TAYLOR SCHAFFER
/ Sophomore Free
Mountain View, Calif. St. Francis HS
Career Highlights
Two-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2021-2022
Competed in 10 of UCLA’s 11 regular season meets as a true freshman ... Recorded a best time in the 500 free (5:02.77) during the USC dual meet from Feb. 11-12 ... Scored in the 500 free and 1000 free vs. California on Jan. 29 ... Runner-up in the 1000 free (10:48.16) vs. UCSD on Jan. 8 ... Made her collegiate debut at the Fresno State Invitational, highlighted by a sixth-place finish in the mile (17:59.66) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
High School/Club
Attended St. Francis High School in Mountain View, Calif. ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... Competed mostly in mid-distance freestyle events ... Team captain ... Finished fourth in the 500 free at the 2021 CIF CCS Meet ... Named St. Francis’s 2021 Outstanding Senior Athlete ... Led St. Francis to a second place finish at the 2021 CIF CCS Championships ... Swam club with Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics ... Served as club captain, helped team win 2021 Speedo Sectionals ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 100 free (53.50), 200 free (1:53.58), 500 free (5:02.90).
Personal
Full name: Taylor Elizabeth Schaffer ... Birthday is Jun. 11 ... Parents are Lisa and Greg Schaffer ... Has two sisters, Brooke and Alexis ... Brooke is her teammate at UCLA ... Decided to attend UCLA because “the coaching staff and the girls on the team were so welcoming when I visited, and I immediately felt at home” ... Lists being the second leg on her high school’s 400 free relay team that helped secure a second place overall finish at the 2021 CIF CCS Championships as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Bethany Hamilton and Missy Franklin ... Hobbies and interests include going to beach, surfing, hiking, listening to music, and watching other UCLA sporting events ... Is talented at doing handstands ... Her father, Greg, was a member of the UCLA men’s swim team and finished runner-up in the 200 breast at NCAAs in 1993.
Best Times
50 free - 25.00
100 free - 53.50
200 free - 1:53.34
500 free - 5:02.77
1000 free - 10:21.05
1650 free - 17:07.78
(last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
ASHLEY STENSTROM
5-9 / Sophomore Free
Highlands Ranch, Colo. Valor Christian HS
Career Highlights
2021-2022
Competed in five regular season meets as a true freshman ... Made her collegiate debut during the UC Santa Barbara dual meet on Oct. 23, swimming to a sixth-place finish in the 50 free (24.50) ... Scored in two events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, including an eighth place finish in the 100 IM (59.11) ... Had a season-best time of 23.75 in the 50 free during the USC dual meet from Feb. 11-12 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
High School/Club
Attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo. ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... Four-time NISCA All-American ... Part of state champion relay squads in both the 4X50 free and 4X100 free ... Broke a Colorado state record in the 200 free relay (alongside eventual UCLA teammates Ella Kirschke and Lindsay Stenstrom) in 2018 ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (23.68), 100 free (51.04), and 200 free (1:57.31).
Personal
Full name: Ashley Grace Stenstrom ... Birthday is May 19 ... Born in Redwood City, Calif. ... Parents are Steve and Lori Stenstrom ... Has three older siblings: Blake, Brooke, and Lindsay ... Teammates with Lindsay at UCLA ... Decided to attend UCLA because “I wanted to be a part of this amazing group of girls and compete at this level, while receiving a top education” ... Lists winning both state relays in 2018 and earning All-America honors as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Hobbies and interests include photography, baking, and spending time with family ... Her father, Steve, was a four-year starter at quarterback for Stanford from 1991-1994 and played in the NFL from 1995 to 2001 across five organizations … Her mother, Lori, was a swimmer at Stanford and on the US National Team ... Her older sister, Brooke, was a member of the Stanford swim team from 2016-20 … Her brother, Blake, was a quarterback on the Colorado football team.
Best Times
50 free - 23.68
100 free - 51.04
200 free - 1:57.31
100 fly - 57.11
(last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
24 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - SOPHOMORES
5-7
Two-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
Team Canada
KATRINA BELLIO
5-7 / Freshman
Distance Free
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Silverthorn Institute
Qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, representing Team Canada in the 1500 free ... Finished 21st overall in the 1500m heats in Tokyo ... Also participated in the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials and FINA World Championships ... One of just three Canadians to compete in both pool and open water competition at the 2022 FINA World Championships ... Won the 800 free and placed runner-up in the 400 free and 1500 free at the 2022 Canadian Trails ... Qualified for the 2019 Junior World Championships ... Female High Point Winner at the 2019 Canadian Swimming Trials ... Set Canadian national age group records (13-14 yo) in the 800 free and 400 IM.
High School/Club
Swam for Silverthorn Collegiate Institute and Etobicoke Swim Club.
Personal
Full name: Katrina Bellio ... Parents are Lorraine and Richard Bellio ... Has three sisters, Oliva, Alyssa, and Vanessa ... Chose UCLA because of “the facilities available for studentathletes, as well as the incredible swim team. All the coaches at UCLA admire my goals and know how they can help me further my goals in swimming. UCLA is also one of the best schools in America for academics, and it’s a privilege to go to school here” ... Cites making the Canadian Olympic Team as her greatest athletic thrill ... Admires Katie Ledecky and Brittany McLean ... Enjoys painting, sketching, and spending time with family ... Planning on majoring in human biology, with an eye towards a career in sports nutrition.
Best Times (LCM)
50 free - 27.10
100 free - 55.47
200 free - 1:56.00
400 free - 4:11.06
800 free - 8:38.12
1500 free - 16:24.37)
(last updated: Sept. 9, 2022)
25 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - FRESHMEN
Top row (left to right): Ava Lachey, Rosie Murphy, Morganne Malloy, Ashley Kolessar
Bottom row (left to right): Fiona Schere, Beril Bocekler, Fay Lustria, Eden Cheng, Katrina Bellio
BERIL BOCEKLER
5-7 / Freshman Free Ankara, Turkey Sinav College
EDEN CHENG
5-3 / Freshman Diving London, England Alleyn’s School
Turkish National Team
Qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, representing Turkey in the 400m freestyle and 800m freestyle relay ... Holds or held Turkish national age group records in the 400 free, 800 free, and 1500 free ... Made the A Final in the 400 free, 800 free, and 1500 free at the 2019 World Junior Championships ... Silver medalist in the 800 free and 1500 free at the 2019 European Junior Championships ... Was a standout at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, setting four Turkish national records as well as meet records in the 400m freestyle and 800m freestyle ... Also competed in the Golden Cup, Mediterranean Games, amd Islamic Games.
High School/Club
Attended Zafer College (freshman year) and Sinav College (grades 10-12) ... Swam for Enka Sports Club.
Personal
Full name: Beril Böcekler ... Parents are Kemal and Aysin Bocekler ... Has an older brother, Berk ... Chose UCLA because “I think it’s the best place to train hard and succeed” ... Describes her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as putting her foot on the starting block at the 2020 Tokyo Games ... Admires Katie Ledecky ... Enjoys listening to music, art, playing volleyball, streaming TV, and having fun with friends ... Plans on majoring in computer engineering, and aspires to land a field in the software engineering field.
Great Britain Diving
Qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, representing Great Britain in women’s 10-meter synchronized diving ... Placed seventh in that event in Tokyo ... Prior to attending UCLA, secured five international medals and five domestic medals during her senior career with Team GB ... Won a gold medal in the 10-meter platform at the 2022 British Diving Championships ... Secured qualification to the Tokyo Olympics after a silver-medal-finish in 10m synchro at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup (held in Tokyo, Japan) ... Earned her first international gold medal at the senior level in 2018, finishing first place in 10m synchro at the European Aquatics Championships ... Silver medalist in 10m platform at the 2022 Commonwealth Games ... Placed runner-up in 10m synchro at the 2019 European Championships, helping Great Britain to a team bronze medal for the competition overall ... Secured a silver medal in 10m synchro at the 2021 European Diving Championships ... Made her senior debut in 2017, and appeared at her first senior World Championships in 2019 ... Won gold in platform at the 2017 British Elite Junior Championships at the age of 14 ... Won 3m and platform titles as a 13-year old at Britain’s 2016 National Age Group Championships.
High School/Club
Attended Alleyn’s School in London ... Competed with Crystal Palace Diving Club.
Personal
Full name: Eden Cheng ... Parents are Simon and Vivian Cheng ... Has one older sister, Abigail ... Chose UCLA because “it’s such a prestigious school, with top-level athletic and academic departments” ... Lists her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as competing on the Olympic and World stages ... Admires Tom Daley ... Enjoys photography and playing with her dog, Bailey ... In her youth, performed in multiple operas as a child actor in London’s Royal Opera House ... Plans on majoring in mathematics with computations.
26 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - FRESHMEN
ASHLEY KOLESSAR
5-8 / Freshman IM/Fly/Free Aston, Penn. Notre Dame HS
High School/Club
Attended Academy of Notre Dame de Namur ... Three-time Scholastic All-American ... Placed first in the 500 free at the 2022 Eastern Interscholastic Swimming Championships, and was runner-up in the 200 IM ... Holds or held school records in the 100 free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, and 400 free relay ... Swam with the Suburban Seahawks Club ... Holds or held club records in the 400 IM (LMC) and 200 fly ... First person in club history to swim the 200 IM in under two minutes.
Personal
Full name: Ashley Kolessar ... Parents are Jeff and Michelle Kolessar ... Has two sisters, Madison and Kaitlyn ... Chose UCLA because of “the welcoming community, outstanding academics, and the beautiful campus.”
Best Times
50 free - 24.13
100 free - 51.07
200 free - 1:49.67
100 fly - 55.73
200 fly - 1:56.78
200 IM - 1:59.92
400 IM - 4:12.69
(last updated: Sept. 9, 2022)
AVA LACHEY
5-6 / Freshman Free
New Albany, Ohio New Albany HS
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner at New Albany High School ... 14-time All-American ... 16-time All-Ohio ... Three-time Scholastic All-American ... Swam for New Albany Aquatics Club.
Personal
Full name: Ava Lachey ... Pronounced luh-SHAY ... Parents are Jennifer and Ron Lachey ... Has a younger brother, Blake, and an older sister, Mia ... Uncle is former NFL offensive lineman Jim Lachey ... Chose UCLA because of “the amazing athletics and academics. I love both the coaches and the team when I came to visit, and that moment I knew I was going to be a Bruin” ... Admires Michael Phelps ... Enjoys listening to podcasts, going for walks, going to the pool and beach, and going to concerts and festivals ... Planning on majoring in business economics.
Best Times
50 free - 23.23
100 free - 50.02
200 free - 1:49.22
(last updated: Sept. 9, 2022)
27 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - FRESHMEN
FAY LUSTRIA
5-4 / Freshman Fly/IM
Portland, Ore. Westview HS
High School/Club
A four-year letterwinner at Westview High School in Portland, Ore. ... Received All-America honors all four years of high school along with being named a four-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... Multi-time state champion ... 28-time Oregon state-recordholder, including 12 standing individual and 10 standing relay records upon her arrival at UCLA ... Swam competitively for 13 years prior to attending UCLA ... Swam most recently with Lake Oswego Swim Club.
Personal
Full name: Fay Marie Lustria ... Parents are Keith and Connie Lustria ... Has one brother, Zay Montalbo, and one sister, Kay Arnold ... Her and her siblings’ names all rhyme (Fay, Kay, Zay) ... Chose to attend UCLA because of “the amazing combination of athletics and academics. UCLA gives its athletes access to elite resources and training that would take my swimming ablities to another level, as well as helping me in my academic pursuits and preparing for future career endeavors” ... Describes her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as winning the state championship and breaking the state record in the 200 IM ... Admires Natalie Coughlin and Misty Hyman ... Enjoys swimming, singing, playing piano, painting, drawing, and sewing ... Plans for a career in computer programming.
Best Times
50 free - 23.96
100 free - 50.84
200 free - 1:51.52
100 fly - 54.22
200 fly - 1:59.26
200 IM - 2:00.36
400 IM - 4:18.98
(last updated: Sept. 9, 2022)
MORGANNE MALLOY
5-8 / Freshman Breast
Ladera Ranch, Calif. Capo Valley HS
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner at Capo Valley High School ... Earned All-America honors all four years of high-school competition ... Scholastic All-American ... League record-holder ... Made the A Final of the 100 breast at the CIF Championships as a freshman ... Swam club for Irvine Novaquatics.
Personal
Full name: Morganne Malloy ... Parents are Debbie and Mike Malloy ... Has a younger brother, Cam ... Chose UCLA because of “the amazing team culture and academics” ... Describes her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as competing in the US Olympic Trials ... Admires Katie Hoff ... Enjoys robotics, flying, engineering, and swimming ... Once built a rollercoaster in her backyard ... Plans on majoring in mechanical engineering, and aspires to land a career in the aerospace engineering field.
Best Times
50 free - 26.06
100 free - 56.66
100 breast - 1:01.44
200 breast - 2:13.70
(last updated: Sept. 13, 2022)
28 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - FRESHMEN
ROSIE MURPHY
5-8 / Freshman Back/IM
Sacramento, Calif. Granite Bay HS
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner at Granite Bay High School ... Swam for the Sierra Marlins Swim Team ... Had an Olympic Trials cut in the 200 back ... Competed at the 2019 CIF State Championships, making the A Final of the 100 back and B Final of the 200 IM.
Personal
Full name: Elizabeth Murphy ... Goes by Rosie ... Parents are Sarah and Mike Murphy ... Has two older brothers, Christian and John ... Chose UCLA because of “the supportive coaching staff, location, and academic reputation” ... Describes her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as competing at the US Olympic Trials ... Admires Olivia Smoglia ... Enjoys thrifting, listening to music, and surfing.
Best Times
50 free - 24.32
100 free - 52.85
200 free - 1:52.19
100 back - 54.19
200 back - 1:56.02
200 IM - 2:01.12
400 IM - 4:15.99 (last updated: Sept. 13, 2022)
FIONA SCHERE
5-9 / Freshman Free Severn, Md. The Key School
High School/Club
Attended The Key School from grades 1-12 ... Swam for North Baltimore Aquatic Club ... Earned All-America and all-conference honors during her prep career.
Personal
Full name: Fiona Schere ... Parents are Davina and David Schere ... Has one older sister, Yvonne ... Chose UCLA because of “its academics, athletic, and team culture. I found myself drawn to UCLA and couldn’t be happier with my decision” ... Describes her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as winning a state championship during her high school career ... Admires Simone Manuel ... Enjoys reading, music, hiking, and camping.
Best Times
50 free - 23.08
100 free - 50.08
200 free - 1:51.96
(last updated: Sept. 13, 2022)
29 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES - FRESHMEN
Pac-12 Championships Results
50-Yard Freestyle
4. Claire Grover 22.24 22.10
16. Sophia Kosturos 22.47 22.57
18. Rachel Rhee 22.65 22.59
24. Gabby Dang 22.71 22.94
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
4. Grover, Kosturos, Dang, Wright 1:28.94
Final Team Results
1. Stanford 1519.5
2. California 1445
3. USC 1169
4. UCLA 1006
5. Arizona 951.5
6. Arizona State 827
7. Utah 533
8. Washington State 372
One-Meter Diving
6. Hannah Butler 261.45 299.55
15. Maya Salvitti 240.45 228.70
20. Zoe Jespersgaard 185.75
200-Yard Medley Relay
4. Kosturos, Carlson, Dang, Grover 1:37.02
800-Yard Free Relay
6. Kirschke, D. Smith, Rhee, B. Schaffer 7:13.77
Three-Meter Diving
7. Hannah Butler 304.50 277.65
9. Zoe Jespersgaard 276.60 301.95
16. Maya Salvitti 258.40 206.90
500-Yard Freestyle
12. Paige MacEachern 4:46.44 4:44.10
200-Yard Individual Medley
12. Sam Baron 1:58.57 1:58.21
13. Ella Kirschke 1:59.39 1:58.51
14. Delaney Smith 1:59.01 1:58.85
24. Katrina Sommer 2:00.52 2:01.11
NCAA Championships Results
400-Yard Individual Medley
5. Paige MacEachern 4:11.48 4:10.62
10. Ella Kirschke 4:18.49 4:14.54
17. Delaney Smith 4:20.38 4:16.14
21. Katrina Sommer 4:23.78 4:19.90
Platform Diving
13. Maya Salvitti 192.20 183.95
14. Zoe Jespersgaard 187.65 180.85
15. Hannah Butler 185.95 137.55
100-Yard Butterfly
6. Gabby Dang 52.39 52.37
8. Sam Baron 52.50 52.83
20. Crystal Murphy 54.25 54.23
100-Yard Breaststroke
3. Claire Grover 1:00.12 59.64
7. Eva Carlson 1:00.17 59.90
12. Ana Jih-Schiff 1:01.46 1:01.50
14. Bailey Herbert 1:01.88 1:02.27
100-Yard Backstroke
8. Sophia Kosturos 52.52 53.27
20. Mia Chang 54.62 54.73
24. Lindsay Stenstrom 55.45 55.58
400-Yard Medley Relay
4. Kosturos, Carlson, Dang, Grover 3:32.53
200-Yard Backstroke
14. Delaney Smith 1:56.93 1:57.35
19. Katrina Sommer 1:58.02 1:57.27
22. Abriana Howard 1:58.19 1:58.03
100-Yard Freestyle
8. Claire Grover 48.62 48.74
11. Sophia Kosturos 49.08 48.89
17. Rachel Rhee 49.61 49.13
200-Yard Breaststroke
11. Eva Carlson 2:13.52 2:13.10
12. Bailey Herbert 2:14.48 2:14.37
14. Ana Jih-Schiff 2:15.36 2:14.76
200-Yard Butterfly
8. Sam Baron 1:57.64 1:57.63
14. Crystal Murphy 2:01.16 2:01.50
15. Gabby Dang 2:01.69 2:02.00
20. Joanie Cash 2:04.13 2:03.89
24. Lauryn Johnson 2:02.94 2:06.30
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
5. Kosturos, Kirschke, Rhee, Grover 3:16.84
Final Team Results
1. Virginia 551.5
Texas 406
Stanford 399.5
Alabama
NC State
Louisville 196.5
Michigan 184.5
California
Ohio State
Tennessee
500 Yard Freestyle
Paige MacEachern 4:45.25
50 Yard Freestyle
Claire Grover 21.82 22.01
Gabby Dang 22.95
1-Meter Diving
Hannah Butler 240.00
Yard Individual Medley
Paige MacEachern 4:10.19
Yard Butterfly
Gabby Dang
Yard Breaststroke
Claire Grover
3-Meter Diving
Hannah Butler
1650 Yard Freestyle
Paige MacEachern
Yard Freestyle
Claire Grover
Dual-Meet Scoring & Results
Date Opponent Result, Score
Oct. 23 UC SANTA BARBARA W, 167-92
Oct. 30 WASHINGTON STATE* W, 169-91
Nov. 5 at Arizona State* L, 121-173
Nov. 6 at Arizona* L, 136.5-163.5
Jan. 8 UC SAN DIEGO W, 165-119
Jan. 28 STANFORD* L, 119-169
Jan. 29 CALIFORNIA* L, 117.5-179.5
Feb. 11-12 USC* L, 130-242
Home meets in ALL CAPS
* Denotes Pac-12 Meet
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2021-22 In Review
2.
3.
4.
288 5.
279 6.
7.
8.
180 9.
165 10.
127 T-34. UCLA 4
41.
13.
65.
42.
400
23.
100
38.
52.64 100
23.
59.54
33.
283.30
37.
16:24.50 100
34.
48.58
UCLA Swimming & Diving Top Marks
50 FREE TIME (DATE)
Claire Grover 21.82 (3/17)
Sophia Kosturos 22.47 (2/24)
Rachel Rhee 22.52 (11/18)
Gabby Dang 22.71 (11/18)
100 FREE TIME (DATE)
Claire Grover 48.52 (2/26)
Sophia Kosturos 48.89 (2/26)
Rachel Rhee 49.13 (2/26)
Gabby Dang 50.17 (11/20)
200 FREE TIME (DATE)
Rachel Rhee 1:47.06 (2/11)
Ella Kirschke 1:47.70 (2/11)
Delaney Smith 1:48.66 (2/11)
Brooke Schaffer 1:48.67 (2/25)
100 BACK TIME (DATE)
Sophia Kosturos 52.52 (2/25)
Gabby Dang 54.02 (12/18)
Mia Chang 54.62 (2/25)
Katrina Sommer 55.21 (12/18)
200 BACK TIME (DATE)
Delaney Smith 1:56.68 (2/12)
Katrina Sommer 1:57.27 (2/26)
Abriana Howard 1:58.03 (2/26)
Ella Kirschke 1:58.46 (11/20)
100 BREAST TIME (DATE)
Claire Grover 59.54 (3/18)
Eva Carlson 59.90 (2/25)
Bailey Herbert 1:00.85 (11/19)
Sam Baron 1:01.19 (11/19)
200 BREAST TIME (DATE)
Bailey Herbert 2:11.72 (11/20)
Ana Jih-Schiff 2:12.37 (2/12)
Eva Carlson 2:12.87 (11/20)
100 FLY
TIME (DATE)
Gabby Dang 52.35 (2/12)
Sam Baron 52.50 (2/25)
Sophia Kosturos 53.54 (11/19)
Crystal Murphy 54.05 (12/18)
200 FLY
TIME (DATE)
Sam Baron 1:56.47 (2/11)
Crystal Murphy 1:59.61 (11/20)
Paige MacEachern 2:00.51 (11/20)
Gabby Dang 2:01.69 (2/26)
200 IM TIME (DATE)
Sam Baron 1:58.21 (2/24)
Ella Kirschke 1:58.51 (2/24)
Delaney Smith 1:58.51 (12/17)
Ana Jih-Schiff 2:00.06 (12/17)
400 IM
TIME (DATE)
Paige MacEachern 4:10.19 (3/18) Ella Kirschke 4:14.54 (2/25)
500 FREE TIME (DATE)
Paige MacEachern 4:44.10 (2/24) Stephanie Su 4:55.49 (2/25) Brooke Schaffer 4:57.22 (12/17) Lauryn Johnson 4:58.80 (11/18)
1000 FREE TIME (DATE)
Paige MacEachern 10:17.91 (11/6)
Stephanie Su 10:34.83 (11/5)
1650 FREE TIME (DATE)
Paige MacEachern 16:22.99 (2/26) Stephanie Su 16:50.07 (2/26)
200 FREE RELAY TIME (DATE)
Grover, Kosturos, Dang, Wright 1:28.94 (2/24)
400 FREE RELAY TIME (DATE)
Kosturos, Kirschke, Rhee, Grover 3:16.08 (2/12)
800 FREE RELAY TIME (DATE)
Kirschke, D. Smith, Rhee, B. Schaffer 7:13.77 (2/23)
200 MEDLEY RELAY TIME (DATE)
Kosturos, Carlson, Dang, Grover 1:36.72 (2/12)
400 MEDLEY RELAY TIME (DATE)
Kosturos, Carlson, Dang, Grover 3:32.53 (2/25)
1-METER DIVING SCORE (DATE)
Hannah Butler 323.33 (1/29)
Zoe Jespersgaard 309.30 (1/8)
Maya Salvitti 297.23 (1/29)
3-METER DIVING SCORE (DATE)
Hannah Butler 341.78 (1/8)
Zoe Jespersgaard 323.25 (1/29)
Maya Salvitti 258.40 (2/24)
PLATFORM DIVING SCORE (DATE)
Zoe Jespersgaard 237.90 (1/16)
Maya Salvitti 205.45 (11/6)
Aurora Huxman 191.30 (11/14)
Record vs. Opponents
Arkansas 1-0
Arizona 21-19
Arizona State 27-11-1
Boise State 4-0
Brown 1-0
BYU 1-0
California 9-31
Colorado State 6-0
Florida 1-1
Florida Gulf Coast 2-0
Fresno State 4-0
Hawai’i 4-0
Harvard 1-0
Idaho 2-0 Illinois 1-0
Kansas 5-0
Loyola Marymount 1-0 Michigan 1-1 Nebraska 1-0 Nevada 1-0
Ohio State 1-0
Oregon State 18-0
Pepperdine 2-0
Rice 1-0
San Diego 21-0
San Diego State 4-0
Southern Illinois 1-0
SMU 2-0
Stanford 3-37
Tennessee 0-1
Texas 0-2
UC Davis 4-0
UC San Diego 3-0
UC Santa Barbara 36-1
USC 17-30-1
Utah 7-0
Washington State 13-1
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2021-22
2021-22 TOP MARKS / RECORDS VS OPPONENTS
A
Achrekar, Ami 1998
Ackerman, Liz 2001-02
Agnew, Lucy 2018-20
Airey, Star 2000-03
Amberg, Natalie 2015-18
Ames-Klein, Kiley 1995-96, 98
Amorosia, Chrissie 2001
Andelson, Emily 2010-12
Anderson, Gabrielle 2019-22
Andrew, Olivia 2018-20
Anlauf, Ashley 2007-08
Applegate, Madison 2013-16
Arnold, Katie 2004-07
B
Bach, Deidre 1993
Badillo, Natasha 1993-94
Baghramian, Anne 1998-2001
Baker, Lauren 2011-14
Bal, Tamara 2002-05
Barattolo, Isabella 2018-20
Barnum, Megan 1999-2000
Baron, Sam 2021-22
Barth, Kristin 1996
Basham, Jackie 2019-20
Bassett, Kate 2012-13
Beauchan, Brittany 2008-11
Beck, Nicole 1999-2000
Belanger, Eloise 2016-19
Belloni, Angela 1999-2000
Bergman, Jesse 2011-14
Bertelink, Cindy 1995-98
Bibb, Emily 2008-09
Blong, Amanda 2003-07
Boehm, Beth 2000-03
Boyd, Maggy 2010-13
Brooks, Ellen 2006-08
Brown, Michelle 2001-02
Bruch, Rebecca 1991-94
Buchbinder, Lindsey 2009, 11
Buck, Lindsey 2002-04
Buckley, Jill 1993-95
Burnham, Maddy 2015-18
Burton, Maggie 2014-15
Buspice, Joy 1999
Butler, Hannah 2020Butler, Kendall 2003-06
Byers, Kirsten 2007-10
C
Cadag, LeAnne 2000-03
Cain, Emma 2018-20
Campbell, Katy 2013-15, 2017 Cann, Scarlet 2010 Carlson, Eva 2022Carlson, Taylor 2012-15
Carr, Leslie 1997-98
Casciari, Bianca 2009-12
Cash, Joanie 2022Castellano, Jackie 1997-98
Catalano, Shellene 2003-06
Cavalli, Sophia 2019-20
Chang, Mia 2022Chatfield, Kellin 2002-05
Chen, Angella 2013
Cheung, Shannon 2015-16
Christofferson, Stephanie 2010-13
Chua, Marilyn 1999-2000
Clark, Sara 2003-07
Clark, Sarah 2001-03
Clark, Stacy 2000
Clarkowski, Nora 2021-22
Clarkowski, Sophie 2019-22
Coler, Cathy 2001-04
Colligan, Kelly 2008
Conrad, Carolyn 2002
D
Dahl, Taylor 2002-03
Daley, Krista 2003-06
Dang, Gabby 2020Daphnis, Aphrodite 2001 Davidoff, Cara 2007-08 DeFelice, Heather 1998 Delisle, Laurence 2010-13
Delisle, Marie-Pierre 2015-18
Denison, Maggie 2013-14 Depold, Richelle 1993-94
Dix, Riley 2022Dobbs, Mandi 1997-98 Donald, Colleen 1995-96 Dornick, Monica 2012-15 Dotts, Nicole 1998-2000 Drysdale, Emma 2010-11 Dunn, Faith 2018 Dunn, Rosalind 1997 Dwyer, Brighid 1998-2001
E
Epps, Jessica 2019-20 Erpenbeck, Morgan 2008 Escalas, Elena 2016-19 Etter, Lindsay 1995-98
F
Fanta, Greta 2021-22 Fascella, Cynthia 2011-13 Fischer, Elvira 2002 Fischer, Isabel 2007-10 Fischer, Kristen 2006-09 Fitzgerald, Madison 2009-12 Fitzgerald, Meghan 1993 Fitzgerald, Molly 2011-13 Flynn, Julie 1997-98 Fosdick, Lisa 1993 Foster, Kasey 1995-96 Foster, Lia 2018-21 Friese, Kat 2016-17 Frizzell, Erin 2008-09 Fuccillo, Jeana 2004-07
G
Gaber, Andrea 1993 Garcia, Kylie 2011 Gibbons, Jeanne 1991-94 Godfred, Rachel 2010-13 Goldblatt, Allison 2018-19 Goldsmith, Isabella 2017 Goodwin, Beth 1998-2001 Gosnell, Regan 2001-03 Grissom, Ashley 2000-01 Grover, Claire 2019Grover, Katie 2015-18 Grubbs, Hannah 2015 Gulledge, Courtney 1998-99 Guzman, Paulina 2011-14
H
Hacker, Hayley 2011-14 Hackett, Shannon 2005-08 Haendiges, Ashley 1997 Hajduczek, Barbara 1995 Hall, Amanda 1996-99 Hall, Jenny 2002-03 Hall, Kelsey 2010-12 Hall, Lauren 2008-11 Hammond, Emily 2014-17 Hammond, Jennifer 1993-94 Hawes, Morgan 2022Hawkins, Daniella 2020-21 Hayes, Nina 2014-17 Herbert, Bailey 2022Heydanek, Kristin 1991-94 Hill, Brittany 2006-09 Honng, Emily 2018-20 House, Emiiy 2018-19 Hovsepian, Leslie 2001-04 Hovsepian, Lyndee 1999-2001 Howard, Abriana 2019-22 Hubel, Alex 2016 Huelskamp, Rose 1995-98 Huxman, Aurora 2021-22 Hummel, Maggie 2018
I
Imagane, Jane 2004-07 Imagane, Julie 2007-08 Iversen, Courtney 2004-07 Ivory-Ganja, Emma 2012-13
J
Jahanshahi, Yasi 2009-12 Jameson, Maisie 2017-20 Jenkins, Jill 1995-98 Jespersgaard, Zoe 2022Jih-Schiff, Ana 2022Johnson, Lauryn 2020Jones, Lindsay 2005-06
K
Kaunitz, Lisa 2017-20 Kaunitz, Sarah 2015-18 Kearny, Stacy 2000-03 Keating, Liz 2003-06 Ketchum, Erin 2006 Khojasteh, Jessica 2012-15 Kinnear, Katie 2013-16 Kinsch, Tracy 2000-01 Kirschke, Ella 2019-22 Kish, MK 2015-16 Kosturos, Sophia 2020Krengel, Kirstin 1992-95 Kwok, Sabrina 2016-19
L
Lamb, Jennifer 2009 Larsen, Shawna 1995-96 Lathrop, Jennifer 2018-21 Lee, Jie 2000 Lehman, Gwen 1993 Lenz, Annika 2014-17 Lewis, Kristen 2001-04 Liu, Kenisha 2017-20 Lo, Emily 2019-22 Lobdell, Jackie 2002-04 Loberg, Lauren 1993 Loper, Ally 2014-15 Los-Santos, Luisa 2005, 07 Louden, Kelsey 2009-12 Lueders, Glenda 1994-95 Lundh, Kathryn 2022Lupi, Eva 1993 Lutz, Stephanie 1996 Lyons, Carly 2008-11
M
MacEachern, Paige 2022Mack, Linnea 2014-17 Madden, Julie 2001-02 Marchand, Lindsey 2010 Marion, Jamie 1992-95 Martin, Kim 1991-94 Masluk, Genil 1993-95 Massey, Julie 1999 Masterson, Lindsey 1998 Matous, Emma 2022Mayo, Courtney 2000-03 McNally, Jennifer 2001-03 McNamara, Haley 2011-14 McTaggart, Caroline 2016-17 Melina, Emily 1999-02 Merlihan, Michaela 2014-17 Meyer, Briana 2010-13 Miesner, Isabel 2004-07 Mijares, Alison 1996 Miller, Melissa 2002-05 Milligan, Dani 2008-11 Milligan, Kacey 2012-15 Monahan, Ciara 2015-18 Monahan, Montana 2013-16 More, Delilah 1998-99 Murphy, Crystal 2021Murphy, Kathryn 2011-14 Murray, Chelsea 2001-04
N
Najera, Monica 1996-97
Nalevanko, Alexandra 2007-10
Neave, Ruby 2018-20
Nelson, Katie 2004-07
Newman, Mara 2019 Nieto, Jeannette 2002-05
Noda, Mayuka 1994
Noddle, Jen 1999-2002
Noeth, Erinn 1996-97
Norberg, Natalie 1992-95
Nowotzin, Silke 2007-08
Nuti, Gina 2006
O
Oesting, Megan 1992-95
Okada, Amy 2017-20 Owen, Rachel 2014-16
P
Pelton, Mary 2016
Peng, Heather 2005
Perry, Michelle 1994 Peterson, Hillary 1999 Petry, Mary 1993 Pike, Chelsea 2008 Pirozzie, Shannon 2007-09 Platzer, Sara 2001-04
Polyakova, Maria 2015-17, 2019 Poree, Jenny 1996-97 Poteete, Anna 2006-09 Potter, Lara 1995-98 Powell, Holiday 1999-2000 Price, Keiko 1997-2000 Prosser, Heidi 2001-02
Q
Quah, Ting Wen 2011-14 Quinn, Anna 2015 R
Rankin, Megan 2013 Raukar, Cali 2017 Reid, Carly 2015-18 Reigel, Andrea 2010-13 Reinhard, Kasey 2001-02 Renfrow, Brittany 2005 Repper, Danni 2014-15 Rhee, Rachel 2020Richardson, Christy 1990-93 Robinson, Alyssa 2009 Ronsaville, Rebecca 1996-97 Russell, Madeline 2016-19 Ryan, Katie 1999
S
Salmeen, Annette 1993-95 Salvitti, Maya 2022Samaniego, Marisa 2006-09 Sanderud, Karoline 2010-13 Scarborough, Kim 2002-05 Schacher, Samantha 1999 Schaetz, Emma 2019 Schaffer, Brooke 2020Schaffer, Taylor 2022Schanz, Emma 2016-19 Schick, Geraldine 1999-2002 Schick Garcia, Emmanuelle 1996-99 Schmitz, Bonnie 2019-22 Schofield, Tess 2006-09 Segundo, Laura 1996-97 Seissen, Eileen 2003-06 Senko, Anna 2011-14 Shaheen, Katie 2020-21 Shashkova, Leeza 2017 Shelton, Becky 1993 Shiver, Traci 2016-19 Shoults, Jax 2015-18 Shugart, Erica 2000-03 Silva, Karina 2010-11 Simmons, Erin 1993-96 Simmons, Katie 1997-98 Sloan, Amy 1996 Solomon, Alicia 1995-97 Smart, Lindsey 2003-05
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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS (1993-PRESENT)
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS (1993-PRESENT) / HEAD COACHING HISTORY
Smethurst, Emma 2019-20
Smith, Delaney 2019-22
Smith, Maddie 2021-22
Soe, Sandra 2016-19
Sommer, Katrina 2021Spivey, Taylor 2003
Stanton, Madeleine 2006-09
Stefanec, Annie 2009-12
Steffen, Savannah 2014-17
Stenstrom, Ashley 2022Stenstrom, Lindsay 2020Steres, Suzanne 1994
Strack, Janine 2002-05
Stratton, Rachel 2000
Stuppi, Katie 1995-98
Su, Stephanie 2020Suhadolnik, Sarah 1993-94
Sulkevich, Katie 2019-22
Sullivan, Alex 2008-11
Svahnstrom, Malin 2002-04 Swanson, Anna 1999
T
Tarazona, Noelle 2012-15
Teagle, Heather 1998-99
Teo, Nicolette 2005-08
Thomas, Christa 1996 Thomas, Erin 1999-2001 Thompson, Paige 2003-06
Thompson, Rebecca 1998-99 Thompson, Veronica 2019-20 Thurman, Amy 2004-07 Thurman, Hope 2007 Tinney, Kristen 2001-04 Trainer, Susan 1997 Treleven, Paige 2009-10, 12 Troup, Lexy 2013 Tse, Ashley 2014 Turnbull, Effie 1993-95
U
Unaphum, Alexis 2003-04 Upshaw, Arlyn 2013-16
V
Vale, Michelle 2010, 12-13
Vanden Berge, Sam 2008-11 Vandenberg, Kim 2003-06 Varisco, Madison 2016-18 Verger Gourson, Margaux 2016-18 Vivado, Lilly 2016-17 Vogt, Julie 1991-94 Vong, Erica 2019-20 Voitovitsch, Julia 1999-2001
UCLA Head Coaching History
Steve Palmer (1974-75)
Year Record NCAA Pac-10 Rec.
1974-75 7-0 3rd --/1st
Colleen Graham (1975-79)
Year Record NCAA Pac-10 Rec.
1975-76 6-0 2nd --/1st
1976-77 3-0 4th --/1st
1977-78 4-0 6th --/1st 1978-79 2-1 9th --/2nd
Totals 15-1
Mike Shaw (1979-81)
Year Record NCAA Pac-10 Rec.
1979-80 3-2 9th --/4th
1980-81 3-2 11th --/3rd
Totals 6-4
Cindy Schilling (1981-82)
Year Record NCAA Pac-12 Rec.
1981-82 4-3 17th --/4th
Tom Jahn (1982-88)
Year Record NCAA Pac-12 Rec.
1982-83 8-2 25th --/4th
1983-84 7-6 13th --/4th
1984-85 3-5 8th 2-3/2nd
1985-86 6-3 6th 2-3/2nd 1986-87 8-4 15th 3-2/3rd 1987-88 9-4 9th 2-3/3rd
Totals 41-24 9-11
W
Walker, Hayden 2014-17 Walker, Lori 1993-96 Walls, Kristen 1991-94 Walsh, Erin 1997-99 Walz, Miranda 1995-98 Watanabe, Naoko 2001-04 Webster, Sharon 1993-94 Weir, Emily 2011-14 Weir, Kathrine 1998 Werth, Eliza 1997 Westberg, Lauren 1998 Whichard, Emily 2000 White, Madison 2014-17 Wilcox, Tracy 1995-98 Wilde, Courtney 2012-15 Williams, Isabel 2009-12 Wilson, Kimberly 1997 Wilson, Maya 2021(Gargalikis) Wine, Allison 2012, 15 Wines, Amber 1997-99 Winkelhaus, Katie 2001-02 Winkler, Brigitte 2014-17 Winkler, Brooke 2001-03 Winn, Laura 2008-11 Wolf, Lindsay 2001-03 Wong, Katherine 2005-08 Wong, Katie 2007-08 Worthington, Janet 1999-2002 Wright, Maddie 2021-
Y
Yamamoto, Chiemi 2005-08
Yanovsky, Alice 2018-20 Younglove, Katie 1999-2002
Z
Zehntner, Erin 2000-02
Cyndi Gallagher (1988-2019)
Year Record NCAA Pac-12 Rec. 1988-89 9-1 T-6th 4-1/3rd 1989-90 7-2 5th 3-2/3rd 1990-91 7-2 5th 3-2/3rd 1991-92 6-2 6th 3-2/2nd 1992-93 7-1 7th 4-1/2nd 1993-94 7-2 7th 3-2/4th 1994-95 6-5 10th 3-2/2nd 1995-96 4-3 11th 2-3/2nd 1996-97 6-3 14th 2-3/5th 1997-98 2-6 13th 0-5/5th 1998-99 6-4-1 16th 1-4-1/5th 1999-2000 5-4 8th 2-4/4th 2000-01 6-3 15th 3-3/1st 2001-02 9-5 17th 2-5/5th 2002-03 5-4 11th 2-4/1st 2003-04 8-2 7th 6-2/2nd 2004-05 6-3 18th 3-3/4th 2005-06 7-3 20th 3-3/2nd 2006-07 6-3 15th 3-3/4th 2007-08 5-4 31st 2-4/4th 2008-09 4-5 41st 2-5/7th 2009-2010 5-4 19th 2-4/5th 2010-11 9-4 20th 3-4/4th 2011-12 4-5 T-37th 2-5/5th 2012-13 11-3 17th 5-3/5th 2013-14 8-4 21st 5-4/4th 2014-15 7-4 23rd 3-4/5th 2015-16 6-4 17th 3-4/5th 2016-17 11-4 20th 4-4/5th 2017-18 5-5-1 26th 2-4-1/6th 2018-19 8-3 17th 4-3/6th
Totals 202-107-2 89-102-2
Jordan Wolfrum (2019-present)
Year Record NCAA Pac-12 Rec. 2019-20 7-3 N/A 4-3/4th 2020-21 2-1 38th 1-1/3rd 2021-22 3-5 34th 1-5/4th
Totals 12-9 6-8
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POSTSEASON CHAMPIONS / BRUIN AWARD WINNERS
Pac-10 / 12 Individual Champions
2020 One-Meter Diving Ruby Neave 329.30
2019 One-Meter Diving Maria Polyakova 335.70
Three-Meter Diving Maria Polyakova 350.70
2018 One-Meter Diving Eloise Belanger 324.40
2017 Three-Meter Diving Maria Polyakova 385.00
2016 One-Meter Diving Maria Polyakova 324.80
2009 One-Meter Diving Marisa Samaniego 320.85
2007 1650-Yard Freestyle Katie Nelson 16:09.08
Platform Diving Tess Schofield 280.95
2006 1650-Yard Freestyle Katie Nelson 16:18.00
2005 100-Yard Backstroke Katie Arnold 53.22
2004 200-Yard Free Relay K. Vandenberg, M. Svahnstrom, A. Thurman, S. Platzer 1:31.90
1999 100-Yard Freestyle Keiko Price 49.54
1998 100-Yard Breaststroke Lindsay Etter 1:01.28
1997 100-Yard Breaststroke Lindsay Etter 1:01.64
1996 100-Yard Butterfly Annette Salmeen 54.59
200-Yard Butterfly Annette Salmeen 1:57.00
Three-Meter Diving Amy Sloan 450.75
1995 One-Meter Diving Erin Simmons 391.15
1994 One-Meter Diving Kristen Walls 383.40
Three-Meter Diving Kristen Walls 475.55
1993 50-Yard Freestyle Richelle Depold 22.58
One-Meter Diving Kristen Walls 404.30
Three-Meter Diving Kristen Walls 490.15
1992 500-Yard Freestyle Natalie Norberg 4:46.02
One-Meter Diving Kristen Walls 407:50
1991 100-Yard Backstroke Kristin Heydanek 56.39
200-Yard Free Relay J. Vogt, K. Stoudt, C. Richardson, S. Suhadolnik 1:33.66 200-Yard Medley Relay K. Heydanek, C. Richardson, K. Stoudt, S. Suhadolnik 1:43.45
Platform Diving Malia Lasley 324.05
1990 100-Yard Freestyle Kristin Stoudt 49.93
400-Yard Freestyle Relay J. Gibbons, M. Herndon, C. Richardson, K. Stoudt 3:23.29
1989 50-Yard Freestyle Jenny Susser 23.46 800-Yard Freestyle Relay K. Stoudt, J. Susser, M. Herndon, S. Smith 7:21.13
One-Meter Diving Karla Goltman 458.00
1988 200-Yard Butterfly Micki Ward 2:00.17
AIAW / NCAA Individual Champions
2019 3-Meter Diving Maria Polyakova 396.00
1996 200-Yard Butterfly Annette Salmeen 1:55.84*
1978 50-Yard Backstroke Tauna Vandeweghe 27.02
100-Yard Backstroke Tauna Vandeweghe 57.49
200-Yard Freestyle Relay K. Worthen, S. Worthen, T. Vandeweghe, S. Houghton 1:35.62 200-Yard Medley Relay S. Houghton, T. Vandeweghe, K. Melick, K. Worthen 1:45.80
1977 50-Yard Butterfly Shawn Houghton 25.82
1976 200-Yard Butterfly Karen Moe 2:02.88
Bruin Award Winners
All-Americans
1972 Bonnie Adair
An Simmons
1973 Bonnie Adair Karen Moe
An Simmons Andrea Szymanski
1974 Bonnie Adair Nancy Kirkpatrick Karen Moe
An Simmons Andrea Szymanski
1975 Bonnie Adair Jenny Bartz Nancy Kirkpatrick Karen Moe
An Simmons Andrea Szymanski
1976 Jenny Bartz Janet Cochran
Luan Cramer Karen Hazen Liz Hogan Shawn Houghton Ann Krisik Karen Melick Margie Moffit Andrea Szymanski Kim Worthen
1977 Luan Cramer Kathy Heddy Shawn Houghton Karen Melick Margie Moffit Kim Worthen Shelli Worthen Billie Yoshino
1978 Luan Cramer Shawn Houghton Judith Katterman Becky McCafferty
Karen Melick Tauna Vandeweghe Kim Worthen Shelli Warthen
1979 Jody Alexander Tina Camilli Luan Cramer Nancy Hansen Shawn Houghton Judith Katterman Becky McCafferty Karen Melick April Swanson Tauna Vandeweghe Donalee Wennerstrom
1980
Jody Alexander Tina Camilli Judith Katterman Becky McCafferty Cyndi McCullam Tanya Nielsen Linda Placak Nancy Placak Stacy Smith
April Swanson Tauna Vandeweghe Donalee Wennerstrom
1981 Jody Alexander Ellen Ferguson Nancy Hansen
Judith Katterman Becky McCafferty Cyndi McCullam Tanya Nielsen Linda Placak Stacy Smith April Swanson Eve Walton
1982 Jody Alexander Kathy Clarke Ellen Ferguson Nancy Hansen Tanya Nielsen Linda Placak Nancy Placak Stacy Smith April Swanson Julie Williams
1983 Tricia Carvacho Kathy Clarke Ellen Ferguson Diane Graner Tammy Harvego Tanya Nielsen Linda Placak Stacy Smith Julie Williams
1984 Tricia Carvacho Kathy Clarke Vicky Davidson Diane Graner Tammy Harvego Kristina Kluth Julie Williams
1985 Kathy Clarke Vicky Davidson Diane Graner Laurie Gray Tammy Harvego Nicole Hasse Kristina Kluth
Shawn Houghton
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Sofia Kraft
Suzette Moran
Maureen New Suzanne Nilsson Ulrika Sandmark Kelly Wely
1986 Jean Badding
Vicky Davidson
Tami Ellis
Karla Goltman Diane Graner Tammy Harvego Kristina Kluth
Sofia Kraft
Kathy Long Suzette Moran Ulrika Sandmark Jenny Susser Monica Ward Kelly Wely Britt Williams
1987 Jean Badding
Catherine Capriles
Vicky Davidson Michele Drummonds Karla Goltman Melissa Herndon Kathy Long
1988 Jean Badding
Jeannette Beitz Catherine Capriles Michele Drummonds Karla Goltman Melissa Herndon Susan Potrepka Melissa Skinner Sheryle Smith Jenny Susser Rhonda Von Soosten Monica Ward Britt Williams
1989 Jean Badding Michele Drummonds Karla Goltman Melissa Herndon Susan Potrepka Sheryle Smith Kristin Stoudt Jenna Susser Rhonda Von Soosten Monica Ward Britt Williams
1990 Jeanne Gibbons Melissa Herndon Susan Potrepka Christy Richardson Sheryle Smith Kristin Stoudt Kristen Walls Britt Williams
1991 Rebecca Bruch
Jeanne Gibbons Kristin Heydanek Kimberly Martin Christy Richardson Becky Shelton Sheryle Smith Kristin Stoudt Sarah Suhadolnik Julie Vogt
1992 Rebecca Bruch Jeanne Gibbons Kristin Heydanek Kirstin Krengel Natalie Norberg Megan Oesting Christy Richardson Becky Shelton Kristin Stoudt
Julie Vogt
Kristen Walls
1993 Rebecca Bruch Richelle Depold Kristin Heydanek Natalie Norberg Megan Oesting Annette Salmeen Julie Vogt Lori Walker Kristen Walls
1994 Rebecca Bruch Richelle Depold Jeanne Gibbons
Kristin Heydanek Glenda Lueders Natalie Norberg Megan Oesting
1995 Cindy Bertelink Lindsay Etter Kasey Foster Jill Jenkins Natalie Norberg Megan Oesting Annette Salmeen Tracy Wilcox
1996 Cindy Bertelink Lindsay Etter Amanda Hall Jill Jenkins Shawna Larsen Annette Salmeen Erin Simmons Amy Sloan
1997 CIndy Bertelink Lindsay Etter Amanda Hall Jill Jenkins Keiko Price Susan Trainer Amber Wines 1998 Cindy Bertelink Lindsay Etter Beth Goodwin Jill Jenkins Keiko Price Amber Wines
1999 Nicole Beck Angela Belloni Beth Goodwin Lyndee Hovsepian Keiko Price Katie Ryan Becky Thompson Julia Voitovitsch Amber Wines Katie Younglove
2000 Nicole Beck LeAnne Cadag Bighid Dwyer Beth Goodwin Lyndee Hovsepian Keiko Price Julia Voitovitsch Katie Younglove Erin Zehntner
2001 Brighid Dwyer Beth Goodwin Lyndee Hovsepian Jen Noddle Sara Platzer Erica Shugart
2002 LeAnne Cadag Elvira Fischer Kristen Lewis Jackie Lobdell Jen Noddle Sara Platzer Erica Shugart
Malin Svahnstrom
Katie Younglove
2003 Regan Gosnell Leslie Hovsepian Kristen Lewis Sara Platzer Erica Shugart Lindsey Smart Taylor Spivey
Malin Svahnstrom Kim Vandenberg
2004 Katie Arnold Leslie Hovsepian Kristen Lewis Jackie Lobdell Katie Nelson Sara Platzer Malin Svahnstrom Amy Thurman Kim Vandenberg Naoko Watanabe
2005 Katie Arnold Katie Nelson Eileen Seisson Nicolette Teo Amy Thurman Kim Vandenberg
2006 Katie Arnold Katie Nelson Anna Poteete Eileen Seisson Amy Thurman Kim Vandenberg Chiemi Yamamoto
2007 Katie Arnold Sara Clark Katie Nelson Anna Poteete Marisa Samaniego Tess Schofield Nicolette Teo Amy Thurman
2008 Nicolette Teo
2009 Marisa Samaniego Tess Schofield
2010 Brittany Beauchan
Bianca Casciari
Laurence Delisle
Lauren Hall Sam Vanden Berge
2011 Brittany Beauchan Cynthia Fascella Lauren Hall
Yasi Jahanshahi
Alex Sullivan Sam Vanden Berge
2012 Allison Gargalikis Yasi Jahanshahi Kathryn Murphy Anna Senko
2013 Lauren Baker Emma Ivory-Ganja Jessica Khojasteh Katie Kinnear Kathryn Murphy Ting Wen Quah Andrea Reigel Anna Senko Noelle Tarazona
2014 Lauren Baker Katie Kinnear Linnea Mack Kathryn Murphy Ting Wen Quah Anna Senko Noelle Tarazona Madison White
2015 Katy Campbell Monica Dornick Katie Grover Annika Lenz Linnea Mack Maria Polyakova Noelle Tarazona Madison White Allison Wine
2016 Eloise Belanger Linnea Mack Maria Polyakova
2017 Eloise Belanger Katie Grover Sarah Kaunitz Linnea Mack Maria Polyakova Madison White
2018 Eloise Belanger (plat, 3m HM)
Katie Grover (200 free, 800 free relay HM) Kenisha Liu (800 free relay HM)
Sandra Soe (800 free relay HM)
Margaux Verger Gourson (800 free relay HM)
2019 Maria Polyakova (1M, 3M)
Eloise Belanger (1M, 3M, platform HM)
2020 Ruby Neave (1M, 3M) Hannah Butler (1M) Kenisha Liu (200 free) Amy Okada (200 fly) Claire Grover (50 free)
2022 Claire Grover (50 free
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BRUIN AWARD WINNERS
Pac-12 Swimming Freshman / Newcomer of the Year
Kim Vandenberg
CSCAA Diver of the Year
Maria Polyakova
CSCAA Diving Coach of the Year
2019 Tom Stebbins
Pac-12 Diver of the Year
1994 Kristen Walls
Maria Polyakova
2018 Eloise Belanger
Maria Polyakova
Pac-12 Diving Freshman / Newcomer of the Year
Brittany Renfrow
Marisa Samaniego
Emma Ivory-Ganja
Maria Polyakova
Eloise Belanger
Pac-12 Swimming Coach of the Year
1990 Cyndi Gallagher
Cyndi Gallagher
Pac-12 Diving Coach of the Year
Tom Scotty
2017 Tom Stebbins
Tom Stebbins
Tom Stebbins
Pac-12 All-Academic
1991 Rebecca Bruch (1st Team)
Kristin Heydanek (1st) Sheryl Smith (1st)
1992 Jeanne Gibbons (1st)
Kristen Walls (1st)
Rebecca Bruch (2nd Team)
Kristin Heydanek (2nd)
1993 Lisa Fosdick (1st)
Christy Richardson-Helm (1st)
Kristen Walls (1st)
Rebecca Bruch (2nd)
Natalie Norberg (2nd)
Megan Oesting (2nd)
1994 Kristin Heydanek (1st)
Natalie Norberg (1st) Kristen Walls (1st)
1995 Megan Oesting (1st)
Annette Salmeen (1st)
Erin Simmons (1st)
Jill Buckley (2nd)
Natalie Norberg (2nd)
1996 Annette Salmeen (1st)
Erin Simmons (1st)
Tracy Wilcox (1st)
1997 Rose Huelskamp (1st)
Tracy Wilcox (1st)
Lindsay Etter (2nd)
Amanda Hall (2nd)
1998 Lindsay Etter (1st)
Rose Huelskamp (1st)
Katie Stuppi (1st)
Tracy Wilcox (1st)
Jill Jenkins (2nd)
Keiko Price (2nd)
1999 Keiko Price (1st)
2000 Keiko Price (1st)
Nicole Beck (2nd)
Brighid Dwyer (2nd)
Julia Voitovitsch (2nd)
2001 Regan Gosnell (1st)
Katie Younglove (1st)
Anne Baghramian (2nd)
Brighid Dwyer (2nd)
Lyndee Hovsepian (2nd)
2002
Jen Noddle (2nd)
Erin Thomas (2nd)
Julia Voitovitsch (2nd)
Regan Gosnell (1st)
Katie Younglove (1st)
Kristen Lewis (2nd)
Jen Noddle (2nd)
2003 Regan Gosnell (1st)
Kristen Lewis (2nd)
Janine Strack (2nd)
2004 Kim Scarborough (1st)
Janine Strack (1st)
Kristen Lewis (2nd)
2005 Kim Scarborough (1st)
Janine Strack (1st)
2006 Katherine Wong (2nd)
2007
2008
Tess Schofield (1st)
Sara Clark (2nd)
Kristen Fisher (2nd)
Nicolette Teo (2nd)
Tess Schofield (1st)
Katherine Wong (1st)
Ellen Brooks (2nd)
Kristen Fischer (2nd)
Nicolette Teo (2nd)
2009 Kristen Fischer (1st)
Tess Schofield (1st)
Dani Milligan (2nd)
2010 Dani Milligan (1st)
Brittany Beauchan (2nd)
Lauren Hall (2nd)
Isabel Williams (2nd)
2011 Maggy Boyd (1st)
Kelsey Hall (1st)
Dani Milligan (1st)
Isabel Williams (1st)
Emily Andelson (2nd)
Emma Drysdale (2nd)
2012 Lauren Baker (1st)
Maggy Boyd (1st)
Hayley Hacker (1st)
Team Award Winners
MVP
Claire Grover
Bruin Embodiment Award
Sophie Clarkowski / Bonnie Schmitz
Culture Award
Maddie Wright
Bruin of the Year Award
Ruby Neave
Fearless Bruin Award
Rachel Rhee
Relentless Bruin Award
Kenisha Liu
Bruin Award
Sophie Clarkowski
Academic Excellence
Elena Escalas
Marie-Pierre Delisle
Annika Lenz
Annika Lenz
Arlyn Upshaw
Anna Senko
Anna Senko
Kelsey Hall
Isabel Williams
Dani Milligan
Tess Schofield
Tess Schofield 2007 Katherine Wong 2006 Sara Clark 2005 Kellin Chatfield 2004 Kellin Chatfield 2003 Regan Gosnell 2002 Katie Younglove 2001 Katie Younglove 2000 Keiko Price 1999 Keiko Price 1998 Katie Stuppi Tracy Wilcox
Katie Stuppi Tracy Wilcox
Annette Salmeen Erin Simmons 1995 Megan Oesting
Kristin Heydanek 1993 Lisa Fosdick
Gwen Lehman
Mindi Bach
Katie Arnold 2006 Kim Vandenberg 2005 Kim Vandenberg 2004 Kim Vandenberg 2003 Kim Vandenberg
Most Valuable Swimmer
Sandra Soe
Katie Grover
Linnea Mack
Linnea Mack
Noelle Tarazona
Ting Wen Quah
Ting Wen Quah
Yasi Jahanshahi
Lauren Hall
Lauren Hall
Madeleine Stanton
Nicolette Teo
Katie Nelson 2006 Kim Vandenberg
Kim Vandenberg
High Point Award
Linnea Mack
Linnea Mack
Linnea Mack
Ting Wen Quah
Ting Wen Quah
Kathryn Murphy 2011 Lauren Hall
Brittany Beauchan
Anna Poteete
Nicolette Teo
Kelsey Hall (1st)
Anna Senko (1st)
Isabel Williams (1st)
Emily Andelson (2nd)
2013 Lauren Baker (1st)
Maggy Boyd (1st) Hayley Hacker (1st)
Anna Senko (1st)
Stephanie Christofferson (2nd)
Emma Ivory-Ganja (2nd) Briana Meyer (2nd)
Ting Quah (2nd)
2014 Lauren Baker (1st) Hayley Hacker (1st)
Anna Senko (1st)
Ting Quah (2nd)
Noelle Tarazona (2nd)
Arlyn Upshaw (2nd)
2015 Emily Hammond (1st)
Annika Lenz (1st)
Noelle Tarazona (2nd)
Arlyn Upshaw (2nd)
2016 Emily Hammond (1st)
Annika Lenz (1st)
Arlyn Upshaw (1st)
Marie-Pierre Delisle (2nd) Katie Kinnear (2nd)
2017 Emily Hammond (1st)
Annika Lenz (1st)
Marie-Pierre Delisle (2nd)
Katie Grover (2nd)
Caroline McTaggart (2nd)
2018 Marie-Pierre Delisle (1st)
Maddy Burnham (2nd)
Katie Grover (2nd)
Lisa Kaunitz (2nd)
2019 Elena Escalas (2nd)
UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame
1989* Karen Moe-Thornton
2006* Annette Salmeen
Jan Palchikoff
Keiko Price
Indicates
1994 Kristin Heydanek
Christy Richardson 1992 Kristin Stoudt
Sheryl Smith
Most Valuable Diver
2019 Maria Polyakova
Eloise Belanger
Maria Polyakova
Maria Polyakova
Maria Polyakova
Paulina Guzman
Emma Ivory-Ganja
Emma Ivory-Ganja
Laura Winn
Laura Winn
Marisa Samaniego
Marisa Samaniego
Sara Platzer
Sara Platzer Malin Svahnstrom
Elvira Fischer 2001 Beth Goodwin 2000 Keiko Price 1999 Keiko Price 1998 Keiko Price 1997 Lindsay Etter
Annette Salmeen
Annette Salmeen
Sara Clark
Sara Clark
Amanda Blong
Paige Thompson
Regan Gosnell
Heidi Prosser
Annie Baghramian
Heidi Prosser
Annie Baghramian
Tracy Wilcox
Rosie Huelskamp
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2019
2017
2019
2005
2006
2012
2015
2016
2003
1996
2018
2019
2015*
2021*
*
induction year
Team
2022
2022
Bruin
2022
2020
2020
2020
Selfless
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
1997
1996
1994
1992
1991
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2010
2009
2008
2007
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2005
2004
2003
2002
1996
1995
1993
1991
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
BRUIN AWARD WINNERS / TEAM AWARD WINNERS
1996 Erin Simmons
1995 Tracy Wilcox
1994 Kristen Walls
1993 Kristen Walls
1992 Kristen Walls
1991 Lisa Fosdick
Most Improved
2022 Ana Jih-Schiff
2018 Traci Shiver
2017 Katie Grover
Ciara Monahan
2016 Arlyn Upshaw
2015 Monica Dornick
Annika Lenz
2014 Madison White
2013 Lauren Baker
2012 Andrea Reigel
2011 Lauren Baker
2010 Bianca Casciari
2009 Laura Winn
2008 Lauren Hall
2007 Katie Nelson
2006 Tess Schofield
2005 Eileen Seissen
2004 Kim Scarborough 2003 Lindsey Smart
Jen McNally
2002 Kristen Lewis Leslie Hovsepian
2001 Kristen Lewis 2000 Brighid Dwyer
1999 Erin Thomas 1998 Lindsey Masterson
1997 Amanda Dobbs 1996 Katie Stuppi
1995 Shawna Larsen
1994 Julie Vogt
1993 Jamie Marion 1992 Becky Shelton
1991 Julie Vogt Courtney Thomas
Outstanding Newcomer/Freshman
2022 Paige MacEachern
2020 Hannah Butler
2019 Claire Grover
2017 Kenisha Liu
2016 Eloise Belanger
2015 Maria Polyakova
2014 Linnea Mack
2013 Katie Kinnear
2012 Noelle Tarazona
2011 Cynthia Fascella
2010 Laurence Delisle
2009 Yasi Jahanshani
2008 Lauren Hall
TEAM AWARD WINNERS
2007 Ashley Anlauf
2006 Anna Poteete
2005 Nicolette Teo
2004 Katie Nelson
2003 Kim Vandenberg
2002 Malin Svahnstrom
2001 Sara Platzer
2000 Erin Zehntner
1999 Katie Younglove
1998 Beth Goodwin
1997 Keiko Price
1996 Amanda Hall
Emmanuelle Schick Garcia
1995 Jill Jenkins
1994 Glenda Lueders
1993 Richelle Depold
1992 Natalie Norberg
1991 Kristin Heydanek
Iron Effort/Bruin Iron
2022 Hannah Butler 2017 Nina Hayes Annika Lenz
2016 Montana Monahan Katie Kinnear 2015 Danni Repper Allison Wine 2014 Danni Repper
Ting Wen Quah
2013 Emma Ivory-Ganja Amdrea Reigel 2012 Emma Ivory-Ganja Bianca Casciari
2011 Laura Winn Lauren Hall 2010 Laura Winn Lauren Hall 2009 Marisa Samaniego Kristen Fischer 2008 Marisa Samaniego Shannon Hackett
2007 Sara Clark Jeana Fuccilo
2006 Eileen Seissen Sara Clark
2005 Kellin Chatfield Janine Strack
Competitive Greatness
2019 Eloise Belanger 2018 Eloise Belanger 2017 Maria Polyakova 2016 Eloise Belanger 2015 Maria Polyakova 2014 Noelle Tarazona 2013 Emma Ivory-Ganja
2012 Anna Senko 2011 Sam Vanden Berge
Bruin Pride
2019 Elena Escalas 2018 Katie Grover 2017 Madison White 2016 Katie Kinnear
2015 Courtney Wilde 2014 Anna Senko 2013 Andrea Reigel 2012 Bianca Casciari
2011 Dani Milligan 2010 Kirsten Byers
2009 Madeleine Stanton 2008 Madeleine Stanton 2007 Jeana Fuccilo 2006 Liz Keating
2005 Jeanette Nieto 2004 Kristen Lewis Naoko Watanabe 2003 Beth Boehm
2002 Janet Worthington Liz Ackerman 2001 Jen Noddle 2000 Janet Worthington Heather Teagle Lyndee Hovsepian 1999 Emmanuelle Schick Garcia 1998 Emmanuelle Schick Garcia 1997 Amanda Dobbs 1996 Lara Potter 1995 Lara Potter 1994 Jennifer Hammond 1993 Christy Richardson 1992 Chandy Gooding 1991 Jennifer Hammond
Teammate of the Year
2018 Margaux Verger Gourson
Bruin Relay Award
2010 Laurence Delisle 2009 Anna Poteete 2008 Kelly Colligan 2007 Anna Poteete 2006 Eileen Seissen 2005 Shannon Hackett
Most Inspirational
2002 Beth Boehm
2001 Brighid Dwyer
2000 Jen Noddle
1999 Emily Melina
1998 Lindsay Etter
1997 Jill Jenkins
1996 Annette Salmeen Lindsay Etter Rose Huelskamp
1995 Annette Salmeen Rose Huelskamp
1994 Jeanne Gibbons
1993 Gwen Lehman
1992 Natalie Norberg
1991 Mindi Bach
Most Dedicated
2002 Emily Melina
2001 Beth Goodwin Katie Younglove
2000 Katie Younglove
1999 Katie Younglove
1998 Cindy Bertelink
Team Player
1997 Lindsay Etter
Hardest Worker
1996 Annette Salmeen
1995 Cindy Bertelink
1994 Annette Salmeen
1993 Annette Salmeen
1992 Megan Oesting Jamie Marion
1991 Becky Bruch
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25-Yard Records
50-Yard Freestyle Linnea Mack 21.67 2017
100-Yard Freestyle Linnea Mack 47.77 2017
200-Yard Freestyle Katie Grover 1:44.18 2018
500-Yard Freestyle Katy Campbell 4:40.53 2014
1000-Yard Freestyle Sandra Soe 9:39.11 2019
1650-Yard Freestyle Katy Campbell 16:00.34 2015
100-Yard Backstroke Linnea Mack 50.56 2017
200-Yard Backstroke Madison White 1:53.39 2017
100-Yard Breaststroke Allison Wine 59.46 2015
200-Yard Breaststroke Emma Schanz 2:07.90 2018
100-Yard Butterfly Sam Baron 51.65 2021
Diving Records
One-Meter Maria Polyakova
Three-Meter Maria Polyakova
Annika Lenz
Freshman Records
50-Yard Freestyle Claire Grover 21.98 2019
100-Yard Freestyle Claire Grover 48.74 2019
200-Yard Freestyle Kenisha Liu 1:45.38 2017
500-Yard Freestyle Paige MacEachern 4:44.10 2022
1000-Yard Freestyle Katie Nelson 9:44.85 2004
1650-Yard Freestyle Katie Nelson 16:07.15 2004
100-Yard Backstroke Linnea Mack 52.59 2013
200-Yard Backstroke Madison White 1:53.49 2014
100-Yard Breaststroke Claire Grover 59.50 2019
200-Yard Breaststroke Emma Schanz 2:09.76 2016
100-Yard Butterfly Sam Baron 51.65 2021
200-Yard Butterfly Katie Grover 1:55.66 2021
200-Yard Individual Medley Kenisha Liu 1:57.66 2017
400-Yard Individual Medley Noelle Tarazona 4:10.19 2022
All-Time Top-8 Bruin Swimmers
50-Yard Freestyle
1. Linnea Mack 21.67 2017
2. Claire Grover 21.82 2022
3. Sara Platzer 22.11* 2004
4. Katie Grover 22.39 2018
5. Kathryn Murphy 22.45 2012
6. Sophia Kosturos 22.47 2022
7. Cynthia Fascella 22.51 2011
8. T.W. Quah / R. Rhee 22.52 ‘13/’22
100-Yard Freestyle
1. Linnea Mack 47.77 2017
2. Kenisha Liu 48.30 2018
T3. Caroline McTaggart 48.52 2016
T3. Claire Grover 48.52 2022
5. Katie Grover 48.57 2018
6. Keiko Price 48.59* 1998
7. Kathryn Murphy 48.68 2013
8. Sophia Kosturos 48.89 2022
200-Yard Freestyle
1. Katie Grover 1:44.18 2018
2. Kenisha Liu 1:44.71 2018
3. Ting Wen Quah 1:44.98 2013
4. Alex Sullivan 1:45.55 2011
5. Linnea Mack 1:46.14 2017
6. Ella Kirschke 1:46.15 2021
7. Lauren Hall 1:46.49 2011
8. Monica Dornick 1:46.56 2015
500-Yard Freestyle
1. Katy Campbell 4:40.53 2014
2. Sandra Soe 4:40.80 2019
3. Lauren Baker 4:42.20 2014
4. Sam Vanden Berge 4:42.50 2011
5. Annette Salmeen 4:42.62 1996
6. Paige MacEachern 4:44.10 2022
7. Ally Loper 4:44.20 2014
8. Cindy Bertelink 4:44.25 1998
1000-Yard Freestyle
1. Sandra Soe 9:39.11 2019
2. Katy Campbell 9:40.32 2014
3. Lauren Baker 9:40.92 2014
4. Katie Nelson 9:43.96 2007
Sam Vanden Berge 9:44.29 2011
Margaux Verger Gourson 9:48.01 2018
Stephanie Su 9:49.50 2020
Sheryl Smith 9:51.41 1988
1650-Yard Freestyle
1. Katy Campbell 16:00.24 2015
Sandra Soe 16:02.88 2019
Lauren Baker 16:04.18 2013
Sam Vanden Berge 16:04.81 2011
Katie Nelson 16:05.04 2007
Margaux Verger Gourson 16:12.52 2018
7. Paige MacEachern 16:22.99 2022
Melissa Herndon 16:23.38 1987
100-Yard Backstroke
1. Linnea Mack 50.56 2017
Sophia Kosturos 52.52 2022
3. Madison White 52.67 2016
Sophia Kosturos 52.75 2020
Emma Schanz 52.97 2018
Madeleine Stanton 53.01 2009
Katie Arnold 53.22 2004
Isabell Fischer 53.62 2009
200-Yard Backstroke
1. Madison White 1:53.39 2017
Mara Newman 1:53.73 2019
Madeleine Stanton 1:54.87 2009
Sophia Kosturos 1:55.45 2020
Laurence Delisle 1:55.48 2010
Anna Senko 1:55.56 2012
Abriana Howard 1:55.57 2021
Jennifer Lathrop 1:55.62 2018
200-Yard Butterfly Katie Grover 1:54.41 2018
200-Yard Individual Medley Emma Schanz 1:56.06 2018
400-Yard Individual Medley Lauren Hall 4:06.42 2011
200-Yard Freestyle Relay C. Grover, K. Liu, A. Okada, M. Jameson 1:28.88 2019 400-Yard Freestyle Relay K. Grover, L. Mack, M. White, S. Kaunitz 3:15.09 2017 800-Yard Freestyle Relay K. Liu, K. Grover, S. Soe, M. Verger Gourson 7:01.90 2018 200-Yard Medley Relay S. Kosturos, E. Carlson, G. Dang, C. Grover 1:36.72 2022 400-Yard Medley Relay S. Kosturos, E. Carlson, G. Dang, C. Grover 3:32.53 2022
Pac-10 / 12 Diving Meet Records
vs. Arizona
One-Meter Samantha Pickens Arizona 319.20 2014
Three-Meter Maria Polyakova UCLA 333.75 2014 vs. Arizona State
One-Meter Maria Polyakova UCLA 355.50 2018
Three-Meter Maria Polyakova UCLA 339.75 2018 vs. California
One-Meter
Phoebe LaMay California 305.93 2018
Three-Meter Phoebe LaMay California 323.55 2017 vs. Stanford
One-Meter Eloise Belanger UCLA 314.18 2019
Three-Meter Eloise Belanger UCLA 348.38 2019 vs. USC
One-Meter Tori Ishimatsu USC 339.30 2012
Three-Meter Blythe Hartley USC 350.70 2006 vs. Utah
One-Meter Maria Polyakova UCLA 311.20 2016
Three-Meter Maria Polyakova UCLA 339.55 2017
100-Yard Breaststroke
1. Allison Wine 59.46 2015
2. Claire Grover 59.50 2019
3. Eva Carlson 59.90 2022
T-4. Brittany Beauchan 1:00.45 2009
T-4. Lindsay Etter 1:00.45 1998
6. Rachel Rhee 1:00.55 2020
7. Nicolette Teo 1:00.58 2008
8. Elvira Fischer 1:01.44 2002
200-Yard Breaststroke
1. Emma Schanz 2:07.90 2018
2. Brittany Beauchan 2:08.58 2010
3. Lauren Hall 2:10.15 2011
4. Elvira Fischer 2:10.86 2002
5. Bailey Herbert 2:11.72 2022
6. Lindsay Etter 2:11.94 1998
7. Nicolette Teo 2:12.19 2008
8. Ana Jih-Schiff 2:12.37 2022
100-Yard Butterfly
1. Sam Baron 51.65 2021
2. Ting Wen Quah 51.89 2014
3. Katie Grover 51.95 2017
Gabby Dang 52.35 2022
Amy Okada 52.37 2020
Yasi Jahanshahi 52.46 2012
Linnea Mack 52.48 2014
Bianca Casciari 52.62 2010
200-Yard Butterfly
1. Katie Grover 1:54.41 2018
Kim Vandenberg 1:54.49* 2004
Noelle Tarazona 1:54.65 2015
Bianca Casciari 1:54.87 2010
Yasi Jahanshahi 1:55.53 2011
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200-Yard Individual Medley
1. Emma Schanz 1:56.06 2018
2. Kenisha Liu 1:56.66 2019
3. Lauren Hall 1:56.67 2011
4. Andrea Reigel 1:57.31 2012
5. Ella Kirschke 1:57.69 2021
6. Anna Senko 1:58.07 2012
7. Sam Baron 1:58.21 2022
7. Delaney Smith 1:58.31 2020
400-Yard Individual Medley
1. Lauren Hall 4:06.42 2011
2. Emma Schanz 4:09.52 2017
3. Paige MacEachern 4:10.19 2022
4. Andrea Reigel 4:10.51 2013
5. Ella Kirschke 4:11.53 2020
6. Noelle Tarazona 4:11.72 2013
7. Arlyn Upshaw 4:12.04 2015
8. Delaney Smith 4:12.64 2020
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Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center
The Spieker Aquatics Center brings together all three of UCLA’s intercollegiate aquatics sports - men’s and women’s water polo, and women’s swimming and diving - to one venue. The state-of-the-art facility was made possible thanks to a generous lead gift from former UCLA studentathlete Tod Spieker and his wife, Catherine. Tod was an All-America swimmer at UCLA, competing from 19681971, and continues to successfully compete in Master’s Swimming.
The UCLA Athletics Department unveiled the Spieker Aquatics Center on Sept. 26, 2009, when the Bruin men’s water polo team hosted UC Irvine under the lights. Prior to that evening’s water polo match, the Athletics Department hosted a private reception at the new, state-of-the-art facility. In addition, Spieker Aquatics Center served as host to the 2010 MPSF Women’s Water Polo Tournament, marking the first time that UCLA had hosted a water polo tournament.
The Bruins’ aquatics center is the home to UCLA’s men’s and women’s water polo, and swimming and diving teams. The facility features a 52-meter by 25-yard all-deep water pool with a dividing bulkhead, allowing races to take place at varying distances (meters versus yards). The pool also features four platforms on a diving tower, at heights of three, five, seven and one-half, and 10-meter platforms, as well as one and three-meter springboards. The aquatics center also features a warming pool behind the tower for divers.
The main pool, Dirks Pool, is named after Carolyn Dirks, who provided the lead gift for the swimming pool. Dirks Pool will also be used for special use events and Masters Swim meets. The signature feature of the Spieker Aquatics Center is the diving tower, which sits at the pool’s west end. The east end houses the new scoreboard, an LED, state-ofthe-art piece of electronics that makes scores and statistics
Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center Records
50-Yard Freestyle
Abbey Weitzeil (Cal) 21.82 2020 100-Yard Freestyle
Laticia-Leigh Transom (USC) 47.62 2022 200-Yard Freestyle
Laticia-Leigh Transom (USC) 1:43.10 2022 500-Yard Freestyle
Chelsea Cheneault (USC) 4:42.30 2014 1000-Yard Freestyle Lauren Baker (UCLA) 9:42.97 2014 1650-Yard Freestyle Caroline Pennington (USC) 16:00.73 2022 100-Yard Backstroke
Linnea Mack (UCLA) 52.16 2016 200-Yard Backstroke Kendyl Stewart (USC) 1:53.54 2014 100-Yard Breaststroke Kaitlyn Dobler (USC) 58.09 2022 200-Yard Breaststroke
Calypso Sheridan (USC) 2:07.18 2022 100-Yard Butterfly Louise Hansson (USC) 51.15 2020 200-Yard Butterfly Maddie Wright (SC) 1:53.74 2018 200-Yard Individual Medley Stina Gardell (USC) 1:56.36 2014 400-Yard Individual Medley Katinka Hosszu (USC) 4:05.40 2012 200-Yard Freestyle Relay
A. Delgado, C. Sheridan, L. Transom, K. Dobler (USC) 1:28.75 2022 400-Yard Freestyle Relay
L. Hansson, L. Transom, T. Wade, J. Schlict (USC) 3:14.01 2020 200-Yard Medley Relay C. Sheridan, K. Dobler, A. Delgado, L. Transom (USC) 1:35.32 2022 400-Yard Medley Relay C. Sheridan, K. Dobler, A. Delgado, L. Transom (USC) 3:29.07 2022 One-Meter Diving Maria Polyakova (UCLA) 355.50 2018 Three-Meter Diving Maria Polyakova (UCLA) 375.75 2019 Platform Diving Brittany Viola (MIA) 348.75 2011
easily visible to all in attendance.
Next to the scoreboard is the “Wall of Champions”, showcasing UCLA’s water polo, and swimming and diving national championship teams, as well as all individual student-athletes’ achievements, record holders and Olympians.
Separate men’s and women’s locker rooms house enough lockers for all team members. Equipment needed for meets and matches have storage capacity on the facility’s south side. The aquatics center features event lighting and permanent seating with the possibility of additional temporary seating for larger events.
There is no charge for admission to home UCLA swimming and diving events. The Spieker Aquatics Center is located on the UCLA campus on De Neve Drive between Charles E. Young Drive North and Bellagio Way. From the 405 Freeway, exit Sunset and head east. Turn right on Westwood Plaza and then right on Charles E. Young Drive. Next, turn right onto De Neve Drive and the Recreation Center parking lot will be on your left side, just past the Spieker Aquatics Center.
Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center has served as the home for UCLA swimming and diving since 2009.
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Hall of Famer Annette Salmeen
• 2006 UCLA Hall of Fame Inductee
• 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist (800 Freestyle Relay)
• Won the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200 Butterfly
• Named a Rhodes Scholar in December of 1996, becoming the eighth UCLA student to be named a Rhodes Scholar and the first since 1973
• First-ever UCLA women’s swimmer to win an NCAA individual event
• NCAA Today’s Top-Eight award recipient
• NCAA Post-Graduate Scholar
• Four-Year Academic All-American
• Four-Year All-American
• NCAA Woman of the Year Finalist
• 1996 UCLA Female Athlete of the Year
• 1996 Pac-10 Champion (100 and 200 Butterfly)
Butterfly
Bruins in the Olympics
Women’s Olympians
Name Country (Yr.)
Katrina Bellio Canada (2020)
Beril Bocekler Turkey (2020)
Eden Cheng Great Britain (2020)
Maria Polyakova Russian Olympic Committee (2020)
Ting Wen Quah Singapore (2008, 2016, 2020)
Nicolette Teo Singapore (2000, 2004, 2008)
Kim Vandenberg USA (2008)
Amanda Beard (Team Bruin) USA (2008)
Malin Svahnstrom Sweden (2000, 2004)
Mariyln Chua Malaysia (2000)
Elvira Fischer Austria (1996, 2000)
Annette Salmeen USA (1996)
Julia Voitovitsch Germany (1996)
Karla Goltman Argentina (1992)
Erika Hansen USA (1988, 1992)
Suzanne Nilsson Sweden (1984, 1988)
Sofia Kraft Sweden (1984)
Maureen New Canada (1984)
Shirley Babashoff USA (1972, 1976)
Jenny Chandler USA (1976)
Jeanne Haney USA (1976)
Kathy Heddy USA (1976) USA (1972, 1976) USA (1976) USA (1976) USA (1972) USA (1972) USA (1968) USA (1964, 1968) USA (1960, 1964)
Men’s Olympians
Name Country (Yr.)
Dan O’Keefe Guam (2000, 2004)
Dan Kutler Israel (1996)
Andrea Cecchi Italy (1992)
Rudi Dollmayer Sweden (1992)
Rodrigo Gonzalez Mexico (1988, 1992)
Tom Jager USA (1984, 1988, 1992)
Matjaz Kozelj Slovenia (1992)
Giovanni Minervini Italy (1988, 1992)
Franz Mortensen Denmark (1984, 1988, 1992)
Darren Ward Canada (1988, 1992)
Roberto Cassio Italy (1988)
Mark Dean USA (1988)
Elias Malamas Greece (1984, 1988)
Craig Oppel USA (1988)
Peter Rohde Denmark (1984, 1988)
Ralf Diegel Germany (1984)
Juan Enrique Escalas Spain (1984)
Rafael Escalas Spain (1980*, 1984)
Jean-Marie Francois Venezuela (1980*, 1984)
Bruce Hayes USA (1984)
Robin Leamy USA (1984)
Stephen Barnicoat USA (1980*)
Bill Barrett USA (1980*)
Brian Goodell USA (1976, 1980)
Nir Shamir Israel (1980)
Clay Evans Canada (1976)
Chris Woo USA (1976)
Paul Becskehazy Brazil (1972)
Tom Bruce USA (1972)
Mike Burton USA (1968, 1972)
Steven Genter USA (1972)
Zac Zorn USA (1968)
Monte Nitzkowski USA (1952)
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Press Credentials
Media and photography credentials for UCLA home meets may be obtained by working press only by writing or calling Andrew Wagner at the UCLA Ath letic Communications Office, PO Box 24044, Los Angeles, CA 90024, (310) 206-4008, awagner@athletics.ucla.edu. All requests should be submitted at least 24 hours in advance. Press and photo credentials can be picked up at the lower entrance of Spieker Aquatics Center.
Photography
Television and photo credentials entitle video and still photographers to shoot from the upper stands of Spieker Aquatics Center. Please consult with sports information staff to find out where the photography areas are. Flash photography is strictly forbidden.
Interview Policies
All interviews must be arranged by the Athletic Communications Office. Athletes have been instructed not to grant any interview, in person or by telephone, not arranged by the Athletic Communications Office. Telephone numbers are private and will not be released. Please do not expect team members to be available if you have not made prior arrangements.
Interview Availability
The UCLA team is scheduled to practice at Spieker Aquatics Center. Athletes and coaches are available before or after practice, depending on class schedules.
Travel Information
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Obtaining Information
UCLA swimming and diving news, results, statistics, biographies, and more can be found at uclabruins.com.
Spieker Aquatics Center
The Spieker Aquatics Center is located on the UCLA campus on De Neve Drive between Charles E. Young Drive North and Bellagio Way. From the 405 Freeway, exit Sunset and head east. Turn right on Westwood Plaza and then right on Charles E. Young Drive. Next, turn right onto De Neve Drive and the Recreation Center parking lot will be on your left side, just past the Spieker Aquatics Center.
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Martin Jarmond
Director of Athletics
3rd year
UNC-Wilmington, ‘01
Martin Jarmond, a nationally recog nized leader in college athletics, has built an impressive track record of competitive excellence, innovative strategy and student athlete success.
A two-time recipient of Sports Busi ness Journal’s Forty Under 40 Award with 20 years in sports administration spanning three conferences, Jarmond is guiding UCLA to new heights through his culture of an E.L.I.T.E. mind set – Energy, Leadership, Integrity, Toughness and Excellence. Jarmond’s results-driven strategies combined with a relentless work ethic to elevate UCLA Athletics creates an exceptional experience for student-athletes and fans alike.
Jarmond was hired on May 19, 2020, as UCLA’s Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics, becoming the ninth athletic director in school history. Jarmond made an immediate impact on the Bruins, jumpstarting the Voting Matters Initiative, the first of its kind in the country which assisted student-athletes in discovering the tools needed to exact meaningful change through civic duty. Jarmond engineered a partnership between UCLA and Nike/Jordan Brand, becoming only the fifth Jordan brand school in the nation and the first partnership with Nike in UCLA history. The six-year agreement between UCLA and Nike provides for 22 of the 25 UCLA varsity sports with Nike apparel, while football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball don Jordan Brand. Jarmond exhibits a strong commitment to mental health awareness and his emphasis on diversity and inclusion was recognized in a 2021 SBJ award for being a national leader in diversity and inclusive hiring. He was the Pac-12 Conference representative to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Com mittee for 2021-22.
Through Jarmond’s instrumental leadership, UCLA Athletics is at the forefront of a rapidly changing collegiate athletics landscape. In the burgeoning area of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), Jarmond launched new support for student-athletes, including “Westwood Ascent” a comprehensive NIL program designed to support UCLA’s student-athletes to build their personal brand and maximize their NIL opportunities. In addition, the launch of Westwood Exchange, a free business registry designed for companies, donors, fans and alumni that want to connect directly with UCLA’s student-athletes interested in capitalizing on their NIL, ranked in the top 3 in the country.
In June of 2022, Jarmond worked closely with campus leadership while playing a critical role in UCLA Athletics applying and being accepted for future membership in the Big Ten Conference. One of the most important announcements in the history of UCLA Athletics, the Bruins will join the Big Ten Conference in 2024.
Comprehensive work by Jarmond and his staff throughout the pandemic, ensured all Bruin teams could compete safely during their 2020-21 seasons. UCLA teams captured four conference titles and the men’s water polo team brought national title No. 119 home to Westwood. The men’s basketball team embarked on a remarkable journey which led to an appearance in the 2021 NCAA Final Four and the program’s first national semifinal appearance since 2008. UCLA finished 13th nationally in the 2020-21 Learfield IMG College Director’s Cup. These athletic achievements were balanced by record numbers of studentathletes earning spots on the conference all-academic squads, with 49 individuals earning a perfect 4.0 GPA for the Winter Quarter, and 131 student-athletes earning their UCLA degrees. For the first time ever, the Bruins produced multiple winners of the NCAA Elite 90 Award. Four student-athletes were recognized by CoSIDA as Academic All-Americans.
Jarmond came to UCLA from Boston College, where he served as the school’s Director of Athletics for three years. During his time there, he orchestrated the Eagles’ first-ever strategic plan, a comprehensive five-year goal to advance the program by fostering student-athlete formation, strengthening competitive excellence, increasing external engagement and enhancing facilities. The strategic plan was supported by BC’s first-ever athletics-only capital campaign, at the time, the largest campaign of any Atlantic Coast Conference institution at $150 million. Jarmond hired high-impact coaches in football, women’s basketball, softball, volleyball, swimming & diving, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and fencing. Jarmond served on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee and on the John McLendon Minority Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors.
Prior to joining Boston College in 2017 and becoming the youngest athletic director of any Power Five institution at age 37, Jarmond previously served as deputy director of athletics at Ohio State, moving up the ranks after arriving as an associ ate athletic director for development in 2009. During his time at Ohio State, he was the lead administrator for a variety of sports, including football and men’s basketball, and directed external and internal relations and day-today operations. He also had responsibility for football scheduling, served on the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Committee, and was a member of the inaugural College Football Playoff National Champion ship Advisory Group and the Rose Bowl Advisory Committee. As Ohio State Athletics’ chief advancement officer, Jarmond helped raise more than $120 million between 2010-2012.
Jarmond was also an assistant athletic director for develop ment for seven years at Michigan State, where he served on the athletic director’s executive leadership team. He was a key member of the $1.2 billion “Campaign for MSU” develop ment team and a liaison between Michigan State’s university development and alumni association leadership. Jarmond led the efforts to implement Scholarship Seating in football and Courtside seating in men’s basketball.
A native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Jarmond, 42, earned a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. A two-year captain of the men’s basketball team, he led his team to the program’s first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in 2000 and earned Colonial Athletic Association All-Academic honors in 2001. He holds both a M.B.A. and a master’s in sports administration from Ohio University. Jarmond is married to Dr. Jessica Jarmond, a dentist. They have three daughters: Scarlett, Savannah and Serena.
Gavin Crew
Associate Athletic Director
7th Year UCLA ‘99
Gavin Crew was named Associate Athletic Director for Sports and Administration in April 2016. He has spent over a decade with the Bruins, from 2001-2005 and 2008-present.
Crew oversees seven sports in his role - men’s soccer, men’s volleyball, women’s swimming & diving, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s track & field (indoor and outdoor) and women’s track & field (indoor and outdoor). Additionally, he supervises the Camps & Clinics office.
In his first stint in the UCLA Athletics Department, he oversaw the expansion of the Camps & Clinics office to a year-round business operation, managing the growing demand for athletic camp operations in Westwood. From 2005-2008, Crew worked with Excel Sports Officiating to help train and work with officials, umpires and referees in all sports and at all levels. Upon his return to UCLA in 2008, Crew once again oversaw the camp office and added championship coordinator to his plate. In addition to continuing the growth of the camp operation into a $3 million revenue generator for the Athletic Department, he has also executed several major NCAA, Pac-12 and MPSF Championships on campus, including the 2013 NCAA National Collegiate Gymnastics Championship, 2013 NCAA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship, 2015 Pac-12 Track & Field Championship, 2014 and 2016 NCAA Women’s Basketball 1st/2nd Rounds, 2015 NCAA National Collegiate Men’s Water Polo Championships, and the 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championships.
Crew graduated with a degree in Political Science from UCLA in 1999.
Originally from Irvine, Calif., Crew lives in the Silver Lake neighborhood with his wife, Cassidy.
Dr. Gene Block Chancellor 16th Year Stanford ‘77
A champion of high-quality, ac cessible public higher education, Gene Block has served as chan cellor of UCLA —overseeing the university’s three-part mission of education, research and service—since 2007.
Under Chancellor Block’s leadership, UCLA has greatly enhanced its position as a national leader in enrolling undergraduates who come from low-income backgrounds, have been traditionally underrepresented in higher education or are among the first in their families to go to college. Dur ing his tenure, UCLA has also become the most applied-to university in the nation, has advanced in rankings in nearly every discipline, has significantly deepened its international partnerships and engagement with alumni, and now receives more than $1.6 billion annually in research grants.
An expert in neuroscience, Chancellor Block holds faculty appointments in psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the UCLA College. His research focuses on the neurobiology of circadian rhythms.
Before becoming UCLA chancellor, Block spent 29 years at the University of Virginia, where he was most recently vice president and provost. He has served on the executive boards of several leading organizations, including the As sociation of American Universities and National Collegiate Athletic Association. He is currently chair of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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