CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The 2019 Patriot League Men and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships will take place from Wednesday, Feb. 20, through Saturday, Feb. 23, at Bucknell University's Kinney Natatorium in Lewisburg, Pa. All 10 Patriot League schools will be represented. The Navy Midshipmen will look to defend their titles once again - the women in search of their eighth-straight and the men in the hunt for their 16th consecutive title. The Navy men have won the Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championship in all 15 years of competing at the event.

The four-day event will begin on Wednesday with the men's 3-meter diving trials at 2 p.m. The swimming events will kick off Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. with the first heat of the women's 200-yard medley relay final. Preliminaries will begin at 10 a.m. and the finals will swim at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The remaining diving trials will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 1 p.m.

The entire 2019 Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championships can be viewed for free on the Patriot League Network starting with diving at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

Additional information on the Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championship can be found on the Championship page here.

MEN'S TOP TIMES OF 2018-19
Heading into the Patriot League Championship, the Black Knights lead the men's side with seven different swimmers holding the best time in seven of the NCAA sanctioned individual swimming events: Joshua Zock (50-yard freestyle); Kevin Lin (200-yard freestyle); Thomas Ottman (1,650-yard freestyle); Evan Zhang (200-yard breaststroke); Kevin Doo (100-yard butterfly); Jonathan Ellery (200-yard butterfly); Brian McKenrick (200-yard IM). In the 13 individual events, 19 Patriot League student-athletes have an NCAA B-cut time standard. 13 of those 19 student-athletes are on the men's side. Navy's Caleb Mauldin and James Wilson are the only male swimmers to have an NCAA B-cut time in more than one event this season. Both Mauldin and Wilson broke the 47.77 mark in the 100-yard backstroke while Mauldin also hit the 1:45.04 mark in the 200-yard backstroke and Wilson hit the 47.43 standard in the 100-yard butterfly. Below are the top 2018-19 times in each of the swimming events that will be contested at the League championship meet.

50-yard free - Joshua Zock, Army West Point, 20.02
100-yard free - Zachary Piedt, Navy, 44.30
200-yard free - Kevin Lin, Army West Point, 1:36.50
500-yard free - Ryan Waters, Navy, 4:23.11 (B)
1,650-yard free - Thomas Ottman, Army West Point, 15:26.04 (B)
100-yard back - James Wilson, Navy, 46.78 (B)
200-yard back - Caleb Mauldin, Navy, 1:43.47 (B)
100-yard breast - Christopher Bondarowicz, Navy, 54.73
200-yard breast - Evan Zhang, Army West Point, 1:56.62 (B)
100-yard fly - Kevin Doo, Army West Point, 47.29 (B)
200-yard fly - Jonathan Ellery, Army West Point, 1:44.42 (B)
200-yard IM - Brian McKenrick, Army West Point, 1:47.04
400-yard IM - Brayden Lauffer, Navy, 3:56.32

WOMEN'S TOP TIMES OF 2018-19
The Navy women have five swimmers with nine of the 13 individual event current top times - Sarah Sorensen (50-yard freestyle); Martina Thomas (100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle); Jamie Miller (200-yard backstroke); Lauren Barber (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard IM); Kelly Huffer (200-yard butterfly). Seven of the 13 individual events saw a Patriot League female swimmer hit an NCAA B-cut time standard during the regular season. Lauren Barber claimed more B-cut times than anyone in the League with three - hitting the 1:01.84 standard in the 100-yard breaststroke, 2:13.97 in the 200-yard breaststroke and 1:59.94 in the 200-yard IM. Below are the 2018-19 top times in each of the swimming events that will be contested at the League championship meet.

50-yard free - Sarah Sorensen, Navy, 22.95
100-yard free - Martina Thomas, Navy, 49.78
200-yard free - Martina Thomas, Navy, 1:45.60 (B)
500-yard free - Martina Thomas, Navy, 4:46.52 (B)
1,650-yard free - Maddie Hartigan, Bucknell, 16:50.52
100-yard back - Lauren Carag, Army West Point, 54.33
200-yard back - Jamie Miller, Navy, 1:56.08 (B)
100-yard breast - Lauren Barber, Navy, 59.71 (B)
200-yard breast - Lauren Barber, Navy, 2:09.54 (B)
100-yard fly - Whitney Chang, Army West Point, 53.90
200-yard fly - Kelly Huffer, Navy, 1:57.06 (B)
200-yard IM - Lauren Barber, Navy, 1:59.14 (B)
400-yard IM - Carlyn Soares, Boston U., 4:20.24

Top Weekly Award Swimmers and Divers of 2018-2019
Male Swimmer: 2 - Tie between Kevin Doo, Army West Point (Oct. 16, 2018; Oct. 30, 2018) and James Wilson, Navy (Nov. 20, 2018; Dec. 4, 2018)
Female Swimmer: 7 - Lauren Barber, Navy (Oct. 9, 2018; Oct. 23, 2018; Nov. 6, 2018; Nov. 20, 2018; Dec. 4, 2018; Jan. 15, 2019; Feb. 5, 2019)
Male Diver: 7 - Bradley Buchter, Navy (Oct. 9, 2018; Oct. 16, 2018; Oct. 23, 2018; Nov. 6, 2018; Nov. 20, 2018; Dec. 4, 2018; Jan. 15, 2018)
Female Diver: 5 - Hannah Montau, Navy (Oct. 9, 2018; Oct. 16, 2018; Oct. 23, 2018; Nov. 20, 2018; Feb. 5, 2019)

2018 Patriot League Championship Recap
The Midshipmen retained their titles at home in Lejeune Hall against the Patriot League field of swimmers and divers. The Navy men's swimming and diving team claimed their 15th consecutive Patriot League Championship title while the women won their seventh consecutive championship title. Army West Point nabbed runner-up on both the men's and women's side. Click here to view last year's championship page and results.

Men's Standings - 1. Navy 990.5; 2. Army West Point 780.5; 3. Bucknell 411; 4. Boston U. 406.5; 5. Loyola Maryland 286.5; 6. Lehigh 282.5; 7. Colgate 167.5; 8. American 118; 9. Lafayette 114; 10. Holy Cross 108

Women's Standings - 1. Navy 904.5; 2. Army West Point 568; 3. Lehigh 543; 4. Bucknell 423; 5. Boston U. 385; 6. Loyola Maryland 250.5; 7. Colgate 191; 8. American 172; 9. Holy Cross 107; 10. Lafayette 93

2018 Awards and Recognitions:
* Returning swimmers and divers are bold faced below.
Men's Swimmer of the Meet: Ben Cono, Loyola Maryland
Women's Swimmer of the Meet: Lauren Barber, Navy
Men's Rookie of the Meet: Billy Cadigan, Navy
Women's Rookie of the Meet: Maggie Wyngowski, Bucknell
Men's Diver of the Meet: Bradley Buchter, Navy
Women's Diver of the Meet: Megan Fennell, Lehigh
Men's Coach of the Meet: Bill Roberts, Navy
Women's Coach of the Meet: Rob Herb, Lehigh
Diving Coach of the Meet: Rich MacDonald, Navy

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