4A girls state swimming preliminaries 2/9/2018
Mountain View coach Jeff Collins talks to Abby O'Donnell prior to warmups for the 4A girls state swim meet preliminaries Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
Thompson Valley's Jamie Dellwardt comes off the blocks for the start of the 200-yard medley relay during the 4A girls state swim meet preliminaries Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
Tasha Reichhardt swims the backstroke leg of the 200-yard medley relay for Mountain View during the 4A girls state swim meet preliminaries Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
Loveland's Ashley Peet covered the breaststroke leg of the 200-yard medley relay during Friday's preliminaries of the 4A state girls swim meet at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center. The Indians movd up four spots to place seventh and reach Saturday's championship finals.
Loveland's Mia Gauvin competes in the 200-yard freestyle during the 4A girls state swim meet preliminaries Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
Mountain View's Sophie Busse is about to break the surface at the start of the 200-yard individual medley during the 4A girls state swim meet preliminaries Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
Thompson Valley's Jordan Keck coughs at the end of the 50-yard freestyle during the 4A girls state swim meet preliminaries Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
Thompson Valley's Emily Fulp touches the wall at the end of the 50-yard freestyle during the 4A girls state swim meet preliminaries Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
Arden McCauley of Thompson Valley steadies herself at the start of the 50-yard freestyle during the 4A girls state swim meet preliminaries Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
Mountain View's Tasha Reichhardt (center, top) dives into the water for the 100-yard butterfly as her younger sister, Jordan, who swims for Loveland, is below her congratulating another swimmer from the heat prior during the 4A girls state swim meet preliminaries Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
Thompson Valley's Sophie Kubik attack the final 25 of the 100-yard butterfly during Friday's preliminaries of the 4A state girls swim meet at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center. Kubik finished 11th in a time of 1:00.93, one of two consolation finals swims she will have on Saturday.
Mountain View's Grace Peterson, right, congratulates Loveland's Ella Doerr at the conclusion of their heat of the 100-yard freestyle during the 4A girls state swim meet preliminaries Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
Thompson Valley's Emma McKalko closes in on the wall during the 500-yard freestyle during the 4A girls state swim meet preliminaries Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
Thompson Valley's Adley Morison stretches her stroke during the 500-yard freestyle during the 4A girls state swim meet preliminaries Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
Mountain View's Lily Busse is ready to start her leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay as teammates Camryn Polansky (back left) and Sophie Busse (middle) look on during the 4A girls state swim meet preliminaries Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
Loveland's Josie Brohard emerges from the start of the 100-yard backstroke during Friday's preliminaries of the 4A state girls swim meet at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center. The junior jumped 10 spots with a time of 59.40 to finish fifth and make the championship finals in the event.
Loveland coach Sarah Vlakovitch and members of the Indians' team cheer on Thompson Valley's Emma McKalko during a 200-yard freestyle swim-off at the conclusion of the 4A girls state swim meet preliminaries Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center. McKalko won to become the second alternate for the finals.
