THORNTON — The first day of the Class 5A boys swimming championships were on Thursday at VMAC.

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THORNTON — Placements were determined and favorites were established as Friday morning marked the start of the Class 4A boys swimming preliminaries.

With the events completed around 12:30 p.m., the 4A swimmers will return to the VMAC Saturday morning for diving prelims with finals in all events to follow.

It was Wheat Ridge who really put itself in the driver’s seat with Saturday’s finals looming. Ryan Peterson finished with the top time in both the 200-yard and 100 freestyle races. His time of one minute, 40.94 seconds was more than a half-second better than Greeley West’s Nathan Kenigsberg.

The Farmers also finished sixth in the 200 freestyle relay, finishing in 1:29.67 which was just over two seconds off the pace set by Mullen.

Discovery Canyon set the tone early in the day as it took the top seed in the 200 medley relay. The Thunder bookended prelims with a top finish in the 400 freestyle relay. Senior Braden Whitmarsh played a role on both those relay teams and also took fifth-place finishes in the 200 and 500 freestyle races.

Thunder freshman Quintin McCarty added to his team’s chances of making a run at a team championship with a top finish in the 50 freestyle. That race figures to be one of the most competitive on the docket as all 10 swimmers finished within a second of each other.

Montrose’s Cayden Christianson grabbed the top spot in the 200 individual medley, clearing Broomfield’s Harrison Lierz by over a second.

The Eagles junior didn’t compete in the 200 IM last year when Broomfield competed at the 5A meet but he did the 200 freestyle.

He’s aiming to take some wins in different events as a 4A competitor. He took the top seed in the 100 backstroke where Glenwood Springs’ Shea Card took second, just under a second behind Lierz.

The 100 breaststroke is also shaping up to be one of the most competitive events of the meet. Pine Creek’s Joshua-Ryan Lujan took the top spot with a time of 57.78, but Greeley West’s Baylor Lewis and Cheyenne Mountain’s Gabe Grauvogel finished less than a second behind him. Lewis shaved over two seconds off his 1:00.57 qualifying time.

Defending champion Windsor has six finalists in five events and has a team competing in the finals of the 400 freestyle relay.

The 4A swimming and diving finals as set to begin at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at the VMAC.

THORNTON — Live results from the 2019 boys state swimming and diving championships are below. Navigate to the classification of your choosing below.

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This season’s boys swimming state meets are May 16-18. Find psych sheets for both the Class 5A and 4A meet below.

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Class 5A

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Class 4A

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Below are the state meet schedules for boys swimming this season. Both the Class 5A and 4A meets run May 16-18.

Tickets can be purchased on GoFan. Online ticket buyers will enter the venue 30 minutes early.

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Class 5A

Site: VMAC, Thornton (map)

Thursday, May 16: Dive prelims
Team packets available	8 a.m.
Pool doors open to athletes	8 a.m.
GoFan tickets early entry	8 a.m.
Dive coaches meeting	8:15 a.m.
Warm-up	8:30-9:45 a.m.
On-site tickets on sale	8:30 a.m.
Begin dive prelims	10 a.m.
Pool deck & stands cleared	Immediately upon completion
Thursday, May 16: Swim prelims
Team packets available	2 p.m.
Pool doors open to athletes	2:15 p.m.
GoFan tickets early entry	2:30 p.m.
Warm-up	3-4:15 p.m.
On-site tickets on sale	3 p.m.
Coaches meeting	4 p.m.
Begin swim prelims	4:30 p.m.
Friday, May 17: Finals
Team packets available	2 p.m.
Pool doors open to athletes	2:15 p.m.
GoFan tickets early entry	2:30 p.m.
Warm-up	3-4:15 p.m.
On-site tickets on sale	3 p.m.
Coaches meeting	4 p.m.
Begin finals	4:30 p.m.

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Class 4A

Site: VMAC, Thornton (map)

Friday, May 17: Swim prelims
Team packets available	7:30 a.m.
Pool doors open to athletes	7:45 a.m.
GoFan tickets early entry	8 a.m.
Warm-up	8:30-9:45 a.m.
On-site tickets on sale	8:30 a.m.
Coaches Meeting	9:30 a.m.
Begin swim prelims	10 a.m.
Pool deck & stands cleared	Immediately upon completion
Saturday, May 18: Dive prelims
Team packets available	7 a.m.
Pool doors open to athletes	7 a.m.
Dive coaches meeting	7:15 a.m.
GoFan tickets early entry	7:30 a.m.
Warm-up	7:30-8:45 a.m.
On-site tickets on sale	8 a.m.
Begin dive prelims	9 a.m.
Pool deck & stands cleared	Immediately upon completion
Saturday, May 18: Swim & dive finals
Team packets available	1 p.m.
Pool doors open	1:15 p.m.
GoFan tickets early entry	1:30 p.m.
Warm-up	2-3:15 p.m.
On-site tickets on sale	2 p.m.
Coaches meeting	3 p.m.
Begin finals	3:30 p.m.

This week’s boys swimming rankings are below.

These team rankings are created from the top marks of the season so far which have been entered in MaxPreps. They are compiled by PrepSwimCo.com.

In addition, the top individual marks of the season to date are compiled here.

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PrepSwimCo.com Boys Swimming & Diving Rankings

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	PVS
1	Cherry Creek	1
2	Regis Jesuit	2
3	Fossil Ridge	3
4	Arapahoe	4
5	Rocky Mountain	8
6	Heritage	5
7	Boulder	6
8	Fort Collins	7
9	Cherokee Trail	9
10	Ponderosa	10
Dropped out
None.

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	PVS
1	Silver Creek	8
2	Discovery Canyon	2
3	Greeley West	1
4	Mullen	3
5	Windsor	5
6	Montrose	4
7	Broomfield	6
8	Cheyenne Mountain	7
9	Pine Creek	9
10	Pueblo County	10
Dropped out
None.

This week’s boys swimming rankings are below.

These team rankings are created from the top marks of the season so far which have been entered in MaxPreps. They are compiled by PrepSwimCo.com.

In addition, the top individual marks of the season to date are compiled here.

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PrepSwimCo.com Boys Swimming & Diving Rankings

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	PVS
1	Cherry Creek	1
2	Regis Jesuit	2
3	Fossil Ridge	3
4	Arapahoe	8
5	Heritage	4
6	Boulder	5
7	Fort Collins	6
8	Rocky Mountain	9
9	Cherokee Trail	7
10	Ponderosa	–
Dropped out
Columbine (10).

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	PVS
1	Greeley West	1
2	Discovery Canyon	2
3	Mullen	3
4	Montrose	9
5	Windsor	4
6	Broomfield	6
7	Cheyenne Mountain	5
8	Silver Creek	7
9	Pine Creek	8
10	Pueblo County	10
Dropped out
None.

Waves create good momentum in the water and the Cherokee Trail boys swim team is riding a big on so far this season.

INDIANAPOLIS — Effective with the 2019-20 high school season, a legal finish now requires the competitor to contact either the touchpad or the finish end coinciding with the individual stroke of the race.

With this change, swimmers can legally complete a race by touching the finish end (end wall), regardless of whether the touchpad is activated.

This rules revision, which affects the finish of all strokes used in swimming, was one of two swimming and four diving changes recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Swimming and Diving Rules Committee at its March 24-26 meeting in Indianapolis. All recommendations were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. 

Rule 8-1-7 now will require swimmers to contact the finish end in the manner prescribed by the individual strokes. Descriptions of the backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle finishes in Rule 8-2 state that a legal finish requires contact with either the touchpad or the finish end.

As a result of these changes, a swimmer will no longer be disqualified if the touchpad is not activated in races using automatic-timing systems.

“This change allows for situations in which pools do not have touchpads that stretch the entire width of the lane, or in cases where the touchpad is not activated when the competitor finishes the race,” said Sandy Searcy, NFHS director of sports and liaison to the Swimming and Diving Rules Committee. “In those cases, the competitor legally finishes the race by contacting the finish end.” 

The other major swimming rules change involved the protocol for uniform violations, which involved reorganization of Rule 3-3 to specify the penalty protocol for uniform violations. While the penalties associated with an illegal uniform did not change, a new process for communicating any violations to the competitor was approved.

Effective with the 2019-20 season, when an official discovers a competitor wearing illegal attire specifically dealing with suit coverage as described in Rule 3-3-2, the official shall notify the coach of the competitor to make the attire legal before he or she is eligible to compete – if the uniform violation is observed prior to the start of the heat/dive. If the competitor cannot comply without delaying the start of the heat/dive, the competitor is disqualified from the event/dive and is not eligible for further competition until the attire is made legal.

Previously, the official notified the competitor directly when illegal attire was discovered; now the official will notify the coach of the competitor.        

“The penalty associated with this rule was written to provide clear indication that the coach of the competitor should be notified when a violation of this nature has occurred,” Searcy said. “In the case of suit construction and cap violations, for practicality and concerns over delay of the meet, the officials may communicate with either the competitor or coach.”

Among the four diving rules changes was a change in degree of difficulty in the diving table in Rule 9-4. In a risk-minimization change, the degree of difficulty for back and reverse double somersaults was lowered to match back and reverse 1½ somersaults. This change is consistent with the degree of difficulty assessed to back and reverse dives versus back and reverse somersaults.

In Rule 9-5-6, descriptions of diving positions were adjusted to maintain consistency with national trends. Language has been updated to clarify requirements of the straight, pike, tuck and free positions.

In Rule 9-7-4, the following Note was approved: “In a championship meet, the diving referee may consult with a designated member of the judging panel concerning a possible unsatisfactory dive.”

“The addition of this Note is consistent with the diving referee’s capability of consulting with a designated member of the judging panel concerning a possible failed dive,” Searcy said. “Because of the severity of the penalty and the judging panels seated on opposite sides of the pool or spread out on one side covering 10-12 feet along the side of the pool, providing the option for the referee to consult with another member of the panel to determine if a dive is satisfactory is appropriate.”

Rule 9-1-3 regarding a fulcrum was updated to comply with industry standards. Searcy said the change aligns with current diving board manufacturers’ installation directions.

According to the 2017-18 NFHS High School Athletic Participation Survey, swimming and diving is the 10th-most popular sport for boys with 138,935 participants in 7,595 schools, and the eighth-most popular sport for girls with 175,594 participants in 7,961 schools. 

This week’s boys swimming rankings are below.

These team rankings are created from the top marks of the season so far which have been entered in MaxPreps. They are compiled by PrepSwimCo.com.

In addition, the top individual marks of the season to date are compiled here.

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PrepSwimCo.com Boys Swimming & Diving Rankings

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	PVS
1	Cherry Creek	1
2	Regis Jesuit	2
3	Fossil Ridge	3
4	Heritage	–
5	Boulder	10
6	Fort Collins	4
7	Cherokee Trail	7
8	Arapahoe	5
9	Rocky Mountain	6
10	Columbine	8
Dropped out
Legacy (9).

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	PVS
1	Greeley West	2
2	Discovery Canyon	1
3	Mullen	4
4	Windsor	3
5	Cheyenne Mountain	6
6	Broomfield	9
7	Silver Creek	10
8	Pine Creek	8
9	Montrose	5
10	Pueblo County	–
Dropped out
Coronado (7).