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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Lopes make splash in new pool for 2017-18 season
9/19/2017 12:02:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
PHOENIX -- The Grand Canyon men's and women's swimming and diving program is suiting up for yet another successful year with three home meets scheduled for the 2017-18 season, which will now take place in the Fr Edward J. Reese Aquatic Center on the campus of Brophy Catholic College Prepatory. The team is looking forward to being just a short 15 minute drive from campus after making the move from the Southwest YMCA in Goodyear. But, that's not all they are excited about.Â
This season marks the first in program history that the Lopes are eligible to compete in the NCAA Championships. "Our team is ready and willing to do what it takes to reach our goal of becoming an NCAA Division 1 Top 25 team," Assistant Coach Stacey Siekman said. The Lopes will go up against some of the best swimmers and divers in the country on Mar. 14-17 in Columbus, Ohio (women) and the following weekend, Mar. 21-24, in Minneapolis, Minn. (men).
Until then, Head Coach Steve Schaffer and the team are in the water preparing for the FIU Invitational in Miami, Fla. on Oct. 6-7 to kick off the upcoming season. The swimmers will head to Los Angeles, Calif. on Oct. 20-21 for a dual meet against Seattle and Loyola Marymount before hosting their first home meet on Nov. 3-4 against Air Force Academy and Idaho. On Nov. 17-19, the swimmers will once again compete in the Northwestern TYR Invitational in Evanston, Ill. while the divers are in Flagstaff, Ariz. for the NAU Diving Invitational.Â
The Lopes will open the second half of the season with two home meets back to back against Cal Baptist/NMSU/Rice on Jan. 6 and BYU on Jan. 13. The team hits the road for the remainder of the schedule, including a UNLV/Wyoming meet on Jan. 27 and another diving invitational hosted by the Air Force Academy on Feb. 2-3 before concluding the regular season in Houston, Texas for the 2018 WAC Championships.Â
The post-season lineup for the men and women outside of the NCAA Championships includes the NCAA Zone Diving Championships on Mar. 5-7 closely followed by the CSCAA National Invitational on Mar. 8-10 and USA Swimming's Arena Pro Meet in Mesa on Apr. 12-14.Â
The Lopes will practice their season debut this Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Fr Edward J. Reese Aquatic Center in Phoenix for the Alumni Day Time Trials at 4 p.m.Â
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This season marks the first in program history that the Lopes are eligible to compete in the NCAA Championships. "Our team is ready and willing to do what it takes to reach our goal of becoming an NCAA Division 1 Top 25 team," Assistant Coach Stacey Siekman said. The Lopes will go up against some of the best swimmers and divers in the country on Mar. 14-17 in Columbus, Ohio (women) and the following weekend, Mar. 21-24, in Minneapolis, Minn. (men).
Until then, Head Coach Steve Schaffer and the team are in the water preparing for the FIU Invitational in Miami, Fla. on Oct. 6-7 to kick off the upcoming season. The swimmers will head to Los Angeles, Calif. on Oct. 20-21 for a dual meet against Seattle and Loyola Marymount before hosting their first home meet on Nov. 3-4 against Air Force Academy and Idaho. On Nov. 17-19, the swimmers will once again compete in the Northwestern TYR Invitational in Evanston, Ill. while the divers are in Flagstaff, Ariz. for the NAU Diving Invitational.Â
The Lopes will open the second half of the season with two home meets back to back against Cal Baptist/NMSU/Rice on Jan. 6 and BYU on Jan. 13. The team hits the road for the remainder of the schedule, including a UNLV/Wyoming meet on Jan. 27 and another diving invitational hosted by the Air Force Academy on Feb. 2-3 before concluding the regular season in Houston, Texas for the 2018 WAC Championships.Â
The post-season lineup for the men and women outside of the NCAA Championships includes the NCAA Zone Diving Championships on Mar. 5-7 closely followed by the CSCAA National Invitational on Mar. 8-10 and USA Swimming's Arena Pro Meet in Mesa on Apr. 12-14.Â
The Lopes will practice their season debut this Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Fr Edward J. Reese Aquatic Center in Phoenix for the Alumni Day Time Trials at 4 p.m.Â
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