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Providence To Compete In BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championships

2/22/2017 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving

Feb. 22, 2017

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. -

The 2017 BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championships, presented by Jeep, are set to begin this evening, Feb. 22, and will continue through Saturday as Butler, Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova and Xavier compete to see who will take home this year's title.

All Championship action will air live on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FOX Sports Go, with wall-to-wall coverage that includes all event preliminaries, finals and awards. Jay Alter and John Fanta will be poolside for the finals reporting on the action.

For access to the broadcast via the internet, click here: http://www.foxsportsgo.com
The broadcast is also available in the FOX Sports Go app on mobile devices and tablets.

The seven-session championships start Wednesday evening with the prelims of the men's 3M diving followed by four relay finals: the 800 yard freestyle (women's, men's) and the 200 yard medley relay (women's, men's). The men's 3M diving finals will take place in between relay finals.

Action will continue Thursday for Session 2 starting at 10 a.m., for prelims and Session 3 at 6 p.m., with finals in five events.

For schedules, updates, live results and live coverage links please visit the BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championship Central Page on BIGEAST.com.
This will be the 12th BIG EAST Championship held at the Nassau County Aquatic Center. The facility is widely recognized as one of the finest swimming facilities in the U.S., regularly hosting major swimming and diving competitions. The 80,000-square-foot center includes a "stretch" 50-meter pool that is 68 meters long, with three movable bulkheads. The seating area can accommodate up to 1,700 spectators.

- Go Friars! -



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