The ACC is the Atlantic Coast Conference, a collegiate athletic conference held each year in the United States. The ACC consists of 15 universities in the east, whose top competitors go head to head in over 25 different sports. The members of the programs within the ACC are regarded at the top collegiate competitors in the nation.

In recent years, the swimming and diving portion of the Atlantic Coast Conference has been held in Greensboro, North Carolina. The ACC hosts a flood of competitors from different universities as they show off their skills, including diving and relay swimming. Atlanta Movers at All My Sons report that officials with the ACC have recently announced a last minute change of plans. The ACC Swimming and Diving Championship will now take place on different dates at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

This change in events was made in consideration of the controversy amongst lawmakers surrounding the House Bill 2, the bathroom bill, which addresses the issue of individuals using public restrooms that correspond with their identified gender. The law passed in North Carolina requires bathrooms in government facilities to be used by people based on their gender listed on their birth certificate, and prohibits local governments from enacting nondiscrimination laws. North Carolina’s LGBT community believes the legislature of North Carolina is encouraging discrimination.

Due to the controversy in North Carolina, the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center will have the honors of hosting the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships this season.  The Georgia Tech Aquatic Center expects many competitors with many spectators, as this is not their first time hosting a championship.