State Swim & Dive Championships set for Friday & Saturday

October 27, 2018 by Andy Morales, AZPreps365


Cienega junior standout Tori Dabney took the 50 Free, 100 Fly and was the anchor leg of the winning 200 Free Team Relay. (Andy Morales/AZPreps365.com)

The State Swim and Dive preliminary round is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 2 with Division I and Division II set for the Skyline Aquatic Center in Mesa and Division III scheduled for the Dady Aquatic Center in Paradise Valley. All diving prelims regardless of division will be at the Dady Aquatic Center.

The finals are set for Saturday, Nov. 3 at the same venues.

The Southern Arizona Regional Qualifier took place Friday and Saturday at the Oro Valley Pool and complete results can be found HERE.

In order to qualify for state, a swimmer or diver must attain at least a provisional mark at a qualifying invitational. The top 32 individuals and top 24 relay teams per event will qualify for D-I and D-II and the top 24 individuals and top 16 relay teams per event will qualify or D-III.

The Sabino girls took the D-III state title in 2016 and again in 2017 and Sabercat head coach Melanie Paulsen gave us some thoughts on how her team is shaping up this year: