T-R PHOTO BY ADAM SODDERS - Several tents sit outside the Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA building Thursday ahead of the state swim meet this weekend.

There was already a group of tents pitched outside the Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA Thursday afternoon — and with good reason.

Some of the state’s best swimmers and divers will gather at the Y Friday and Saturday to compete in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Association State Swimming and Diving Meet.

The Y has hosted the meet every year since 2004, and this year there are some key differences in the schedule of events compared to previous years. Preliminary swimming events will be held Friday while the finals and diving will be held Saturday. Previously, diving events were held Friday and swimming events on Saturday.

The top six finishers in each event will be awarded medals on a podium.

Here is this weekend’s full schedule

according to the IGHSAA website:

Friday

• 1:15 p.m. – Doors open for swim teams. • 2:15 p.m. – Coaches meeting.

• 2:45 p.m. – Swimmers meeting in the gym.

• 3 p.m. – Warm-ups.

• 4 p.m. – Doors open to GoFan ticket holders (general admission seating).

• 4:30 p.m. – Doors open to the general public (general admission seating)

• 5:15 p.m. – Pool closes to swimmers.

• 5:30 p.m. – Parade of Teams/start of prelim meet.

Saturday

• 6 a.m. – Divers may enter the YMCA.

• 7 a.m. – Pool opens to divers for warm-ups.

• 8 a.m. – Doors open to the public (general admission seating).

• 8:50 a.m. – Divers meeting.

• 9 a.m. – State Diving Meet.

• 12:30 p.m. – Swim teams may enter the YMCA.

• 1:30 p.m. – Coaches’ meeting

• 2 p.m. – Pool opens for warm-ups.

• 2:30 p.m. – Doors open to GoFan ticket holders (general admission seating).

• 3 p.m. – Doors open to the public (general admission seating).

• 4 p.m. – Swimming finals.

For more information, visit https://ighsau.org/news/state-wimming-diving-schedule/

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