2025 CHSAA Ladies Swimming and Diving State Championships
- 5A State Championships: February 6-7
- 4A State Championships: February 7-8
- 3A State Championships: February 10-11
The 2025 Colorado Ladies Swimming and Diving State Championships are quick approaching. The Championships carry per week’s price of motion, because the Division meets will happen on the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Heart in Thornton, Co., from February sixth by way of the eleventh.
5A State Championships
- Reigning Champions: Cherry Creek (4x)
Cherry Creek is aiming for its fifth straight state championship. It’s in a snug place to drag off that feat, due to a strong dash crew that features freshman Kate McKinnon and sophomore Jenna Fernstrom. McKinnon is seeded first within the 50 freestyle (23.07) and 100 freestyle (50.38). Fernstrom is seeded fifth within the 50 free (24.22) and 4th within the 100 freestyle. The staff’s dash depth has them seeded first in all three relays.
Whereas Cherry Creek chases a five-peat, Pine Creek senior Madi Mintenko can also be aiming for a historic feat. Mintenko, a Virginia commit, is the three-time defending champion within the 200 and 500 freestyle. She’s aiming to turn out to be simply the third feminine Colorado swimmer after Anna Trinidad and Missy Franklin to go undefeated in particular person occasions on the State Championships. She’s sitting 2nd within the 200 freestyle (1:53.19) and 500 freestyle (5:05.04) as she chases historical past.
4A State Championships
- Reigning Champions: Pine Creek (2x)
There will likely be a brand new staff lifting the 4A State Championship trophy on February 8. The 2-time defending champion, Pine Creek, has reclassified to the 5A Division, leaving the door broad open for an additional staff to step by way of.
Broomfield, led by juniors Ridley Hagerman and Ellie Foulke appears most primed to benefit from the chance. Hagerman is seeded first within the 200 freestyle (1:51.89), over two seconds forward of the sector. She’s additionally sitting atop the five hundred freestyle on the psych sheet, with a slimmer margin over Abigail Perry. Foulke is seeded 2nd within the 200 IM (2:06.73) and third within the 500 freestyle (5:06.49). Broomfield’s lowest-seeded within the relay occasions is #2, the place they rank within the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay.
Apart from Broomfield, Ponderosa, Cheyenne Mountain, and Monarch are the opposite groups to look at for on the prime of the rankings. Ponderosa senior and Navy commit Addison Herl additionally owns prime prime seeds as she leads the 100 butterfly (55.06) and 100 backstroke (54.60).
3A State Championships
- Reigning Champions: St. Mary’s Academy (1x)
St. Mary’s Academy seems to repeat because the 3A State Champions. The staff may have its fingers full, although, as Kent Denver owns 4 prime seeds and has a swimmer seeded within the prime eight in all however one occasion. Elsa Anderson (200 freestyle, 1:54.78) and Camryn Williams (200 IM, 2:06.91) personal Kent Denver’s particular person prime seeds, and the college additionally leads the psych sheet within the 200 and 400 freestyle relay.
Senior Riley Mills leads the hassle for St. Mary’s as she’s seeded first within the 100 fly (55.99) and 2nd within the 200 free (23.83). The staff can also be seeded first within the 200-medley relay. Discovery Canyon can also be seeking to become involved within the title race by utilizing its depth. These groups are seeded 1st by way of third within the 200 and 400 freestyle relays, which units up the potential for an exhilarating ultimate race if the meet comes all the way down to the ultimate relay.
