WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University swimming & diving team has hit the road to East Meadow, New York for the 2019 BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championships, presented by Jeep. The four-day meet, held Feb. 20-23, begins on Wednesday afternoon at the Nassau Aquatic Center. For a complete schedule, including results at the end of each day, and to purchase single or all-session tickets, please visit the BIG EAST Championship Central page.
 
At last season's championships, the Hoya women finished second for the fifth-consecutive season while the GU men placed third. Over the four-day meet, Georgetown medaled 20 times in individual events, set a total of 13 new school records and won six gold medals. Sophomore Drew Carbone (Chelmsford, Mass. / Central Catholic) returns as the championship's Most Outstanding Male Swimmer. Last year he earned All-BIG EAST honors in four events including the 200-yard IM and the 200-yard backstroke where he won gold, and the 100-yard backstroke which he took silver.
 
Georgetown has three different divers competing this week who have each won the championship's Most Outstanding Diver over the past three years. On the men's side, senior Ryan Blom (Hershey, Pa. / Milton Hershey) was recognized in 2016 while on the women's team juniors Margaret Barnhorst (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. / Ponte Vedra) and Elizabeth Miller (Wayland, Mass. / Wayland) earned the honor in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
 
Heading into this year's events, several Hoyas are among the BIG EAST leaders in their respective events. Freshmen Brett Sherman (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) and Michael Wheeler (Lafayette, Calif. / Campolindo) hold the top two times in the 500-yard freestyle, while is Sherman also the leader in the 400-yard IM and Wheeler leads all BIG EAST swimmers in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Carbone enters the championships as the top seed in the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard IM.
 
The 2019 BIG EAST Championships will consist of two sessions each day with preliminary heats each morning and finals in the evenings. Every session will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN).
 
To watch BEDN, download the FOX Sports GO app for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire tablets and phones and select Windows devices to view BEDN games on-the-go. The app also supports Roku, Apple TV and Chromecast. The FOX Sports GO platform can also be accessed at FOXSportsGO.com on desktops. A cable provider's login is required to access FOXSportsGO on a desktop.
 
Wednesday
Prelims (4 p.m.) – men's 1-meter diving
Finals (6 p.m.) - 800-yard freestyle relay, men's 1-meter diving, 200-yard medley relay
 
Thursday
Prelims (10 a.m.) - 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard IM, 50-yard freestyle, women's 3-meter diving (noon)
Finals (6 p.m.) - 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard IM, 50-yard freestyle, women's 3-meter diving, 200-yard freestyle relay
 
Friday
Prelims (10 a.m.) - 400-yard IM, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard backstroke, men's 3-meter diving (noon)
Finals (6 p.m.) - 400-yard IM, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard backstroke, men's 3-meter diving, 400-yard medley relay
 
Saturday
Prelims (10 a.m.) - 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard butterfly, women's 1-meter diving (noon)
Finals (6 p.m.) - 1,650-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard butterfly, women's 1-meter diving, 400-yard freestyle relay.