UCLA swim and dive splits its year into two distinct seasons. In the fall, the swimmers build up to their best times at the end with the Art Adamson Invitational, while in the winter, they build up to the Pac-12 championship and beyond.

Robert Frost once said, “Nothing gold can stay.”
Senior Tessa Van Winkle and graduate student Jaden Whitmarsh worked together to prove Frost wrong Saturday.
In the final match of the Center of Effort Challenge first-place duel, Van Winkle and Whitmarsh took their USC counterparts to a three-set battle in which they walked away victorious after dropping the first set.

A year ago, then-sophomore Caroline Canales jumped 16 spots up the leaderboard to finish in the top 10.
This year, the now-junior climbed eight spots past opponents to secure a third-place finish.

Beach volleyball
Sabrina Baker, Daily Bruin staff
Rainy weather looms over the Bruins’ Pacific Northwest trip.
No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (19-4, 1-0 Pac-12) will travel to Alki Beach in Seattle to compete in the Pac-12 North Invitational from Friday to Saturday, where rainy conditions are predicted.

This post was updated April 2 at 10:19 p.m.
Blue and gold might be the Bruins’ colors.
But they return donning gold and silver.
No. 4 UCLA women’s golf finished in a three-way tie for second place with a score of 8-under 856 at the PING/ASU Invitational at the Papago Golf Course in Phoenix from Thursday to Saturday.

The Bruins accumulated six All-American accolades in Athens, Georgia.
Seven athletes from No. 21 UCLA swim and dive (5-4, 3-4 Pac-12) picked up All-American honors at the NCAA championship from Wednesday to Saturday.

Four Bruin divers are headed to nationals.
No. 21 UCLA swim and dive (5-4, 3-4 Pac-12) had five divers compete in the Zone E Diving Championships in Flagstaff, Arizona, from March 11 to March 13.

This post was updated March 14 on 3:43 p.m.
Before Monday, junior Natalie Vo was the only Bruin to have played at Green Hills Country Club – which coach Alicia Um Holmes described as a challenging course.

Women’s water polo
Ava Abrishamchian, Daily Bruin reporter
The Bruins will face a new opponent over the weekend.
No. 1 UCLA women’s water polo (15-0, 2-0) will take on Biola (6-11) in regular season play Saturday afternoon for the two teams’ first-ever matchup.

This post was updated Feb. 29 at 10:59 p.m.
Softball
Felicia Keller, assistant Sports editor
The Bruins will take on their final tournament of the regular season in Fullerton.