NEW YORK – All-session tickets for the 2017 BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championships are now available for purchase by visiting the St. John’s ticket center or
www.redstormsports.com. The championships will be held Feb. 22-25 at the Nassau County Aquatic Center on Long Island, N.Y.
All-session tickets can be purchased for $35 for adults and $20 for seniors (65+) and children (17 and under). The all-session tickets are good for all seven sessions, Wednesday through Saturday. Click
here for tickets.
Single-session tickets will go on sale at a later date and all on-site ticket sales will be cash only.
This will be the 12th BIG EAST Championship held at the Nassau County Aquatic Center. The BIG EAST and St. John’s will serve as co-hosts for the event. 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 pool setup varies, with 50-meter, 25-yard, and/or 25-meter lap lanes, depending on the pool setup. There is a diving well with a 10-meter competition diving tower — the only such tower in the New York metropolitan area — and 1- and 3-meter springboards. The seating area can accommodate up to 1,700 spectators.
Last year, the Villanova women and the Xavier men each captured the BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championship for a third consecutive year. The Wildcat women snagged gold in 11 of 13 individual events, swept the relays and totaled 1,013 points. The Musketeer men won four-of-five relay events and grabbed nine individual titles on the road to 832 points.