2020-21 UCLA SWIMMING & DIVING
TABLE OF CONTENTS The 2020-21 Bruins
2020-21 QUICK FACTS
Radio / TV Roster 2 Rosters 3 Coaching Staff 4 Player Profiles - Seniors 7 Player Profiles - Juniors 8 Player Profiles - Sophomores 13 Player Profiles - Freshmen 19
2019-20 Season in Review
2019-20 Results 2019-20 Top Marks/Records vs. Opponents
History / Records
All-Time Letterwinners Head Coaching History Postseason Champions Bruin Award Winners Team Award Winners UCLA Records All-Time Top-8 Bruin Swimmers Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center Hall of Famer Annette Salmeen Bruins in the Olympics
General Information Administrator Biographies Media Information Pac-12 Conference
2020-21 SCHEDULE Date Dec. 4-6 Jan. 15-16 Jan. 15-17 Jan. 22-23 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 TBA TBA
Opponent at NAU Lumberjack Diving Invitational Fresno State Bruin Diving Invitational at USC Tri-Meet (Arizona)* at Stanford* at California* at USC* at USC (platform diving) Pac-12 Championships NCAA Championships
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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) 7-3 (2nd year) Head Diving Coach Tom Stebbins (Yale ‘96) Assistant Coach Karissa Kruszewski (Wisconsin, ‘13) Vol. Asst. Coach Kristine Quance Julian (USC, ‘98) 2019-20 Record 7-3 2020 Pac-12 Championships (Finish) 995.0 (4th) 2020 NCAA Championships (Finish) N/A (COVID-19) 2020 Final National Ranking 24th All-Time Conference Championships 6 (1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 2000-01, 2002-03)
Location Flagstaff, Ariz. Spieker Aquatics Center Spieker Aquatics Center Los Angeles, Calif. Stanford, Calif. Berkeley, Calif Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. TBA Greensboro, N.C.
Time (PT) All Day 8:30 AM All Day TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
ALL DATES, OPPONENTS, START TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE Home matches in bold / * Pac-12 Conference match
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TV
Seniors Jennifer Lathrop (T) and Lia Foster (B) are looking to close their UCLA careers on a high note
MEDIA INFORMATION
Swim & Dive Contact: Andrew Wagner Phone: 310-206-4008 Fax: 310-825-8664 E-mail: awagner@athletics.ucla.edu Address: 325 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095
TBA
Note: Student-athletes have been instructed not to grant any interview requests that have not been set up through the UCLA Athletic Communications Office.
RADIO / TV ROSTER
Gabrielle ANDERSON
Sam BARON
Hannah BUTLER
Nora CLARKOWSKI
Sophie CLARKOWSKI 5-9 / Jr. / Fly Edina, Minn.
5-5 / So. / Free/Fly Bothell, Wash.
5-4 / Fr. / Distance Free Encinitas, Calif.
Bailey HERBERT
Abriana HOWARD
Aurora HUXMAN
Lauryn JOHNSON
6-0 / Jr. / Fly/Back/Free Los Altos, Calif.
5-5 / Fr. / Fly/IM Bellevue, Wash.
5-5 / So. / Diving Rochester, N.Y.
Lia FOSTER
Claire GROVER
Daniella HAWKINS
6-0 / Fr. / Free Edina, Minn.
Gabby DANG
Greta FANTA
5-7 / Sr. / Fly Honolulu, Hawai’i
6-1 / Jr. / Free/Breast Scottsdale, Ariz.
5-8 / So. / Distance Free San Ramon, Calif.
5-8 / Fr. / Breast/IM Surrey, B.C., Canada
5-5 / Jr. / Back/IM Danville, Calif.
5-1 / Fr. / Diving Big Bear, Calif.
5-7 / So. / Free/Fly Rockville Centre, N.Y.
Ella KIRSCHKE
Sophia KOSTUROS
Jennifer LATHROP
Emily LO
Kate LUFT
Crystal MURPHY
Rachel RHEE
5-9 / Jr. / IM/Free Lone Tree, Colo.
5-6 / So. / Back/Fly/Free Orinda, Calif.
6-1 / Sr. / Back El Dorado Hill, Calif.
5-4 / Jr. / Fly/Back/Breast Oakland, Calif.
5-10 / So. / Back/Free Dillsburgh, Pa.
5-4 / Fr. / Fly San Francisco, Calif.
5-10 / So. / Free San Diego, Calif.
Brooke SCHAFFER
Bonnie SCHMITZ
Katie SHAHEEN
Delaney SMITH
Maddie SMITH
Katrina SOMMER
Lindsay STENSTROM
5-7 / So. / Free Mountain View, Calif.
5-3 / Jr. / Fly/Free Portola Valley, Calif.
5-2 / So. / Diving La Canada, Calif.
5-10 / Jr. / IM/Back/Free Centennial, Colo.
5-7 / Fr. / Fly/IM Lafayette, Calif.
6-0 / So. / Back/IM Villa Park, Calif.
5-9 / So. / Back/Free Highland Ranch, Colo.
Stephanie SU
Katie SULKEVICH
Maya WILSON
Maddie WRIGHT
Jordan WOLFRUM
Tom STEBBINS
Karissa KRUSZEWSKI
5-7 / So. / Free Buena Park, Calif.
5-6 / Jr. / Distance Free Covina, Calif.
5-11 / Fr. / Free Burbank, Calif.
5-10 / Fr. / Free Scottsdale, Ariz.
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Head Coach 2nd Season
Head Diving Coach 23rd Season
Assistant Coach 2nd Season
ROSTERS
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Gabrielle Anderson Sam Baron Hannah Butler Nora Clarkowski Sophie Clarkowski Gabby Dang Greta Fanta Lia Foster Claire Grover Daniella Hawkins Bailey Herbert Abriana Howard Aurora Huxman Lauryn Johnson Ella Kirschke Sophia Kosturos Jennifer Lathrop Emily Lo Kate Luft Crystal Murphy Rachel Rhee Brooke Schaffer Bonnie Schmitz Katie Shaheen Delaney Smith Maddie Smith Katrina Sommer Lindsay Stenstrom Stephanie Su Katie Sulkevich Maya Wilson Maddie Wright
Pos. Fly/Back/Free Fly/IM Diving Free Fly Free/Fly Distance Free Fly Free/Breast Distance Free Breast/IM Back/IM Diving Fly/Free IM/Free/Back Back/Fly/Free Back Fly//Breast/IM Back/Free Fly Free Free Fly/Free Diving IM/Back/Free Fly/IM Back/IM Back/Free Free Distance Free Free Free
TEAM STAFF Ht. 5-8 5-5 5-5 6-0 5-9 5-5 5-4 5-7 6-1 5-8 5-8 5-5 5-1 5-7 5-9 5-6 6-1 5-4 5-10 5-4 5-10 5-7 5-3 5-2 5-10 5-7 6-0 5-9 5-7 5-6 5-11 5-10
Yr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. So. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Los Altos, Calif. / Los Altos HS Bellevue, Wash. / Newport HS Rochester, N.Y. / Brighton HS Edina, Minn. / Edina HS Edina, Minn. / Edina HS Bothell, Wash. / North Creek HS Encinitas, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS Honolulu, Hawai’i / Punahou School Scottsdale, Ariz. / Boulder Creek HS San Ramon, Calif. / California HS Surrey, B.C., Canada / Pacific Academy Danville, Calif. / Monte Vista HS Big Bear Lake, Calif. / Big Bear HS Rockville Centre, N.Y. / Sacred Heart Academy Lone Tree, Colo. / Valor Christian HS Orinda, Calif. / Miramonte HS El Dorado Hills, Calif. / Oak Ridge HS Oakland, Calif. / Acalanes HS Dillsburgh, Pa. / South Carolina San Francisco, Calif. / Lowell HS San Diego, Calif. / La Costa Canyon HS Mountain View, Calif. / St. Francis HS Portola Valley, Calif. / Castilleja HS La Canada, Calif. / Crescenta Valley HS Centennial, Colo. / Arapahoe HS Lafayette, Calif. / Campolindo HS Villa Park, Calif. / Indiana Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Valor Christian HS Buena Park, Calif. / Mater Dei HS Covina, Calif. / Glendora HS Burbank, Calif. / Burroughs HS Scottsdale, Ariz. / Xavier College Prep
Head Swimming & Diving Coach Jordan Wolfrum (2nd Year, St. Cloud State ‘09) Head Diving Coach Tom Stebbins (23rd Year at UCLA, 24th overall, Yale ‘96) Assistant Coach Karissa Kruszewski (2nd Year, Wisconsin ‘13) Volunteer Assistant Coach Kristine Julian Quance (1st Year, USC ‘98) Staff Athletic Trainer Ariel Guldstrand
ROSTER BREAKDOWN Class
Freshmen (9): Baron, N. Clarkowski, Fanta, Herbert, Huxman, Murphy, M. Smith, Wilson, Wright Sophomores (12): Butler, Dang, Hawkins, Johnson, Kosturos, Luft, Rhee, Schaffer, Shaheen, Sommer, Stenstrom, Su Juniors (9): Anderson, S. Clarkowski, Grover, Howard, Kirschke, Lo, Schmitz, D. Smith, Sulkevich Seniors (2): Foster, Lathrop
State
California (18): Anderson, Fanta, Hawkins, Howard, Huxman, Kosturos, Lathrop, Lo, Murphy, Rhee, Schaffer, Schmitz, Shaheen, M. Smith, Sommer, Su, Sulkevich, Wilson Arizona (2): Grover, Wright Colorado (3): Kirschke, D. Smith, Stenstrom Hawai’i (1): Foster Minnesota (2): N. Clarkowski, S. Clarkowski Pennsylvania (1): Luft
Event
New York (2): Butler, Johnson
Back (8): Anderson, Howard, Kosturos, Lathrop, Lo, Luft, D. Smith, Sommer, Stenstrom
International
Free (17): Anderson, N. Clarkowski, Dang, Grover, Johnson, Kirschke, Kosturos, Luft, Rhee, Schmitz, Schaffer, D, Smith, Stenstrom, Su, Sulkevich, Wilson, Wright
Washington (2): Baron, Dang Canada (1): Herbert
IM (7): Baron, Herbert, Kirschke, Lo, D. Smith, M. Smith, Sommer Diving (3): Butler, Huxman, Shaheen
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING QUALIFYING STANDARDS Women’s Swimming Standards - 25-Yard Course Event 50 Free 100 Free 200 Free 500 Free 1650 Free 100 Fly 200 Fly
A Standard 21.66 47.18 1:42.98 4:35.76 15:52.41 50.92 1:53.20
B Standard 22.76 49.51 1:47.12 4:47.20 16:30.59 53.76 1:59.23
Event 100 Back 200 Back 100 Breast 200 Breast 200 IM 400 IM
A Standard 50.93 1:50.50 58.60 2:06.84 1:53.66 4:03.62
B Standard 53.94 1:57.11 1:01.84 2:13.97 1:59.94 4:17.30
Women’s Relay Standards Event 200 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 800 Free Relay
Qualifying Provisional 1:28.43 1:29.21 3:14.61 3:16.35 7:00.86 7:05.88
Event Qualifying Provisional 200 Medley Relay 1:36.40 1:37.05 400 Medley Relay 3:31.66 3:33.78
Women’s Diving Standards Event Points Event Points 1-Meter Diving 265 3-Meter Diving 280 Platform Diving 225 3
Breast (3): Herbert, Grover, Lo, Fly (11): Anderson, Baron, S. Clarkowski, Dang, Foster, Johnson, Kosturos, Lo, Murphy, Schmitz, M. Smith Distance Free (3): Fanta, Hawkins, Sulkevich
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Abriana Howard....................................... Ah-bree-ah-na Sophia Kosturos.......................................... koss-TUR-us Rachel Rhee.................................. Ree (rhymes with me) Brooke Schaffer................................................ SHAY-fur Lindsay Stenstrom........................................STEN-strum
COACHING STAFF
JORDAN
WOLFRUM Head Swimming Coach 2nd Season St. Cloud State ‘09
Jordan Wolfrum enters her second season as head coach at UCLA in 2020-21. 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. She succeeded Cyndi Gallagher, who retired after the 2018-19 season following a 31-year tenure as head coach. On the pool deck, she worked mostly with the program’s middle distance swimmers, helping produce nine NCAA qualifiers and seven school record-holders.
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 studentathletes on the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.
Wolfrum had a brief but productive stint with Stanford, helping the Cardinal women to a second-place 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.
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.
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.
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.
Wolfrum’s Career Coaching Record
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.
Year 2019-20 Totals (1 yrs)
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Overall Record 7-3 7-3 (.700)
Conf. Record/Finish 4-3 / 4th 4-3
Postseason N/A (COVID-19)
COACHING STAFF
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Guatemala at the Canada Cup meet in May of 2011.
STEBBINS
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. Ivory-Ganja 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.
Head Diving Coach 23rd Season at UCLA 25th Season overall Yale ‘96
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.
Tom Stebbins enters his 23rd season as the head coach of the UCLA women’s diving team in 2020-21, 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 threepeat as the league’s top diving coach.
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.
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.
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.
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 Pac-12 Championships, then finished second in three events at the 2018 NCAA Zone E Championships.
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.
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.
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.
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 During the 2010-2011 season, Winn finished third on Platform at the Pac-10 Championships and competed at the NCAA Zone E Championships. Winn also competed at her first Senior National Meet and qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials on Platform. Paulina Guzman had a solid first year with the Bruins as she also competed at Zones. Guzman also represented
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
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KARISSA
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.
KRUSZEWSKI Assistant Swimming Coach 2nd Season Wisconsin ‘13
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.
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.
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 (the program’s best finish since 2014), and qualified five student-athletes for NCAA Championships before the season was cut short by COVID-19.
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 three-peat 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.
Prior to arriving at UCLA, she spent three seasons at UNLV (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19), 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 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 student-athletes on the All-PCSC Team. Cal State East Bay would go on to finish second at the 2016 PCSC Championships.
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.
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 is currently pursuing an M.S. in organizational change leadership from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville.
KRISTINE
The Northridge, Calif. native has been the associate head coach at Rose Bowl Aquatics since 2004, where she has been named the American Swimming Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year for the Southern California region five times. While at Rose Bowl, Quance Julian’s athletes set multiple National Age Group and Southern California Swimming records. She got her start in club coaching with CLASS Aquatics in 2002, and was previously a volunteer assistant at her alma mater from 1997-2000.
QUANCE JULIAN Volunteer Assistant Coach 1st Season USC ‘98
Quance Julian’s international career was highlighted by her appearance at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, where she qualified in the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke. She earned her gold medal by swimming the breaststroke leg of the USA’s 4X100 medley squad in the heats. Quance Julian was named the American Swimmer of the Year in 1997 by Swimming World magazine after finishing second in the 200 IM and fourth in the 200 breast at the 1997 Pan Pacific Championships.
Kristine Quance Julian, a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist and two-time Honda Sport Award winner, joined the UCLA swim and dive program as a volunteer assistant coach in November 2020.
During her time at USC, Quance Julian was a 20-time individual champion and 23time All-American. As a senior in 1997, she captained the Trojans to a team title at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis en route to NCAA Swimmer of the Year honors. A nominee for the Honda Award as a freshman in 1993-94, Julian Quance went on to repeat as the Honda Sport Award winner for swimming & diving in 1995-96 and 199697. She was inducted into the USC Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2015.
Quance Julian brings a decorated resume with her to Westwood, both as an athlete and a coach. She was a 23-time All-American and three-time Pac-10 Swimmer of the Year during a Hall of Fame career at USC from 1994-97, won a Gold Medal in the 4X100 medley relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of an illustrious run with USA Swimming, and has been a successful coach on the club circuit for nearly 20 years. 6
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JENNIFER
5-7 / Senior Fly Honolulu, Hawai’i Punahou HS
6-1 / Senior Back El Dorado Hills, Calif. Oak Ridge HS
FOSTER
LATHROP
Career Highlights 2020 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll Six-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
Career Highlights Two Individual Event Wins Five-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2019-20 Participated in eight dual meets, the USD Penthathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a true junior ... Swam at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 IM ... Qualified for the “C” Final in the 200 fly at Pac-12s, placing 19th overall with a time of 2:01.28 ... Set a new PR in the 200 IM (2:02.84) at Pac-12s ... Broke the two-minute mark for the first time in her career in the 200 fly on Feb. 14 in the USC dual meet, placing third with a PR time of 1:59.78 ... Her 200 fly time was third-best on the team for the 2019-20 season ... Finished top-three in the 200 fly at four separate dual meets, including a season-high runner-up finish at UC San Diego on Jan. 3 (2:05.41) ... Swam on UCLA relay teams in the 200 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley ... Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Featured in Bruin Blue Magazine for her work with the Bruin Environmental Leadership Team (B.E.L.T.) initiative, which aims to make UCLA Athletics more sustainable ... Season-bests: 50 free (26.96), 100 free (56.24), 100 back (1:02.01), 100 breast (1:13.47), 100 fly (55.88), 200 fly (1:59.78), 200 IM (2:02.84).
2019-20 Competed in four dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a junior ... Didn’t appear after the OSU Invitational in late November due to injury ... Was runner-up in the 100 back (56.79) in the UC Santa Barbara dual met on Oct. 25 ... Set a PR in the 100 free at Arizona on Nov. 1 at 52.07 ... Runner-up in the 200 back (2:01.82) at ASU on Nov. 2 ... Named to the Director’s Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (24.56), 100 free (52.07), 100 back (55.44), 200 back (1:59.82). 2018-19 Named to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Director’s Honor Rolls ... Had the second-best time on the team in the 200 back (1:55.62) and 100 fly (53.73), and the third-best time in the 100 back (54.54) ... Recorded NCAA B Cuts in the 200 back and 100 fly at the Pac-12 Championships ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 back (22nd, 54.54), 200 back (11th, 1:55.62), and 100 fly (17th, 53.73) ... Was the runner-up in the 100 back in the UCSB/UCSD meet on Jan. 11 (56.52) ... Runner-up in the 200 back in four separate meets, including at Cal on Feb. 2 (1:58.34) and at Stanford on Feb. 1 (1:59.87) ... Part of a 200 free relay team that finished second at Stanford on Feb. 1 (1:36.74) ... Season-bests: 50 free (23.97), 100 back (54.54), 200 back (1:55.62), 100 fly (53.73).
2018-19 Selected to the Fall 2018, Spring 2019 Director’s Honor Rolls ... Recorded a 2:01.58 in the 200 fly at USC on Feb. 15, giving her the second-best time by a Bruin for the season ... At Pac-12s, finished 23rd in the 200 fly (2:03.48), 34th in the 100 fly (57.02), and 47th in the 200 IM ... Season-bests: 100 fly (57.02), 200 fly (2:01.58), 200 IM (2:06.50).
2017-18 Selected to the 2018 Spring Director’s Honor Roll ... Had the best 200 back time (1:55.89) on the squad and the second-best time in the 100 back (54.18) ... Picked up her first collegiate win on Oct. 21 at UC Santa Barbara, taking the 100 back with a time of 56.13 ... Won the 100 back at the Oregon State dual meet on Jan. 12 with a time of 55.61 ... Elsewhere, posted season-best times of 24.58 in the 50 free and 55.24 in the 100 fly ... At the Pac-12 Championships, took first in the 100 back “C” Final with a time of 54.18 (17th overall) ... Placed 11th in the 200 back with a time of 1:55.89 (third in the “B” Final) ... Both of her times at Pac-12s were “B” Standards.
2017-18 Selected to the 2018 Spring Director’s Honor Roll ... Recorded her best 200 IM time of the year in the Pac-12 Championships prelims, finishing in 2:07.48 ... Also had season-best times of 56.45 in the 100 fly, and 2:05.12 in the 200 fly. High School/Club Attended Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii … won three state championships and four Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) championships as member of Buff ‘n Blue … two-time Punahou School Athlete of the Year … inducted into Hawaii High School Athletic Association Hall of Honor in 2017 … honored as ScoringLive Distinguished Athlete of the Year in 2017 … won 12 state championships … won 14 ILH championships … nine-time All American … left with two state records and one ILH record ... Competed for Kamehameha Swim Club in Honolulu, Hawaii … left with 16 Hawaiian age group records.
High School/Club Attended Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, Calif. … earned National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All American recognition for 100 Back (2015-16, 2016-17) and 100 Fly (2016-17) … 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 USA Swimming Scholastic All American … three-time All-Sierra Foothill League honoree (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) … three-time MVP (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) … left with school record in 100 Back (53.62) ... Competed for Sierra Marlins Swim Team in Folsom, Calif. … 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 Sierra Nevada Swimming Scholar-Athlete … recorded Sierra Nevada 17-18 100 Back record (53.62) … tallied Marlins’ 17-18 club records in 50-meter Back, 100-meter Back, 200-meter Back, 100-yard Back and 200-yard Back.
Personal Daughter of Donna Ching-Foster and Jonathan Foster … has one older brother, Tai … decided to attend UCLA because it is the perfect balance of academics and athletics, while being close to home and offering a great team atmosphere … describes her greatest athletic thrills to date as winning 200 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay during freshman year of high school and breaking two state records in the process … admires former basketball player Michael Jordan … interests include art, such as glass blowing, wheel throwing, making metal jewelry and creating sculptures and other 3D pieces (using glass, clay and metal mediums); also likes beach trips and baking.
Personal Daughter of Rob and Joanne Lathrop … has one younger brother, Ian, and one younger sister, Mia … decided to attend UCLA for the team atmosphere and the academic challenge … describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as participating in 200 Back, 50 Back, 100 Fly and 100 Back at 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships and World Championship Trials … lists lifeguarding as an interest … Biochemistry major who aspires to be a pharmaceutical scientist.
Best Times 50 free - 24.78 100 free - 52.86 200 free - 1:52.38 500 free - 4:58.79 1000 free - 10:37.41 100 back - 56.37 200 back - 2:01.00 100 breast - 1:10.75 200 breast - 2:26.65 100 fly - 55.88 200 fly - 1:59.78 200 IM - 2:02.84 400 IM - 4:24.94 (last updated: May 19, 2020)
Best Times 50 free - 23.38 100 free - 52.07 200 free - 1:50.69 100 back - 54.13 200 back - 1:55.62 (last updated: May 20, 2020) 7
PLAYER PROFILES - JUNIORS
GABRIELLE
SOPHIE
5-8 / Junior Fly/Back/Free Los Altos, Calif. Los Altos HS
5-9 / Junior Fly Edina, Minn. Edina HS
ANDERSON
CLARKOWSKI
Career Highlights 2020 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll Four-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
Career Highlights 2020 Selfless Bruin Award 2020 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll Four-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2019-20 Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free (23.01, 20th), 100 fly (54.50, 19th), and 200 fly (2:02.61) ... Set a new PR in the 50 free at Pac-12s, swimming a 22.96 in the prelims ... Established season-best times in every event in which she competed at Pac-12s ... Finished fifth in the 100 fly (59.14) at the USD Pentathlon on Sept. 13 ... Finished third in the 200 fly (2:06.14) in the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 3 ... In the Washington State dual meet on Jan. 11, was second in the 200 fly (2:06.00) and third in the 100 free (53.70) ... Competed on UCLA relay squads in the 200 free and 200 medley ... Selected to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (22.96), 100 free (51.22),100 back (1:05.17), 100 fly (53.98), 200 fly (2:02.61).
2019-20 Recipient of the Selfless Bruin Award for the season ... Competed at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 fly, and 200 fly ... At Pac-12s, set new PRs in the 50 free (24.30) and 200 fly (2:02.57), and a season-best in the 100 fly (55.78) ... Qualified for the “C” Final in the 200 fly, finishing 20th overall ... During the regular season competed in seven dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational ... Was 10th in the 50 fly (27.35) at the USD Pentathlon ... Placed fifth in the 200 fly (2:09.78) in the Washington State dual meet on Jan. 11 ... Competed on UCLA relay teams in the 200 free, 400 free, and 200 medley ... Selected to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ... Selected to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (24.30), 100 free (4.57), 100 back (1:05.89), 100 breast (1:21.69), 100 fly (55.78), 200 fly (2:02.57).
2018-19 Selected to the Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2018 ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 fly, and 200 fly ... Swam on UCLA relay teams in the 200 free and 800 free ... Finished 24th at Pac-12s in both the 100 fly (55.24) and 200 fly (2:05.73) ... Was the 34th-place finisher in the 50 free at Pac-12 with a season-best time of 23.38 ... Recorded a time of 2:02.80 in the 200 fly at USC on Feb. 15, a season best and the third-best time by a Bruin for the year ... Had the fourth-best 100 fly time, a 54.46 set at Pac-12s during prelims ... Season-bests: 50 free (23.38), 100 free (51.15), 100 back (58.20), 100 fly (54.46), 200 fly (2:02.80).
2018-19 Named to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Director’s Honor Rolls ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 medley relay ... Was the third-place finisher in the 200 fly against Oregon State on Jan. 19 (2:05.32) ... Helped the UCLA B team finish second in the 200 free relay at Stanford on Feb. 1 (1:36.74) and third at Cal on Feb. 2 (1:36.60) ... Season-bests: 50 free (24.50), 100 fly (55.70), 200 fly (2:04.47). High School Attended Edina High School ... Named All-America, all-state, and all-conference during her high school years ... Was captain of the Edina Swim & Dive teams as her senior year ... Qualified for state in all five of her years ... Team won AA State Championships in both 2016 and 2017 ... Placed fifth in the 100 fly in 2017 ... Qualified in the “A” final in all events during her junior and senior seasons.
High School Earned four varsity letters at Los Altos High School ... Was a three-time USA Swimming and NISCA All-American ... Also named a Scholastic All-American in her final three seasons ... School record-holder in the 100 fly, 100 free, 50 free, and 200 medley relay ... Posted best times of 53.87 in the 100 fly, 55.11 in the 100 back, 50.68 in the 100 free, and 23.67 in the 50 free.
Club Competed for Edina Swim Club ... Named a Scholastic All-American ... Competed at various NSCA and Winter Junior National meets.
Club Competed for Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics ... 2015 Junior Nationals Champions ... Qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials and the 2017 World Championship Trials. Personal Gabrielle Nicole Anderson was born on Nov. 3, 1999 to parents Michael Anderson and Kathleen Gaspich in Los Altos, Calif. ... Has one younger sister, Stephanie ... Chose UCLA because of “the great academics and successful team” and because “the girls made me feel like I was part of the team before I even committed” ... Lists competing in the 2016 Olympic Trials as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Katie Ledecky, Dana Vollmer, and Natalie Coughlin ... Hobbies and interests include baking, photography, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Personal Sophie Marie Clarkowski was born on Apr. 12, 2000 to parents Kristi Goss and Brian Clarkowski in St. Louis Park, Minn. ... Has two younger brothers, Robbie and Joe, and one younger sister, Nora, who joined the UCLA swim team ahead of the 2020-21 season ... Planning on majoring in business economics ... Chose UCLA because it has “always been my dream school and because it allows me to compete and train with an incredible swim team while getting a world class education” ... Describes winning back-to-back state championships as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Hobbies and interests include spending time with friends and family, going tubing and water skiing on Minnesota lakes, going to the ocean, and trying different kinds of smoothies ... Has a one-eyed dog named Teddy ... Favorite type of pasta is bowtie.
Best Times 50 free - 22.96 100 free - 50.69 200 free - 1:52.71 50 back - 25.75 100 back - 55.14 200 back - 2:06.87 100 fly - 53.88 200 fly - 2:02.12 200 IM - 2:15.20 (last updated: May 18, 2020)
Best Times 50 free - 24.30 100 free - 52.90 200 free - 1:52.51 500 free - 5:06.61 100 back - 59.49 200 back - 2:08.31 100 fly - 55.70 200 fly - 2:02.57 200 IM - 2:16.20 400 IM - 4:41.29 (last updated: May 19, 2020) 8
PLAYER PROFILES - JUNIORS
CLAIRE
GROVER 6-1 / Junior Free/Breast Scottsdale, Ariz. Boulder Creek HS
Career Highlights 2020 CSCAA All-American (50 free) 2019, 2020 NCAA Qualifier Four-time Individual NCAA Qualifier 22 Individual Event Wins Four Pac-12 Championships “A” Finals Freshman Record-Holder in 50 free (21.98),100 free (48.74), and 100 breast (59.50) Program Record-Holder in 200 free relay (1:28.88), 400 medley relay (3:31.81) Three-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll 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 schoolrecord 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 back (1:03.74), 100 breast (1:00.18), 200 breast (2:14.85), 100 fly (1:02.05).
Grover reached a pair of “A” Finals at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships as part of an All-American sophomore season
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 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. Club 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 ... Plans on majoring in english ... 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.
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
Best Times 50 free - 21.98 100 free - 48.74 200 free - 1:52.58 100 back - 58.09 200 back - 2:11.07 100 breast - 59.50 200 breast - 2:12.09 100 fly - 57.28 200 fly - 2:23.58 200 IM - 2:03.25 (last updated: May 19, 2020) 9
PLAYER PROFILES - JUNIORS
ABRIANA
ELLA
5-5 / Junior Back Danville, Calif. Monte Vista HS
5-9 / Junior IM/Free Lone Tree, Colo. Valor Christian HS
HOWARD
KIRSCHKE
Career Highlights Two Individual Event Wins Four-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
Career Highlights Three Individual Event Wins Four-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll One Pac-12 Championship “A” Final
2019-20 Competed in all nine of the team’s dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational ... Competed at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 100 back, 200 back, and 200 IM ... Qualified for “C” Finals in both backstroke events, ultimately placing 18th overall in the 200 back (season-best 1:56.83) and 21st overall in the 100 back (55.06) ... Earned an event win in the 200 back at UC San Diego on Jan. 3, touching first in 2:02.60 ... Made her season debut on Sept. 13 in the USD Pentathlon, finishing second in the 50 back (27.53, field of 77) and seventh in the 100 back (59.60, field of 77) ... Scored in both backstroke events against Stanford on Jan. 31, taking fourth in both the the 100 back (56.96) and 200 back (2:01.81) ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (25.18), 100 free (53.90), 100 back (54.76), 200 back (1:56.83), 100 breast (1:15.86), 100 fly (56.18), 200 IM (2:02.11).
2019-20 Competed in all nine of the team’s dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a true sophomore ... Swam individually at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 200 back, 200 IM, and 400 IM ... Set new best times and qualified for the finals in all three events ... Best result came in the 400 IM, where she placed sixth overall with a PR time of 4:11.53 ... Was 10th in the 200 IM finals (PR time of 1:58.65) and 21st overall in the 200 back finals (PR time of 1:57.38) ... Logged three individual event wins over the course of the year, two in the 200 IM and one in the 400 IM ... Had the best 400 IM time (4:11.53) on the team and third-best 200 IM time (1:58.65) ... Picked up her first win of the season at the Utah dual meet on Oct. 11, winning the 200 IM at 2:02.89 ... Won the 200 IM (2:03.19) in the ASU dual meet on Nov. 2 ... Scored in the 400 IM (4:21.51, second) and 200 free (1:50.86, third) in the Arizona dual meet on Nov. 1 ... In a field of 43 at the Ohio State Invitational, placed ninth in the 400 IM finals (4:16.97) ... Earned the win in the 400 IM (4:21.67) in the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 3, was runner-up in the 200 back (2:03.08) ... Scored in three events, set a PR in the 100 back (57.19) in the Stanford dual meet on Jan. 31 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 100 free (50.91), 200 free (1:49.71), 100 back (57.19), 200 back (1:57.38), 200 IM (1:58.65), 400 IM (4:11.53).
2018-19 Named to the Fall 2018 Director’s Honor Roll ... Posted season-best times of 54.54 in the 100 back and 1:56.28 in the 200 back, both of which ranked fourth-best on the squad ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM, and 200 medley relay ... Picked up her first collegiate win on Jan. 11, taking first place in the 200 back during the UCSB/UCSD meet with a time of 2:00.92 ... At the conference championships, placed 13th in the 200 back (1:56.28), 23rd in the 100 back (54.59), and 40th in the 200 IM (2:03.68) ... Her time in the 200 back at Pac-12s was an NCAA B Cut ... Was the runner-up in the 200 back during the USD/Harvard meet on Jan. 7, finishing in 2:01.30 ... Season-bests: 100 free (54.37), 100 back (54.54), 200 back (1:56.28), 200 IM (2:03.68), 500 free (5:03.45).
2018-19 Named to the Spring 2019 Director’s Honor Roll ... Had the fourth-best 200 IM time on the team (2:01.54) ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 100 free (29th, 50.44), 200 IM (27th, 2:01.54), 400 IM (19th, 4:17.83), 400 free relay, and 800 free relay ... Was top-five in the 50 free at four meets, including third-place finishes at Utah on Oct. 27 (23.97) and against Arizona State on Nov. 3 (23.82) ... Was runner-up in the 100 free at Utah on Oct. 27 (52.11) and in the 400 IM at Stanford on Feb. 1 (4:19.65) ... Part of the winning team in the 200 free relay at Utah on Oct. 27 (1:33.51) ... Season-bests: 50 free (23.43), 100 free (50.39), 200 free (1:49.89), 200 fly (2:04.84), 200 IM (2:01.54), 400 IM (4:17.83), 500 free (5:00.24).
High School Earned four varsity letters at Monte Vista High School ... Was an Academic All-American ... Won the 2017 CIF NCS Championship in the 100 back ... Posted best times of 55.04 in the 100 back, 1:58.15 in the 200 back, 1:51.46 in the 200 free, and 2:04.29 in the 200 IM.
High School/Club Swam four seasons at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo. ... Earned AllAmerican and Academic All-American honors during her high school career ... Also made First Team All-State and First Team All-League ... Competed for Denver Swim Academy.
Club Competed for the Crow Canyon Sharks ... Served as team captain. Personal Abriana Raquel Howard was born on May 20, 2000 in Longview, Tex. to parents David and Glenna ... Majoring in sociology ... Chose UCLA because it is “the perfect example of high-achieving athletics and academics and the coaches are extremely supportive” ... Lists winning the 2017 NCS Championship in the 100 back as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Hobbies and interests include going on adventures with friends and families, finding new places to explore, watching movies, and spending time with family ... Her uncle Brett and cousin Canaan both attended UCLA.
Personal Ella McCall Kirschke was born on Jun. 27, 2000 in Rochester, Mich. to parents Travis and Amy ... Has two younger brothers, Gabe and Blake ... Aspires to go into marketing ... In her free time, enjoys spending long days at the beach and adventuring outdoors with friends and family ... Her father Travis played football at UCLA from 1993-96, then played 13 seasons in the NFL for the Detroit Lions (1997-2002), San Francisco 49ers (2003), and Pittsburgh Steelers (2004-09), winning Super Bowl XL with the Steelers in 2005 ... Chose UCLA because of the “outstanding academics and athletics along with the perfect location!” ... Majoring in communication.
Best Times 50 free - 24.48 100 free - 52.00 200 free - 1:51.46 500 free - 4:57.01 100 back - 54.54 200 back - 1:56.28 200 IM - 2:02.11 400 IM - 4:27.30 (last updated: May 19, 2020)
Best Times 50 free - 23.35 100 free - 50.32 200 free - 1:48.59 500 free - 5:00.24 100 back - 57.19 200 back - 1:57.38 200 IM - 1:58.65 400 IM - 4:11.53 (last updated: May 20, 2020) 10
PLAYER PROFILES - JUNIORS
EMILY
BONNIE
5-4 / Junior Breast/Fly Oakland, Calif. Acalanes HS
5-3 / Junior Fly/Free Portola Valley, Calif. Castilleja HS
LO
SCHMITZ
Career Highlights 2020 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll Three-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll One Individual Event Win
Career Highlights 2020 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll Five-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll 2019-20 Competed in five dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a sophomore ... Set a new PR in the 500 free (5:20.15) at the USA Swimming President’s Day Classic in February ... Swam a season-best 2:11.56 in the 200 fly at the same meet ... Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (27.84), 100 free (59.15), 200 free (2:00.22), 500 free (5:20.15), 100 back (1:13.66), 100 breast (1:19.72), 100 fly (59.46), 200 fly (2:11.56),
2019-20 Competed in all nine of the team’s dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a sophomore ... Swam at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships individually in the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 100 fly ... Qualified for the “B” Final and set seasonbests in all three events ... Was 12th in the 200 breast (2:12.77), 13th in the 100 breast (1:01.50), and 13th in the 100 fly (53.83) ... During Pac-12s, set PR splits in the 50 breast (29.14) and 50 fly (25.06) ... Started her season by finishing top-four in four events at the USD Pentathlon on Sept. 13 - the 100 fly (59.25, sixth), 50 fly (27.15, eighth), 100 breast (1:08.85, ninth), and 50 breast (32.70, 10th) ... Scored in both breaststroke events in six separate meets ... Runner-up in the 200 breast (2:18.86) against Stanford on Jan. 31 and Cal (2:20.82) on Feb. 1 ... Selected to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the Director’s Honor Roll for spring (quarter GPA of 3.0 or higher and pass at least 12 units) ... Season-bests: 50 free (24.98), 100 back (1:00.24), 100 breast (1:01.50), 200 breast (2:12.77), 100 fly (53.83), 200 IM (2:04.08).
2018-19 Named to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Director’s Honor Rolls ... Made her collegiate debut in the Arizona State dual meet on Nov. 3, 2018 ... Swam at the Pac-12 Invitational in the 100 fly and 200 fly ... Season-bests: 50 free (26.41), 100 free (56.85), 100 fly (59.07), 200 fly (2:10.35).
2018-19 Named to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Director’s Honor Rolls ... Season-best times: 100 breast (1:01.99), 200 breast (2:13.97), 50 free (23.28), 100 fly (55.10), 200 IM (2:03.27) ... Had the second-best 200 breast time on the team and the third-best in the 100 breast ... Her 200 breast time was an NCAA B Cut while she missed a B Cut in the 100 breast by just 0.15 seconds ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free (32nd, 23.36), 100 breast (23rd, 1:02.25), 200 breast (23rd, 2:15.95) ... Recorded her first collegiate win on Jan. 11 in the UCSB/UCSD meet, winning the 200 breast with a time of 2:17.58 ... Was runner-up in the 200 breast against Arizona, at Stanford, and at Utah ... Finished top-five in the 100 breast at five separate meets, including a seasonbest runner-up finish in the USD/Harvard meet on Jan. 7 (1:03.75) ... Part of UCLA’s 200 medley relay-winning teams in the UCSB/UCSD meet on Jan. 11 (1:41.05) and against Oregon State (1:42.52) ... Swam on the A Team in the 200 free and 200 medley relays at Cal on Feb. 2, helping the Bruins to second-place results in both races.
High School Earned four varsity letters in swimming at Castilleja High School ... Was named all-league each of her four seasons ... Team Captain in 2018 ... Received the Sportsmanship Award as a senior ... Qualified for the CIF CCS Championships in all four of her seasons ... Reached the CCS 200 medley relay final in 2017 ... Twice reached the CCS 400 free relay, in 2015 and 2018 ... Finished eighth in the 400 free relay at the 2015 CCS Championships ... Was on the school record-holding relay teams in the 200 medley, 200 free, and 400 free. Club Competed for Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics, a silver medal club with USA Aquatics ... Was the PASA-Alpine Team Captain in 2018 ... 2015 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals Champions. Personal Bonnie Catherine Schmitz was born on Jul. 24, 2000 to parents Craig and Christie in San Jose, Calif. ... Has one younger sister: Emily ... Chose UCLA because “it had everything - amazing athletics, incredible academics, tons of school spirit, and an overall great atmosphere” ... Calls making CCS Finals with her relay team as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Missy Franklin and Janet Evans ... Hobbies and interests include going to the beach, surfing, shopping, and doing yoga ... Her uncle, Mark Schmitz, and great grandmother, Shirleyanne Mason, both attended UCLA.
High School/Club Swam four years at Acalanes High School ... Two-time Diablo Athletic League First Team pick ... Team MVP in her final three years ... School record-holder in the 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, and 100 breast ... Qualified for NCS “A” Final in all four seasons ... Finished runner-up in the 100 fly and 100 breast while finishing third in the 200 medley relay at the 2018 NCS Meet ... Posted best times of 53.76 in the 100 fly, 1L02.05 in the 100 breast, and 2:01.75 in the 200 IM ... Competed for the Terrapins Swim Team ... Team record-holder in the 100 breast, 200 breast, 100 fly, and 200 fly ... Ranks in the club all-time top-10 in the 100 back, 200 IM, and 400 IM ... Placed 13th in the 400 medley relay at the 2018 Summer Junior Nationals ... Was eighth in the 200 breast at the 2017 Summer Junior Nationals and 14th in the 100 breast ... At the 2016 Winter Junior Nationals, placed fifth in the 200 breast and ninth in the 100 breast.
Best Times 50 free - 25.98 100 free - 55.87 200 free - 1:59.08 500 free - 5:20.15 100 back - 1:05.47 200 back - 2:21.86 100 breast - 1:13.04 200 breast - 2:41.80 100 fly - 59.38 200 fly - 2:10.35 200 IM - 2:14.69 400 IM - 4:48.83 (last updated: May 21, 2020)
Personal Emily Yin Lo was born on Dec. 16, 2000 to parents Sinh A. Lo Jr. and Gina Lo in Berkeley, Calif. ... Has two older brothers, Andrew and Aaron ... Plans on majoring in environmental science ... Chose UCLA because “the academics are amazing here and I loved the team when I met them” ... Cites medaling in the 200 breaststroke final at the 2016 Winter Junior Nationals as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill. Best Times 50 free - 23.28 100 free - 52.38 100 breast - 1:01.43 200 breast - 2:11.29 100 fly - 53.76 (last updated: Sept. 19, 2019) 11
PLAYER PROFILES - JUNIORS
DELANEY
KATIE
5-10 / Junior IM/Back/Free Centennial, Colo. Arapahoe HS
5-6 / Junior Distance Free Covina, Calif. Glendora HS
SMITH
SULKEVICH
Career Highlights 2019 NCAAs Relay Qualifier One Individual Event Win One Pac-12 “A” Final 2020 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll 2019 CSCAA Scholar All-American Five-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
Career Highlights Five-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll 2019-20 Competed in seven dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a sophomore ... Swam individually at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 500 free, 1650 free, and 400 IM ... Made the “C” Final of the 400 IM with a PR time of 4:26.26 in the prelims, ultimately placing 24th overall (4:28.59) ... Was 15th in the 1650 free with a season-best time of 16:50.06 ... Was runner-up in the 1000 free (10:27.04) in the Washington St. dual meet on Jan. 11 ... Finished top-five in both distance freestyle events in the Utah dual meet on Oct. 11 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 500 free (4:54.43), 1000 free (9:57.94), 1650 free (16:50.06), 400 IM (4:26.26).
2019-20 Competed in all nine of the team’s dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a sophomore ... Swam individually at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 200 back, 200 IM, and 400 IM ... Made the finals off all three events, including the “A” Final of the 200 IM and “B” Final of the 400 IM ... Placed seventh overall in the 200 IM (1:58.44), 11th overall in the 400 IM (PR time of 4:12.64), and 19th in the 200 back (PR time of 1:56.96) ... Also set a new best time in the 200 IM prelims (1:58.31) and had a PR 100 free split of 49.66 during the 400 free relay ... Had the second-best 200 and 400 IM times on the team for the season ... Wrapped up her season with a third place finish in the 200 IM (2:00.44) at the CSCAA Invitational ... Was top-three in both backstroke events in the UC Santa Barbara dual meet on Oct. 25 ... Selected to the Pac12 Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 100 free (49.66), 200 free (1:51.56), 100 back (55.41), 200 back (1:56.96), 200 IM (1:58.31), 400 IM (4:12.64).
2018-19 Named to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Director’s Honor Rolls ... Made her collegiate debut on Oct. 27 at Utah, finishing fourth in the 1000 free (10:40.66) and seventh in the 500 free (5:18.04) ... Swam the file for the first time collegiately at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 19th (16:43.16) ... Also competed in the 500 free at Pac-12s, placing 28th (4:52.76) ... In the UCSB/UCSD meet on Jan. 11, finished runner-up in both the 500 free (5:00.13) and 1000 free (10:12.70) ... Season-bests: 200 free (1:53.90), 500 free (4:52.76), 1000 free (10:12.70), 1650 free (16:43.16).
2018-19 Named a CSCAA Scholar All-American ... Selected to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Director’s Honor Rolls ... Swam at NCAAs as the third leg in UCLA’s 400 free relay team, helping the Bruins to a 25th place finish (season-best 3:16.71) ... Had the best 400 IM time on the team (4:15.63), the third-best 200 IM time (1:59.36), and the fourth-best 200 free time (1:49.19) ... Made her collegiate debut on Oct. 27 at Utah, picking up her first career win in the 200 IM (2:05.06) and finishing third in the 100 free (52.51) and 200 free (1:52.43) ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 200 back (15th, 1:57.73), 200 IM (23rd, 1:59.36), 400 IM (17th, 4:15.63), 400 free relay, and 800 free relay (sixth, 7:06.92) ... Finished top-three in the 200 free at four separate meets ... Was runner-up in the 200 breast in the Oregon State dual meet on Jan. 19 (2:18.21) ... Logged two separate NCAA B Cuts in both the 200 IM and 400 IM ... Lone Bruin to hit a B Cut in the 400 IM ... Was the runner-up in the 400 IM at USC on Feb. 15 (4:18.05) ... Season-bests: 50 free (23.67), 100 free (50.01), 200 free (1:49.19), 200 back (1:57.52), 200 breast (2:18.21), 200 IM (1:59.36), 400 IM (4:15.63).
High School Earned four varsity letters at Glendora High School ... Was a four-time all-league choice ... All-American in her final three years ... Two-time Scholastic All-American ... Named league MVP in her senior year ... Posted best times of 4:48 in the 500 free and 1:51.69 in the 200 free. Club Competed for the La Mirada Armada ... National top-10 in 2012-13 and 2015-18.
High School Earned four varsity letters at Arapahoe HS ... Was a five-time All-American ... Set school records in the 200 IM, 100 back, 100 breast, 200 medley relay, and 400 free relay ... Two-time Team MVP ... Team captain.
Personal Kathleen Amber Sulkevich was born on Apr. 20, 2000 in San Gabriel, Calif. ... Mother is Barbara Sulkevich ... Has two older brothers, Matthew and Dale ... Has one older sister, Kristen ... Planning on majoring in biology ... Aspires to be a dentist ... Chose UCLA because she “fell in love with the team atmosphere when I went on my recruiting trip and the beautiful campus is a plus” ... Cites the 2015 Winter Junior Nationals, where she was a finalist in the 500 free and medaled in the 1650 free, as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Connor Dwyer and Laurie Hernandez ... Would like people to know she has a hidden “geeky side” ... Her brother, Matthew, swam at Cal State Northridge ... Hobbies and interests include the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 70s and 80s music, Disneyland, and fiction books “from Jane Austen to Stephen King.”
Club Competed for Highland Ranch Aquatics, a USA Swimming bronze medal club ... Has club records in the 200 and 400 IM, 100 free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay, and 800 free relay. Personal Delaney Marie Smith was born on Sept. 23, 1999 to parents Mike and Dana in Centennital, Colo. ... Has one older brother: Colton ... Chose UCLA because of the “breathtaking campus, outstanding academics and athletics, and amazing Bruin life” ... Admires Maya DiRado ... Hobbies and interests include skiing, hiking, traveling, playing cards, family reunions, and dogs ... Has been skiing since she was three years old ... Has lived in the same house since she was born ... Her mother played volleyball at Rice and her brother swims for Trinity University ... Her father has traveled the world for skiing ... Has three cousins who play collegiate soccer, one at Marquette, one at Texas Tech, and another at Washburn University.
Best Times 500 free - 4:48.62 1000 free - 9:51.18 1650 free - 16:33.65 400 IM - 4:26.26 (last updated: May 21, 2020)
Best Times 50 free - 23.67 100 free - 49.66 200 free - 1:48.12 100 back - 55.41 200 back - 1:56.96 100 breast - 1:03.76 200 breast - 2:18.21 200 IM - 1:58.31 400 IM - 4:12.64 12
PLAYER PROFILES - SOPHOMORES
HANNAH
GABBY
5-5 / Sophomore Diving Rochester, N.Y. Brighton HS
5-5 / Sophomore Free/Fly Bothell, Wash. North Creek HS
BUTLER
DANG
Career Highlights Three Individual Event Wins Three-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
Career Highlights 2020 CSCAA All-American (1M diving) 2020 UCLA Swim & Dive Newcomer of the Year 2020 NCAA Championships Qualifier 2020 Zone E Championships Qualifier Three-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
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) ... Also runner-up in the 100 fly (54.76) and fifth in the 50 free (23.79) in the Arizona dual meet on Nov. 1 ... Scored in the 100 fly (55.54, third) and 100 back (56.93) at Arizona State on Nov. 2 ... Was third in the 100 fly against both Cal and Stanford ... Competed on relay squads in the 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley ... Named to the Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (22.89), 100 free (50.70), 100 back (54.95), 100 fly (53.17).
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 for fall, winter, and spring quarters. High School/Club Attended Brighton High School … Monroe All-County Team each year from 2015-18 … Was the 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.
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 All-American … 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 Hannah Jaffe Butler was born in 2001 in Rochester, N.Y. to parents Edie and Ric … Has an older brother, Daniel … Chose to attend 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 … Favorite athletes include Serena Williams, Bethany Hamilton, and Alex Morgan … Hobbies and interests include playing volleyball, art and drawing, film, marine biology, and environmental science … Taught herself how to play guitar.
Personal Gabrielle Tutrinh Dang was born in 2000 to parents Kim and Peter in Bothell, Wash. … Has one older sister, Tiffany … Plans on majoring in biochemistry … 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.
Collegiate Bests 1M - 285.95 3M - 306.60 Platform - 193.73 (last updated: May 18, 2020)
Best Times 50 free - 22.89 100 free - 49.84 200 free - 1:49.46 100 back - 54.53 200 back - 2:05.46 100 fly - 52.58 200 fly - 2:01.92 (last updated: May 19, 2020)
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PLAYER PROFILES - SOPHOMORES
DANIELLA
LAURYN
5-8 / Sophomore Distance Free San Ramon, Calif. California HS
5-7 / Sophomore Fly/Free Rockville Centre, N.Y. Sacred Heart Academy
HAWKINS
JOHNSON
Career Highlights Seven Individual Event Wins Three-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
Career Highlights Two Individual Event Wins Three-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
2019-20 As a true freshman competed in all nine of the team’s dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational ... At the 2020 Pac-12 Championships, swam in the 200 free, 500 free, 1000 free, and 1650 free ... Top result came in the 1650 free, where she finished 11th overall with a time of 16:25.92 - a new PR ... At Pac-12s, also established a new best time in the 1000 free (9:53.77) and a season-best in the 500 free (4:49.30) ... Earned seven individual event wins over the course of the year, four in the 500 free and three in the 1000 free ... Made her collegiate debut in the USD Pentathlon on Sept. 13, finishing as high as 23rd overall (100 free, 54.98) ... Picked up two wins in her first true NCAA dual meet, clinching the 500 free (4:57.14) and 1000 free (10:09.20) against Utah on Oct. 11 ... Also swept the distance events in the UCSB dual meet on Oct. 25 ... In the UC San Diego dual meet on Jan. 3, won the 500 free (4:58.88) and set a season-best in the 50 free (25.35) ... Swept the 500 free (4:56.99) and 1000 free (10:11.80) against Washington State on Jan. 11 ... For the season, had the best mile time on the team and the second-best times in the 500 free and 1000 free ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (25.35), 100 free (54.98), 200 free (1:49.91), 500 free (4:49.30), 1000 free (9:54.15), 1650 free (16:25.92), 100 back (1:03.39), 100 breast (1:16.84), 100 fly (1:02.84).
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 ... Season-bests: 50 free (24.48), 100 free (53.60), 200 free (1:51.13), 500 free (4:52.02), 1000 free (10:07.17), 1650 free (16:48.13), 100 fly (58.74), 200 fly (1:59.39), 200 IM (2:14.91), 400 IM (4:33.66). 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 recordholder 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.
High School/Club Attended California High School … Earned four varsity letters … Was an All-American qualifier all four years … Competed with the Pleasanton Seahawks … 2018 NISCA AllAmerican … Won the 500 free at the 2019 CIF North Coast Section Championships … Was second in the 500 free at the 2018 NCS meet, finishing in 4:49.65 … Finished 10th in the 800 free at the 2018 Speedo Junior Nationals (8:52.28) … Qualified for the 2018 Winter Nationals, placing 18th in the 800 free … Enters college with personal bests in: 500 free (4:44.78), 1000 free (9:54.84), and 1650 free (16:35.32). Personal Daniella Damele Hawkins was born in 2001 to parents Mike and Catie in Payson, Ariz. … Has an older brother, Weston, and a younger sister, Francesca … Plans on majoring in psychology … Aspires to be a sports psychologist … Chose UCLA because of the “amazing team, impressive coaching staff, outstanding academics, the opportunities afforded at the school, nice weather year-round, and location” … Lists winning the 500 free at the NCS Meet in her senior year as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill … Favorite athletes include Katie Ledecky and Naomi Osaka … In her free time enjoys reading, being outside, hanging out with friends and family, and exploring new places.
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 - 24.67 100 free - 51.84 200 free - 1:49.72 500 free - 4:44.78 1000 free - 9:53.77 1650 free - 16:25.92 (last updated: May 19, 2020)
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 - 1:59.13 200 IM - 2:06.14 400 IM - 4:26.15 (last updated: May 20, 2020) 14
PLAYER PROFILES - SOPHOMORES
SOPHIA
KATE
5-6 / Sophomore Back/Fly/Free Orinda, Calif. Miramonte HS
5-10 / Sophomore Back/Free Dillsburgh, Pa. University of South Carolina Northern HS
KOSTUROS
LUFT
Career Highlights 10 Individual Event Wins Three-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll Program Record-Holder in the 400 medley relay (3:31.81, 2020)
University of South Carolina (2019-20) Swam at the University of South Carolina for her freshman season ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in spring 2020 and was a CSCAA Scholar-All America honorable mention for the school year ... Competed primarily in the backstroke ... Finished runner-up in the 100 back against East Carolina on Jan. 11, her best individual result of the year ... Swam the backstroke leg of a school-record-setting 200 medley relay team at the 2020 SEC Championships ... Her time of 53.84 in the 100 back was second-fastest in South Carolina school history at the time of her transfer.
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 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (22.66), 100 free (49.84), 100 back (52.75), 200 back (1:55.45), 100 fly (55.91)
High School/Club Attended Northern High School in Dillsburgh, Pa. ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... Two-time individual state champion in the 100 back ... Owns school records in the 100 free, 100 back, 200 IM, 500 free, and 200 medley relay ... Voted the 2019 PennLive Swimmer of the Year ... Set high school best times of 54.16 (100 back), 1:49.15 (200 cree), and 2:02.43 (200 IM) ... Voted Team MVP three times ... Five-time All-American and seven-time district champion ... Competed with Hershey Aquatic Club ... Was champion in the 100 back at the 2019 ISCA National Cup ... Earned CSCAA Academic All-America honors. Personal Full name: Katherine May Luft ... Parents are John Luft and Lisa Cameron ... Has an older sister, Becca ... Chose UCLA because of “the vast opportunities afforded to me, including a switch to a major that is more suited for me, and the excellence in both academics and athletics” ... Plans to major in public affairs ... Cites her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as anytime being in a relay final ... Admires Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel ... Hobbies and interests include traveling, reading, and exploring new music ... Hopes to join The Peace Corps after graduating. Best Times 50 free - 25.52 100 free - 51.10 200 free - 1:54.01 500 free - 5:11.01 100 back - 53.84 200 back - 1:56.90 200 IM - 2:02.42 (last updated: Oct. 5, 2020)
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 … Five-time 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 - 22.66 100 free - 49.03 200 free - 1:49.18 100 back - 52.75 200 back - 1:55.45 100 fly - 53.56 200 fly - 2:07.64 (last updated: May 20, 2020) 15
PLAYER PROFILES - SOPHOMORES
RACHEL
BROOKE
5-10 / Sophomore Free San Diego, Calif. La Costa Canyon HS
5-7 / Sophomore Free Mountain View, Calif. St. Francis HS
RHEE
SCHAFFER
Career Highlights 2020 Fearless Bruin Award One Pac-12 “A” Final Four Individual Event Wins Two-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
Career Highlights One Individual Event Win Three-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll 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).
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 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 All-American … 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).
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.
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 - 22.74 100 free - 49.10 200 free - 1:47.47 100 breast - 1:00.55 200 breast - 2:17.17 (last updated: May 21, 2020)
Best Times 50 free - 22.76 100 free - 49.12 200 free - 1:47.81 500 free - 4:58.11 100 fly - 53.32 (last updated: May 21, 2020)
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PLAYER PROFILES - SOPHOMORES
KATIE
KATRINA
5-2 / Sophomore Diving La Canada, Calif. Crescenta Valley HS
6-0 / Sophomore Back/IM Villa Park, Calif. University of Indiana Villa Park HS
SHAHEEN
SOMMER
Career Highlights 2020 Zone E Championships Qualifier UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
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.
2019-20 Qualified for the 2020 Zone E Diving Championships as a true freshman ... Posted three separate Zones-qualifying scores in 3M, including a season-high mark of 307.25 during the Pac-12 Championships ... At Pac-12s, placed sixth in 3M, ninth in platform (215.30), and 18th in 1M (220.85) ... Secured her ticket to Zones with a solid performance in 3M at the Bruin Diving Invitational on Jan. 18, as she notched a 286.30 during prelims en route to a ninth place finish ... At Zones, finished 12th on tower with a season-best score of 243.50 – the highest platform mark by a Bruin in 2019-20 – about 15 points short of an NCAA-qualifying spot ... Was 20th in 3M at Zones (260.35) ... Made her NCAA debut during the Trojan Diving Invitational from Nov. 8-10 ... Had her highest finish of the year on Feb. 15 against USC, placing third in platform with a score of 223.35 ... Named to the UCLA Director’s Honor Roll for spring quarter ... Season-bests: 1M (236.55), 3M (307.25), platform (243.50).
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.
High School/Club Attended Crescenta Valley High School ... Earned four varsity letters in diving ... Was a three-time All-American ... Qualified for California State Finals in 2016, 2017, and 2019 ... Won 1m at the 2017 CIF Southern Section Championships in 2017, scoring 478.45 … Improved her score at the 2018 CIF Sections, up to 490.90, but placed second ... At State Finals, finished 12th (2016), eighth (2017), and ninth (2019) ... Five-time qualifier for USA Diving Junior Nationals ... Finished third on platform at the Camo International Competition in 2015 ... Placed 10th in platform at the 2018 USA Diving Junior National Championships.
Best Times 50 free - 24.14 100 free - 51.12 200 free - 1:54.25 100 back - 55.52 200 back - 1:59.08 100 fly - 56.79 200 IM - 2:01.76 (last updated: Jul. 12, 2020)
Personal Katelynn Elia Shaheen was born in 2001 in Pasadena, Calif. to parents Doris and Elia ... Has two older brothers, Anthony and Michael, and an older sister, Amal ... Chose to attend UCLA because “I love the atmosphere and it has always been my dream school” ... Greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill was competing at her first senior national competition ... Admires Olympic gold medalist diver Laura Wilkinson ... Hobbies and interests include sketching/painting, playing the violin, and spending time with friends and family ... Loves traveling and experiencing different cultures ... Plans on majoring in biochemistry ... Aspires to be a pharmacologist. Collegiate Bests 1M - 236.55 3M - 307.25 Platform - 243.50 (last updated: May 21, 2020)
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PLAYER PROFILES - SOPHOMORES
LINDSAY
STEPHANIE
5-9 / Sophomore Back/Free Highlands Ranch, Colo. Valor Christian HS
5-7 / Sophomore Free Buena Park, Calif. Mater Dei HS
STENSTROM
SU
Career Highlights Three-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
Career Highlights Two Individual Event Wins Two-time UCLA Director’s Honor Roll
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 ... Season-bests: 50 free (24.71), 100 free (51.84), 100 back (57.25), 200 back (2:01.16).
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 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).
High School/Club Attended Mater Dei High School … Earned four letters … Three-time school MVP … Four-time league champion in the 500 free … Four-time CIF San Joaquin Section and State finalist … Placed third in the 500 free (4:49.09) at the 2018 CIF State Championships … Was second in the 500 free at the 2018 CIF San Joaquin Section Championships … 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 … Placed ninth in the 1650 free at the 2017 Winter Junior Nationals … Placed 16th in the 800 free at the 2018 Summer Junior Nationals … Was 16th in the 400 free at the 2019 Summer Junior Nationals … 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 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 … 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, is currently on the Stanford swim team (senior for the 2019-20 season) … Her brother, Blake, is a quarterback on the Colorado football team (redshirt freshman as of the 2019 season).
Personal Stephanie Dizon Su was born in 2000 to parents Steve and Maria in Anaheim, Calif. … Plans on majoring in computational and systems biology … Aspires to work in the bioinformatics field … 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, and her cousin is currently enrolled at UCLA Law.
Best Times 50 free - 23.54 100 free - 50.66 200 free - 1:52.38 100 back - 56.45 200 back - 2:00.48 100 breast - 1:18.39 100 fly - 59.36 200 IM - 2:15.96 (last updated: May 21, 2020)
Best Times 50 free - 24.37 100 free - 52.40 200 free - 1:50.12 500 free - 4:48.20 1000 free - 9:54.31 1650 free - 16:30.74 100 breast - 1:07.47 400 IM - 4:19.12 (last updated: May 21, 2020)
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PLAYER PROFILES - FRESHMEN
SAM
NORA
5-5 / Freshman Fly/IM Bellevue, Wash. Bellevue HS
6-0 / Freshman Free Edina, Minn. Edina HS
BARON
CLARKOWSKI
High School/Club Attended Newport High School in Bellevue, Wash. ... Earned four varsity swim letters ... NISCA All-American ... Two-time state champion in the 200 IM, also won a state title in the 100 fly ... No. 3-ranked swimmer in the state of Washington as a senior ... 2019 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... Finished first in the 100 fly at the 2018 Pacific Northwest Swimming Senior Long Course Championships ... Won the 200 IM, 200 fly, and 400 IM at the 2019 Pacific Northwest Swimming Senior Championships (long course) ... Recorded an Olympic Trials-qualifying cut in the 100 LCM fly with a time of 1:00.52 at the 2019 Speedo Junior Nationals ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (23.16), 100 free (50.34), 200 free (1:51.93), 500 free (5:09.24), 100 back (55.04), 200 back (2:08.44), 100 breast (1:02.48), 200 breast (2:20.21), 100 fly (53.39), 200 fly (1:57.97), 200 IM (1:58.86), 400 IM (4:18.21).
High School/Club Attended Edina High School in Edina, Minn. ... Earned five varsity letters in swimming ... Two-time NISCA All-American ... Scholastic All-American ... Five-time all-state and allconference ... Senior year team captain ... Made the “A” final in each event she competed in at the state finals as a junior and senior ... Swam club with Edina Swim Club and Aquajets Swim Team ... Enters college with personal bests of: 50 free (23.29), 100 free (50.93), 200 free (1:52.68), 500 free (5:11.71), 1000 free (10:30.73), 100 back (1:01.83), 200 back (2:18.12), 100 fly (56.97), 200 fly (2:09.13), 200 IM (2:15.87), 400 IM (4:42.45). Personal Full name: Nora Joanne Clarkowski ... Parents are Kristi and Brian Clarkowski ... Has an older sister, Sophie, who is also on the swim team ... Has two younger brothers, Joe and Robbie ... Plans on majoring in business economics ... Chose to attend UCLA because of the “combination of incredible athletics, academics, an amazing team and coaching staff, and a sunny location” ... Cites winning four state titles in school as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moments ... Hobbies and interests include spending time with friends and family, going boat-riding on the lake, traveling, shopping, and trying out new food.
Personal Full name: Samantha Reese Baron ... Parents are Kyong and John Baron ... Has two older sisters, Bridgette and Natalie ... Plans on majoring in psychology ... Aspires to become a sports psychologist ... Chose UCLA because of “its unmatched team culture and coaching staff; I knew I would receive the best support in and out of the pool” ... Cites the 400 medley relay at 2019 Summer Junior Nationals as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment, as her team jumped seven places to earn a podium finish ... Admires Dana Vollmer, Simone Manuel, and Simone Biles ... In her free time, enjoys baking, hiking in the Pacific Northwest, and traveling with friends ... Her favorite dessert is egg tart ... Her older sister, Bridgette, attended UCLA.
Best Times 50 free - 23.29 100 free - 50.93 200 free - 1:52.68 100 fly - 56.97 200 fly - 2:09.13 200 IM - 2:15.87 (last updated: Jul. 12, 2020)
Best Times 50 free - 23.16 100 free - 50.34 200 free - 1:51.93 100 back - 55.04 100 fly - 53.39 200 fly - 1:57.97 200 IM - 1:58.86 400 IM - 4:18.21 (last updated: Jul. 8, 2020)
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PLAYER PROFILES - FRESHMEN
GRETA
BAILEY
5-4 / Freshman Distance Free Encinitas, Calif. Cathedral Catholic HS
5-8 / Freshman Breast/IM Surrey, B.C., Canada Pacific Academy
FANTA
HERBERT
High School/Club Attended Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, Calif. ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... Two-time Team MVP ... Won the 500 free at the CIF San Diego Section 2 Championships in 2018 (4:51.01) ... Placed first in the 1000 free (9:56.70) at the Speedo Champions Series in 2018 … Was either second or third in the 500 free (4:47.14), 1000 free (9:50.03), and 1650 free (16:26.59) at the 2019 Speedo Champions Series; all those times are personal bests in short course distance events … Qualified for Junior Nationals by swimming an 8:52.48 in the long course 800 free at the 2018 Los Angeles Invitational ... Graduated with a 4.12 GPA ... Member of the National Honors Society and the Catholic Scholarship Federation ... Member of National Charity League ... Selected to the Honor Roll in each of her four high school years ... Swam for North Coast Aquatics ... Named the Most Improved Swimmer as a sophomore ... Club MVP as a junior ... Participated in the National Select Camp in 2018 ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (25.02), 100 free (53.43), 200 free (1:50.38), 500 free (4:47.14), 1000 free (9:50.03), 1650 free (16:26.59).
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 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.”
Personal Full name: Greta Marie Fanta ... Parents are Maggie and Paul Fanta ... Plans on majoring in psychology ... Chose to attend UCLA because “I love the location, it has a great balance of athletics and academics, and I felt so welcomed by the team and coaching staff when I did my visit” ... Cites making the 800 free finals at the LA Invite as a high school sophomore as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Admires Scottie Pippen ... In her free time, likes to go to the beach, explore, and be with friends and family ... Has two dogs named Pearl and Petunia.
Best Times (SCM) 50 free - 26.60 100 free - 57.21 200 free - 2:01.47 100 breast (1:07.46) 200 breast (2:26.00) 100 fly (1:03.02) 200 fly (2:13.70) 200 IM (2:14.02) 400 IM (4:44.90) (last updated: Jul. 8, 2020)
Best Times 50 free - 25.02 100 free - 53.43 200 free - 1:50.38 500 free - 4:47.14 1000 free - 9:50.03 1650 free - 16:26.59 (last updated: Jul. 8, 2020)
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PLAYER PROFILES - FRESHMEN
AURORA
CRYSTAL
5-1 / Freshman Diving Big Bear Lake, Calif. Big Bear HS
5-4 / Freshman Fly San Francisco, Calif. Lowell HS
HUXMAN
MURPHY
High School/Club Attended Big Bear High School ... Earned four varsity letters in diving ... Was the only member of her high school team, competing as a freelance diver ... Competed for SoCal Divers, coached by Scott Reich … Also competed with Rose Bowl Diving .. Qualified for Junior Nationals in both 2017 and 2018 … 2018 Junior World Championships Trial Qualifier … Champion in 1-meter and platform at the 2019 USA Diving Rising Starts West competition … Was the fourth-place finisher at CIF Division 2 Championships in 2019 … Was a long-time gymnast who trained at Level 9 before transitioning to diving in 2016 … President of Friends of Big Bear High School, an organization modeled after Columbine’s Friends of Rachel Scott.
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 threetime NISCA All-American ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in 2018-19 and 2019-20 ... NISCA Academic All-American in 2020 ... AAA CIF SF Section record-holder 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, 13-14, 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: Aurora Leah Huxman ... Parents are Jacob and Rebecca Huxman ... Plans on majoring in biology ... Aspires to go to medical school and become a doctor ... Decided to attend UCLA becuase “it’s been my dream college since I was little, I attended multiple UCLA gymnastics and diving camps and the campus was very enticing, and because I love that I will be a part of the Bruin family” ... Describes diving off a 10-meter platform for the first time as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires David Boudia and Greg Louganis ... Hobbies and interests include going off-roading and dirtbiking with her family in the desert ... Enjoys a wide variety of water activities and winter sports such as wakeboarding, wakesurfing, waterskiing, snowboarding, and skiing.
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 - 23.85 100 free - 52.18 100 back - 55.93 100 breast - 1:07.12 100 fly - 54.38 200 fly - 2:01.07 200 IM - 2:03.54 (last updated: Jul. 8, 2020)
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PLAYER PROFILES - FRESHMEN
MADDIE
MAYA
5-7 / Freshman Fly/IM Lafayette, Calif. Campolindo HS
5-11 / Freshman Free Burbank, Calif. Burroughs HS
SMITH
WILSON
High School/Club Attended Campolindo High School ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... Was sixth in the 200 IM (2:04.19) at the Speedo Champions Series in Carlsbad, Calif. ... Was second in the 200 IM at her section championship (2:03.48) and seventh at the CIF State Championship (2:03.82) ... Earned NISCA All-America, USA Swimming Scholastic All-America, and CIF Scholar-Athlete honors during her high school career ... Swam club for Orinda Aquatics ... Served as team captain ... Is the club record-holder in the 200 IM (2:01.50) ... Placed seventh in the 200 medley relay at Winter Junior Nationals ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (25.59), 100 free (52.34), 500 free (4:59.56), 100 fly (54.67), 200 fly (2:03.42), 200 IM (2:03.42), and 400 IM (4:23.70).
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 Wilson ... 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.
Personal Full name: Madeline Louise Smith ... Parents are Amy and Jim Smith ... Has a brother, Tyler, and two sisters, Adriana and Charlotte ... Tyler is her twin brother ... Chose UCLA because of “the incredible combination of world class academics and athletics, the location, and abundance of opportunities ... Admires Dana Vollmer and Simone Manuel ... Hobbies and interests include baking, cooking, yoga, hiking, and listening to country music ... Her mother swam at Cal. Best Times 100 fly - 54.67 200 fly - 2:03.42 200 IM - 2:01.50 400 IM - 4:23.70 (last updated: Jul. 8, 2020)
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 back - 1:03.25 100 fly - 55.18 200 IM - 2:10.96 (last updated: Jul. 8, 2020)
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PLAYER PROFILES - FRESHMEN
MADDIE
WRIGHT 5-10 / Freshman Free Scottsdale, Ariz. Xavier College Prep
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 - 23.86 100 free - 51.09 200 free - 1:49.68 500 free - 4:57.69 (last updated: Jul. 8, 2020)
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2019-20 In Review
Pac-12 Championships Results 50-Yard Freestyle 5. Claire Grover 14. Sophia Kosturos 15. Maisie Jameson 16. Rachel Rhee 20. Gabrielle Anderson 22. Gabby Dang
Final Team Results 1. Stanford 2. California 3. USC 4. UCLA 5. Arizona St. 6. Arizona 7. Utah 8. Washington State
1598 1224.5 1212 995.5 943.5 725 636.5 396
6. Liu, Schaffer, Rhee, Andrew
5. Kosturos, Grover, Okada, Jameson
500-Yard Freestyle 24. Lisa Kaunitz
1:30.44
5. Amy Okada 12. Gabby Dang 13. Emily Lo 19. Gabrielle Anderson
200-Yard Freestyle
3:33.81
323.25 266.80
329.30 284.40
4:49.24
4:51.50
200-Yard Individual Medley 5. Kenisha Liu 7. Delaney Smith 10. Ella Kirschke 19. Amy Okada
5. Grover, Rhee, Jameson, Kosturos
100-Yard Butterfly
7:04.67
400-Yard Medley Relay 1. Ruby Neave 8. Hannah Butler
22.18 22.66 22.71 22.89 23.01 23.18
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
800-Yard Freestyle Relay
One-Meter Diving
22.13 22.66 22.68 22.74 22.96 22.89
1:57.98 1:58.31 1:59.34 2:00.38
1:57.37 1:58.44 1:58.65 1:59.55
9. Kenisha Liu 16. Brooke Schaffer 18. Olivia Andrew
100-Yard Breaststroke 5. Claire Grover 7. Rachel Rhee 13. Emily Lo
52.80 53.17 54.10 54.31
52.37 53.60 53.83 54.40
1:46.49 1:47.81 1:47.83
1:45.09 1:48.33 1:47.50
1:00.18 1:00.57 1:01.62
1:00.21 1:00.70 1:01.50
400-Yard Individual Medley 6. Ella Kirschke 11. Delaney Smith 17. Lisa Kaunitz 18. Stephanie Su 20. Jessica Epps 24. Katie Sulkevich
4:14.00 4:14.99 4:21.26 4:25.19 4:24.78 4:26.26
100-Yard Backstroke 9. Sophia Kosturos 19. Gabby Dang 21. Abriana Howard
53.39 55.28 55.46
4:11.53 4:12.64 4:18.19 4:19.12 4:21.07 4:28.59 52.75 54.95 55.06
Three-Meter Diving 3. Ruby Neave 6. Katie Shaheen 7. Hannah Butler
306.90 281.30 297.80
334.85 307.25 306.60
11. Daniella Hawkins 13. Stephanie Su 15. Katie Sulkevich 17. Lisa Kaunitz 18. Lauryn Johnson
16:25.92 16:30.74 16:50.06 16:57.37 17:21.76
1650-Yard Freestyle
200-Yard Backstroke 15. Sophia Kosturos 18. Abriana Howard 19. Delaney Smith 21. Ella Kirschke
1:55.45 1:57.95 1:57.21 1:57.41
1:56.85 1:56.83 1:56.96 1:57.38
48.66 49.28 49.36 49.62
48.57 49.87 49.18 49.58
1:56.82 1:59.39 2:00.89 2:03.50 2:04.81 2:03.11
1:55.93 2:06.37 2:01.28 2:02.57 2:02.61 2:03.08
2:12.82
2:12.77
100-Yard Freestyle 7. Kenisha Liu 16. Maisie Jameson 17. Claire Grover 22. Rachel Rhee
200-Yard Butterfly 5. Amy Okada 16. Lauryn Johnson 19. Lia Foster 20. Sophie Clarkowski 21. Gabrielle Anderson 22. Jessica Epps
200-Yard Breaststroke 12. Emily Lo
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
T-4. Grover, Okada, Jameson, Liu
3:15.64
Dual-Meet Scoring & Results Date Sept. 13 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 11 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 14
Opponent at San Diego* UTAH* UC SANTA BARBARA at Arizona* at Arizona St.* at UC San Diego at Washington State* STANFORD* CALIFORNIA* USC*
Home meets in ALL CAPS * Denotes Pac-12 Meet
Ruby Neave (center) stands atop the podium after winning the 1M title at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships, the third consecutive Bruin to do so
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Result, Score W, 165-120 W, 177-84 W, 162-100 W, 176-124 W, 156-142 W, 182-79 W, 145-109 L, 119-178 L, 114-186 L, 119-181
2019-20 TOP MARKS / RECORDS VS OPPONENTS
2019-20 UCLA Swimming & Diving Top Marks 50 FREE
TIME (DATE)
200 BREAST
Claire Grover Sophia Kosturos Maisie Jameson Rachel Rhee
22.13 (2/27) 22.66 (2/27) 22.68 (2/27) 22.74 (2/27)
Emily Lo Emma Cain Claire Grover
100 FREE
TIME (DATE)
Kenisha Liu Rachel Rhee Claire Grover Maisie Jameson
48.57 (2/29) 49.10 (2/14) 49.18 (2/29) 49.28 (2/29)
200 FREE
TIME (DATE)
Kenisha Liu Olivia Andrew Brooke Schaffer Sophia Cavalli
1:45.09 (2/28) 1:47.50 (2/28) 1:47.81 (2/28) 1:48.93 (2/15)
100 BACK
TIME (DATE)
Sophia Kosturos Gabby Dang Abriana Howard Erica Vong
52.75 (2/28) 54.95 (2/28) 55.06 (2/28) 55.18 (2/14)
200 BACK
TIME (DATE)
Sophia Kosturos Abriana Howard Delaney Smith Ella Kirschke
100 BREAST Claire Grover Rachel Rhee Emily Lo
1:55.45 (2/29) 1:56.83 (2/29) 1:56.96 (2/29) 1:57.38 (2/29) TIME (DATE)
1:00.18 (2/28) 1:00.55 (2/14) 1:01.50 (2/28)
TIME (DATE)
1000 FREE
2:12.77 (2/29) 2:14.06 (11/21) 2:14.85 (11/2)
Stephanie Su Daniella Hawkins
100 FLY
TIME (DATE)
Amy Okada Gabby Dang Emily Lo Gabrielle Anderson
52.37 (2/28) 53.17 (2/28) 53.83 (2/28) 53.98 (2/28)
Daniella Hawkins Stephanie Su
200 FLY
TIME (DATE)
Amy Okada Lauryn Johnson Lia Foster Sophie Clarkowski
1:55.93 (2/29) 1:59.39 (2/29) 1:59.78 (2/14) 2:02.57 (2/29)
200 IM
TIME (DATE)
Kenisha Liu Delaney Smith Ella Kirschke Amy Okada
1:57.37 (2/27) 1:58.31 (2/27) 1:58.65 (2/27) 1:59.55 (2/27)
400 IM
TIME (DATE)
Ella Kirschke Delaney Smith
4:11.53 (2/28) 4:12.64 (2/28)
500 FREE
TIME (DATE)
Lisa Kaunitz Daniella Hawkins Stephanie Su Lauryn Johnson
4:49.24 (2/27) 4:49.30 (2/27) 4:49.82 (2/27) 4:52.02 (11/21)
TIME (DATE)
9:49.50 (2/14) 9:54.15 (2/14)
1650 FREE
TIME (DATE)
16:25.92 (2/29) 16:30.74 (2/29)
200 FREE RELAY
TIME (DATE)
Grover. Liu, Jameson, Kosturos
1:30.40 (11/21)
400 FREE RELAY
TIME (DATE) 3:15.64 (2/29)
Grover, Okada, Jameson, Liu
800 FREE RELAY Liu, Schaffer, Rhee, Andrew
200 MEDLEY RELAY Kosturos, Grover, Okada, Jameson
TIME (DATE) 7:04.67 (2/26) TIME (DATE)
1:39.57 (2/14)
400 MEDLEY RELAY
TIME (DATE)
Kosturos, Grover, Okada, Jameson
3:31.81 (2/26)
1-METER DIVING
SCORE (DATE)
Ruby Neave Hannah Butler Alice Yanovsky
329.30 (2/27) 285.95 (3/9) 259.65 (2/1)
3-METER DIVING
SCORE (DATE)
Ruby Neave Katie Shaheen Hannah Butler
337.85 (3/10) 307.25 (2/28) 306.60 (2/28)
PLATFORM DIVING Katie Shaheen Veronica Thompson Hannah Butler
SCORE (DATE)
243.50 (3/11) 217.80 (11/10) 193.73 (2/15)
Record vs. Opponents Arkansas 1-0 Arizona 21-18 Arizona State 27-10-1 Boise State 4-0 Brown 1-0 BYU 1-0 California 9-29 Colorado State 6-0 Florida 1-1 Florida Gulf Coast 2-0
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 3-36 Tennessee 0-1
Fresno State 3-0 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 25
Texas 0-2 UC Davis 4-0 UC San Diego 2-0 UC Santa Barbara 35-1 USC 16-29-1 Utah 7-0 Washington State 12-1
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS (1993-PRESENT)
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Achrekar, Ami Ackerman, Liz Agnew, Lucy Airey, Star Amberg, Natalie Ames-Klein, Kiley Amorosia, Chrissie Andelson, Emily Anderson, Gabrielle Andrew, Olivia Anlauf, Ashley Applegate, Madison Arnold, Katie
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Bach, Deidre Badillo, Natasha Baghramian, Anne Baker, Lauren Bal, Tamara Barattolo, Isabella Barnum, Megan Barth, Kristin Basham, Jackie Bassett, Kate Beauchan, Brittany Beck, Nicole Belanger, Eloise Belloni, Angela Bergman, Jesse Bertelink, Cindy Bibb, Emily Blong, Amanda Boehm, Beth Boyd, Maggy Brooks, Ellen Brown, Michelle Bruch, Rebecca Buchbinder, Lindsey Buck, Lindsey Buckley, Jill Burnham, Maddy Burton, Maggie Buspice, Joy Butler, Hannah Butler, Kendall Byers, Kirsten
1998 2001-02 2018-20 2000-03 2015-18 1995-96, 98 2001 2010-12 20192018-20 2007-08 2013-16 2004-07
E 1993 1993-94 1998-2001 2011-14 2002-05 2018-20 1999-2000 1996 2019-20 2012-13 2008-11 1999-2000 2016-19 1999-2000 2011-14 1995-98 2008-09 2003-07 2000-03 2010-13 2006-08 2001-02 1991-94 2009, 11 2002-04 1993-95 2015-18 2014-15 1999 20202003-06 2007-10
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Cadag, LeAnne 2000-03 Cain, Emma 2018-20 Campbell, Katy 2013-15, 2017 Cann, Scarlet 2010 Carlson, Taylor 2012-15 Carr, Leslie 1997-98 Casciari, Bianca 2009-12 Castellano, Jackie 1997-98 Catalano, Shellene 2003-06 Cavalli, Sophia 2019-20 Chatfield, 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, Sophie 2019Coler, Cathy 2001-04 Colligan, Kelly 2008 Conrad, Carolyn 2002
D
Dahl, Taylor Daley, Krista Dang, Gabby Daphnis, Aphrodite
Davidoff, Cara DeFelice, Heather Delisle, Laurence Delisle, Marie-Pierre Denison, Maggie Depold, Richelle Dobbs, Mandi Donald, Colleen Dornick, Monica Dotts, Nicole Drysdale, Emma Dunn, Faith Dunn, Rosalind Dwyer, Brighid
2002-03 2003-06 20202001
Epps, Jessica Erpenbeck, Morgan Escalas, Elena Etter, Lindsay
F
Fascella, Cynthia Fischer, Elvira Fischer, Isabel Fischer, Kristen Fitzgerald, Madison Fitzgerald, Meghan Fitzgerald, Molly Flynn, Julie Fosdick, Lisa Foster, Kasey Foster, Lia Friese, Kat Frizzell, Erin Fuccillo, Jeana
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Gaber, Andrea Garcia, Kylie Gibbons, Jeanne Godfred, Rachel Goldblatt, Allison Goldsmith, Isabella Goodwin, Beth Gosnell, Regan Grissom, Ashley Grover, Claire Grover, Katie Grubbs, Hannah Gulledge, Courtney Guzman, Paulina
H
Hacker, Hayley Hackett, Shannon Haendiges, Ashley Hajduczek, Barbara Hall, Amanda Hall, Jenny Hall, Kelsey Hall, Lauren Hammond, Emily Hammond, Jennifer Hawkins, Daniella Hayes, Nina Heydanek, Kristin Hill, Brittany Honng, Emily House, Emiiy Hovsepian, Leslie Hovsepian, Lyndee Howard, Abriana Hubel, Alex Huelskamp, Rose Hummel, Maggie
I
2007-08 1998 2010-13 2015-18 2013-14 1993-94 1997-98 1995-96 2012-15 1998-2000 2010-11 2018 1997 1998-2001
Imagane, Jane Imagane, Julie Iversen, Courtney Ivory-Ganja, Emma
J
Jahanshahi, Yasi Jameson, Maisie Jenkins, Jill Johnson, Lauryn Jones, Lindsay
K
Kaunitz, Lisa Kaunitz, Sarah Kearny, Stacy Keating, Liz Ketchum, Erin Khojasteh, Jessica Kinnear, Katie Kinsch, Tracy Kirschke, Ella Kish, MK Kosturos, Sophia Krengel, Kirstin Kwok, Sabrina
2019-20 2008 2016-19 1995-98 2011-13 2002 2007-10 2006-09 2009-12 1993 2011-13 1997-98 1993 1995-96 20182016-17 2008-09 2004-07
L
Lamb, Jennifer Larsen, Shawna Lathrop, Jennifer Lee, Jie Lehman, Gwen Lenz, Annika Lewis, Kristen Liu, Kenisha Lo, Emily Lobdell, Jackie Loberg, Lauren Loper, Ally Los-Santos, Luisa Louden, Kelsey Lueders, Glenda Lupi, Eva Lutz, Stephanie Lyons, Carly
1993 2011 1991-94 2010-13 2018-19 2017 1998-2001 2001-03 2000-01 20192015-18 2015 1998-99 2011-14
M
Mack, Linnea Madden, Julie Marchand, Lindsey Marion, Jamie Martin, Kim Masluk, Genil Massey, Julie Masterson, Lindsey Mayo, Courtney McNally, Jennifer McNamara, Haley McTaggart, Caroline Melina, Emily Merlihan, Michaela Meyer, Briana Miesner, Isabel Mijares, Alison Miller, Melissa Milligan, Dani Milligan, Kacey Monahan, Ciara Monahan, Montana More, Delilah Murphy, Kathryn Murray, Chelsea
2011-14 2005-08 1997 1995 1996-99 2002-03 2010-12 2008-11 2014-17 1993-94 20202014-17 1991-94 2006-09 2018-20 2018-19 2001-04 1999-2001 20192016 1995-98 2018
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2004-07 2007-08 2004-07 2012-13 2009-12 2017-20 1995-98 20202005-06 2017-20 2015-18 2000-03 2003-06 2006 2012-15 2013-16 2000-01 20192015-16 20201992-95 2016-19 2009 1995-96 20182000 1993 2014-17 2001-04 2017-20 20192002-04 1993 2014-15 2005, 07 2009-12 1994-95 1993 1996 2008-11 2014-17 2001-02 2010 1992-95 1991-94 1993-95 1999 1998 2000-03 2001-03 2011-14 2016-17 1999-02 2014-17 2010-13 2004-07 1996 2002-05 2008-11 2012-15 2015-18 2013-16 1998-99 2011-14 2001-04
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Najera, Monica Nalevanko, Alexandra Neave, Ruby Nelson, Katie Newman, Mara Nieto, Jeannette Noda, Mayuka Noddle, Jen Noeth, Erinn Norberg, Natalie Nowotzin, Silke Nuti, Gina
O
Oesting, Megan Okada, Amy Owen, Rachel
1996-97 2007-10 2018-20 2004-07 2019 2002-05 1994 1999-2002 1996-97 1992-95 2007-08 2006 1992-95 2017-20 2014-16
P Pelton, Mary Peng, Heather Perry, Michelle Peterson, Hillary Petry, Mary Pike, Chelsea Pirozzie, Shannon Platzer, Sara Polyakova, Maria Poree, Jenny Poteete, Anna Potter, Lara Powell, Holiday Price, Keiko Prosser, Heidi
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Quah, Ting Wen Quinn, Anna
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Rankin, Megan Raukar, Cali Reid, Carly Reigel, Andrea Reinhard, Kasey Renfrow, Brittany Repper, Danni Rhee, Rachel Richardson, Christy Robinson, Alyssa Ronsaville, Rebecca Russell, Madeline Ryan, Katie
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Salmeen, Annette Samaniego, Marisa Sanderud, Karoline Scarborough, Kim Schacher, Samantha Schaetz, Emma Schaffer, Brooke Schanz, Emma Schick, Geraldine Schick Garcia, Emmanuelle Schmitz, Bonnie Schofield, Tess Segundo, Laura Seissen, Eileen Senko, Anna Shaheen, Katie Shashkova, Leeza Shelton, Becky Shiver, Traci Shoults, Jax Shugart, Erica
2016 2005 1994 1999 1993 2008 2007-09 2001-04 2015-17, 2019 1996-97 2006-09 1995-98 1999-2000 1997-2000 2001-02 2011-14 2015 2013 2017 2015-18 2010-13 2001-02 2005 2014-15 20201990-93 2009 1996-97 2016-19 1999 1993-95 2006-09 2010-13 2002-05 1999 2019 20202016-19 1999-2002 1996-99 20192006-09 1996-97 2003-06 2011-14 20202017 1993 2016-19 2015-18 2000-03
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS (1993-PRESENT) / HEAD COACHING HISTORY Silva, Karina Simmons, Erin Simmons, Katie Sloan, Amy Solomon, Alicia Smart, Lindsey Smethurst, Emma Smith, Delaney Soe, Sandra Spivey, Taylor Stanton, Madeleine Stefanec, Annie Steffen, Savannah Stenstrom, Lindsay Steres, Suzanne Strack, Janine Stratton, Rachel Stuppi, Katie Su, Stephanie Suhadolnik, Sarah Sulkevich, Katie Sullivan, Alex Svahnstrom, Malin Swanson, Anna
2010-11 1993-96 1997-98 1996 1995-97 2003-05 2019-20 20192016-19 2003 2006-09 2009-12 2014-17 20201994 2002-05 2000 1995-98 20201993-94 20192008-11 2002-04 1999
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Tarazona, Noelle Teagle, Heather Teo, Nicolette Thomas, Christa Thomas, Erin Thompson, Paige Thompson, Rebecca Thompson, Veronica Thurman, Amy Thurman, Hope Tinney, Kristen Trainer, Susan Treleven, Paige Troup, Lexy Tse, Ashley Turnbull, Effie
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Unaphum, Alexis Upshaw, Arlyn
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Vale, Michelle Vanden Berge, Sam Vandenberg, Kim
Varisco, Madison Verger Gourson, Margaux Vivado, Lilly Vogt, Julie Vong, Erica Voitovitsch, Julia
2012-15 1998-99 2005-08 1996 1999-2001 2003-04 1998-99 2019-20 2004-07 2007 2001-04 1997 2009-10, 12 2013 2014 1993-95
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Walker, Hayden Walker, Lori Walls, Kristen Walsh, Erin Walz, Miranda Watanabe, Naoko Webster, Sharon Weir, Emily Weir, Kathrine Werth, Eliza Westberg, Lauren Whichard, Emily White, Madison Wilcox, Tracy Wilde, Courtney Williams, Isabel Wilson, Kimberly (Gargalikis) Wine, Allison Wines, Amber
2003-04 2013-16 2010, 12-13 2008-11 2003-06
2016-18 2016-18 2016-17 1991-94 2019-20 1999-2001 2014-17 1993-96 1991-94 1997-99 1995-98 2001-04 1993-94 2011-14 1998 1997 1998 2000 2014-17 1995-98 2012-15 2009-12 1997 2012, 15 1997-99
Winkelhaus, Katie Winkler, Brigitte Winkler, Brooke Winn, Laura Wolf, Lindsay Wong, Katherine Wong, Katie Worthington, Janet
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Yamamoto, Chiemi Yanovsky, Alice Younglove, Katie
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Zehntner, Erin
2001-02 2014-17 2001-03 2008-11 2001-03 2005-08 2007-08 1999-2002 2005-08 2018-20 1999-2002 2000-02
UCLA Head Coaching History Steve Palmer (1974-75)
Cyndi Gallagher (1988-2019)
Year Record NCAA Pac-10 Rec. 1974-75 7-0 3rd --/1st
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
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
Jordan Wolfrum (2019-present) Year Record NCAA Pac-12 Rec. 2019-20 7-3 N/A 4-3/4th 2020-21
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POSTSEASON CHAMPIONS / BRUIN AWARD WINNERS 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2009 2007 2006 2005 2004 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
One-Meter Diving One-Meter Diving Three-Meter Diving One-Meter Diving Three-Meter Diving One-Meter Diving One-Meter Diving 1650-Yard Freestyle Platform Diving 1650-Yard Freestyle 100-Yard Backstroke 200-Yard Free Relay 100-Yard Freestyle 100-Yard Breaststroke 100-Yard Breaststroke 100-Yard Butterfly 200-Yard Butterfly Three-Meter Diving One-Meter Diving
Pac-10 / 12 Individual Champions
Ruby Neave Maria Polyakova Maria Polyakova Eloise Belanger Maria Polyakova Maria Polyakova Marisa Samaniego Katie Nelson Tess Schofield Katie Nelson Katie Arnold
329.30 335.70 350.70 324.40 385.00 324.80 320.85 16:09.08 280.95 16:18.00 53.22 K. Vandenberg, M. Svahnstrom, A. Thurman, S. Platzer 1:31.90 Keiko Price 49.54 Lindsay Etter 1:01.28 Lindsay Etter 1:01.64 Annette Salmeen 54.59 Annette Salmeen 1:57.00 Amy Sloan 450.75 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 1996 1978 1977 1976
200-Yard Butterfly 50-Yard Backstroke 100-Yard Backstroke 200-Yard Freestyle Relay 200-Yard Medley Relay 50-Yard Butterfly 200-Yard Butterfly
Annette Salmeen 1:55.84* Tauna Vandeweghe 27.02 Tauna Vandeweghe 57.49 K. Worthen, S. Worthen, T. Vandeweghe, S. Houghton 1:35.62 S. Houghton, T. Vandeweghe, K. Melick, K. Worthen 1:45.80 Shawn Houghton 25.82 Karen Moe 2:02.88
Bruin Award Winners All-Americans 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Bonnie Adair An Simmons Bonnie Adair Karen Moe An Simmons Andrea Szymanski Bonnie Adair Nancy Kirkpatrick Karen Moe An Simmons Andrea Szymanski Bonnie Adair Jenny Bartz Nancy Kirkpatrick Karen Moe An Simmons Andrea Szymanski Jenny Bartz Janet Cochran Luan Cramer Karen Hazen Liz Hogan Shawn Houghton Ann Krisik Karen Melick Margie Moffit Andrea Szymanski Kim Worthen Luan Cramer Kathy Heddy Shawn Houghton Karen Melick Margie Moffit Kim Worthen Shelli Worthen Billie Yoshino Luan Cramer Shawn Houghton Judith Katterman Becky McCafferty
1979
1980 1981
Karen Melick Tauna Vandeweghe Kim Worthen Shelli Warthen Jody Alexander Tina Camilli Luan Cramer Nancy Hansen Shawn Houghton Judith Katterman Becky McCafferty Karen Melick April Swanson Tauna Vandeweghe Donalee Wennerstrom
Shawn Houghton
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Jody Alexander Tina Camilli Judith Katterman Becky McCafferty Cyndi McCullam Tanya Nielsen Linda Placak Nancy Placak Stacy Smith April Swanson Tauna Vandeweghe Donalee Wennerstrom Jody Alexander Ellen Ferguson Nancy Hansen
1982 1983 1984 1985
Judith Katterman Becky McCafferty Cyndi McCullam Tanya Nielsen Linda Placak Stacy Smith April Swanson Eve Walton Jody Alexander Kathy Clarke Ellen Ferguson Nancy Hansen Tanya Nielsen Linda Placak Nancy Placak Stacy Smith April Swanson Julie Williams Tricia Carvacho Kathy Clarke Ellen Ferguson Diane Graner Tammy Harvego Tanya Nielsen Linda Placak Stacy Smith Julie Williams Tricia Carvacho Kathy Clarke Vicky Davidson Diane Graner Tammy Harvego Kristina Kluth Julie Williams Kathy Clarke Vicky Davidson Diane Graner Laurie Gray Tammy Harvego Nicole Hasse Kristina Kluth
BRUIN AWARD WINNERS 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Sofia Kraft Suzette Moran Maureen New Suzanne Nilsson Ulrika Sandmark Kelly Wely 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 Jean Badding Catherine Capriles Vicky Davidson Michele Drummonds Karla Goltman Melissa Herndon Kathy Long 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 Jean Badding Michele Drummonds Karla Goltman Melissa Herndon Susan Potrepka Sheryle Smith Kristin Stoudt Jenna Susser Rhonda Von Soosten Monica Ward Britt Williams Jeanne Gibbons Melissa Herndon Susan Potrepka Christy Richardson Sheryle Smith Kristin Stoudt Kristen Walls Britt Williams Rebecca Bruch Jeanne Gibbons Kristin Heydanek Kimberly Martin Christy Richardson Becky Shelton Sheryle Smith Kristin Stoudt Sarah Suhadolnik Julie Vogt Rebecca Bruch Jeanne Gibbons Kristin Heydanek Kirstin Krengel Natalie Norberg Megan Oesting Christy Richardson Becky Shelton Kristin Stoudt
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Julie Vogt Kristen Walls Rebecca Bruch Richelle Depold Kristin Heydanek Natalie Norberg Megan Oesting Annette Salmeen Julie Vogt Lori Walker Kristen Walls Rebecca Bruch Richelle Depold Jeanne Gibbons Kristin Heydanek Glenda Lueders Natalie Norberg Megan Oesting Cindy Bertelink Lindsay Etter Kasey Foster Jill Jenkins Natalie Norberg Megan Oesting Annette Salmeen Tracy Wilcox Cindy Bertelink Lindsay Etter Amanda Hall Jill Jenkins Shawna Larsen Annette Salmeen Erin Simmons Amy Sloan CIndy Bertelink Lindsay Etter Amanda Hall Jill Jenkins Keiko Price Susan Trainer Amber Wines Cindy Bertelink Lindsay Etter Beth Goodwin Jill Jenkins Keiko Price Amber Wines Nicole Beck Angela Belloni Beth Goodwin Lyndee Hovsepian Keiko Price Katie Ryan Becky Thompson Julia Voitovitsch Amber Wines Katie Younglove Nicole Beck LeAnne Cadag Bighid Dwyer Beth Goodwin Lyndee Hovsepian Keiko Price Julia Voitovitsch Katie Younglove Erin Zehntner Brighid Dwyer Beth Goodwin Lyndee Hovsepian Jen Noddle Sara Platzer Erica Shugart LeAnne Cadag Elvira Fischer Kristen Lewis Jackie Lobdell Jen Noddle Sara Platzer Erica Shugart
Brittany Beauchan
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 29
Malin Svahnstrom Katie Younglove Regan Gosnell Leslie Hovsepian Kristen Lewis Sara Platzer Erica Shugart Lindsey Smart Taylor Spivey Malin Svahnstrom Kim Vandenberg Katie Arnold Leslie Hovsepian Kristen Lewis Jackie Lobdell Katie Nelson Sara Platzer Malin Svahnstrom Amy Thurman Kim Vandenberg Naoko Watanabe Katie Arnold Katie Nelson Eileen Seisson Nicolette Teo Amy Thurman Kim Vandenberg Katie Arnold Katie Nelson Anna Poteete Eileen Seisson Amy Thurman Kim Vandenberg Chiemi Yamamoto Katie Arnold Sara Clark Katie Nelson Anna Poteete Marisa Samaniego Tess Schofield Nicolette Teo Amy Thurman Nicolette Teo Marisa Samaniego Tess Schofield Brittany Beauchan Bianca Casciari Laurence Delisle Lauren Hall Sam Vanden Berge Brittany Beauchan Cynthia Fascella Lauren Hall Yasi Jahanshahi
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Alex Sullivan Sam Vanden Berge Allison Gargalikis Yasi Jahanshahi Kathryn Murphy Anna Senko Lauren Baker Emma Ivory-Ganja Jessica Khojasteh Katie Kinnear Kathryn Murphy Ting Wen Quah Andrea Reigel Anna Senko Noelle Tarazona Lauren Baker Katie Kinnear Linnea Mack Kathryn Murphy Ting Wen Quah Anna Senko Noelle Tarazona Madison White Katy Campbell Monica Dornick Katie Grover Annika Lenz Linnea Mack Maria Polyakova Noelle Tarazona Madison White Allison Wine Eloise Belanger Linnea Mack Maria Polyakova 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)
BRUIN AWARD WINNERS / TEAM AWARD WINNERS
Pac-12 Swimming Freshman / Newcomer of the Year 2003
Kim Vandenberg
CSCAA Diver of the Year 2019
Maria Polyakova
CSCAA Diving Coach of the Year 2019
Tom Stebbins
Pac-12 Diver of the Year 1994 2017 2018 2019
Kristen Walls Maria Polyakova Eloise Belanger Maria Polyakova
Pac-12 Diving Freshman / Newcomer of the Year 2005 2006 2012 2015 2016
Brittany Renfrow Marisa Samaniego Emma Ivory-Ganja Maria Polyakova Eloise Belanger
Pac-12 Swimming Coach of the Year 1990 2003
Cyndi Gallagher Cyndi Gallagher
Pac-12 Diving Coach of the Year 1996 2017 2018 2019
Tom Scotty Tom Stebbins Tom Stebbins Tom Stebbins
Pac-12 All-Academic 1991 1992
Rebecca Bruch (1st Team) Kristin Heydanek (1st) Sheryl Smith (1st) Jeanne Gibbons (1st) Kristen Walls (1st)
Team Award Winners
Bruin of the Year Award 2020
Ruby Neave
Fearless Bruin Award 2020
Rachel Rhee
Relentless Bruin Award 2020
Kenisha Liu
Selfless Bruin Award 2020
Sophie Clarkowski
Academic Excellence 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
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 Katherine Wong Sara Clark Kellin Chatfield Kellin Chatfield Regan Gosnell Katie Younglove Katie Younglove Keiko Price
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Rebecca Bruch (2nd Team) Kristin Heydanek (2nd) Lisa Fosdick (1st) Christy Richardson-Helm (1st) Kristen Walls (1st) Rebecca Bruch (2nd) Natalie Norberg (2nd) Megan Oesting (2nd) Kristin Heydanek (1st) Natalie Norberg (1st) Kristen Walls (1st) Megan Oesting (1st) Annette Salmeen (1st) Erin Simmons (1st) Jill Buckley (2nd) Natalie Norberg (2nd) Annette Salmeen (1st) Erin Simmons (1st) Tracy Wilcox (1st) Rose Huelskamp (1st) Tracy Wilcox (1st) Lindsay Etter (2nd) Amanda Hall (2nd) Lindsay Etter (1st) Rose Huelskamp (1st) Katie Stuppi (1st) Tracy Wilcox (1st) Jill Jenkins (2nd) Keiko Price (2nd) Keiko Price (1st) Keiko Price (1st) Nicole Beck (2nd) Brighid Dwyer (2nd) Julia Voitovitsch (2nd) Regan Gosnell (1st) Katie Younglove (1st) Anne Baghramian (2nd) Brighid Dwyer (2nd) Lyndee Hovsepian (2nd) Jen Noddle (2nd) Erin Thomas (2nd)
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Julia Voitovitsch (2nd) Regan Gosnell (1st) Katie Younglove (1st) Kristen Lewis (2nd) Jen Noddle (2nd) Regan Gosnell (1st) Kristen Lewis (2nd) Janine Strack (2nd) Kim Scarborough (1st) Janine Strack (1st) Kristen Lewis (2nd) Kim Scarborough (1st) Janine Strack (1st) Katherine Wong (2nd) 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) Kristen Fischer (1st) Tess Schofield (1st) Dani Milligan (2nd) Dani Milligan (1st) Brittany Beauchan (2nd) Lauren Hall (2nd) Isabel Williams (2nd) Maggy Boyd (1st) Kelsey Hall (1st) Dani Milligan (1st) Isabel Williams (1st) Emily Andelson (2nd) Emma Drysdale (2nd) Lauren Baker (1st) Maggy Boyd (1st) Hayley Hacker (1st) Kelsey Hall (1st) Anna Senko (1st)
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Keiko Price Katie Stuppi Tracy Wilcox Katie Stuppi Tracy Wilcox Annette Salmeen Erin Simmons Megan Oesting Kristin Heydanek Lisa Fosdick Gwen Lehman Mindi Bach
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Linnea Mack Linnea Mack Noelle Tarazona Ting Wen Quah Ting Wen Quah Yasi Jahanshahi Lauren Hall Lauren Hall Madeleine Stanton Nicolette Teo Katie Nelson Kim Vandenberg Kim Vandenberg Sara Platzer Sara Platzer Malin Svahnstrom Elvira Fischer Beth Goodwin Keiko Price Keiko Price Keiko Price Lindsay Etter Annette Salmeen Annette Salmeen Kristin Heydanek Christy Richardson Kristin Stoudt Sheryl Smith
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
High Point Award 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Linnea Mack Linnea Mack Linnea Mack Ting Wen Quah Ting Wen Quah Kathryn Murphy Lauren Hall Brittany Beauchan Anna Poteete Nicolette Teo Katie Arnold Kim Vandenberg Kim Vandenberg Kim Vandenberg Kim Vandenberg
Most Valuable Diver
Most Valuable Swimmer 2019 2018
2019 2018 2017
Sandra Soe Katie Grover 30
Maria Polyakova Eloise Belanger Maria Polyakova
Isabel Williams (1st) Emily Andelson (2nd) 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) Lauren Baker (1st) Hayley Hacker (1st) Anna Senko (1st) Ting Quah (2nd) Noelle Tarazona (2nd) Arlyn Upshaw (2nd) Emily Hammond (1st) Annika Lenz (1st) Noelle Tarazona (2nd) Arlyn Upshaw (2nd) Emily Hammond (1st) Annika Lenz (1st) Arlyn Upshaw (1st) Marie-Pierre Delisle (2nd) Katie Kinnear (2nd) Emily Hammond (1st) Annika Lenz (1st) Marie-Pierre Delisle (2nd) Katie Grover (2nd) Caroline McTaggart (2nd) Marie-Pierre Delisle (1st) Maddy Burnham (2nd) Katie Grover (2nd) Lisa Kaunitz (2nd) Elena Escalas (2nd)
UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame 1989* 2006* 2015*
Karen Moe-Thornton Annette Salmeen Jan Palchikoff * Indicates induction year
Most Improved 2018 2017 2016 2015
Maria Polyakova Maria Polyakova Paulina Guzman Emma Ivory-Ganja Emma Ivory-Ganja Laura Winn Laura Winn Marisa Samaniego Marisa Samaniego Sara Clark Sara Clark Amanda Blong Paige Thompson Regan Gosnell Heidi Prosser Annie Baghramian Heidi Prosser Annie Baghramian Tracy Wilcox Rosie Huelskamp Erin Simmons Tracy Wilcox Kristen Walls Kristen Walls Kristen Walls Lisa Fosdick Traci Shiver Katie Grover Ciara Monahan Arlyn Upshaw Monica Dornick
TEAM AWARD WINNERS 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Annika Lenz Madison White Lauren Baker Andrea Reigel Lauren Baker Bianca Casciari Laura Winn Lauren Hall Katie Nelson Tess Schofield Eileen Seissen Kim Scarborough Lindsey Smart Jen McNally Kristen Lewis Leslie Hovsepian Kristen Lewis Brighid Dwyer Erin Thomas Lindsey Masterson Amanda Dobbs Katie Stuppi Shawna Larsen Julie Vogt Jamie Marion Becky Shelton Julie Vogt Courtney Thomas
Outstanding Newcomer/Freshman 2020 2019 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Hannah Butler Claire Grover Kenisha Liu Eloise Belanger Maria Polyakova Linnea Mack Katie Kinnear Noelle Tarazona Cynthia Fascella Laurence Delisle Yasi Jahanshani Lauren Hall Ashley Anlauf
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Anna Poteete Nicolette Teo Katie Nelson Kim Vandenberg Malin Svahnstrom Sara Platzer Erin Zehntner Katie Younglove Beth Goodwin Keiko Price Amanda Hall Emmanuelle Schick Garcia Jill Jenkins Glenda Lueders Richelle Depold Natalie Norberg Kristin Heydanek
2005
Competitive Greatness 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Eloise Belanger Eloise Belanger Maria Polyakova Eloise Belanger Maria Polyakova Noelle Tarazona Emma Ivory-Ganja Anna Senko Sam Vanden Berge
Bruin Pride 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Iron Effort/Bruin Iron 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Kellin Chatfield Janine Strack
Nina Hayes Annika Lenz Montana Monahan Katie Kinnear Danni Repper Allison Wine Danni Repper Ting Wen Quah Emma Ivory-Ganja Amdrea Reigel Emma Ivory-Ganja Bianca Casciari Laura Winn Lauren Hall Laura Winn Lauren Hall Marisa Samaniego Kristen Fischer Marisa Samaniego Shannon Hackett Sara Clark Jeana Fuccilo Eileen Seissen Sara Clark
Lauren Hall
Annika Lenz
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Elena Escalas Katie Grover Madison White Katie Kinnear Courtney Wilde Anna Senko Andrea Reigel Bianca Casciari Dani Milligan Kirsten Byers Madeleine Stanton Madeleine Stanton Jeana Fuccilo Liz Keating Jeanette Nieto Kristen Lewis Naoko Watanabe Beth Boehm Janet Worthington Liz Ackerman Jen Noddle Janet Worthington Heather Teagle Lyndee Hovsepian Emmanuelle Schick Garcia Emmanuelle Schick Garcia Amanda Dobbs Lara Potter
1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Lara Potter Jennifer Hammond Christy Richardson Chandy Gooding Jennifer Hammond
Teammate of the Year 2018
Margaux Verger Gourson
Bruin Relay Award 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Laurence Delisle Anna Poteete Kelly Colligan Anna Poteete Eileen Seissen Shannon Hackett
Most Inspirational 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Most Dedicated 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
Beth Boehm Brighid Dwyer Jen Noddle Emily Melina Lindsay Etter Jill Jenkins Annette Salmeen Lindsay Etter Rose Huelskamp Annette Salmeen Rose Huelskamp Jeanne Gibbons Gwen Lehman Natalie Norberg Mindi Bach Emily Melina Beth Goodwin Katie Younglove Katie Younglove Katie Younglove Cindy Bertelink
UCLA RECORDS / DIVING MEET RECORDS / ALL-TIME TOP-8 BRUIN SWIMMERS
25-Yard Records 50-Yard Freestyle 100-Yard Freestyle 200-Yard Freestyle 500-Yard Freestyle 1000-Yard Freestyle 1650-Yard Freestyle 100-Yard Backstroke 200-Yard Backstroke 100-Yard Breaststroke 200-Yard Breaststroke 100-Yard Butterfly
Linnea Mack Linnea Mack Katie Grover Katy Campbell Sandra Soe Katy Campbell Linnea Mack Madison White Allison Wine Emma Schanz Ting Wen Quah
21.67 47.77 1:44.18 4:40.53 9:39.11 16:00.34 50.56 1:53.39 59.46 2:07.90 51.89
2017 2017 2018 2014 2019 2015 2017 2017 2015 2018 2014
200-Yard Butterfly Katie Grover 1:54.41 200-Yard Individual Medley Emma Schanz 1:56.06 400-Yard Individual Medley Lauren Hall 4:06.42 200-Yard Freestyle Relay C. Grover, K. Liu, A. Okada, M. Jameson 1:28.88 400-Yard Freestyle Relay K. Grover, L. Mack, M. White, S. Kaunitz 3:15.09 800-Yard Freestyle Relay K. Liu, K. Grover, S. Soe, M. Verger Gourson 7:01.90 200-Yard Medley Relay L. Mack, S. Kaunitz, K. Grover, I. Goldsmith 1:36.92 400-Yard Medley Relay S. Kosturos, C. Grover, A. Okada, M. Jameson 3:31.81
Pac-10 / 12 Diving Meet Records vs. Arizona
Diving Records One-Meter Three-Meter Platform
Maria Polyakova Maria Polyakova Annika Lenz
355.50 398.75 323.15
2018 2017 2015
21.98 48.74 1:45.38 4:44.27 9:44.85 16:07.15 52.59 1:53.49 59.50 2:09.76 52.44 1:55.88 1:57.66 4:12.94
2019 2019 2017 1992 2004 2004 2013 2014 2019 2016 2015 2015 2017 2012
One-Meter Three-Meter
Samantha Pickens Maria Polyakova
Arizona UCLA
319.20 333.75
2014 2014
Maria Polyakova Maria Polyakova
UCLA UCLA
355.50 339.75
2018 2018
Phoebe LaMay Phoebe LaMay
California California
305.93 323.55
2018 2017
Eloise Belanger Eloise Belanger
UCLA UCLA
314.18 348.38
2019 2019
Tori Ishimatsu Blythe Hartley
USC USC
339.30 350.70
2012 2006
Maria Polyakova Maria Polyakova
UCLA UCLA
311.20 339.55
2016 2017
vs. Arizona State One-Meter Three-Meter
Freshman Records 50-Yard Freestyle Claire Grover 100-Yard Freestyle Claire Grover 200-Yard Freestyle Kenisha Liu 500-Yard Freestyle Natalie Norberg 1000-Yard Freestyle Katie Nelson 1650-Yard Freestyle Katie Nelson 100-Yard Backstroke Linnea Mack 200-Yard Backstroke Madison White 100-Yard Breaststroke Claire Grover 200-Yard Breaststroke Emma Schanz 100-Yard Butterfly Katie Grover 200-Yard Butterfly Katie Grover 200-Yard Individual Medley Kenisha Liu 400-Yard Individual Medley Noelle Tarazona
2018 2018 2011 2019 2017 2018 2017 2020
vs. California One-Meter Three-Meter
vs. Stanford One-Meter Three-Meter
vs. USC
One-Meter Three-Meter
vs. Utah
One-Meter Three-Meter
All-Time Top-8 Bruin Swimmers 50-Yard Freestyle 1. Linnea Mack 2. Claire Grover 3. Sara Platzer 4. Katie Grover 5. Kathryn Murphy 6. Cynthia Fascella 7. Ting Wen Quah 8. Kenisha Liu
21.67 21.98 22.11* 22.39 22.45 22.51 22.52 22.53
100-Yard Freestyle 1. Linnea Mack 2. Kenisha Liu 3. Caroline McTaggart 4. Katie Grover 5. Keiko Price 6. Kathryn Murphy 7. Claire Grover 8. Sara Platzer
47.77 48.30 48.52 48.57 48.59* 48.68 48.74 48.89*
200-Yard Freestyle 1. Katie Grover 2. Kenisha Liu 3. Ting Wen Quah 5. Alex Sullivan 6. Linnea Mack 8. Lauren Hall 7. Monica Dornick 8. Madison White
1:44.18 1:44.71 1:44.98 1:45.55 1:46.14 1:46.49 1:46.56 1:46.57
500-Yard Freestyle 1. Katy Campbell 2. Sandra Soe 3. Lauren Baker 4. Sam Vanden Berge 5. Annette Salmeen 6. Ally Loper 7. Cindy Bertelink 8. Natalie Norberg
4:40.53 4:40.80 4:42.20 4:42.50 4:42.62 4:44.20 4:44.25 4:44.27
2017 2019 2004 2018 2012 2011 2013 2018 2017 2018 2016 2018 1998 2013 2019 2004 2018 2018 2013 2011 2017 2011 2015 2016 2014 2019 2014 2011 1996 2014 1998 1992
1000-Yard Freestyle
100-Yard Breaststroke
1650-Yard Freestyle
200-Yard Breaststroke
1. Sandra Soe 2. Katy Campbell 3. Lauren Baker 4. Katie Nelson 5. Sam Vanden Berge 6. Margaux Verger Gourson 7. Stephanie Su 8. Sheryl Smith
9:39.11 2019 9:40.32 2014 9:40.92 2014 9:43.96 2007 9:44.29 2011 9:48.01 2018 9:49.50 2020 9:51.41 1988
1. Katy Campbell 16:00.24 2015 2. Sandra Soe 16:02.88 2019 3. Lauren Baker 16:04.18 2013 4. Sam Vanden Berge 16:04.81 2011 5. Katie Nelson 16:05.04 2007 6. Margaux Verger Gourson 16:12.52 2018 7. Melissa Herndon 16:23.38 1987 8. Dani Milligan 16:24.50 2009
100-Yard Backstroke 1. Linnea Mack 2. Madison White 3. Sophia Kosturos 4. Emma Schanz 5. Madeleine Stanton 6. Katie Arnold 7. Isabell Fischer 8. Emily Andelson
50.56 52.67 52.75 52.97 53.01 53.22 53.62 53.66
200-Yard Backstroke 1. Madison White 2. Mara Newman 3. Madeleine Stanton 4. Sophia Kosturos 5. Laurence Delisle 6. Anna Senko 7. Jennifer Lathrop 8. Emma Schanz
1:53.39 1:53.73 1:54.87 1:55.45 1:55.48 1:55.56 1:55.62 1:55.93
1. Allison Wine 2. Claire Grover T-3. Brittany Beauchan T-3. Lindsay Etter 5. Rachel Rhee 6. Nicolette Teo 7. Elvira Fischer 8. Sarah Kaunitz 1. Emma Schanz 2. Brittany Beauchan 3. Lauren Hall 4. Elvira Fischer 5. Lindsay Etter 6. Nicolette Teo 7. Sarah Kaunitz 8. Emily Lo
59.46 59.50 1:00.45 1:00.45 1:00.55 1:00.58 1:01.44 1:01.04 2:07.90 2:08.58 2:10.15 2:10.86 2:11.94 2:12.19 2:12.70 2:12.77
2015 2019 2009 1998 2020 2008 2002 2017 2018 2010 2011 2002 1998 2008 2018 2020
100-Yard Butterfly
2017 2016 2020 2018 2009 2004 2009 2012
200-Yard Butterfly 1. Katie Grover 2. Kim Vandenberg 3. Noelle Tarazona 4. Bianca Casciari 5. Yasi Jahanshahi 6. Annette Salmeen 7. Amy Okada 8. Katie Kinnear 32
1:54.41 1:54.49* 1:54.65 1:54.87 1:55.53 1:55.84 1:55.93 1:56.60
1. Emma Schanz 2. Kenisha Liu 3. Lauren Hall 4. Andrea Reigel 5. Anna Senko 6. Delaney Smith 7. Ella Kirschke 8. Isabella Goldsmith
1:56.06 1:56.66 1:56.67 1:57.31 1:58.07 1:58.31 1:58.65 1:58.78
2018 2019 2011 2012 2012 2020 2020 2017
400-Yard Individual Medley 1. Lauren Hall 2. Emma Schanz 3. Andrea Reigel 4. Ella Kirschke 5. Noelle Tarazona 6. Arlyn Upshaw 7. Delaney Smith 8. Anna Senko
4:06.42 4:09.52 4:10.51 4:11.53 4:11.72 4:12.04 4:12.64 4:12.86
2011 2017 2013 2020 2013 2015 2020 2013
* Converted short course meter time
1. Ting Wen Quah 51.89 2014 2. Katie Grover 51.95 2017 3. Amy Okada 52.37 2020 4. Yasi Jahanshahi 52.46 2012 5. Linnea Mack 52.48 2014 6. Bianca Casciari 52.62 2010 7. Noelle Tarazona 52.71 2014 8. Stephanie Christofferson 53.00 2011
2017 2019 2009 2020 2010 2012 2018 2019
200-Yard Individual Medley
2018 2004 2015 2010 2011 1996 2020 2016
DIRKS POOL AT SPIEKER AQUATICS CENTER
Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center has served as the home for UCLA swimming and diving since 2009.
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 100-Yard Freestyle 200-Yard Freestyle 500-Yard Freestyle 1000-Yard Freestyle 1650-Yard Freestyle 100-Yard Backstroke 200-Yard Backstroke 100-Yard Breaststroke 200-Yard Breaststroke 100-Yard Butterfly 200-Yard Butterfly 200-Yard Individual Medley 400-Yard Individual Medley 200-Yard Freestyle Relay 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 200-Yard Medley Relay 400-Yard Medley Relay One-Meter Diving Three-Meter Diving Platform Diving
Abbey Weitzeil (Cal) Kasey Carlson (USC) Kirsten Vose (USC) Chelsea Cheneault (USC) Lauren Baker (UCLA) Sandra Soe (UCLA) Linnea Mack (UCLA) Kendyl Stewart (USC) Kasey Carlson (USC) Kirsten Vose (USC) Louise Hansson (USC) Maddie Wright (SC) Stina Gardell (USC) Katinka Hosszu (USC) K. Liu, K. Grover, S. Kaunitz, A. Okada (UCLA) L. Hansson, L. Transom, T. Wade, J. Schlict (USC) J. Stenkvist, K. Carlson, K. Stewart, K. Wilk (USC) C. Tran, C. Leverenz, S. Isakovic, L. Jensen (CAL) Maria Polyakova (UCLA) Maria Polyakova (UCLA) Brittany Viola (MIA)
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. 33
21.82 47.78 1:44.07 4:42.30 9:42.97 16:11.22 52.16 1:53.54 59.28 2:08.76 51.15 1:53.74 1:56.36 4:05.40 1:28.91 3:14.01 1:36.29 3:38.64 355.50 375.75 348.75
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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.
HALL OF FAMER ANNETTE SALMEEN / BRUINS IN THE OLYMPICS
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 (200 Butterfly in 1996) • 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)
Annette Salmeen
Bruins in the Olympics
Donna de Varona
Women’s Olympians
Men’s Olympians
Name Country (Yr.) Ting Wen Quah Singapore (2008, 2016) 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) Karen Moe USA (1972, 1976) Tauna Vandeweghe USA (1976) Donallee Wennerstrom USA (1976) Dana Schoenfeld USA (1972) Ann Simmons USA (1972) Debbie Meyer USA (1968) Lillian “Pokey” Watson USA (1964, 1968) Donna de Varona USA (1960, 1964)
Name Dan O’Keefe Dan Kutler Andrea Cecchi Rudi Dollmayer Rodrigo Gonzalez Tom Jager Matjaz Kozelj Giovanni Minervini Franz Mortensen Darren Ward Roberto Cassio Mark Dean Elias Malamas Craig Oppel Peter Rohde Ralf Diegel Juan Enrique Escalas Rafael Escalas Jean-Marie Francois Bruce Hayes Robin Leamy Stephen Barnicoat Bill Barrett Brian Goodell Nir Shamir Clay Evans Chris Woo Paul Becskehazy Tom Bruce Mike Burton Steven Genter Zac Zorn Monte Nitzkowski
Nicolette Teo
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Country (Yr.) Guam (2000, 2004) Israel (1996) Italy (1992) Sweden (1992) Mexico (1988, 1992) USA (1984, 1988, 1992) Slovenia (1992) Italy (1988, 1992) Denmark (1984, 1988, 1992) Canada (1988, 1992) Italy (1988) USA (1988) Greece (1984, 1988) USA (1988) Denmark (1984, 1988) Germany (1984) Spain (1984) Spain (1980*, 1984) Venezuela (1980*, 1984) USA (1984) USA (1984) USA (1980*) USA (1980*) USA (1976, 1980) Israel (1980) Canada (1976) USA (1976) Brazil (1972) USA (1972) USA (1968, 1972) USA (1972) USA (1968) USA (1952)
ADMINISTRATOR BIOGRAPHIES
Martin Jarmond
Gavin Crew
Dr. Gene Block
Director of Athletics 1st Year UNC-Wilmington ‘01
Associate Athletic Director 5th Year UCLA ‘99
Chancellor 14th Year Stanford ‘77
Martin 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.
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.
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. The campaign has raised $121 million to date. Among the new ventures he brought to Boston College were a student-athlete fueling station, a program for first-generation student-athletes, and a fan council focused on improving the atmosphere and fan experience.
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.
He has defined academic excellence, civic engagement, diversity and financial security as top priorities for his administration. A champion of public universities, his dedication to access and affordability has enhanced UCLA’s position as a national leader in enrolling undergraduates who are Pell Grant recipients, come from underrepresented groups and go on to become first-generation college graduates.
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.
Under Chancellor Block’s leadership, UCLA has been named the number one public university in the United States, has grown its profile internationally and receives $1 billion annually in research grants. In one of the largest capital campaigns ever undertaken by a public university, UCLA surpassed its $4.2 billion Centennial fundraising goal more than a year ahead of schedule, raising $5.49 billion total.
Boston College teams enjoyed on-the-field success during his tenure, with the football team playing in a bowl game each season, the women’s lacrosse team reaching the national championship game in 2018, the 2019 women’s field hockey team advancing to its first Final Four, and the men’s and women’s hockey teams combining for three conference championships in the last two years. Academically, Boston College continued to thrive under Jarmond’s leadership. The school ranks eighth in the nation with an overall Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 94% in all sports among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools, with 12 teams scoring a perfect 100 GSR. Boston College also ranks among the highest in the nation in Academic Progress Rate (APR). Six Eagles teams recently received the NCAA APR Public Recognition Award, which is bestowed upon teams finishing in the top 10% of their respective sport, based on the multi-year APR. Included in those six was football, one of only 13 football programs at the FBS level to earn a Public Recognition Award, and one of only five to earn an award for the last three years. 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 associate 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-to-day 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 Championship 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 development 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” development team and a liaison between Michigan State’s university development and alumni association leadership.
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 became chancellor of UCLA in August 2007. As chief executive officer, he oversees the university’s three-part mission of education, research and service.
An expert in neuroscience, Chancellor Block’s current research focuses on the effects of aging in the nervous system and how it impacts biological timing in mammals, including humans. He holds faculty appointments in psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and in integrative biology and physiology in the UCLA College of Letters and Science. Chancellor Block holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Stanford University and a master’s and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Oregon. Before becoming chancellor of UCLA, Block served as vice president and provost of the University of Virginia, where he was also the Alumni Council Thomas Jefferson Professor of Biology. During his 29 years there, he served as vice president for research and public service and as founding director of the National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center in Biological Timing. Chancellor Block has served on the executive boards of several leading organizations, including the Association of American Universities, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. He is the recipient of numerous professional awards and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Chancellor Block is a native of Monticello, N.Y. He and his wife, Carol, have two adult children.
Swimming & Diving Support Staff
Michael Teitell
Ariel Guldstrand
Kevin King
Faculty Athletic Representative
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Marketing
A native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Jarmond, 40, 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.
Daniel Rivas
Jake Bracewell
Dr. Brian Campbell
Jarmond is married to Dr. Jessica Jarmond, a dentist. They have three daughters: Scarlett, Savannah and Serena.
Assistant Athletic Performance Coach
Assistant Athletic Performance Coach
Massage Therapist
Jarmond recently served on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee and is on the John McLendon Minority Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors. In 2017 and 2019, he was named to Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40.
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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. 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
For security purposes, the UCLA Athletic Communications Office does not release to the general public any travel information for UCLA athletic teams. If you would like to reach a member of the UCLA swim team on the road, please contact the Athletic Communications Office. 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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PAC-12 CONFERENCE Built on a firm foundation of academic excellence and superior athletic performance, the Pac-12 Conference renewed its undisputed claim as the Conference of Champions® in 2019-20. Beyond the courts and fields, the Pac-12’s accomplishments extend into the classrooms across 12 campuses, and outside its traditional geographic footprint into new corners around the world. The only conference to win 500 NCAA Championships, the Pac12 captured three of the seven national championships contested in 2019-20 before all sports competition was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic adding to a legacy that includes 193 NCAA team titles claimed since 1999-2000 and 333 since 1981-82, the start of women’s sports sponsorship, an average of over eight per year. Even more impressive has been the breadth of the Pac-12’s success with championships coming in 28 different men’s and women’s sports. The Pac-12 has led or tied the nation in NCAA Championships in 54 of the last 60 years, with the exceptions coming no lower than third. The Pac-12 has won the most or tied for the most NCAA titles for 15-consecutive seasons, winning at least six every year from 1999-2000 to 2018-19, winning a record 14 in 1996-97. No other conference has won double-digit NCAA championships in a single year. Spanning over a century of outstanding athletics achievements, the Pac-12 has claimed 529 NCAA Championships (305 men’s, 193 women’s, 31 combined), over 200 more than the next league. Since the NCAA began conducting women’s championships 39 years ago, Pac-12 members have claimed at least four national titles in a single season on 29 occasions, including every year since 2000-01 except two (2012-13 and the 2019-20-shortened campaign). Pac-12 teams have captured 193 NCAA women’s titles, easily outdistancing the SEC, which is second with 106. Pac-12 members have dominated a number of sports, winning 24 softball titles, 24 tennis crowns, 17 volleyball titles, 19 of the last 30 trophies in golf, and 17 in swimming & diving.
conference in the last four postseasons. In 2019-20, the Pac-12 was the most talked about conference in women’s basketball beginning with OREGON’s historic exhibition win over Team USA before the season started. Led by consensus national player of the year and three-time Pac-12 Player of the Year Sabrina Ionescu, the Ducks went on to win the regular-season for the third year in a row and cut down the nets of the Pac-12 Tournament for the second time in three years in the event’s new home at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The league boasted the No. 1 conference RPI and five teams were expected to receive top-16 NCAA Tournament seeds, as was announced in the final NCAA reveal in the first week of March. For the first time ever, six Pac-12 teams were ranked in the final Associated Press poll with Oregon (No. 2), STANFORD (No. 7) and UCLA (No. 10) appearing in the top 10.
exception of 1943-45 when World War II curtailed intercollegiate athletic competition to a minimum. During that time, the league’s first commissioner was named. Edwin N. Atherton was Commissioner in 1940 and was succeeded by Victor O. Schmidt in 1944. In 1950, Montana resigned from the Conference and the PCC continued as a nine-team Conference through 1958.
STANFORD women’s volleyball was dominant in the postseason after winning its 19th all-time Pac-12 title, dropping just two sets in the tournament to fellow league-opponent UTAH, who also had a record season. Joining the Cardinal and Utes in the postseason were UCLA, USC, WASHINGTON and WASHINGTON STATE. Twelve student-athletes were tabbed All-Americans by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Four teams also appeared in the final AVCA Coaches poll. The Pac-12 has won a NCAA-record 17 of 39 NCAA titles awarded.
Ten years later, on July 1, 1978, the University of Arizona and Arizona State University were admitted to the league and the Pacific-10 Conference became a reality. In 1986-87, the league took on a new look, expanding to include 10 women’s sports. Since then, the Conference has been considered the premier league in women’s athletics, securing the most NCAA titles in women’s sports of any conference nearly every year.
The Pac-12 baseball and softball seasons abruptly came to an end just before league play got underway because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Defending Pac-12 Champion UCLA baseball team was leading the country with the lowest hits allowed per nine innings average (4.97) and best WHIP (0.87). The Pac-12 has historically dominated the softball field, as well, claiming a national record 24 NCAA titles in the 38-year history of the championship, the most recent coming in 2019 when UCLA captured its 13th all-time. PAC-12 CONFERENCE HISTORY
Individually, the Conference has produced an impressive number of NCAA individual champions. Over 2,000 (2,379) individual crowns have been won by Pac-12 student-athletes over the years with 1,383 by male student-athletes. Pac-12 women student-athletes have captured an unmatched 808 NCAA individual crowns, an average of nearly 21 championships per season. Student-athletes have also captured 188 individual titles at combined championships (i.e., skiing and fencing).
The roots of the Pac-12 Conference date back more than 100 years to December 2, 1915, when the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) was founded at a meeting at the Imperial Hotel in Portland, Oregon. The original membership consisted of four schools - the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University). All four are still charter members of the Conference.
The Pac-12’s excellence is further proven in the annual Division I Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup competition, the prestigious award that honors the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country. STANFORD won an unprecedented 25th-consecutive Directors’ Cup in 2018-19 to lead the Conference with at least five member institutions earning scores in the top 25 each year of the Directors’ Cup program. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Directors’ Cup was not awarded in 2019-20.
Pacific Coast Conference play began in 1916 and, one year later, Washington State College (now Washington State University) was accepted into the league, with Stanford University following in 1918. The PCC competed as a 10-member league until 1950, with the
In 1959, the PCC was dissolved and the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) was formed with Thomas J. Hamilton appointed Commissioner of the new league. The original AAWU membership included California, Stanford, USC, UCLA, and Washington. Washington State joined the membership in 1962, while Oregon and Oregon State joined in 1964. Under Hamilton’s watch, the name Pacific-8 Conference was adopted in 1968. In 1971, Wiles Hallock took over as Commissioner of the Pac-8.
Thomas C. Hansen was named the Commissioner of the Pac-10 in 1983, a role he would hold for 26 years until 2009, when he was succeeded by current Commissioner Larry Scott. The University of Colorado accepted its invitation to join the Pac-12 on June 11, 2010, and on June 17, 2010, the University of Utah agreed to join the Conference. The Conference became the Pac-12 and officially began competition on July 1, 2011. It was during the 2010-11 academic year that Scott helped deliver monumental changes that transformed the Conference into a modern 12-team league. In addition to expanding to 12 teams, member institutions agreed to equal revenue sharing for the first time in the Conference’s history, created two football divisions - the North and the South, and established a Football Championship Game for the first time. He also secured landmark media rights deals with ESPN and FOX that dramatically increased national exposure and revenue for each school, in addition to establishing Pac-12 Networks which guaranteed enhanced exposure across all sports. Currently, the Pac-12 sponsors 11 men’s sports and 13 women’s sports, with the most recent additions coming in the 2017-18 (women’s lacrosse) and 2015-16 (beach volleyball) academic years. Additionally, the Conference is a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) in four other men’s sports and two women’s sports. The Pac-12 Conference offices are located in the heart of San Francisco in the SOMA district.
2019-20 YEAR IN REVIEW Seven NCAA Championships were contested during the 201920 campaign before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic led to the cancelation of competition in mid-March, including the remainder of the national championships. Stanford alone was en route to a special season, claiming three of the seven titles as no other school claimed multiple titles. Nine Pac-12 teams finished among the top four out of a possible 28 at the championships, representing five different Pac-12 institutions. The Cardinal won titles this season in men’s water polo, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball, extending its streak of at least one NCAA team title to 44 years. Stanford also posted top-four finishes in women’s cross country and men’s soccer, while Colorado came in third at the men’s cross country national meet and USC placed in a tie for third in men’s water polo. Three-quarters of the NCAA Women’s College Cup hailed from the Pac-12 for the first time ever with WASHINGTON STATE making its first-ever appearance in the national semifinal, joining the Cardinal and UCLA. Pac-12 women’s basketball has established itself as a premier league in the sport, riding a wave of success in recent years that includes winning the most NCAA Tournament games of any
Maria Polyakova won both the 1M and 3M championships at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships
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