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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