GENEVA, Ohio – The 2018 BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championships, presented by Jeep, are set to begin Wednesday evening and will continue through Saturday as Butler, Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova and Xavier compete to see who will take home this year's title.

All Championship action will air live on the BIG EAST Digital Network on Fox Sports Go, with wall-to-wall coverage that includes all event preliminaries, finals and awards. Matt Schumacker will be poolside reporting on the action.

The seven-session championships starts Wednesday evening with the prelims of the women's 3M diving followed by four relay finals: the 800 yard freestyle (women's, men's) and the 200 yard medley relay (women's, men's). The women's 3M diving finals will take place in between relay finals.

For a third consecutive year, the Villanova women hold the top seed times for both opening relays. In the 800-freestyle relay the Wildcats boast a top seed time of 7:21.25 while holding a top time of 1:42.64 in the 200 yard medley relay.
 
Action will continue Thursday for Session 2 starting at 10 a.m., for prelims and Session 3 at 6 p.m., with finals in five events.

Villanova women are looking to extend their BIG EAST Championship legacy as the team competes for its fifth-consecutive title, while Seton Hall men look to defend last season's championship. Last year, the Pirates claimed their first title in program history with 872.50 points while the Wildcats scored 1,017 to claim their ninth championship.

For schedules, updates, live results and live coverage links please visit the BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championship Central Page on BIGEAST.com.

The season's championships are the first appearance at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The facility has played host to not only countless regional aquatic events but many major national aquatic events since its opening in Fall of 2011. The pool setup is able to accommodate a 10-lane, 50-meter Olympic size pool, with two moveable bulkheads for subdivision of the pool (the championship will be contested in a 25-yard competition pool). There is a diving well with a one-and-three-meter diving area with four springboards. An additional 25-yard pool to support training and various therapy activities is also present. Extensive permanent seating is available for over 1,000 spectators with great views, with the capability of increasing to over 2,200.