2012-13 IHSAA Girls Swimming & Diving State Finals Preview

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VYPE Staff/IHSAA Communications

The 39^th annual IHSAA girls swimming and diving state finals begin tonight and will conclude on Saturday at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis.

Preliminary races will be held tonight at 6 p.m. The top 16 finishers in each event will advance and compete in the championship and consolation finals on Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m.

Carmel High School is positioned to win its 27^th consecutive team state championship this weekend. Already the longest streak of state championships in any girls sport in the nation at 26 consecutive, another title would tie Carmel for second in the nation with Pickford (Mich.) High School’s boys track and field team (27 straight from 1952-78).

Punahou High School (Honolulu, Hawaii) still holds the longest streak with 29 consecutive boys swimming championships from 1958-86. Carmel’s current mark of 26 continues to be the longest active streak in the country regardless of sport or gender.

Carmel senior Lacey Locke is situated to propel herself amongst the IHSAA’s best in career state championships (individual and relay events). With nine career championships to her credit, Locke is competing in the 200-yard individual medley, 200 backstroke and in the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays this weekend.

Last year, Locke added a pair of relay state championships to her career total. Carmel’s 200 medley relay team has won the event the past four years and is ranked No. 1 in the state entering the state finals. If Locke helps the team defend its title, she would join three others as a four-time medley relay champion (Carmel’s Ginger Faerber, 1986-89; Tricia Tyner, 1987-90; Krista Davis 1994, ’95, ’97, ’98).

Locke was the 2011 state champion in the 200 IM and is seeded second in the event this weekend. She finished fourth in the event last year. She captured the 100 backstroke title as a freshman and sophomore and is seeded second this year.

Currently, Locke’s nine state championships ties her for fourth on the IHSAA’s all-time list – along with Carmel’s Trish Regan (2008-10), North Central’s Susan Hentschel (2000-03) and Sherry Cartwright (1978-81), who competed for both Ben Davis and Harrison (West Lafayette).

Carmel’s Emily Ayers (1992-95) is the all-time leader in career titles with 14. Elkhart Central’s Lindsay Benko (1991-94) is second with 11.

Junior Bethany Galat from Penn High School looks to defend her title in the 200 IM. She heads into this weekend ranked No. 1 in the state in both the 200 IM and the 50 freestyle. She holds the top seed in the 200 IM at 2 minutes, 2.65 seconds.

Meme Sharp of Noblesville looks to improve upon her second-place finish in last year’s diving state championship. Sharp heads into this weekend ranked third in the state. Hamilton Southeastern sophomore Jaya Brown finished third in the event last year. Cardinal Ritter’s Sarah Bacon, a sophomore, is seeded No. 1 this weekend with a score of 486.25.

North Central’s Rachel Hayden holds the top seed in the 50 freestyle (23.38); Westfield’s Erin Moe is the No. 1 seed in the 500 freestyle (4:56.92); Carmel’s Claire Adams carries the top time in the 100 backstroke (54.95) and Carmel’s 200 medley relay is the fastest at 1:44.17.

Top Seeds
200 Medley Relay: Carmel, 1:44.17.
200 Freestyle: Breanna Robinson, 10, Wawasee, 1:50.76.
200 Individual Medley: Bethany Galat, 11, Penn, 2:02.64.
50 Freestyle: Rachel Hayden, 11, North Central (Indianapolis), 23.38.
One Meter Diving: Sarah Bacon, 10, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, 486.25.
100 Butterfly: Aly Tetzloff, 10, Crown Point, 54.81.
100 Freestyle: Breanna Robinson, 10, Wawasee, 51.29.
500 Freestyle: Erin Moe, 12, Westfield, 4:56.92.
200 Freestyle Relay: Crown Point, 1:35.39.
100 Backstroke: Claire Adams, 9, Carmel, 54.95.
100 Breaststroke: Caroline Weigand, 11 Homestead, 1:02.34.
400 Freestyle Relay: Crown Point, 3:28.16.

State Championship Record Streaks
Longest streaks of consecutive state championships, all sports, all states
29: Honolulu Punahou, Hawaii, boys swimming, 1958-86.
27: Pickford, Mich., boys track and field, 1952-78.
26: Carmel, Ind., girls swimming, 1986-2012.*
26: Woonsocket Mt. St. Charles Academy, R.I., boys hockey, 1978-2003.
25: Bolles, Jacksonville, Fla. boys swimming, 1988-2012.*
25: Paulsboro, NJ, wrestling, 1983-2007.
24: St. Xavier, Louisville, Ky., boys swimming, 1989-2012.*
24: Tacoma Wilson, Wash., boys swimming, 1960-83.
*Active streak.
(Source: National Federation of State High School Associations)

Defending State Champions in Field (Individual Events)
200 Individual Medley: Bethany Galat, 11, Penn.

Other Former State Champions in Field (Individual Events)
200 Individual Medley: Lacey Locke, 12, Carmel (2011 state champion).
100 Backstroke: Lacey Locke, 12, Carmel (2010, 2011 state champion).

Career State Championships by an Individual (Individual and Relay Events)
14: Emily Ayers, Carmel, 1992-95.
11: Lindsay Benko, Elkhart Central, 1991-94.
10: Allison Bock, Lafayette Jefferson, 1987-90.
10: Debbie Daniel, Anderson, 1981-84.
10: Katie Simmons, Carmel, 1997-2000.
9: Sherry Cartwright, Ben Davis/Harrison (West Lafayette), 1978-81.
9: Susan Hentschel, North Central (Indianapolis), 2000-03.
9: Lacey Locke, Carmel, 2010-current.
9: Trish Regan, Carmel, 2008-10.
8: Taylor Baughman, Carmel, 2002-05.
8: Lindsay Carlberg, Carmel, 1995-98.
8: Ginger Faerber, Carmel, 1986-89.
8: Linda Grondziak, Ben Davis, 1977-80.
8: Heidi Hendricks, Logansport, 1984-87.
8: Michelle McKeehan, Center Grove, 2005-08.
8: Leah Retrum, Columbus North, 2000-03.
8: Tricia Tyner, Carmel, 1987-90.

State Championships Won by This Year’s Participants (Individual and Relay Events)
9: Lacey Locke, 12, Carmel.
2: Ariana Bullard, 12, Carmel.
2: Hanna House, 11, Carmel.
1: Alex Cleveland, 11, Zionsville.
1: Grace Einterz, 12, Zionsville.
1: Bethany Galat, 11, Penn.

Lacey Locke’s (Carmel) State Championships Won (2010-current)
200 Medley Relay: 2010, 2011, 2012.
200 Individual Medley: 2011.
200 Freestyle Relay: 2010, 2011.
100 Backstroke: 2010, 2011.
400 Freestyle Relay: 2012.