The postseason for Grand Canyon will begin this week in Pharr, Texas, as the Lopes swimming and diving teams compete at the WACÂ Championships from Wednesday to Saturday.
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The first event will be the men's 1-meter preliminary competition, which begins at 9:30 a.m. (Phoenix time). The women's divers will compete at 12:45 p.m. in the 3-meter. The swimming finals will begin at 5 p.m.
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This is the second year that the conference is competing at City of Pharr Natatorium near WAC host UT Rio Grande Valley.
Last season, the Lopes set two WAC Records, six team records and 138 personal-best times while making history with a program-best combined finish for the men's and women's teams each taking second place.
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Heading into the week, the Lopes were picked to repeat history and finish second in both team competitions by the coaches' pre-championship poll.
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Throughout the season, GCU has had WAC Men's Swimmer of the Week award-winners
Sam Jennings,
Alex Volkov and
Jonathan Rom. Men's Diver of the Week winners included
Reece Robles and
Isaac Poole.
The Lopes' WAC Women's Swimmer of the Week winners were
Paula Martinez Moreno and
Raphaela Nakashima.
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The preliminaries will be available to all viewers onÂ
wacinternational.tv, which is free with the creation of an account. For fans watching internationally, the finals also will be streamed there.
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For viewers in the U.S., finals will be broadcast live on ESPN+ at the links below:Â
Live results:
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