BAKERSFIELD, California, May 23. THE California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Central Section Division 1 Championships May 16-18 did not start out quite as Clovis West High School had envisioned. In the first event, the 200 medley relay, the girls quartet was disqualified and the boys finished fourth to Stockdale's winning 1:36.03.

That did not stop the Eagles, however, from soarin

TULARE, California, May 22. The girls title at the CIF Central Section Division 2 Swimming and Diving Championships, held May 17-18, was decided by just seven points. The Kingsburg Lady Vikings edged the Hanford West Huskies, 234-227, for first place. The Tulare Union Redskins had a much easier time of it in the boys race, earning their first-ever championship with 289 points over the Edison

LOS ANGELES, California, May 22. THE Palisades Charter Dolphins swept the team titles at the CIF-Los Angeles City High School Swimming and Diving Championships May 14-17. Prelims were held May 14 and finals were conducted May 17, both at East Los Angeles College. A separate diving competition was held May 15 at L.A. Valley College.

Girls
The Dolphins claimed their fourth straight t

Commentary by Jeff Commings

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 21. THE 2012-2013 high school swimming season will be remembered as one of the most exciting in recent history, if only for the extraordinary number of national records broken in the past seven months.

Never has the staff at Swimming World had to make so many revisions to our

SAN DIEGO, California, May 21. FOUR sectional and four divisional records fell during the CIF San Diego High School Division 2 Swimming and Diving Championships. The swimming events were held May 15 and 18 at Granite Hills High School; the diving took place May 17 at San Diego Mesa College.

Girls
Cathedral Catholic collected its sixth straight Division 2 championship. The Dons were

SAN DIEGO, California, May 21. THANKS to a trio of talented seniors and a solid swimming team, the Torrey Pines Falcons earned their fourth consecutive girls title at the CIF San Diego High School Swimming and Diving Championships. The Carlsbad Lancers claimed the boys team title. The swimming portion of the competition took place May 16 and 18 at Granite Hills High School; the diving events

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, May 20. As the Colorado 5A High School State Swimming and Diving Championship finals were about to start May 18, it was noticed by meet officials that the two bulkheads at the Colorado Mesa University swimming pool were not set apart at the correct distance. The bulkheads were 3/16 short, which would cause problems should any national and/or state records be set.

THORNTON, Colorado, May 20. AIR Academy scored 324 points to claim the championship title at the Colorado State High School 4A Swimming and Diving Championships. The meet was held May 17-18 at the Veterans' Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton.

D'Evelyn took second place, six points ahead of Coronado (239-233). Rounding out the top five teams were Thompson Valley (194) and Discove

CARSON CITY, Nevada, May 19. FOR the first time, high school swimmers competed in Divisions 1 and 1A to determine champions in the Nevada High School Swimming and Diving Championships. The two meets were held May 18 at the Carson Aquatic Center in Carson City, Nevada. Previously, the championships were held as a single-division event.

Division 1
With 140 points, Bishop Gorman claim

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 19. HANNAH Angell, a senior at Blue Valley Southwest, was named Athlete of the Year at the Kansas Girls 5-1A Swimming and Diving Championships May 16-18 in Topeka. Her coach, Arvel McElroy, received Coach of the Year honors.

Angell set the only state record this year with her 55.58 in the 100 back, taking out Emily Dicus' 2008 mark of 55.84. Hannah, who will be swi

CONCORD, California, May 18. IT took thousands of swims since Patrick Fowler got into the pool on Feb. 20, 1998 to set the national high school record in the 100 yard breast at 53.66. Brendan Hansen came oh-so-close with his swim of 53.67 in 2000. No male high school swimmer had been able to beat those time.

Until today.

Steven Stumph, a senior at Campolindo, cruised to a 53.39 at the C

CONCORD, California, May 18. SHORTLY after Campolindo's Steven Stumph dropped the fastest boys 100-yard breaststroke record of all time in high school competition, the Carondelet girls became the first prep quartet under 3:21 in the girls 400-yard free relay at the California Interscholastic Federation North Coast Sectional Championships.

Carondelet put together a sterling time of 3:

CONCORD, California, May 18. IN the fastest high school heat ever in a 100-yard breaststroke event, Campolindo's Steven Stumph took down the national high school record in the event at the California Interscholastic Federation's North Coast Sectional championships.

Stumph, who tied Brendan Hansen's 2000 national public school record of 53.67 during prelims, scorched the fin

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 18. FOR the fourth straight year, Shawnee Mission East High School claimed the team title at the Kansas 6A Girls Swimming and Diving Championships May 18-18 in Topeka. The Lancers did so in convincing fashion, scoring 404 points to runner-up Lawrence Free State's 295. Two Blue Valley Schools--Northwest (252) and North (183) took third and fourth places, respectively,

CONCORD, California, May 17. STEVEN Stumph put on a show in today's prelims at the California Interscholastic Federation's North Coast Sectional Championships, tying Brendan Hansen's national public high school record in the 100 breaststroke.

Stumph, a senior at Campolindo High School, posted a blistering 53.67 to equal Hansen's mark from 2000. Naturally, it's Stum

LODI, California, May 13. DAVIS High School earned its second straight girls title and the Jesuit boys nabbed their first title in three years at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Sac-Joaquin Championships May 10-11 in Lodi. Six CIF sectional records were lowered during the two-day competition.

Girls
Davis swimmers combined for 360 points, giving them their second str

SANTA CLARA, California, May 13. CURTIS Ogren, a junior at St. Francis, set a national independent school record in the 200 IM at the CIF Central Coast Section Championships May 10-11 in Santa Clara. Ogren posted a 1:45.01, which betters Matt Thompson's 2009 time of 1:45.27. David Nolan still holds the overall mark at 1:41.39 from 2011. Ogren also set a Central Coast record of 53.90 in t

RIVERSIDE, California, May 12. THE JSerra girls quartet of sophomores Kaitlyn Albertoli, Karli Thuen, senior Rebecca Millard and sophomore Katie McLaughlin saved the best performance of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 meet for last. The quartet posted a national independent school record-breaking 3:21.20 in the 400 free relay to end the May 9-11 meet in Riverside. Germantown's team h

RIVERSIDE, California, May 12. Eight division marks fell--six boys and two girls--were lowered during the CIF Southern Section Division 2 Championships May 10-11 in Riverside, California.

Boys
Los Osos claimed the boys team title with 285 points on the strength of their two record-setting relays and one individual standard. Crescenta Valley, with one swimmer and one relay setting

RIVERSIDE, California, May 11. BY just three points--415 to 412--Cerritos gained first place in the girls team standings ahead of Orcutt Academy at the CIF Southern Section Division 4A Championships May 8-10. Temescal Canyon had a much easier time of it on the boys side, scoring 308 points for their win.

Boys
Temescal Canyon was led by its free relay squad of seniors Jesse Hayward,

RIVERSIDE, California, May 11. AT the CIF Southern Sectional meet this evening, the JSerra girls high school squad took down the national high school record in the 400-yard free relay.

The JSerra foursome of Kaitlyn Albertoli, Karli Thuen, Rebecca Millard and Katie McLaughlin put together a 3:21.20 to set the national record. The swim was split 50.39, 51.68, 49.97, 49.16 en route to the

RIVERSIDE, California, May 10. BOTH teams--Crean Lutheran's girls and John W. North's boys--claimed their first-ever team titles at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division 3 Championships. Five division records--all on the girls side--fell during the meet.

Girls
Crean Lutheran figures to be at the top of the D3 girls standings for the next couple of years

RIVERSIDE, California, May 10. FOR the third time in less than three months, the national independent high school record in the girls' 200 individual medley has been broken, this time at the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section Division 3 championships at the hands of Ella Eastin.

Eastin, a sophomore at Crean Lutheran, swam a 1:55.15 in the 200 IM final, takin

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 9. WITH four states still set to hold high school swimming championships this month, the National Federation of State High School Associations had a quick decision to make regarding the recent news that three suits from Arena were quickly deemed non-compliant for competitive use.

After discussions with Arena, the NFHS decided that the reasons for the suits' immed

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 29. COLLEGE Swim Coaches Association of America Executive Director Joel Shinofield took time out to speak at the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association Convention this week taking place in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Men's Championships.



Shinofield talks to the membership about some of the recent NCAA deregulation, which has been s

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LEWISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 18. SEVEN state records fell during the Pennsylvania 3A Swimming and Diving Championships March 15-16 at Bucknell University. Hershey's girls team reclaimed the title they last won in 2011, while La Salle College High School earned the boys crown for the second straight season.

Girls
Hershey High School set state records in the sprint relays. In

LEWISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 18. VILLA Maria Academy, a private girls school in Malvern, earned its third straight Pennsylvania AA Girls swimming title with 237 points. Salisbury High School earned its first swimming title ever with a 151-143 victory over Franklin Area. Seven state records fell, six on the girls side. The meet was held in short course yards at the Kinney Natatorium at Buckn

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 18. GREENWICH High School earned its second Connecticut Boys Open Swimming championship title in three years in convincing fashion. The Cardinals put together 609.5 points to defeat last year's champion, Fairfield Prep, which scored 426.5 points this year. Pomperaug edged out Brookfield for third, 298-292, with Wilton taking fifth (264.5). The meet was held