GSw SECTIONALS: Times for 39th annual girls swimming tournament

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A total of 235 schools and 3,392 student-athletes are entered as the 39th Annual IHSAA Girls Swimming & Diving Tournament gets under way Thursday, Jan. 31, with sectional preliminary heats at 20 sites around the state. Diving prelims and semifinals continue Saturday, Feb. 2, in the morning at each site, with consolations and finals in each event scheduled for later in the day.

Some historical stuff …

Defending sectional champions (listed alphabetically)
Avon, Carmel, Center Grove, Chesterton, Columbus North, Concord, Culver Academies, Fishers, Floyd Central, Homestead, Jasper, Lawrence North, Mount Vernon (Posey), Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central, Munster, North Central (Indianapolis), Penn, Twin Lakes, Zionsville

Active sectional championship streaks (three or more years)
28: Carmel
23: Center Grove
13: Chesterton
10: Penn
8: Homestead
7: Mount Vernon (Posey), Zionsville
6: Jasper
5: Floyd Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis)
4: Munster
3: Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central

Most all-time consecutive sectional championships
28: Carmel, 1984-current

Top 10 all-time sectional championships
32: Columbus North
29: Carmel
24: Munster
23: Center Grove, Lafayette Jefferson
21: Penn
20: Anderson, Chesterton, Crawfordsville, Elkhart Central

SECTIONALS
Dates: Thursday, Jan. 31 (swimming preliminaries); Saturday, Feb. 2 (diving, consolations & finals in swimming events)
Times: All times ET unless noted
Admission: $6 per session, $9 both sessions
Advancement:
Swimming
1. First-place sectional winners in each event qualify for the state meet, plus any contestant who equals or betters the state time standard in their respective event in the consolation finals or championship finals of the sectional, plus the next fastest number of contestants in the state that would bring the total number of state meet entrants to 32 in each event. In the event that a tie exists for the 32nd position, the state qualifier shall be determined by the fastest preliminary time of both swimmers. If preliminary times are identical, both swimmers shall advance.
Diving
First- through fourth-place participants will qualify for the diving regional.

1. Munster (16) THUR 5:30p CT/SAT 9a CT
Crown Point, East Chicago Central, Griffith, Hammond, Hammond Clark, Hammond Gavit, Hammond Morton, Hammond Noll, Highland, Kankakee Valley, Lake Central, Lowell, Munster, North Newton, Rensselaer, South Newton

2. Chesterton (12) THUR 5:30p CT/SAT 9a CT
Calumet, Chesterton, Hobart, Knox, LaPorte, Merrillville, Michigan City, North Judson, Portage, South Central (Union Mills), Valparaiso, Wheeler

3. Mishawaka (10) THUR 5:30p/SAT 9a
Bremen, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, New Prairie, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph’s, South Bend Washington

4. Warsaw (14) THUR 5:30p/SAT 9a
Cass, Columbia City, Culver Academies, Huntington North, Logansport, Manchester, Oregon-Davis, Pioneer, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Wabash, Warsaw, Whitko

5. Northridge (10) THUR 5:30p/SAT 9a
Angola, Concord, DeKalb, East Noble, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Goshen, Northridge, NorthWood, Wawasee

6. Fort Wayne South (11) THUR 5:30p/SAT 12:30p
Carroll (Fort Wayne), Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne Dwenger, Fort Wayne Luers, Fort Wayne North, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South, Fort Wayne Wayne, Homestead

7. Jay County (11) THUR 5:30p/SAT 9a
Adams Central, Bellmont, Blackford, Bluffton, Delta, Eastbrook, Jay County, Muncie Central, Muncie South, Norwell, South Adams

8. Hamilton Southeastern (9) THUR 5:30p/SAT 9a
Anderson, Elwood, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Liberty Christian, Marion, Oak Hill, Pendleton Heights, Yorktown

9. Noblesville (11) THUR 5:30p/SAT 9a
Carmel, Eastern (Greentown), Guerin Catholic, Hamilton Heights, Kokomo, Maconaquah, Noblesville, Northwestern, Tipton, Western, Westfield

10. Crawfordsville (13) THUR 6p/SAT 9:30a
Attica, Benton Central, Crawfordsville, Delphi, Fountain Central, North Montgomery, North Vermillion, Rockville, Seeger, South Vermillion, Southmont, Twin Lakes, Western Boone

11. Avon (11) THUR 5:30p/SAT 9a
Avon, Cascade, Danville, Greencastle, North Putnam, Plainfield, South Putnam, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, Tri-West Hendricks, West Vigo

12. Zionsville (10) THUR 5:30p/SAT 9a
Carroll (Flora), Clinton Central, Frankfort, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, Lebanon, McCutcheon, West Lafayette, Zionsville

13. North Central (Indianapolis) (11) THUR 5:30p/SAT 9a
Ben Davis, Brebeuf Jesuit, Brownsburg, Covenant Christian (Indianapolis), Decatur Central, Indianapolis Herron, Indianapolis Ritter, International, North Central (Indianapolis), Park Tudor, Pike, Speedway

14. Lawrence North (12) THUR 6p/SAT 9a
Beech Grove, Franklin Central, Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Chatard, Indianapolis Scecina, Indianapolis Tech, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, Shelbyville, Warren Central

15. New Palestine (10) THUR 5:30p/SAT 9a
Centerville, Connersville, Eastern Hancock, Greenfield-Central, Hagerstown, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Castle, New Palestine, Richmond, Rushville

16. Franklin Community (11) THUR 5:30p/SAT 9a
Center Grove, Franklin Community, Greenwood, Indian Creek, Martinsville, Mooresville, Owen Valley, Perry Meridian, Roncalli, Southport, Whiteland

17. Columbus North (12) THUR 5:30p/SAT 9a
Batesville, Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Edgewood, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Milan, Oldenburg Academy, South Dearborn

18. Floyd Central (17) THUR 6p/SAT 9a
Charlestown, Corydon, Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, Jennings County, Lanesville, Madison, New Albany, North Harrison, Providence, Salem, Scottsburg, Seymour, Shawe Memorial, Silver Creek, Southwestern (Hanover), Switzerland County

19. Jasper (11) THUR 6:30p/SAT 10:30a
Bedford North Lawrence, Heritage Hills, Jasper, Northeast Dubois, Pike Central, South Spencer, Southridge, Tecumseh, Tell City, Vincennes Lincoln, Wood Memorial

20. Castle (12) THUR 5:30p CT/SAT 9a CT
Boonville, Castle, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Day, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz, Gibson Southern, Mount Vernon (Posey)
     
REGIONALS (diving only)
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 5
Times: All times 6 p.m. ET
Admission: $5
Advancement: First- through eighth-place participants will qualify for the state finals.

1. South Bend Riley (5)
Feeder Sectionals: Chesterton, Mishawaka, Munster, Northridge, Warsaw

2. Fishers (5)
Feeder Sectionals: Fort Wayne South, Hamilton Southeastern, Jay County, Noblesville, Zionsville

3. Plainfield (5)
Feeder Sectionals: Avon, Crawfordsville, Lawrence North, New Palestine, North Central (Indianapolis)

4. Bloomington North (5)
Feeder Sectionals: Castle, Columbus North, Floyd Central, Franklin Community, Jasper

STATE FINALS
Dates: Friday, Feb. 8, 6 p.m. ET (swimming prelims); Saturday, Feb. 9, 9 a.m. (diving prelims and semifinals), 1 p.m. (consolations and finals for all events)
Admission: $8 per session, $12 both days
Site: Indiana University Natatorium, IUPUI, 901 W. New York St., Indianapolis
Advancement: The top 16 in each swimming event during Friday’s prelims will return for competition on Saturday, with the top eight individuals vying for state championship honors (those finishing ninth through 16th Friday will make up the competitors in the consolation heats). All diving will take place Saturday, with the top 20 of 32 competitors advancing from the prelims to the semis after five dives each. After three dives each in the semis, the top 16 will advance to the final round for another three dives each.