This post was updated Oct. 24 at 10:46 p.m.
Dalvík, Iceland, and Los Angeles are about 4,000 miles apart and have a nearly 3,820,000-person difference in population.

Artistic swimming at UCLA has sought the Division I stage for three years now.
UCLA’s historic artistic swimming medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics could be the catalyst for sending the program to the next level.

Chae (verb).
To land short or trip and cover it up with choreography from Chae Campbell’s 2021 floor routine.
Following Campbell’s freshman season with UCLA gymnastics, the graduate student never expected to become the face of a meme.

The Dodd brothers have long shared titles that reflect their close bond: brothers, teammates, best friends.
And now, they share the title of Olympic medalist.
UCLA men’s water polo’s redshirt junior Chase Dodd and freshman Ryder Dodd became the first pair of brothers to compete on the United States men’s water polo Olympic team since 1988.

When the opportunity arose for Owen Schwartz to join the Bruins as a graduate student, he took the chance to follow in his parents’ footsteps.
“It’s been a dream come true,” Schwartz said.

This post was updated July 21 at 10:02 p.m.
On Tuesday, Noelle Quinn stepped onto a court she once called home.
Quinn, who played three of her 13 WNBA seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, said being back in the city as her current Seattle squad battles against the Sparks evoked a sense of nostalgia.

This post was updated July 21 at 10:21 p.m.
A fraction of high school athletes go on to compete at the Division I level.
Fewer achieve the rank of becoming a Division I coach.