North Carolina High School Athletic Association Cancels Regional Swim Meets

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) has cancelled this weekend’s regional swimming and diving meets attributable to extreme climate anticipated to hit the state.

A significant winter storm is predicted to fall on the East Coast over the weekend, with North Carolina on the middle of it.

Cities in North Carolina, together with Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro, might see “the biggest snowstorm in decades,” in accordance with AccuWeather.

Regional meets, which had been anticipated to happen from Thursday to Saturday, won’t be made up, and swimmers will as a substitute shift their focus to the state meet in Cary from Feb. 4-7.

This 12 months marks the beginning of a serious change in how the NCHSAA conducts state meets. The NCHSAA could have state meets in six classifications, which is double the three state meets held from 2002 to 2025.

Instead of meets in 1A/2A, 3A and 4A, the earlier largest classification, the classifications at the moment are 1A/2A/3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A and 8A (the most important).

There had been 12 regional meets scheduled, two in every of the six classifications.

It’s anticipated that qualification for the state meet can be primarily based on assembly qualifying time requirements in the course of the common season.

The NCHSAA has not responded to a request for remark.

State champions final 12 months had been Cardinal Gibbons in 4A, Lake Norman Charter in 3A and Raleigh Charter in 1A/2A/3A.

The NCHSAA additionally adjusted the primary 4 rounds of the twin group state wrestling match, however didn’t outright cancel them as was the case for swimming.

The first and second rounds for wrestling will now be held on Feb. 3, whereas the third and fourth rounds can be held on Feb. 5.