COLORADO HS SWIMMING AND DIVING LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE CHARTS FUTURE COURSE (REVISED 11-29-2016: Updated/corrected 5a/4a/3a team division lists)

COLORADO HS SWIMMING AND DIVING LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE CHARTS FUTURE COURSE (REVISED 11-29-2016: Updated/corrected 5a/4a/3a team division lists)

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 - 45 Schools & School Size (* Denotes Play-Up School)

Adams City 1799 Grandview 2620 Arapahoe 2180 Hinkley 2043 Arvada West 1755 Horizon 1971 Aurora Central 2176 Lakewood 2083 Bear Creek 1630 *Play-up Legacy 2212 Boulder 2001 Legend 2032 Brighton 1773 Lewis-Palmer/Palmer Ridge Co/Op Broomfield 1547 *Play-up Monarch 1741 Chaparral 2202 Mountain Range 1996 Chatfield 1804 Mountain Vista 2193 Cherokee Trail 2822 Northglenn 1950 Cherry Creek 3508 Overland 2248 Columbine 1668 *Play-up Palmer 1793 Dakota Ridge 1508 *Play-up Pomona 1503 *Play-up Denver East 2475 Poudre 1844 Doherty 1986 Ralston Valley 1828 Douglas County 1881 Rangeview 2369 Eaglecrest 2599 Regis Jesuit 708 *Play-up Fairview 2185 Rock Canyon 2073 FNE Warriors (Montebello) 2948 Rocky Mountain 1975 Fossil Ridge 1974 Smoky Hill 2044 Fountain Ft. Carson 1861 ThunderRidge 2070 Gateway 1743 Westminster 2453

4A - 38 Schools & School Size (* Denotes Play-Up School)

Abraham Lincoln 1390 Montrose 1326 Air Academy 1334 Mountain View 1245 Cheyenne Mountain 1242 Mullen 802 *Play-up Coronado 1515 Niwot 1279 Denver South 1565 Pine Creek 1481 Evergreen 1056 *Play-up Ponderosa 1237 Fort Collins 1635 Pueblo Centennial 1261 Fruita Monument 1656 Pueblo South 1294 George Washington 1355 Pueblo West 1340 Golden 1254 Rampart 1610 Grand Junction 1713 Silver Creek 1236 Greeley Central 1409 Skyline 1342 Greeley West 1569 Standley Lake 1313 Heritage 1690 Thompson Valley 1169 *Play-up Highlands Ranch 1664 Valor Christian 934 *Play-up Liberty 1545 Wheat Ridge 1285 Littleton 1277 Widefield 1315 Loveland 1519 Windsor 1339 Mesa Ridge 1330

3A - 42 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, and Manitou Springs and Evergreen 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