State Qualifying Times:
In order to participate in the State Swimming and Diving Meet:
A participant must qualify at a meet governed by National Federation and GHSA rules.
Qualifying times are listed at the end of this section, and entry deadlines must be met.
Proof of Performance (POP) for swimming events must be verified by two GHSA coaches who are in attendance at that meet.
Rules and Restrictions for Meet Entries:
A school may enter only one (1) relay team per event.
A school may not have more than four (4) entries in an event in which the contestants compete as individuals.
A contestant may enter a maximum of four (4) events, no more than two (2) of which are individual events.
Team championships will be determined by scoring twenty (20) places as noted in the National Federation Swimming Rule Book. The top ten (1-10) qualifiers will compete in the championship heat, and the next ten (11-20) will compete in consolation heat “B.”
The lead-off 50-yard Freestyle split in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay, and the lead-off 100-yard Freestyle split in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay will be considered for State records in their respective events. NOTE: If the relay team is disqualified for any reason, the lead-off time will not count for qualifying or for a state record.
State qualifying times are listed below:
BOYS EVENT GIRLS
1:51.00 200 yard Medley Relay 2:07.00
1:55.00 200 yard Freestyle 2:07.00
2:12.00 200 yard Individual Medley 2:24.00
23.50 50 yard Freestyle 26.50
58.00 100 yard Butterfly 1:05.00
52.00 100 yard Freestyle 58.50
5:20.00 500 yard Freestyle 5:50.00
1:40.00 200 yard Freestyle Relay 1:53.00
1:00.00 100 yard Backstroke 1:06.00
1:07.00 100 yard Breaststroke 1:15.00
3:44.00 400 yard Freestyle Relay 4:12.00