The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) swimming & diving 2023 season is fully underway, with Section meets currently taking place in the lead-up to the State Championships later this month.
The CIF State Swimming & Diving Championships will take place from May 11-13 at the Clovis Olympic Swim Complex at Clovis West High School in Fresno. Swimmers will qualify to compete at the meet by virtue of their performances at their respective Section Meets, based on the qualifying criteria below:
CIF STATE MEET QUALIFYING STANDARDS
The various California Sections may send swimmers and divers to the State Meet, using the following formula for each event:
Automatic qualifying standards per event – top X finishers from Section meets as below.
- CIF Southern – 5
- CIF North Coast – 3
- San Diego – 3
- CIF Sac-Joaquin – 3
- CIF Central Coast – 3
- CIF Central – 3
- CIF Los Angeles – 2
- CIF San Francisco – 1
- CIF Oakland – 1
At-Large Entries
Swimming: Once allocated automatic qualifying spots from each section are filled, sections may enter additional competitors provided they have met or bettered the “At-Large” Automatic or Consideration standard for their event in their Section Meet that qualifies athletes for the CIF State Swimming & Diving Championships. In the event that there are not 40 automatic qualifiers, consideration times will be used to fill each event to 40 qualifiers/relay teams. “At-Large” qualifying times must be achieved in Finals of the Section Championships. All times must be recorded on “Fully Automatic Timing” systems (FAT). No hand times will be accepted.
Diving: No At Large Qualifiers. Each section will get one additional entry for diving.
SECTIONS SCHEDULE
| SECTION | DATES | LOCATION | RESULTS |
| CIF Central | Diving: May 3-4; Swimming: May 5-6 | Clovis West High School | Meet Mobile: “2023 CIF Central Section D1 Championships” |
| CIF Central Coast | May 5-6 | Hollister High School | |
| CIF Los Angeles City | Diving: May 3; Swimming: May 6 | LA Valley College | |
| CIF North Coast | Diving: May 4; Swimming: May 5-6 | Concord Community Pool | |
| CIF Oakland | |||
| CIF Sac-Joaquin | Diving: April 28-29; Swimming: May 3-5 |
Elk Grove Aquatics Complex
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Meet Mobile: “2023 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section” |
| CIF San Diego | May 3-6 | Granite Hills High School | |
| CIF San Francisco | April 28-29 | City College of San Francisco Aquatics Center | All-City Results |
| CIF Southern | Diving: April 27-28; Swimming Prelims: May 2-5; Division I & 2 Swimming Finals: May 6; Division 3 & 4 Swimming Finals: May 7 | Riverside Aquatic Complex | Results |
| CIF State Meet | May 11-13 |
Clovis West High School
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2023 CIF STATE MEET QUALIFYING TIME STANDARDS
(Times must be obtained at Section Championship meets in individual events. No relay lead-off times permitted.)
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Girls Automatic
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Girls Consideration | Event | Boys Automatic |
Boys Consideration
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| 1:47.23 | 1:51.99 | 200 Medley Relay | 1:34.76 | 1:37.99 |
| 1:51.23 | 1:54.99 | 200 Free | 1:40.11 | 1:42.99 |
| 2:04.23 | 2:07.99 | 200 IM | 1:51.91 | 1:54.99 |
| 23.68 | 24.39 | 50 Free | 20.99 | 21.69 |
| 55.68 | 57.99 | 100 Fly | 49.78 | 51.99 |
| 51.47 | 52.99 | 100 Free | 46.16 | 47.99 |
| 4:58.81 | 5:07.99 | 500 Free | 4:32.17 | 4:39.99 |
| 1:37.17 | 1:40.99 | 200 Free Relay | 1:25.74 | 1:28.99 |
| 56.47 | 58.99 | 100 Back | 50.18 | 52.99 |
| 1:03.88 | 1:05.99 | 100 Breast | 56.72 | 58.99 |
| 3:32.12 | 3:37.99 | 400 Free Relay | 3:08.14 | 3:13.99 |
Where do they post qualifers? Also are there multiple divisions?
When they say “At-Large” qualifying times must be achieved in Finals, is it championship finals?