PIAA Swimming Championships
Girls AAA
March 12-13
at Bucknell University
Defending champions competing*:
Madelyn Veith, Hershey: Last year, won the 50-yard freestyle with a 23.15. This year, seeded No. 2 with a 23.42.
Niki Price, Northeastern: Last year, won the 100 butterfly with a 54.11. This year, seeded No. 4 with a 55.69.
Maria Lohman, Chartiers Valley: Last year, won the diving compeition with a 446.20. This year, seeded No. 1 with a 540.15.
* - Hershey's Meaghan Raab won the 100 freestyle last year, but she will be competing in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 backstroke this year.
Close calls:
200 medley relay: No. 1 seed North Allegheny enters with a seed time of 1:42.97. No. 2 seed Hershey enters with a seed time of 1:42.98.
100 breaststroke: No. 1 seed Katie Fernander of Hampton enters with a seed time of 1:03.20. No. 2 seed Vivian Tafuto of Hershey enters with a seed time of 1:03.21.
100 freestyle: No. 1 seed Katie Ford of Mt. Lebanon enters with a seed time of 50.63. No. 2 seed Price enters with a seed time of 50.64.
Record alert:
200 medley relay: The current record of 1:44.22 was set by Hershey in 2013. North Allegheny enters with a seed time of 1:42.97, and Hershey enters with a seed time of 1:42.98.
Diving: The current record of 517.20 was set by Jennifer O'Brien of Penn Hills in 1999. Maria Lohman of Chartiers Valey enters with a seed score of 540.15.
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(Top seeds from the same district)
The AAA girls' meet is the only classification that does not have any event with the top two seeds from the same district. However, in diving, six of the top seven seeds are from District 1.
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