LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's swimming and diving team will seek to defend its conference title this week at the 2022 Mountain West Championships being held Wednesday (Feb. 16) through Saturday (Feb. 19) in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M.

The swimming portion of the meet will open with a pair of relay finals Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. CT. Meanwhile, the diving event prelims will start Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. PT/12:30 p.m. CT and be followed by the finals at 4:40 p.m. PT/6:40 p.m. CT. All subsequent individual event prelims are set for 9 a.m. PT/11 a.m. CT start times, with finals repeating at 4:30 p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. CT, Thursday through Saturday.

Fans can enjoy the action via livestream on the Mountain West Network and through the live results links on the MW Championship Central page. It can also be followed through the league's social media channels on Twitter (@MW_OlySports), Facebook (MountainWestConference), and Instagram (MountainWestConference) for each day's event updates. Followers are encouraged to use the hashtag #MWSD and #MakingHerMark when posting throughout the week.

REBELS ATOP THE MOUNTAIN WEST: UNLV brings four of the Mountain West's fastest individual times during the 2021-22 regular season into the four-day competition. Super senior Kate Afanasyeva spearheads that list with her pair of MW-leading marks across the 50 back (24.57) and 100 back (52.98). Additionally, senior Gabby Lizzul sits atop the league's time chart in the 200 fly (1:58.24) and sophomore Sarah Koopmans ranks first in the 100 IM (56.89).

NEXT UP: The Rebel men swimmers will join their women's counterparts in aiming for a repeat as conference champion next week when they compete at the 2022 WAC Championships in Houston on Feb. 23-26.