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Lions Headed to Princeton's Big Al Invite This Weekend
12/5/2019 2:23:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Columbia men's swimming will wrap up the 2019 portion of its season at the Big Al Invitational, Dec. 6-9
NEW YORK — Columbia men's swimming returns to action this weekend, traveling to nearby Princeton for the 2019 Big Al Invitational. The three-day championship format meet runs from Dec. 6-9 at DeNunzio Pool.
The Lions will be without their divers, as the men's divers are competing at the Rutgers Invitational.
Results and additional information for the meet can be found here. The meet will also stream live on ESPN+.
Preliminary sessions will begin at 10 a.m. ET with finals to follow on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, prelims will kickoff at 9 a.m. with the final session starting at 5 p.m.
Columbia is one of six programs participating in the event, joining host-team Princeton, Penn State, Denver, Dartmouth and Johns Hopkins.
SCHEDULE
Friday, Dec. 6 (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
200 Freestyle Relay
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
400 Medley Relay
Saturday, Dec. 7 (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
200 Medley Relay
400 Individual Medley
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
800 Freestyle Relay
Sunday, Dec. 8 (9 a.m./5 p.m.)
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
400 Freestyle Relay
ON DECK
The Lions kick off the 2020 portion of their season on Tuesday, Jan. 14, resuming dual meet and Ivy League action against Cornell at 1 p.m.
For the latest on the Columbia men's swimming and diving program, follow @ColumbiaMenSwim on Twitter, @ColumbiaMenSwimming and @ColumbiaDiving on Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
The Lions will be without their divers, as the men's divers are competing at the Rutgers Invitational.
Results and additional information for the meet can be found here. The meet will also stream live on ESPN+.
Preliminary sessions will begin at 10 a.m. ET with finals to follow on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, prelims will kickoff at 9 a.m. with the final session starting at 5 p.m.
Columbia is one of six programs participating in the event, joining host-team Princeton, Penn State, Denver, Dartmouth and Johns Hopkins.
SCHEDULE
Friday, Dec. 6 (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
200 Freestyle Relay
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
400 Medley Relay
Saturday, Dec. 7 (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
200 Medley Relay
400 Individual Medley
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
800 Freestyle Relay
Sunday, Dec. 8 (9 a.m./5 p.m.)
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
400 Freestyle Relay
ON DECK
The Lions kick off the 2020 portion of their season on Tuesday, Jan. 14, resuming dual meet and Ivy League action against Cornell at 1 p.m.
For the latest on the Columbia men's swimming and diving program, follow @ColumbiaMenSwim on Twitter, @ColumbiaMenSwimming and @ColumbiaDiving on Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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