2025 State Girls Swimming & Diving Championships Preview

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  The 56th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Swimming and Diving Championships will probably be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-15, on the Waukesha South High School Natatorium.

ADMISSION TICKETS: The WIAA makes use of GoFan Ticketing for all digital and cashless tickets. Admission is $9 plus on-line charges for adults and college students. All tickets should be redeemed on a cellular machine. To buy tickets, go to the WIAA web site at: wiaawi.org/Tickets#42691537-girls-swimming.

MEET INFORMATION:  The Division 2 championships will probably be held Friday, with the Division 1 championships to observe on Saturday. The Division 2 diving competitors begins at 1:30 p.m., and the swimming finals are scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. The Division 1 diving competitors is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday with the swimming occasions to start at 2:30 p.m. The swimming occasions will run consecutively following the primary occasion’s beginning time on the respective days. Here is the order of occasions (all occasions in yards):

Order of Events:

1. Diving

2. 200 Medley Relay

3. 200 Freestyle

4. 200 Individual Medley

5. 50 Freestyle

6. 100 Butterfly

7. 100 Freestyle

8. 500 Freestyle

9. 200 Freestyle Relay

10. 100 Backstroke

11. 100 Breaststroke

12. 400 Freestyle Relay

MEET LIVE ON WIAA.TV:  Every occasion of the WIAA State Girls Swimming and Diving Championships will probably be streamed dwell on the WIAA.TV portal of the NFHS Network on a shopper subscription foundation. To buy a subscription to the dwell programming for $13.99 per thirty days, log-on to www.wiaa.television and click on on the subscription hyperlink. Archived streams of the occasions will probably be accessible on demand on the NFHS Network 72 hours after the match.

HOW THEY QUALIFIED:  In Division 1, every occasion winner from six sectionals and the following 18 quickest instances or scores within the occasions from all sectionals mixed will probably be added to the heats in every occasion. In Division 2, every occasion winner and the following 12 quickest instances or scores from all the 4 sectionals mixed certified.

BY THE NUMBERS:  There are 136 groups sponsoring ladies swimming and diving this fall, together with 81 in Division 1 and 55 in Division 2.

LAST YEAR:  Middleton earned the Division 1 workforce championship for the second consecutive season, compiling 334 factors. Runner-up Verona completed with 211 factors. Whitefish Bay gained the Division 2 workforce championship by accumulating 360 factors. Edgewood was runner-up with 270 factors.

MEET HISTORY:  The WIAA started ladies swimming and diving championships in 1970 and moved to a two-division format in 1992. Madison space colleges have dominated the championships by the years. Either Madison West or Madison Memorial gained all of the championships by 1983 and all however one of many Division 1 titles for the reason that inception of the two-division format in 1992 up till 2002. Overall, Madison West has gained 15 titles, and Madison Memorial has gained 14. Next on the listing is Arrowhead, which has captured 12 workforce championships, whereas Edgewood has eight championships and Shorewood has seven.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES-DIVISION 1:  Four particular person occasions and all three relays characteristic their returning champions. The most adorned among the many returning champions is senior Ella Antoniewski of Waukesha South/Mukwonago, who’s the three-time defending champion in a pair of occasions. She is searching for her fourth title within the 200-yard freestyle and the five hundred freestyle. She is trying to turn into the nineteenth lady to win 4 championships in an occasion and solely the second to perform the feat in two completely different occasions. She is once more thought-about the favourite to win each these occasions based mostly on her qualifying instances. Her seed instances of 1:49.79 within the 200 freestyle and 4:56.25 within the 500 freestyle are the most effective in these occasions getting into the State Meet. Senior Olivia Sina is the 2024 champion within the 100-yard backstroke. She qualifies within the occasion this season with a sectional time of 54.84, which is the swiftest amongst all qualifiers within the occasion. Senior Kendall Rummell of Divine Savior Holy Angels returns to defend the title within the diving competitors she gained final season. She enters with a qualifying rating of 505.25, which ranks second amongst qualifiers. Freshman Hanna Jodlowski of Middleton has the most effective qualifying rating of 508.55.  The 200 particular person medley is loaded with opponents returning to compete for the gold medal. Five of the highest 9 finishers within the occasion final season have certified once more this season, together with senior Alyse Block of Oregon, final yr’s runner-up, who has the quickest qualifying time within the occasion with a time of two:01.16, which is greater than two seconds sooner than the next-best seed time. Sophomore Jane Garlock of Middleton is the highest qualifier in each the 50 and 100 freestyles. She qualifies with a time of 23.38 within the 50 freestyle after ending third final season. Senior teammate Sulia Miller of Middleton is the best putting returner after a runner-up end in 2024. She enters the meet with a qualifying time of 24.20. Garlock has the quickest time within the 100 freestyle at 49.70 after she swam to a second-place end a yr in the past. Block might pose the stiffest problem for the title within the 100 freestyle with expertise and the second-fastest relay time of 49.70 after putting third final season, second in 2023 and seventh in 2022. The race for the 100 butterfly title ought to be aggressive with 4 of the highest eight finishers final yr returning to the occasion this season. Among them is senior Caroline Wanezek of  Brookfield East, who has recorded the quickest qualifying time of 55.44 after putting fifth final yr and in 2023 to go along with an eighth-place standing in 2022. Senior Addison Palmer of Badger/Big Foot/Westosha Central/Williams Bay/Wilmot Union is the highest returning finisher from final yr’s butterfly occasion, putting fourth. She enters motion this week with a qualifying time of 57.00. Junior Brynn Sundell of Middleton might additionally contend for the title within the butterfly with a time .30 of a second behind Wanezek. Senior Annika Curran of Verona is poised to make a step up on the 100 breaststroke medal stand after ending runner-up the previous two seasons and a sixth-place standing in 2022. She possesses the swiftest qualifying time of 1:02.18. Senior Lauren Konarske may be within the combine for the title within the breaststroke with a qualifying time of 1:02.18. The four-time qualifier was third final yr, seventh in 2023 and eighth in 2022. Middleton is the  returning champion in all three relays, they usually have the quickest qualifying time in two of these relays. The Cardinals’ 200 freestyle relay enters the meet with the highest qualifying time of 1:37.90 and the 400 freestyle relay possesses a seed time of three:26.26, which is greater than three seconds sooner than the next-best qualifying time. Oregon has the most effective qualifying time within the 200 medley relay at 1:44.26, however Middleton’s sectional time is simply .22 of a second off that tempo.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES-DIVISION 2: There are seven particular person occasions and three relays that characteristic returning champions searching for extra gold medals. The Dickinson sisters account for 4 of these particular person occasions. Senior Anne Dickinson returns to the 200 and 500 freestyles after swimming these titles a yr in the past. She possesses the quickest qualifying time within the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.43, which is greater than 5 seconds faster than the time posted by the next-swiftest competitor, and within the 500 freestyle at 4:46.23, which is extra the 32 seconds sooner than the next-fastest qualifier. At sectionals final weekend, sophomore Maggie Dickinson recorded a seed time of 23.43 within the 50 freestyle. The next-fastest qualifying time is sort of one second off her tempo. She additionally owns the quickest qualifying time within the 100 backstroke after racing to the title final yr. She enters competitors this week with a seed time of 54.27, greater than three seconds higher than the next-best time. Senior Hannah Tubbs of Black River Falls/Blair-Taylor/Alma Center Lincoln returns to defend her championship within the 100 freestyle she earned final season after putting sixth in 2023. She has the highest qualifying time within the occasion at 53.54. Junior Aibhy King of Whitefish Bay is able to win her second consecutive title within the 100 butterfly after putting fifth in 2023. She enters competitors this week with a time of 55.11, which is sort of 4 seconds sooner than the next-best qualifying time. Senior Cheyenne Borroughs of Stoughton has sights on a second gold medal within the 100 breaststroke. She qualifies for the championships this week with a time of 1:04.69, which is sort of two seconds faster than the next-fastest seed time. Borroughs simply missed securing a place on the high of the awards stand of the 200 particular person medley final season, ending runner-up. She will once more contend for the title this season with the quickest qualifying time within the occasion at 2:08.64, which is greater than two seconds higher than  some other qualifier. Five of the highest 10 divers final yr return to compete for the title, together with sophomore Elsa Nordstrum of Brown Deer/University School of Milwaukee. She is that this season’s high qualifier sectional with a rating of 397.70 after putting fourth a yr in the past. Senior Annika Leinweber of Whitefish Bay might also contend for the gold medal after putting third in 2024, getting into competitors with a qualifying rating of 344.15, which ranks sixth among the many qualifiers. Whitefish Bay is the returning champion and quickest qualifier this season in every of the relays. The Blue Dukes have posted seed instances of 1:45.32 within the 200 medley relay, 1:37.90 within the 200 freestyle relay and three:31.59 within the 400 freestyle relay.

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NEED THE QUALIFIERS?:  All qualifiers can be found on the ladies swimming and diving Tournament Information pages on the WIAA web site. Additional details about the State Girls Swimming & Diving Championships will be downloaded or reviewed on the WIAA web site and on the WIAA Media Center.

NEED RESULTS?:  Results of the State Tournament can be found on the WIAA web site at wiaawi.org by accessing the Girls Swimming & Diving Tournament data web page.

STATE MEET APPAREL:  WIAA-licensed attire is out there on-line for the 2025 State Girls Swimming & Diving Championships. Pre-order your official match gear from Tier 1 Sports.  All on-line pre-orders for onsite pickup should be positioned by Monday, Nov. 10 at 11:59 p.m. Orders will probably be accessible for pickup at Waukesha South High School throughout the championships. The deadline to pre-order and customise attire for pick-up on the State Meet is Nov. 11. Visit the WIAA retailer at: tier1sports.com/product/2025-wiaa-girls-state-swim-and-dive-championship/.  Tier 1 Sports may even be on-site Friday and Saturday providing attire gross sales and customization choices. Apparel may even be accessible for buy and customizing on-site in addition to on-line after the occasion.