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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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Indianapolis, Indiana
Girls: Feb. 8-9, 2013 (25 YD)
Boys: Feb. 22-23, 2013 (25 YD)

Indiana Girls Results

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

HOLLAND, Michigan, March 13. DON Kimble, who has brought national prominence to Holland High School in recent years, is stepping down as boys' and girls' swimming coach to pursue a new venture at Byron Center Public Schools.

The sports website MLive.com first reported Kimble's resignation in an article posted today, but specifics on Kimble's new position in Byron Center

HOLLAND, Michigan, March 11. SALINE High School had the No. 1 ranking just before the Michigan Division 1 Championships March 8-9 at Holland High School. They were going for their fourth consecutive title and boasted a talented senior squad who wanted to go out on top all four of their seasons.

The seniors met their goal--but barely. The Hornets collected 313 points, five points ahead of

ROCHESTER, Michigan, March 11. THINGS got interesting this season when Ann Arbor Pioneer moved into Division 2 from Division 1. Birmingham Seaholm was ranked No. 1 before the championships, held March 8-9 at Oakland University, with Holland and Pioneer tied for second. All three schools had multiple top-16 qualifiers.

Holland ended up on top with 323 points, followed by Pioneer (280) and S

YPSILANTI, Michigan, March 11. GOING into the Michigan Boys Division 3 championships, held March 8-9 at Eastern Michigan University, East Grand Rapids High School figured to be the top team. They were going for their first title since 2009 and had 16 top-16 qualifiers ready to roll. Two Bloomfield Hills schools--Lahser and Cranbrook-Kingswood--were right behind waiting to take the title.

YPSILANTI, Michigan, March 9. GOING into the Michigan Boys Division 3 championships, held March 8-9 at Eastern Michigan University, East Grand Rapids High School figured to be the top team. They were going for their first title since 2009 and had 16 top-16 qualifiers ready to roll. Two Bloomfield Hills schools--Lahser and Cranbrook-Kingswood--were right behind waiting to take the title.

B

HOLLAND, Michigan, March 9. SALINE High School took another shot at its prelim national public school record time in the 200-yard medley relay during finals of the Michigan Division I Championships today. This time, Saline shook up its relay setup by swapping its final two legs.

Yesterday, David Boland (22.80), Josh Ehrman (25.09), Adam Whitener (21.58) and Michael Bundas (20.79) downed

HOLLAND, Michigan, March 8. THE Michigan boys' Division I swimming and diving championships started off in the best way possible, as Saline High School blasted their way through the 200 medley relay prelims and set a national public high school record by the slimmest of margins.

The squad of David Boland, Josh Ehrman, Adam Whitener and Michael Bundas swam a 1:30.26 to take down the re

WEBSTER, New York, March 6. NEW York boys closed out their high school season competing at the Boys Public High School Championships and the New York State Federation Championships, March 1-2 in Webster.

Public School Championships
During the public school portion of the championships, Victor senior Jeffrey Williamson posted state records of 44.73 in the 100 free and 1:36.82 in the

SEWELL, New Jersey, March 6. SIX state records--including three from one relay team--were taken down at the New Jersey State Meet March 3-4 at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology.

Girls
The Hillsborough quartet of senior Jacquelynn Parker, freshman Julieyanna Parker, junior Lindsay Temple and senior Rachel Stoddard lowered state records in all three relays to highlight th

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 3. ST. Thomas Academy (Class A) and Eden Prairie (Class AA) both successfully defended their titles from last year at the Minnesota State Boys Swimming and Diving Championships. The Class A and AA meets were held at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

Class A
St. Thomas collected 263 points for their team title, followed by Monticello (190.5) a

NEWARK, Delaware, March 3. KAITLYN Jones, a senior at Tatnall School, took down Missy Franklin's month-old independent school mark in the girls 200 IM with her 1:56.31. Franklin had posted a 1:56.85 at the Colorado 4A Championships Feb. 9 to better Kathleen Hersey's 2008 mark of 1:57.41.

Jones, who will be attending the University of Virginia in the fall, also claimed victory in

BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 3. FOUR state records were reset during the North Dakota Boys State Swimming and Diving Championshps, held at Bismarck State College Feb. 1-2.

Century senior Dylan Sether, Senior Swimmer of the Meet, had a hand in three of the marks, all set last year. In the 200 free, he lowered his state mark from 1:43.71 to 1:43.01. His 51.00 in the 100 fly took down Ian Ba

NEWARK, Delaware, March 2. AT the Delaware State High School Championships in Newark today, Tatnall High's Kaitlyn Jones broke the national independent school record in the 200-yard IM previously set by superstar Missy Franklin last month at her Colorado state meet.

Jones, a Virginia signee, raced to a winning time of 1:56.31, clipping the 1:56.85 set by Franklin in Colorado. Fr

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, March 2. THE last time St. Xavier High School in Louisville lost a state championship in high school swimming was 1998. This year the Tigers put together 430.5 points to claim their 15th consecutive title. Covington Catholic finished in second (311.5), followed by Ballard (235.5), Trinity (190.5) and DuPont Manual (160).

Sacred Heart Academy, also in Louisville, earne

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, February 28. ELDORADO High School swept the team titles at the New Mexico State Swimming Championships Feb. 22-23. The meet was hosted by Albuquerque Academy. Four state records were reset during the two days of competition.

Girls
The last time a Golden Eagles team captured a state swimming title was 1975--and that wasn't an outright win; that year

LINCOLN, Nebraska, February 28. MILLARD West took home its fifth girls title in the last six years, and Creighton Prep its seventh consecutive boys championship at the Nebraska State Swimming Championships at the University of Nebraska Feb. 22-23.

Girls
Millard West lost their four-year state championship streak last year as they were runners-up to Omaha Westside. The Lady Wildcat

COLLEGE Park, Maryland, February 28. POOLESVILLE High School claimed both the boys and girls championship titles at the Maryland 3A/2A/1A State Championships Feb. 22-23 at the University of Maryland in College Park. Both teams used depth to claim their victories; it also helped that they won five of the six offered relays.

Girls
Poolesville captured the girls competition with 313.5

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, February 28. SEVEN boys records fell during the Maryland 4A/3A Swimming Championships Feb. 22-23 at the University of Maryland-College Park. Walter Johnson claimed the boys team title, and Wootton was the top girls squad.

Boys
The boys record-setting onslaught began with the very first event of the competition--the 200 medley relay. Quince Orchard's sq

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, February 27. SIX state records fell at the Arkansas State High School Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 22-23 at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock.

Boys
Conway senior Tyler Crosson set two state records with his 20.60 in the 50 yard free and 50.77 in the 100 back. The previous 50 record was 20.83, set by Pearson Gean in 2011, and the prior 100 ba

AUSTIN, Texas, February 27. HIGHLAND Park (Dallas) and Stratford (Houston) claimed team championships, and four division records were lowered, at this year's Texas 4A State Swimming and Diving Championships.

Girls
Highland Park dominated the meet, scoring 284.5 for the title. Alamo Heights (San Antonio) edged out Frisco for second (183-179), followed by Magnolia West (154) an

CANTON, Ohio, February 27. FOURTEEN state records fell during the Ohio Division 1 and Ohio Division 2 State Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 22-23.

Division 1
Ursuline Academy of Cincinnati held a 13-pont lead (194-181) over eight-time defending champion Upper Arlington. The Lions' 400 free relay of juniors Temarie Tomley, Emily Slabe, Alisabth Marsteller--with senior B

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, February 26. GERMANTOWN Academy's 400 free relay of sophomore Shannon McKernan, junior Meagan Dollard, sophomore Madison Visco and senior Rachel Zilinskas combined to set a national independent record of 3:21.63 at the Eastern Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 22-23. It erased Germantown's 3:22.34 from 2006. Hershey (Pa.) High School

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, February 26. THE Chesterton Trojans set four state records on their way to their team title at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis Feb. 23-24. Chesterton scored 238.5 points to runner-up North Central Indianapolis' 203.50. Carmel grabbed third (173), just ahead of Penn's 169. Taking fifth was Hamilton Southeastern (144).

Chesterton senior Aaro

WINNETKA, Illinois, February 25. ONE national and three state records were rewritten during the Illinois State High School Boys Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 23-24 in New Trier.

Mundelein senior Connor Black flew to a national public record in the 100 fly with his 46.71. It erased Sean Fletcher's 2009 mark of 47.08. The national prep record, by Bolles' Joseph Schooling f

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, February 23. THERE's certainly been some amazing swims throughout the history of the Eastern Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships, but this evening during the 113th edition of the meet, Germantown became the first program to put up a girls high school 400-yard freestyle relay under 3:22.

The foursome of Shannon McKernan (49.93), Meagan Do

GILLETTE, Wyoming, February 23. LANDER Valley High School combined for 317 points and the team title at the Wyoming 3A Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 22-23 in Gillette. Buffalo captured second (207), followed by Worland (169), Powell (144) and Kemmerer (126).

The Tigers' 200 medley relay finished first in 1:43.09 with the quartet of sophomore Tucker Russell and seniors Zach Ti

WINNETKA, Illinois, February 23. WHILE state records have been dropping off the boards routinely during the Illinois State High School Championships, including some held previously by Olympic gold medalist Matt Grevers, Mundelein's Connor Black took down the first national record with a sterling time in the 100-yard fly.

Black, according to our correspondent Jonathon Delzell on deck

AUSTIN, Texas, February 23. SOUTHLAKE Carroll swept the competition at the Texas 5A Swimming and Diving Championship Feb. 22-23 in Austin. The Lady Dragons collected 235 points to San Antonio Reagan's 189.5, Humble Kingwood's 189, Houston Memorial's 134 and and San Antonio Churchill's 102. The boys were just as dominant, putting together 279 points. Conroe The Woolands (1

GILLETTE, Wyoming, February 23. AT last year's Wyoming 4A state championships, Campbell County's Collin Baldacci set a state record of 50.67 in the 100 yard back and also captured the 200 IM in 1:51.91.

Baldacci returned to this year's state championships, held in Gillette Feb. 22-23, for his senior season. He took the 100 back record down to 49.24, after first bettering it

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, February 23. THE George Washington Patriots swept the team titles at the West Virginia State Swimming Championships Feb. 14-15. The meet, held in short course yards, was contested at the Univeristy of West Virginia Natatorium in Charleston.

Girls
The only individual state record in the girls competition went to Charleston Catholic sophomore Morgan Carr, w

FEDERAL WAY, Washington, February 21. BY just a total of 11-hundredths of a second, two swimmers--both from Kennedy High School in Division 3--missed setting state records during the Washington Boys State High School Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 15-16 in Federal Way. A total of seven division records fell.

Division 2
Archbishop Murray's squad collected 267 points to

GRESHAM, Oregon, February 21. MOUNT Hood Community College in Gresham hosted the Oregon High School Swimming Championships Feb. 15-16. Five state records and four division marks were lowered during the three meets.

Division 1A-4A
Cascade Christian junior set the only division record of the 1A-4A meet with her 1:05.59 in the 100 yard breast. She finished first in finals with a 1:05

SAULT STE. MARIE, Michigan, February 21. MICHIGAN's Upper Peninsula teams met Feb. 16 for their portion of the Michigan High School Championships. Houghton claimed the girls title over Marquette, 339-319, and Sault Area was the top boys team with 258 points.

GirlsHoughton was led by double-event champion Rebecca Jaszczak. The senior captured the 50 yard free (25.62) and 100 ba

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, February 20. ARTHUR Frayler provided the big headlines at last year's Eastern Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships. Who will take the spotlight at the 114th edition of this prestigious high school meet?

Frayler stirred emotions with his victory in the 500 freestyle with a 4:17.96 last year, breaking the meet record held by the late Fran Crippen

FAIRFAX, Virginia, February 20. ELEVEN state records--six girls and five boys--were lowered during the Virginia AAA State High School Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 15-16 at the George Mason Aquatic Center in Fairfax.

Girls
Oakton High School dominated the girls competition, scoring 275 points for the win. Junior Janet Hu set state marks in both the 100 yard fly (52.84) an

CHRISTIANBURG, Virginia, February 20. WESTERN Albemarle claimed the girls team title, and Hidden Valley was the top boys team, at the Virginia A-AA State High School Championships Feb.15-16.

Girls
Western Albemarle combined for 210 points, followed by Cave Spring (196) and Lafayette (139). Tabb grabbed fourth (135), with William Byrd edging out Jefferson Forest for fifth, 127-125.

MANOA, Hawaii, February 20. THE Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex on the grounds of the University of Hawaii-Manoa served as the site of the Hawaii State Swimming and Diving State Championships Feb. 15-16. The Mid-Pacific Institute (girls) and Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama (boys) captured the team titles.

Girls
Mid-Pacific Institute swimmers combined for 54.5 points, ahead of Kealakehe