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Lions Travel to Princeton for Biennial Big Al Invitational
12/2/2021 11:48:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Columbia men's swim and dive will conclude 2021 portion of season at Princeton, Dec. 3-5.
NEW YORK -- The Columbia men's swim and dive team will return to Princeton, December, 3-5 to compete at the Big Al Invitational. The three-day meet DeNuzio Pool will conclude the Lions' 2021; 2022 competition picks up on January 15 at Brown.
Fans in attendance are expected to adhere by Princeton's COVID-19 protocols, while remote followers can catch all the action live on ESPN+ (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).
Prelims begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday followed by 6:00 p.m. finals, while Sunday's preliminary races kick of at 9:00 a.m. with finals at 5:00 p.m..
Columbia and host Princeton will be joined by Denver (0-0), Utah (0-3), George Washington (1-2), and TCU (Diving Only).
Event Schedule:
Friday, December 3rd
For the latest on the Columbia men's swimming and diving program, follow @CULionsMSD and @CULionsDiving on Instagram and Twitter, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
Fans in attendance are expected to adhere by Princeton's COVID-19 protocols, while remote followers can catch all the action live on ESPN+ (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).
Prelims begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday followed by 6:00 p.m. finals, while Sunday's preliminary races kick of at 9:00 a.m. with finals at 5:00 p.m..
Columbia and host Princeton will be joined by Denver (0-0), Utah (0-3), George Washington (1-2), and TCU (Diving Only).
Event Schedule:
Friday, December 3rd
- 1M Dive
- 200 Free Relay
- 500 Freestyle
- 200 IM
- 50 Freestyle
- 400 Medley Relay
- 3M Dive
- 200 Medley Relay
- 400 IM
- 100 Butterfly
- 200 Freestyle
- 100 Breaststroke
- 100 Backstroke
- 800 Freestyle Relay
- Platform Dive
- 1650 Freestyle
- 200 Backstroke
- 100 Freestyle
- 200 Breaststroke
- 200 Butterfly
- 400 Freestyle Relay
For the latest on the Columbia men's swimming and diving program, follow @CULionsMSD and @CULionsDiving on Instagram and Twitter, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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