GENEVA, Ohio - The Duquesne women's swimming and diving team will look to repeat as Atlantic 10 champions at the 2019 A-10 Championship meet this Wednesday, Feb. 20 through Sunday, Feb. 23 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

- The Dukes are coming off their first A-10 title in school history in 2018, recording a program-record 567 points at last year's championship, topping second-place Richmond by nine points.

- Duquesne head coach David Sheets was named the A-10 Women's Swimming Coach of the Year for the second time in his career in 2018 after guiding the Dukes to their first A-10 title.

- All told, Duquesne came away with 13 medal-winning performances at the meet, including eight individual medals earned by returners this season:

• Emma Brinton (gold - 200 IM, gold - 400 IM)
• Abigail Stauffer (silver - 200 breaststroke, bronze - 100 breaststroke)
• Lauren Devorace (gold - 500 freestyle)
• Carson Gross (silver - 500 freestyle)
• Morgan Smith (bronze - 200 butterfly)
• Summer Svitavsky (bronze - 1650 freestyle)

- Brinton was named the A-10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer as a freshman at last year's meet. Brinton recorded a pair of gold-medal finishes in the 200 IM and 400 IM with school-record times.

- In total, nine school records fell at last season's championship meet.

- The Duquesne senior class has compiled a combined 16 medals at the A-10 championship over the last three years, highlighted by five medals apiece by Stauffer and Kristen McKnight.

- The Dukes' diving program was reinstated prior to last season led by head coach Charlie Hauser. Adrienne White was named A-10 Rookie of the Week twice this season while Sawyer Weitzel earned A-10 Rookie of the Week accolades in the final week of the season after setting a new school record in the 3-meter dive (265.30).

- The Dukes were selected to repeat as A-10 champions in the conference preseason coaches poll.

- Duquesne owns eight top-three times heading into this weekend's championship:

• Summer Svitavsky (1. 500 freestyle - 4:54.90)
• Abigail Stauffer (1. 200 breaststroke - 2:18.35 / 2. 50 breaststroke - 29.37 / 3. 100 breaststroke - 1:02.88)
• Audrey Steen (3. 100 butterfly - 55.23)
• Emma Brinton (2. 200 IM - 2:01.28 / 2. 400 IM / 4:22.46)
• Carson Gross, Lauren Devorace, Heather Svitavsky, Hanna Everhart (3. 400 freestyle relay - 3:28.47)

- Duquesne posted back-to-back second-place finishes in 2016 and '17.


Watch (ESPN+)
Wednesday, Feb. 20: Prelims  /  Finals 
Thursday, Feb. 21: Prelims  /  Finals 
Friday, Feb. 22: Prelims  /  Finals 
Saturday, Feb. 23: Prelims  /  Finals  Wednesday, Feb. 20 (Finals - 5 p.m. ET)
200 yard medley relay
800 yard freestyle relay

Thursday, Feb. 21 (Prelims 10 a.m.)
500-yard freestyle
200-yard IM
50-yard freestyle
1-meter diving (1 p.m.)

Thursday, Feb. 21 (Finals 6:30 p.m.)
500-yard freestyle
200-yard IM
50-yard freestyle
1-meter diving
200-yard freestyle relay

Friday, Feb. 22 (Prelims 10 a.m.)
400-yard IM
100-yard butterfly
200-yard freestyle
100-yard breaststroke
100-yard backstroke

Friday, Feb. 22 (Finals 6:30 p.m.)
400-yard IM
100-yard butterfly
200-yard freestyle
100-yard breaststroke
100-yard backstroke
400-yard medley relay

Saturday, Feb. 23 (Prelims 10 a.m.)
200-yard backstroke
100-yard freestyle
200-yard breaststroke
200-yard butterfly
3-meter diving (1 p.m.)
1,650-yard freestyle (3:15 p.m. - all but top heat)

Saturday, Feb. 23 (Prelims 10 a.m.)
1,650-yard freestyle (top heat)
200-yard backstroke
100-yard freestyle
200-yard breaststroke
200-yard butterfly
3-meter diving
400-yard freestyle relay