The UCSC swim team prepares to travel to Long Beach for their final meet of the season. Their performance at this weekend’s Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference will determine whether they can move forward to nationals.

The UC Santa Cruz swim and dive team is built on the principles of self-reliance. As the University of California faces complicated economic times and continuous program cuts, the swim team has managed to financially support itself for the past decade through the annual Ian Carney Memorial Trans-Bay Swim fundraiser. The relay, which took place [...]