No. 14 Women’s Swimming & Diving Heads To UCLA For Crosstown Showdown

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No. 14 Women’s Swimming & Diving Heads To UCLA For Crosstown Showdown

January 28, 2026 | Women's Swimming & Diving

LOS ANGELES - After a weekend of rest, the USC women's swimming and diving team is off to its final dual of the regular season this Friday, Jan. 30. The Trojans will travel to face crosstown rival UCLA at the Spieker Aquatics Center at 2:00 p.m..

The diving squad will compete in the springboard events on Friday followed by platform diving on Saturday at 11:00 a.m..

The weekend meet marks the final competition for the Women of Troy before focusing its attention on the Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships. The conference meet will be hosted in Minneapolis, Minn. and run from Feb. 18-21.

#14 USC vs. UCLA
Friday Jan. 30 | 2:00 p.m.
Spieker Aquatics Center | Westwood, Calif.
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So Far This Season
The Trojan swimming and diving program made a powerful early-season statement at the USC Invitational, notching several event victories and standout performances against top national programs including Indiana, Texas A&M, and UCLA.

The Women of Troy continued their rise as a true contender in the Big Ten Conference, beating both No. 23 UCLA and No. 25 Texas A&M. Troy defeated Texas A&M 197-155 to open the season with a win.

12 Women of Troy have already met NCAA Standards including swimmers Minna Abraham (50y free, 100y free, 200y free, 500y free, 100y back), Justina Kozan (200y IM, 400y IM, 200y fly, 500y free), Nicole Maier (50y free, 100y free, 200y free), Claire Tuggle (200y free, 500y free), Ashley McMillan (200y breast, 200y IM, 400y IM), Bella Brito (100y breast, 200y breast), Camden Doane (200y fly), Sage Miller (200y fly) Lindsay Barnes (200y back), Dora Molnar (200y back) and divers Kate Miller (1-meter, 3-meter, platform), Jenna Jagielski (1-meter, 3-meter, platform), Emi Machida (3-meter, platform) Alena Lotterer (3-meter) and Morgan Burns (3-meter, platform).

USC vs. UCLA
The Trojans hold a 34-17-1 edge against the Bruins … USC secured 10 victories in a row from 2008-17 against the Bruins and posted the first tie in the series in 2018. The 10-meet win streak - matched USC's previous best stretch of 10 in a row from 1994 to 2003… Earlier this season, the Women of Troy defeated then No. 23 UCLA 245-107 Last season the Trojans swept all 16 events at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center to defeat the Bruins 215-85 … In 2024, USC downed UCLA to wrap up the regular season undefeated (9-0 in duals). The Women of Troy swept both the relays, and the springboard diving events … In 2023, the Women of Troy defeated the Bruins 152-148 at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center...In 2022, USC won 15 events and set eight pool records competing at the Spieker Aquatics Center, defeating the Bruins on their home turf … In 2021, the Trojans suffered a loss to the Bruins, snapping a 13-meet unbeaten streak against UCLA … In 2020, USC downed the Bruins 181-119 where the Women of Troy claimed 11 races and swept the sprint free events … In 2019 USC experienced a 181-117 victory at home, winning ten events including one relay … The schools tied 150-150 at UCLA in 2018. USC won seven events, but UCLA caught USC over the final two events to end Troy's 10-meet run … The Trojans' win in 2017 was a 172-128 home victory in which Troy set six pool records and five meet records. Preceding that was a 181-119 victory at UCLA in 2016 and a 174.5-125.5 home win in 2015 that featured five USC swimmers winning two events apiece. In 2014 in Westwood, USC won 165-135, breaking 10 Spieker Aquatics Center pool records and nine meet records in the process. USC defeated UCLA, 167.5-132.5, at USC in 2013. Troy won the 2012 clash in Westwood, 170-130, in a meet in which Trojan swimmers also broke a combined 10 Bruin pool records. That followed a 176-124 victory at USC in 2011, a 164.5-136.5 win at UCLA in 2010, a 160-140 rain-soaked 2009 home win and a 158-142 decision in Westwood in 2008. UCLA last won in 2007 when the Bruins clinched victory during the meet's final relay at McDonald's Swim Stadium. USC hasn't lost to UCLA in Westwood since 2004.

Crosstown Cup
The winner of the USC-UCLA dual meet scores 10 points toward the Crosstown Cup, awarded annually to the school with the most successful athletic year against the other. Points are awarded to the winner of each Trojan-Bruin head-to-head contest (100 points is the magic number).