The new year is bringing a slew of new competition to Westwood.
UCLA swim and dive (0-1-1) will host the Bruin Diving Invite, a dual meet against Iowa (1-2) and a quad meet featuring the former in addition to UC Santa Barbara (1-1) and Utah (2-2) this upcoming weekend at Spieker Aquatics Center.

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.

New year, new beginnings.
Still searching for a dual meet victory, UCLA swim and dive (0-1-1) will travel to La Jolla to face UC San Diego (5-0) Saturday in its first competition of 2026.

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.

This post was updated Nov. 19 at 3:27 p.m.
Although a packed schedule with multiple tournaments in one week may burden a team, it also brings more opportunities to record victories.

Ties are not exactly common in a sport that hands out 300 points in head-to-head competition.
It is rare for the margins to be so tight – with a skew of points spread across 16 different events – and to balance out evenly.

This post was updated Nov. 9 at 2:41 p.m.
Rivalries can linger well after the conflict’s heyday.
This is especially true in light of recent collegiate conference shake-ups.