Teams Set to Dive into the BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championships
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. - The 2017 BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championships, presented by Jeep, are set to begin Wednesday evening 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.
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.
For a second consecutive year, the Villanova women hold the top seed times for both opening relays. In the 800-freestyle relay the Wildcats boast a top seed time of 7:23.09 while holding a top time of 1:41.69 in the 200-freestyle medley.
On the men’s side, it will be a showdown between Seton Hall and Xavier as both teams bring in the best two times of each relay. The Pirates have the leading time in the 800-freestyle relay at 6:40.63, followed by the Musketeers at 6:47.78. In the 200-freestyle relay, Xavier set the leading time at 1:29.92 followed by The Hall at 1:31.68.
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.
Xavier men and Villanova women are looking to extend their BIG EAST Championship legacy as each team competes for their fourth-consecutive title. Last year, the Musketers claimed the men’s title with 832 points while the Wildcats secured the women’s title with 1,013 points. Looking to snap Xavier’s and Villanova’s winning streak are the Georgetown Hoyas who have come in second for the past three years.
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 12
th 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.