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Feb. 27, 2006

King County Aquatic Center hosting PAC-10 Men's Swimming Championships

Fox Sports Network provides event coverage at King 
County's world-class facility

The Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center is hosting this year's Pacific-10 Conference Men's Swimming Championships, scheduled for March 1-4 in Federal Way. Fox Sports Network will be covering the action for delayed broadcast beginning March 10 at 1 p.m.

"We feel fortunate to have such a great facility available to host the PAC-10 Championships," said Christine Dawson, the Pacific-10 Conference Assistant Commissioner for Olympic sports. "The King County Aquatic Center is a well-managed facility that is in excellent condition, and our coaches and student athletes know they can have a great championship experience there."

The Aquatic Center was the site of the 1990 Goodwill Games, and has hosted 17 PAC-10 Championships and many international and national competitions. The facility was recently selected to be the site of the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.

More information on this week's championships is available at

http://www.pac-10.org/sports/c-swim/spec-rel/022306aaa.html

The Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center offers a wide range of swimming-related activities and classes, including scheduled recreational swims, adult lap swims, senior citizen programs, swimming lessons for all ages, exercise programs and more. The center is at 650 SW Campus Drive in Federal Way. More information on the center is available at http://www.metrokc.gov/parks/pools/aquatic.htm on the Internet.