Cheers erupted from Bruin fans in the stands above Spieker Aquatics Center as sophomore Claudia Yovanovich touched the wall of the pool – 21.63 seconds after she dove in.

This post was updated Feb. 1 at 9:59 p.m.
Thousands of people blocked off streets and protested in Westwood on Sunday for Iranian regime change.
Protesters – who chanted “we want freedom” and “Trump, act now” – blocked off parts of Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard starting at about 12:45 p.m. 
The Islamic Republic, Iran’s incumbent government, has killed more than 6,000 people since protests broke out in the country in December amid an economic crisis, according to the United States-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.

Practice makes perfect.
Unless an external factor – like illness – gets in the way.
That reality surfaced for the Bruins on Sunday, when lineup staples freshman Nola Matthews and sophomore Mika Webster-Longin were sidelined from the competition with the flu.

This post was updated Jan. 29 at 9:04 p.m.
Switzerland’s highest court said Thursday that the Court of Arbitration for Sport must reconsider Jordan Chiles’ appeal to reclaim her Olympic bronze medal, citing new audiovisual evidence.

No. 5 UCLA gymnastics will face No. 21 Michigan State on Sunday in East Lansing, Michigan. The Bruins were the No. 1 team in the nation after their first meet this season but slipped to No.

There is home-field advantage.
And then there is competing in Pauley Pavilion – where banners that boast UCLA’s collection of national titles hang from the rafters, blue and yellow confetti falls from the sky during floor routines and the crowd hangs on to every Bruin gymnast’s last move.

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 1:36 a.m.
Chancellor Julio Frenk completed his first full year in office Jan. 1.
News editor Alexandra Crosnoe and campus politics editor Natalia Mochernak sat down with Frenk to discuss federal research funding cuts, UCLA’s budgetary shortfall, protections for undocumented students and Time, Place and Manner policies.

This post was updated Jan. 7 at 12:00 a.m.
Roster turnover is one of the few things guaranteed in college sports.
And the Bruins lost substantial talent to graduation and the transfer portal after last season.

This post was updated Jan. 4 at 5:31 p.m.
It may not have been an Olympic stage.
But senior Jordan Chiles and freshman Tiana Sumanasekera – UCLA gymnastics’ two Olympians – stole the show at the Bruins’ first competition of the season.

Inconsistency has prevented the Bruins from breaking into the upper echelon of the NCAA in recent years.
And the start of the 2025-26 season has been no different.