SAUK PRAIRIE — Monroe-New Glarus swimming finished third (213 points) in its sectional, sending four individuals and two relays to state. 

The highlight of the meet was the relay team of Megan Chapman, Anna Zentner, Delaney Lynch and Riley Hoesly breaking the school’s 19-year 200-yard freestyle relay record. The previous record was set by Lauren Plourde, Abby Dalton, Brittany Wilson and Ellie Radke in 2003. The 2022 squad swam the relay in 1:42.40 (4th), five seconds better than its seed time.

The same four also qualified in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:44.80 (3rd), surpassing the state-qualifying time by nearly 13 seconds. Piper Faber, Amelia Geib and Danika Doll will head to state with the team as alternates for both relays.

Individually, Chapman, Zentner, Lynch and Hoesly also qualified for state.

Chapman swam three seconds better than her seed time in the 200-yard freestyle for a fifth-place finish (2:00.34). She narrowly qualified for state in this event, as the standard was 2:00.80. In the 500-yard freestyle, Chapman shattered her seed time by 11 seconds with a 5:18.33 (4th). 

Zentner qualified in two individual events, too. In her first event — the 200-yard IM — she took sixth with a time of 2:22.59. With a time of 1:02.40 (4th) in the 100-yard butterfly, Zentner just edged the state-qualifying standard of 1:02.84. 

Lynch finished second in the 100-yard butterfly ahead of Zentner with a time of 1:00.91. Hoesly swam the 100-yard freestyle in 55.78 (5th), besting her seed time by five seconds. Had she swum closer to her seed time, Hoesly would have finished closer to 14th. 

Geib just missed qualifying for state in the 100-yard backstroke. She swam it in 1:04.88, and the qualifying time was 1:04.15.

The Division 2 girls’ swimming and diving state tournament will begin with the diving portion at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, November 11 at the Waukesha South Natatorium. Doors open to spectators at 12:30 p.m. The swimming portion will commence at 5:30 p.m. with doors open an hour prior.

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

 The 53rd Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Swimming and Diving Championships will be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11-12, at the Waukesha South High School Natatorium. 

ADMISSION TICKETS

The WIAA uses GoFan Ticketing for all digital and cashless tickets. Admission is $9 plus online fees for adults and students. All tickets must be redeemed on a mobile device. To purchase tickets, visit the WIAA website at:  www.wiaawi.org/Tickets.

MEET INFORMATION

The Division 2 championships will be held Friday, with the Division 1 championships to follow on Saturday. The Division 2 diving competition begins at 1:30 p.m., and the swimming finals are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. The Division 1 diving competition is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday with the swimming events to begin at 2:30 p.m. The swimming events will run consecutively following the first event’s starting time on the respective days. 

MEET LIVE ON WIAA.TV

Every event of the WIAA State Girls Swimming and Diving Championships will be streamed live on the WIAA.TV portal of the NFHS Network on a consumer subscription basis. To purchase a subscription to the live programming for $11.99 per month, log-on to www.wiaa.tv and click on the subscription link. Archived streams of the events will be available on demand on the NFHS Network 72 hours after the tournament. 

HOW THEY QUALIFIED

In Division 1, each event winner from six sectionals and the next 18 fastest times or scores in the events from all sectionals combined will be added to the heats in each event. In Division 2, each event winner and the next 12 fastest times or scores from all of the four sectionals combined qualified.

BY THE NUMBERS

There were 138 teams sponsoring girls swimming and diving this fall, including 83 in Division 1 and 55 in Division 2. 

LAST YEAR

Brookfield East captured the Division 1 team championship for the third straight season, compiling 304.5 points. Runner-up Arrowhead finished with 264 points. Edgewood won the Division 2 team championship. The Crusaders scored 394 points, which was 206 points more than runner-up Rhinelander with 188 points. 

MEET HISTORY

The WIAA began girls swimming and diving championships in 1970 and moved to a two-division format in 1992. Madison area schools have dominated the championships through the years. Either Madison West or Madison Memorial won all the championships through 1983 and all but one of the Division 1 titles since the inception of the two-division format in 1992 up until 2002. Overall, Madison West has won 15 titles, and Madison Memorial has won 14. Arrowhead has captured 11 titles, and both Edgewood and Shorewood have seven championships.

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NEED THE QUALIFIERS?

All rosters and qualifiers are available on the girls swimming and diving Tournament Information pages on the WIAA website. Additional information about the State Girls Swimming & Diving Championships can be downloaded or reviewed on the WIAA website and on the WIAA Media Center.

STATE MEET APPAREL

WIAA-licensed apparel is available online for the 2022 State Girls Swimming & Diving Championships. The deadline to pre-order and customize apparel for pick-up at the State Meet is Nov. 7. Visit the WIAA store at www.tier1sports.com. Apparel will also be available for purchase and customization onsite as well as online after the event.