{"id":124343,"date":"2015-02-26T14:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=124343"},"modified":"2015-02-26T20:20:56","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T03:20:56","slug":"ohsaa-swimming-diving-state-championship-greatest-high-school-swim-meet-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ohsaa-swimming-diving-state-championship-greatest-high-school-swim-meet-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"OHSAA Championships: The Greatest High School Swim Meet in the U.S.A.?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Emma Gresser, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Five short years ago, my teammates and I were huddled around the computer awaiting the state meet psych sheet to confirm we had made the cut\u00a0to swim at the \u201cGreatest High School Swim Meet in the USA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you are an Ohio swimmer, from a beginning level to a retired swimmer, you know to clear your calendar at the end of every February. Growing up my siblings and I heard about the great stories of when my uncle and mother swam at the state meet in the mid-1980s. My family of swimmers inspired both my sister and I to achieve the honor of competing in\u00a0this meet.<\/p>\n<p>C.T. Branin Natatorium was named after Canton McKinley swim coach Ted Branin (1928-1972). The pool opened in 1975 as a gift from the well-known Canton Timken Foundation to the Canton City Schools and the City of Canton. This natatorium has hosted the Ohio High School Athletic Association State Swimming and Diving Championships since 1976 for men and 1980 for women.<\/p>\n<p>The stands seat up to 2,400 people to crowd around the three sides of the eight-lane pool. With additional room for 1,000 people on deck, it makes for a profuse amount of noise and cheering.<\/p>\n<p>After 38 years, why would the championships not be held at a new facility? The OHSAA State Meet is not the same meet unless it is in Canton, Ohio. Any Ohio swimmer can attest to the pool in Canton being one the best racing environments in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Olympian Mark Gangloff, Olympian Diana Munz, NCAA champion Whitney Myers, NCAA champion\u00a0Margo Geer, NCAA champion Austin Staab and several others have left a mark at this pool.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45959\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/MyersW.-0825.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45959\" data-attachment-id=\"45959\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ohsaa-swimming-diving-state-championship-greatest-high-school-swim-meet-usa\/myersw-0825\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/MyersW.-0825.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2661,1026\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H.Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1291399543&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;(C) Peter H. 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Spectators line the walls of the natatorium as early as 11 p.m. to camp out and wait in line for the number they receive at 10 a.m. the next day to get seats.<\/p>\n<p>Schools such as Cincinnati\u2019s St.Xavier and Columbus\u2019 Upper Arlington have made a history for their seating arrangements. Fans know not to sit in \u201ctheir seats\u201d as Xavier can be found closest to the scoreboard and UA is right at the end of the pool.<\/p>\n<p>I can remember seeing my family race into the stands to find the best seats in the house when I was warming up to compete. Once the fans are in, the energy is electric. Great music, dancing, and obnoxious school spirit in the stands and on the deck allows the swimmers to feed off of the positive atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>The State Tournament Director and current Canton McKinley high school swim coach Sam Seiple is the constant behind the scenes at every state meet. After swimming at the first OHSAA Championships held at C.T. Branin Natatorium, Seiple now runs the meet at the historic venue and has done a terrific job for the past 21 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe city of Canton is always known as football USA, but if you asked sales managers at hotels, restaurants, or the malls, they know how much their businesses count on big events at the natatorium,&#8221; Seiple shares. &#8220;When I signed the new 10-year contract from the OHSAA, it just showed what a great job my staff does, and how we run the best high school championship meet in the USA. We look forward to it every year!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, the OHSAA signed a 10-year contract extension with Canton City Schools to keep the state swimming and diving championships in Canton, Ohio. This means the state championships will continue to be at it\u2019s home in Canton through at least the 2018 season.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend, I will be on the other side of the spectrum anxiously waiting in line with my family and friends to watch the men\u2019s 88th annual and women\u2019s 39th annual OHSAA State Swimming and Diving Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Watching my sister swim in the meet will bring back so many incredible memories and teach me how my mother felt watching me swim at the same pool she swam in during high school. Generation to generation this meet has made an impact on all Ohio swimmers. The bonds with teammates, coaches, family, friends, and competitors are all molded into one at the greatest high school swim meets in the USA\u2026always to be held in Canton, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The OHSAA State Swimming and Diving Championships Competition Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, February 25<\/strong><br \/>\n9:00 A.M. Girls Division II Diving Competition<br \/>\n2:00 P.M. Boys Division II Diving Competition<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, February 26<\/strong><br \/>\n9:00 A.M. Girls Division I Diving Competition<br \/>\n5:00 P.M. Girls and Boys Division II Preliminaries: all events, 15 minute break after 100 fly<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, February 27<\/strong><br \/>\n9:00 A.M. Girls and Boys Div. I Preliminaries:<br \/>\nall events, 15 minute break after 100 fly<br \/>\n5:00 P.M. Girls and Boys Div. II Finals:<br \/>\nall events, 15 minute break after 100 fly<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, February 28<\/strong><br \/>\n9:00 A.M. Boys Division I Diving Competition<br \/>\n4:00 P.M. Girls and Boys Division I Finals:<br \/>\nall events, 15 minute break after 100 fly, awards following each event<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit\u00a0<a title=\"ohsaa.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohsaa.org\/sports\/sd\/default.asp\">ohsaa.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Emma Gresser, Swimming World College Intern Five short years ago, my teammates and I were huddled around the computer awaiting the state meet psych sheet to confirm we had<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":124521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,8],"tags":[31820,11133,24489,450,526,47384,26711,6757,25458,39413,49646,49648,49647,14724],"class_list":["post-124343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commentary","category-high-school","tag-austin-staab","tag-c-t-branin-natatorium","tag-canton-city","tag-cincinnati","tag-diana-munz","tag-emma-gresser","tag-margo-geer","tag-mark-gangloff","tag-ncaa-mens-swimming-and-diving-championships","tag-ohio-high-school-athletic-association","tag-sam-seiple","tag-st-xavier","tag-ted-branin","tag-whitney-myers"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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