TUSCALOOSA, Ala. \u2013 The 2016-17 Alabama swimming and diving schedules were announced Thursday, with the action getting underway at home against Delta State on Friday, Sept. 9 at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n
The Crimson Tide hosts two of this season\u2019s three home meets in September, following the first meet of the entire collegiate season vs. Delta State with a women\u2019s meet against Vanderbilt and West Florida on Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. That meet will be Alabama\u2019s Power of Pink meet, raising awareness in the fight against breast cancer.<\/p>\n
The Tide closes its home slate early in 2017, taking on ACC power Florida State on Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. It will be senior day for one the Tide\u2019s largest classes in recent memory. All three home meets will be held in the Don Gambril Olympic Pool at the Alabama Aquatic Center and admission is free.<\/p>\n
In between the home meets, Alabama will take to the road to face Missouri (Oct. 14), Auburn (Nov. 4), Tulane women (Jan. 16
\n), LSU (Jan. 17) and Georgia Tech (Jan. 20). The Tide will also travel to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech Invitational (Nov. 17-19) as well as diving invitational at Auburn (Dec. 17-19) and Tennessee (Jan. 3-5).<\/p>\n
The postseason finds Alabama in Knoxville, Tenn., for the Southeastern Conference Championships February 14-18 followed by the Bulldog Invitational in Athens, Ga., Feb. 25-26. The NCAA Zone B Diving Championships will be held March 6-8 in Auburn, Ala.<\/p>\n
The Women\u2019s and Men\u2019s NCAA Championships will both be held in Indianapolis with the women\u2019s championships being held March 15-18 and the men\u2019s March 22-25.<\/p>\n
For all the latest information on the Alabama swimming and diving teams, follow AlabamaSwimDive on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. General athletic news can be found @UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.<\/p>\n
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