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UE To Host First-Ever Meet At Deaconess Aquatic Center November 6

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville swimming and diving teams will make Tri-State history on Saturday, November 6, as UE will host the first-ever competition at the new Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville. UE will host Saint Louis University and Arkansas-Little Rock in a triangular meet which will begin at 1 p.m. and is open to the public, with admission being $5.

The $30 million state-of-the-art facility opened to the Evansville public on October 4, 2021. It features a stretch 50-meter competitive pool, plus a separate diving well with one-meter and three-meter springboards. The Deaconess Aquatic Center features raised spectator seating for just under 1,000 people, with the ability to accommodate over 1,000 bleacher seats on the pool deck, to make it one of the top competition pools in the region.