SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Mar. 13
Events: 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle
Prelims, 8 a.m.; Diving, 1:30 p.m.; Finals, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Mar. 14
Events: 100 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 400 freestyle relay
Prelims, 8 a.m.; Finals, 5:30 p.m.
TOP STORYLINES
- Boiling Springs jr Jessica Burkett is coming off of her third straight District 3-AA title in the 200 IM. She heads to states as the No. 3 seed after dropping three seconds to a 2:07.67. However, the top seed, Gwynedd Mercy Academy freshman Allie Szekely, has the makings of a future star after competing in last summer's U.S. Olympic Trials. Her seed time is an incredible 2:01.24.
- Should be a good battle in the 100 butterfly after the exciting battle at districts between York Suburban senior Erin Merkle and Northern freshman Becca Luft. Merkle edged Luft by .16 seconds at the 3-AA meet, but they'll both have to contend with defending champion and state record holder Margaret Gruber of Mars.
- Wednesday's 50 freestyle features Villa Maria Academy sr and North Carolina recruit Sarah Hitchens, who lost by .28 seconds last year. She's the top seed this year with defending champ Adriana Grabski of Mifflinburg opting into the 200 free. Last year's fourth place finisher, Katie Saloky of Central Columbia is seeded third, while Susquehanna Twp. senior and 3-AA champ Eric Clancy is the second seed. Hitchens and Clancy are the only two swimmers to go under 24 seconds.
RETURNING CHAMPIONS
50 freestyle: Adriana Grabski, Mifflinburg*
100 freestyle: Adriana Grabski, Mifflinburg
100 backstroke: Margaret Gruber, Mars
*-will compete in the 200 freestyle instead
LOCAL QUALIFIERS
(Relays are subject to change)
200 medley relay:Palmyra (Katie Schreckengast, Kylie Huffman, Reney Hess, Breanna Purnell); Boiling Springs (Jessica Burkett, Katie Webber, Casey Dombroski, Elisha Hallett)
200 freestyle: Kimmi Szajnuk, East Pennsboro
200 IM: Jessica Burkett, Boiling Springs; Katie Webber, Boiling Springs; Peyten Lyons, Palmyra; Breanna Purnell, Palmyra; Orianna Barone, Northern Lebanon
50 freestyle: Erica Clancy, Susquehanna Twp.; Rachel Nye, Shippensburg; Samantha Shirtliff, Trinity
100 butterfly: Becca Luft, Northern; Sydney Archuleta, Northern; Reney Hess, Palmyra
100 freestyle: Becca Luft, Northern; Erica Clancy, Susquehanna Twp.; Samantha Shirtliff, Trinity;
500 freestyle: Jessica Burkett, Boiling Springs; Kimmi Szajnuk, East Pennsboro
200 freestyle relay: Northern (Gabby Lodovici, Madi Bleiler, Sydney Archuleta, Becca Luft); Palmyra (Peyten Lyons, Katie Schreckengast, Reney Hess, Breanna Purnell); Big Spring (Kelsey Fickes, Madeleine Flory, Mackenzie Miko, Lexi Walker); Susquehanna Twp. (Erica Clancy, Breanna Kothe, Jocilyn Wilkerson, Tirza Rentovich); Boiling Springs (Elizabeth Migatulski, Anna Amsbaugh, Casey Dombroski, Elisha Hallett)
100 backstroke: Peyten Lyons, Palmyra; Sydney Archuleta, Northern; Madie Bleiler, Northern; Allyna May, Annville-Cleona
100 breaststroke:Katie Webber, Boiling Springs; Orianna Barone, Northern Lebanon; Emily Foster, East Pennsboro
400 freestyle relay: Palmyra (Peyten Lyons, Katie Schreckengast, Reney Hess, Breanna Purnell); Boiling Springs (Katie Webber, Anna Amsbaugh, Jessica Burkett, Casey Dombroski); Nortern (Gabby Lodovici, Alexis Munshower, Sydney Archuleta, Sami Poe)
Diving:Briana Urich, Palmyra; Amanda Negley, Big Spring; Rachel Kerver, Big Spring
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