2015-16 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Maria Polyakova
- Position:
- Diving
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Moscow Prep School
- Hometown:
- Moscow, Russia
Eight-time CSCAA All-American ... Graduated as the UCLA record-holder in 1-meter diving (355.50) and 3-meter diving (398.75) ... 2019 CSCAA National Diver of the Year and two-time Pac-12 Diver of the Year ... 2019 NCAA Champion in 3M (396.00), becoming UCLA's first-ever national champion in women's diving.ย
2018-19
Had arguably the finest season ever by a Bruin diver, as she was crowned an NCAA Champion in 3-meter diving (season-high score of 396.00), becoming UCLA's first-ever individual national champion in diving ... Also posted a runner-up finish in 1-meter (346.90) at NCAAs and was named the CSCAA Diver of the Year at the conclusion of the NCAA Championships ... CSCAA All-American in both 1M and 3M ... Swept the 1M and 3M titles at both the Pac-12 Championships and NCAA Zone E Championships ... Won 3M in seven of the eight meets in which she competed ... After the season, was named the 2019 Pac-12 Diver of the Year, becoming UCLA's first-ever two-time recipient of the award ... Won the 1-meter championship at six consecutive meets before her second-place showing at NCAAs ... Broke the school-record for 1-meter diving on Nov. 3 against Arizona State, recording a final tally of 355.50 ... Overall, recorded 37 points at NCAAs, just one point behind teammate Eloise Belanger for the lead among all NCAA divers ... Named to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Director's Honor Rolls ... Had the highest score among Bruin divers in both 1M and 3M ... Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention ... Named Diver of the Meet at the Pac-12 Championships.ย
2017-18
Selected to the 2018 Spring Director's Honor Roll ... Redshirted at UCLA.
2016-17
Pac-12 Diver of the Year โฆ won 3-meter (385.00) at Pac-12 Championships (Feb. 22-25) โฆ CSCAA All-America selection for 1-meter diving and 3-meter diving โฆ earned CSCAA Scholar All-America honors โฆ chosen to Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention list โฆ earned teamโs Most Valuable Diver and Competitive Greatness awards โฆ named Pac-12 Diver of the Month for February โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for fall โฆ won 1-meter (301.50) at UGA Invitational (Dec. 4) โฆ won 3-meter (339.55) and 1-meter (299.75) against Utah (Jan. 13-15) โฆ won 3-meter (674.65 overall, 335.10 final) and 1-meter (615.55 overall, 315.80 final) at Bruin Diving Invitational (Jan. 13-15) โฆ won 3-meter (756.65 overall, 398.75 final) and 1-meter (656.15 overall, 339.05 final) at NCAA Zone E Championships (March 6-8) โฆ posted score of 259.70 in platform at Pac-12 Championships (Feb. 22-25).
SUMMER 2016
Competed in the Russian Senior National Championships ... Finished third in the 3-meter event ... Attended the Federationโs training camp in July.
2015-16
CSCAA First-Team All-American for the second straight season ...ย Finished fourth in the 3-Meter finals at the NCAA Championships with a season-best 381.95ย ... Also recorded a top-five finish in the 1-Meter finals at NCAAs ... Placed second in the 3-Meter event andย third in the 1-Meter event at NCAA Zones ... Pac-12 Champion in the 1-Meter event, posting a season-best 324.80 in the finals ... Recorded a top-15 finish in the 3-Meter event at the Pac-12 Championships ...ย Won 12 of 14 diving competitions in the regular season, sweeping the springboard events at both the Bruin and Minnesota Invitationals, andย against USC and Arizonaย ... Recipient of the SMU Classic High Point Diver honor ...ย Pac-12 Diver of the Month for the months of November andย December ...ย CSCAA Scholar All-American ...ย Earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention honors ... Named the team's Most Valuable Diver.ย ย
SUMMER 2015
Won gold in the 1-Meter (419.45) at the inaugural European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan ... Also finished second in the Synchronized 3-Meter and fifth in the 3-Meter ... Won the Women's 1-Meter at the Summer National Championships in Russia ... Finished sixth in the A semifinal of the 3-Meter with a five-dive score of 270.00 at the FINA World Series ...ย Placed ninth (255.20) in the 1-Meter finals at the FINA World Championships.ย
2014-15
CSCAA First-Team All-American ... Named Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year after finishing fourth in the 3-Meter at the NCAA Championships, the best showing ever for a UCLA diver at NCAAs ... Broke her own school record twice in that event (380.60 in prelims; 392.00 in final) ... Scored a season-best 328.95 in the 1-Meter at Pac-12s ... Won the silver medal in the 3-Meter at Russian National Championships in January ... Was the Pac-12 Diver of the Month in December ... Voted Most Valuable Diver by the team. ย ย ย
SUMMER 2014
Polyakova won two silver medals and a bronze at the FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Penza, Russia in September โฆ was second in both the 1-Meter and the 3-Meter and third in the Synchronized 3-Meter.
MOSCOW PREP SCHOOL
CLUB: RUSSIAN NATIONAL DIVING TEAM
Member of the Russian National Team since 2011 under coach Oleg Zaicev โฆ was a bronze medalist at the 2013 European Championship โฆ won silver on the 1-Meter at the 2012 World Junior Championship and was also fifth on the 3-Meter โฆ holds the Russian Master of Sports title in diving (springboard 1-M, 3-M and Synchro 3-M) โฆ was a five-time Moscow champion โฆ won bronze medals at the 2012 and โ13 Russian Championships โฆ winner at the 2013 Four Nations Match and 2011 European Championship โฆ won a silver medal at the 2013 Grand Prix (Rostok) Series โฆ placed 27th and 28th on the 3-Meter and 1-Meter at the 2013 FINA Diving World Championships โฆ participated at the 2012 World Cup and World Series FINA.
PERSONAL
Majoring in linguistics. ย
Maria Polyakovaโs Career Bests
1-Meter 355.50 - school record
3-Meter 398.90 (2017 NCAA Zone E Championship) - school record
Platform 259.70ย (2017 Pac-12 Championship Final)
