TUCSON, Ariz.- Head coach Augie Busch and the Arizona swimming and diving program has announced its 2018-19 season schedule, which features four home events in 2019 following the completion of renovations to Hillenbrand Aquatic Center.
Arizona will host a preseason intrasquad meet in the Hillenbrand Aquatic diving pool on Sept. 29 at 9 a.m. to unofficially kick off Busch's second season in Tucson.
The official season kicks off in Phoenix when the Wildcats compete against Grand Canyon University on Oct. 13.
The Wildcats will participate in their fifth-consecutive Texas Invitational from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1 in Austin, Texas.
The first event in the renovated Hillenbrand Aquatic Center will take place on Jan. 11 when Washington State comes to Tucson for the home opener. Continuing the homestand, both the men and the women will welcome Stanford and California on Jan. 25 and 26, respectively.
The Wildcats will host Arizona State for the last regular season meet and senior day on Feb. 9 at 12 p.m. MST.
Throughout the season, the women will face seven Pac-12 teams while the men will swim against four. There will be four home meets this season, all against Pac-12 opponents. Both the men and women will compete in two nonconference dual meets, and the Texas Invitational.
The postseason will begin with women's Pac-12 Championships in Federal Way, Wash. on Feb. 27 to March 2. The men's Pac-12s will be following weekend, March 6-9. Diving Zones will be March 11-13 in Flagstaff.
The season will close in Austin, with women's NCAA Championships March 20-23, and men's March 27-30.
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here for the women's.
All meets are free of charge with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking in the surrounding lots are free of charge on weekends and on weekdays after 5:00 p.m. with available paid parking in the Cherry Garage. Meet times are subject to change based on weather.
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