HAMPTON, Va. -- George Washington Women’s Swimming and Diving captured its fourth consecutive Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championship on Saturday at the Hampton Virginia Aquaplex. The Revolutionaries, who have won five of the last six championships, collected the title with 598.50 points. 

Richmond claimed silver with 571 points and Duquesne earned bronze with 525 points. Fordham placed fourth with 339 points followed by George Mason (324), Davidson (300.5), Massachusetts (284), La Salle (269), St. Bonaventure (241), Rhode Island (189) and Saint Louis (72).   

Three women’s records were broken at the championship, all behind Most Outstanding Performer, Ali Tyler. Tyler of George Mason broke the conference record in the 200-yard individual medley (1:57.37), and the A-10 meet records in the 100-yard backstroke (52.62) and 100-yard freestyle (48.62).  

Olivia Paquette of GW was named Most Outstanding Diver for the second consecutive season. Paquette won the 1-meter dive with a score of 288.35. In the 3-meter dive, the GW diver placed second with a score of 284.15.  

Duquesne’s Ashley Freel earned Most Outstanding Rookie honors after a first place victory and a silver medal in the 200-yard butterfly. She won the 100-yard butterfly in 53.00 and silver in the 200-yard butterfly in 1:58.97. Freel also placed fourth in the 400-yard individual medley in 4:17.70. The Duquesne freshman was also a member of the 400-medley relay team that placed second in 3:39.92.  

Matt Barany, who led the Spiders to a second-place finish, was named the Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year. Greg Ferrucci of Davidson received Women’s Diving Coach of the Year. 

• Richmond secured gold in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The Spiders finished in 3:19.32 behind Lena Amare, Presley Baber, Katie Chignell and Melissa Nwakalor. George Mason was second, led by Ali Tyler, Peyton Brehmer, Shannon Judge and Emma DeJong in 3:19.48. The Revolutionaries were third at 3:19.48 and were led by Chloe Hernandez, Marlee Rickert, Colleen Macwilliams and Jules Fifer.       

• GW’s Moriah Freitas claimed first in the 200-yard butterfly in 1:58.92. Freel of Duquesne finished second in 1:58.97. Molly Smyers of GW placed third in 2:00.32. 

• Fordham’s Ainhoa Martin won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:11.55. She was followed by Kendall Gilbert of Massachusetts who was in second in 2:11.59. Sydney Severini of Fordham placed third in 2:11.92.  

• Tyler of George Mason tied an eight-year A-10 conference record in the 100-yard freestyle. Tyler won the event in 48.62. Nwakalor of Richmond finished second in 48.78 and DeJong of George Mason was third in 49.94.  

• Duquesne’s Haley Scholer collected a victory in the 200-yard backstroke at 1:54.96. Behind her in second was her teammate Sierra Snow in 1:55.91. Hannah Wieczorek of Richmond was third in 1:56.12.  

• Ava Topolewski of George Washington secured gold in the 1650-yard freestyle. Toploewski, who holds the A-10 record in the event, won in 16:24.19 for her third consecutive 1650-free title. Duquesne’s Orla Egan followed her in second at 16:38.34. Carys Edgar of Richmond placed third in 16:38.36.