Colorado HS Swimming and Diving Legislative Committee Charts Future Course
The Colorado HS Swimming & Diving Legislative Committee had a lot to consider and work through at their most recent meeting. The committee made determinations on State Meet locations, realignment of girls teams to create a new 3A division, as well as establishing 2017 Girls State Meet qualification times.
The State Meets locations and dates for Girls and Boys were spelled out as were the date and location rotation of meets for the girls over the next 3 years (2017/2018/2019).
For 2017, the schedule and locations are:
- Girls’ State – February 9-11, 2017 (5A & 3A) & February 10-11, 2017 (4A)
- 3A/5A – VMAC
- 4A – EPIC
- See proposed state schedule below
- Boys’ State – Friday and Saturday May 19-20, 2017
- 4A – Air Force Academy
- 5A – VMAC
This year, the 3A & 5A girls will be at VMAC on the following schedule:
Thursday AM - 5A Diving Prelims
Thursday PM - 5A Swimming Prelims
Friday AM - 3A Swimming Prelims
Friday PM - 5A Swimming & Diving Finals
Saturday AM - 3A Diving Prelims
Saturday PM - 3A Swimming & Diving Finals
The 4A girls will be at EPIC on the following schedule (Same as prior years):
Friday PM - Swimming Prelims
Saturday AM - Diving Prelims
Saturday PM - Swimming & Diving Finals
Over the next 3 years for the girls, the chart below describes how the 3 divisions will rotate sites/dates:
| Site 1:
Combined Classifications |
Site 2: Single Classification |
| Thursday
AM: “A” Dive Prelims |
Thursday AM: N/A |
| Thursday
PM: “A” Swim Prelims |
Thursday PM: N/A |
| Friday
AM: “B” Swim Prelims |
Friday AM: NA |
| Friday
PM: “A” Swim-Dive Finals |
Friday PM: “C” Swim Prelims |
| Saturday
AM: “B” Dive Prelims |
Saturday AM: “C” Dive Prelims |
| Saturday
PM: “B” Swim-Dive Finals |
Saturday PM: “C” Swim-Dive
Finals |
|
|
| 2017:
A = 5A, B = 3A, C = 4A |
| 2018:
A = 3A, B = 4A, C = 5A |
| 2019:
A = 4A, B = 5A, C = 3A |
|
|
The realignment of Girls' teams to create a 3A division is going to create some very new looks when it comes to the state meets. Here are the teams in each division -
5A - 44 Schools (* Denotes Play-Up School)
| Adams
City |
Grandview |
| Arapahoe |
Hinkley |
| Arvada West |
Horizon |
| Aurora Central |
Lakewood |
| Bear Creek * |
Legacy |
| Boulder |
Legend |
| Brighton |
Monarch |
| Chaparral |
Mountain Range |
| Chatfield |
Mountain Vista |
| Cherokee Trail |
Northglenn |
| Cherry Creek |
Overland |
| Columbine * |
Palmer |
| Dakota Ridge * |
Pomona * |
| Denver East |
Poudre |
| Doherty |
Ralston Valley |
| Douglas County |
Rangeview |
| Eaglecrest |
Regis Jesuit * |
| Fairview |
Rock Canyon |
| FNE Warriors (Montebello) |
Rocky Mountain |
| Fossil Ridge |
Smoky Hill |
| Fountain Ft. Carson |
ThunderRidge |
| Gateway |
Westminster |
4A - 37 Schools (* Denotes Play-Up School)
| Abraham
Lincoln |
Montrose |
| Air Academy |
Mountain View |
| Broomfield |
Mullen * |
| Cheyenne Mountain |
Niwot |
| Coronado |
Pine Creek |
| Denver South |
Ponderosa |
| Fort Collins |
Pueblo Centennial |
| Fruita Monument |
Pueblo South |
| George Washington |
Pueblo West |
| Golden |
Rampart |
| Grand Junction |
Silver Creek |
| Greeley Central |
Skyline |
| Greeley West |
Standley Lake |
| Heritage |
Thompson Valley * |
| Highlands Ranch |
Valor Christian * |
| Liberty |
Wheat Ridge |
| Littleton |
Widefield |
| Loveland |
Windsor |
| Mesa Ridge |
|
3A - 41 Schools
| Aspen |
La Junta |
| Centaurus |
Lewis-Palmer |
| Colorado Academy |
Longmont |
| Conifer |
Manitou Springs |
| Delta |
Mitchell |
| Denver North |
Moffat County |
| Denver West |
Montezuma-Cortez |
| D'Evelyn |
Northfield |
| Discovery Canyon |
Northridge |
| Durango |
Platte Canyon |
| Eaton |
Pueblo Central |
| Englewood |
Pueblo County |
| Estes Park |
Pueblo East |
| Evergreen |
Salida |
| Fountain Valley |
Sierrra |
| Glenwood Springs |
St. Mary's |
| Green Mountain |
St. Mary's Academy |
| Gunnison |
Summit |
| Harrison |
Thomas Jefferson |
| Holyoke |
Valley |
| Kent Denver |
|
The Schools that stand out for being misplaced are Heritage (a perennial top 10 5A School) going to 4A, Lewis-Palmer in 3A (highly competitive 5A before now), and Manitou Springs also going to 3A after consistently being in the top 3 in 4A over the past few years. Alignment was done solely based upon enrollment figures and schools had to request to swim up from their original alignment from the initial CLOC meeting in January.
For the girls state qual times, in 5A and 4A, there are no time changes from the prior years in swimming, a slight increase in DD in diving, and additional times for 3A. Boys times are published after the completion of the boys season currently underway. Girls times are below -
| EVENT |
2016 |
2016 |
2016 |
|
3A Girls |
3A Girls |
4A Girls |
4A Girls |
5A Girls |
5A Girls |
|
Yards |
Meters |
Yards |
Meters |
Yards |
Meters |
| 200 Medley
Relay |
2:08.00 |
2:22.85 |
2:05.00 |
2:19.50 |
2:02.00 |
2:16.15 |
| 200 Freestyle |
2:14.00 |
2:28.47 |
2:08.00 |
2:21.82 |
2:02.50 |
2:15.73 |
| 200 IM |
2:35.00 |
2:52.05 |
2:26.00 |
2:42.06 |
2:19.00 |
2:34.29 |
| 50 Free |
0:27.50 |
0:30.66 |
0:26.60 |
0:29.66 |
0:25.80 |
0:28.77 |
| *Diving-6
Dives |
180 (9.5) |
180 (9.5) |
195 (9.8) |
195 (9.8) |
220 (10.3) |
220 (10.3) |
| **Diving-11
Dives |
290 (11.1) |
290 (11.1) |
310 (11.4) |
310 (11.4) |
345 (12.3) |
345 (12.3) |
| 100 Butterfly |
1:10.00 |
1:17.77 |
1:06.30 |
1:13.66 |
1:02.50 |
1:09.44 |
| 100 Free |
1:00.50 |
1:07.28 |
0:58.10 |
1:04.61 |
0:56.00 |
1:02.27 |
| 500 Yard
(400M) Free |
6:08.00 |
5:22.81 |
5:46.00 |
5:03.51 |
5:32.00 |
4:51.23 |
| 200 Free Relay |
1:54.00 |
2:07.34 |
1:51.00 |
2:03.99 |
1:48.00 |
2:00.64 |
| 100 Back |
1:10.00 |
1:17.77 |
1:06.80 |
1:14.21 |
1:03.20 |
1:10.22 |
| 100 Breast |
1:19.00 |
1:27.85 |
1:15.50 |
1:23.96 |
1:12.80 |
1:20.95 |
| 400 Free Relay |
4:13.00 |
4:41.84 |
4:06.00 |
4:34.04 |
3:59.00 |
4:26.25 |
