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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Colorado Girls Swimming and Diving Rankings Posted Here (12-20-2016)

Fossil Ridge (5A), Cheyenne Mountain (4A), and D'Evelyn (3A) start the new season on top of the rankings. Cheynne Mountain has the biggest lead at 84 points ahead of Valor Christian, while Fossil Ridge leads Fairview by 27, and D'Evelyn leads St. Mary's Academy by a slim single point!  

Many of the girls that stepped away from the high school scene to focus on the Olympic Trials have returned and posted some very fast mid-season times at either the Coaches Invitational at VMAC or the Cheyenne Mountain Invitational.  
Next Rankings Published - Week of Jan 13th

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

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 ClassificationsSite 2: Single Classification
Thursday AM: “A” Dive PrelimsThursday AM: N/A
Thursday PM: “A” Swim PrelimsThursday PM: N/A
Friday AM: “B” Swim PrelimsFriday AM: NA
Friday PM: “A” Swim-Dive FinalsFriday PM: “C” Swim Prelims
Saturday AM: “B” Dive PrelimsSaturday AM: “C” Dive Prelims
Saturday PM: “B” Swim-Dive FinalsSaturday 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 - 



EVENT201620162016
3A Girls3A Girls4A Girls4A Girls5A Girls5A Girls
YardsMetersYardsMetersYardsMeters
200 Medley Relay2:08.002:22.852:05.002:19.502:02.002:16.15
200 Freestyle2:14.002:28.472:08.002:21.822:02.502:15.73
200 IM2:35.002:52.052:26.002:42.062:19.002:34.29
50 Free0:27.500:30.660:26.600:29.660:25.800:28.77
*Diving-6 Dives180 (9.5)180 (9.5)195 (9.8)195 (9.8)220 (10.3)220 (10.3)
**Diving-11 Dives290 (11.1)290 (11.1)310 (11.4)310 (11.4)345 (12.3)345 (12.3)
100 Butterfly1:10.001:17.771:06.301:13.661:02.501:09.44
100 Free1:00.501:07.280:58.101:04.610:56.001:02.27
500 Yard (400M) Free6:08.005:22.815:46.005:03.515:32.004:51.23
200 Free Relay1:54.002:07.341:51.002:03.991:48.002:00.64
100 Back1:10.001:17.771:06.801:14.211:03.201:10.22
100 Breast1:19.001:27.851:15.501:23.961:12.801:20.95
400 Free Relay4:13.004:41.844:06.004:34.043:59.004:26.25

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Colorado Boys Swimming and Diving Psych Sheet Rankings
(5-17-2016)

The lists below are the final team rankings of the season that have been derived from the entries to the state meet - a.k.a. the psych sheets.  While there are often minor corrections between now and the start of the meet, these generally hold true.  

Realize that just as the other rankings have been, these rankings represent a calculated *guess* on how the meet will play out but of course, you still have to swim the meet!!  At some point, we may go back and review just how accurate the rankings are both from the psych sheets and the last rankings before the psych sheet rankings.  At a glance, they've held up very well, but can also be unraveled by teams or even individuals that over or under perform.  There have been several examples of this over the past several years.   



        4A Team Rankings             5A Team Rankings
1.  Cheyenne Mountain 373 1.  Fossil Ridge 278
2.  Valor Christian 227 2.  Fairview 193
3.  Silver Creek 221 3.  Boulder 184
4.  Air Academy 190 4.  Arapahoe 162
5.  Montrose 186 5.  Cherry Creek 157
6.  Thompson Valley 178 6.  Highlands Ranch 155
7.  Golden 150 7.  Chatfield 120
8.  Estes Park 131 8.  Regis Jesuit 111
9.  D'Evelyn 95 9.  Heritage 110
10.  Denver South 86 10.  Coronado 104
11.  Pueblo County 84 10.  Ponderosa 104
12.  Wheat Ridge 83 12.  Pomona 89
13.   Windsor 51 13.  Smoky Hill 72
14.  Littleton 49 14.  Palisaides/GJ 45
15.  Mullen 47 15.  Legacy 41
16.  Discovery Canyon 41 16.  Broomfield 37
17.  Greeley Central 31 16.  Greeley West 37
18.  Green Mountain 28 16.  Liberty 37
19.  Glenwood Springs 25 19.  Lakewood 33
19.  Longmont 25 20.  Fort Collins 31


Go to the CHSAANow.com site to view the psych sheets

This is the final rankings as far as pre-state competitions go.  Best of luck to all the teams at State!  We'll tweet/re-tweet results as we can and will be at VMAC at the 4A championships be sure to follow us on Twitter!!



Tickets are now on sale for the state meets on May 20th & 21st, and can be found at the link below to the CHSAANow.com website with other relevant info.

http://chsaanow.com/2016-05-02/ticket-info-2016-boys-swimming-diving-state-championships/

Monday, May 16, 2016

Colorado Boys Swimming and Diving Rankings Posted Here
(5-15-2016)

State meets are going to be interesting... 4A won't likely have much surprise to who will win, based upon the current projections of Cheyenne Mountain having a 130+ point lead over the next highest team, Valor Christian, In reality, the lineups going into the meet and prelim performances at the meet will play a critical role in 4A from 2nd to 6th since those teams are all within 30 points.  If a team comes out flat on Friday, a great Saturday won't be enough to make up the difference.  

In 5A, the same could be said for 1st through 5th...  Fossil Ridge still has a solid 79 point projected advantage on Boulder, who came strong to the rankings after what looks to be a great league meet.  2nd through 5th are all less that 30 points apart as well.  Don't count out Regis as a team that could jump into the mix, as history has shown that their laser-focus on the state meet and little else, usually pays big dividends when all is said and done.  They are currently projected at 8th but look to be shy in the top 3 relays with only 1 of their 3 relays in that tier.  


Tickets are now on sale for the state meets on May 20th & 21st, and can be found at the link below to the CHSAANow.com website with other relevant info.

http://chsaanow.com/2016-05-02/ticket-info-2016-boys-swimming-diving-state-championships/

This is the final rankings as far as pre-state competitions go.  There will be one more ranking published - likely on Tuesday or Wednesday, based upon the psych sheets for the state meets, so stay tuned and follow us on Twitter


Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Colorado Boys Swimming and Diving Rankings Posted Here
(5-10-2016)

Most teams held their JV/B League meets this week, though a handful of dual meets brought out a few additions to the Top 20, and Boulder definitely capitalized on their meet by jumping from 8th to 3rd in the rankings this week.  

Tickets are now on sale for the state meets on May 20th & 21st, and can be found at the link below to the CHSAANow.com website with other relevant info.

http://chsaanow.com/2016-05-02/ticket-info-2016-boys-swimming-diving-state-championships/

We will publish rankings each week, including a projected State Meet outcome based upon the psych sheets for the state meets, so stay tuned and follow us on Twitter


Next Rankings Published - Week of May 16th (Likely on the 16th)
Another ranking will be complied based solely upon the psych sheet when it comes out.  

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Colorado Boys Swimming and Diving Rankings Posted Here
(5-3-2016)

Not much movement in the rankings this week as teams now begin to focus on preparing for the end of the season meets at League and State championships.  Note that tickets are now on sale for the state meets on May 20th & 21st, and can be found at the link below to the CHSAANow.com website with other relevant info.

http://chsaanow.com/2016-05-02/ticket-info-2016-boys-swimming-diving-state-championships/

We will publish rankings each week, including a projected State Meet outcome based upon the psych sheets for the state meets, so stay tuned and follow us on Twitter


Next Rankings Published - Week of May 9th

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Colorado Boys Swimming and Diving Rankings Posted Here
(4-26-2016)

Looks like many of the faster swimmers that were missing have now been found.  Still a few have opted to focus on the Olympic Trials, but most of the heavy-hitters of seasons past have come back.  After big meets at Jeffco, Cherry Creek, Mountain Range, and Air Force, the quality of times in each even have definitely ticked downward (faster).  In 4A, Thompson Valley came up to 4th in the rankings, only a point behind Valor Christian, while in 5A, Fairview climbed over Regis and Arapahoe to sit in the 3rd position behind a still-strong Cherry Creek and Fossil Ridge.  

Next Rankings Published - Week of May 2nd

Thursday, April 21, 2016

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