GIRLS SWIMMING LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS ON DECK
With just a week and a half left until the state swim and dive meets, the clock is ticking for athletes in every corner of Colorado to hit their qualifying times.
Boulder County, however, is already brimming with exciting talent looking to make a splash over the next couple of weekends. First, local swimmers will test their talents at their various league meets.
The Longs Peak League — including Niwot, Frederick and Skyline — will hit the water first for its meet at the Mountain View Aquatic Center on Thursday and Friday. The Northern Colorado Athletics Conference — Silver Creek, Centaurus, Longmont, Holy Family — will take place on the same days at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center. The Front Range League — Boulder, Broomfield, Fairview, Legacy, Monarch — is doubling up at the VMAC on Friday and Saturday.
Class 5A
No local lady has been more impressive this season than Fairview’s Amelia Mason. Naturally, she leads a stacked Fairview team that sat at No. 3in Prepswimco’s 5A team rankings last week.
Going into the home stretch of the winter season, Mason holds the No. 15A ranking in 50-yard freestyle (23.16seconds), the 100butterfly (55.04), the 100freestyle (50.25) and the 100backstroke (55.34). Mason has also played a vital role in Fairview’s second-ranked 400free relay (3minutes, 33.06seconds), its third-ranked 200free relay (1:39.08) and its sixth-ranked 200medley relay (1:48.41).
Fairview’s Isabella Forsman, while not holding any No. 1spots in the classification, has consistently seen her name appear in the top 10rankings. Some of her top events include the 200individual medley (second, 2:07.03), the 100fly (second, 56.36), the 100breaststroke (third, 1:05.56), the 200free relay (fifth, 1:39.42), the 200free (seventh, 1:54.06) and the 500 free (eighth, 5:12.55).
Class 4A
Centaurus’ Virginia Walsh, who had tallied eight — yes, eight — top-10times in Class
4A, has impressed the most. She leads the way for Boulder County in the 100back
(first, 56.97), the 100fly (second, 58.01), the 100free (third, 52.32), the 50free (fourth, 24.93), the 400free relay (fourth, 3:45.61), the 200free relay (fourth, 1:44.01), the 200 free (fifth, 1:56.18) and the 200 medley relay (seventh, 1:57.49).
4A will certainly be the state meet to watch, with Broomfield ranking No. 2, Centaurus ranking No. 3 and Monarch ranking No. 5.
Broomfield’s Myra Wherry and Ridley Hagerman have both logged six top-10times, and Ellie Foulke has added another five. Monarch’s Audrey Shambo ranks among the top 10 five times, as does her teammate Eliza Lennox. Shambo holds the top time in the 100 breast (1:05.32).
Longmont’s Jordan Bindseil, who boasts the top time in the 50free (24.09), has three top-10times. The Boulder County area, in general, is dominating the race for best diver.
Class 3A
Holy Family’s Lorelai Frauenfelder, by far, dominates the waves for Boco. The Tiger — absurdly — has top-notch 3A times in nine events, as the full team ranks No. 3.
She leads all of 3A in the 200IM (first, 2:11.11), followed by the 50free (second, 24.55), the 400 free relay (third, 3:47.47), the 200 medley relay (third, 1:53.61), the 100 free (fourth, 54.54), the 100fly (fourth, 58.22), the 200free relay (fifth, 1:47.50), the 500free (sixth, 5:29.54) and the 200free (sixth, 2:02.42).
For a full list of area athletes who currently hold top-10times, head to Bocopreps.com.