2022 IHSA GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Prelims: Friday, November 11, 2022
- Finals: Saturday, November 12, 2022
- FMC Natatorium, Westmont, IL
- SCY (25 yards)
- Meet Site
- PRELIMS RESULTS
The 2022 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is hosting its 2022 girls swimming & diving state championship this weekend at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont, a suburb of Chicago. Friday featured the prelims session of the meet, with the finals session for swimming set to take place Saturday afternoon.
Deerfield HS junior Annika Parkhe was one of the top performers in prelims yesterday, posting the top time in the 200 free and 100 fly, plus helping a pair of Deerfield relays to finals qualifications. Parkhe swam a season best in the 200 free, posting a 1:47.13. While her personal best sits at 1:45.21 from March of this year, Parkhe got out to a quick start yesterday, splitting 52.02 on the first 100. She was a bit slower coming home, splitting 55.11.
Parkhe went on to swim a personal best in the 100 fly, clocking a 52.30. That swim comes in 0.40 seconds under her previous best in the event. She put together a great race, going out in 24.45 on the first 50, then coming home in 27.85.
Aurora Rosary sophomore Becky Rentz had a phenomenal day as well. She started things off by splitting 23.80 on the fly leg of the 200 medley relay, helping Aurora Rosary to a fourth-place finish, advancing to the final on Saturday.
Rentz went on to post the second-fastest time in the 100 fly, swimming a 53.41. That swim marks a personal best for Rentz. She also made the final in the 50 free, swimming a 23.10 for third-place. Her 50 free time was also a personal best.
Barrington senior Jenna Kerr, an Iowa recruit for the fall of 2023, clocked the top time in the 500 free by a wide margin, swimming a 4:50.56. Not only was that time just off Kerr’s personal best of 4:49.72, she led the field on Friday by eight seconds, setting her up very well for finals today.
Kerr also posted a personal best in the 200 free, touching in 1:47.32, just 0.19 seconds slower than Parkhe. She also notably led off Barrington’s 400 free relay in 50.36, which both marks a personal best and was the second-fastest lead-off split in the field.
Rolling Meadows freshman Vera Conic had an exceptional performance in the 100 backstroke, leading the field on Friday with a 54.59. That time marks a personal best for Conic. She also posted the top time by nearly a full second.
Hinsdale Central senior Kit Schneider, a Wisconsin recruit, led the 50 free in prelims with a 22.86. It was a personal best for Schneider by 0.09 seconds. Palantine Fremd junior Katie Kuehn came in second with a 22.92, marking her first time under 23 seconds in the event.
Instead of swimming a second individual event, Schnieder competed on all three of Hinsdale Central’s relays. She led the 200 medley relay off in 25.64, just off her personal best 50 back of 25.59. Schneider then anchored the Hinsdale Central 200 free relay in a sizzling 22.39, helping the team to the top seed for Saturday’s final. She also led the 400 free relay off in 50.13, marking the fastest split in the field and a time which would have put her first in the individual 100 free.
The 100 free was led in prelims by St. Ignatius Prep senior Tracy Julieta, who swam a 50.58. Julieta is a Notre Dame recruit. St Charles North freshman Tessalina Stavropoulos was right behind Julieta, swimming a 50.76.
Another St Charles North swimmer, Isabelle Beu (sophomore) clocked the top time in the 200 IM with a 2:00.35. She was fueled by a great back half, splitting 34.26 on breast and 28.53 on free, for a 1:02.79 on the final 100.
Hinsdale Central senior Caroline Kramer swam a 1:01.99 to post the top time in the 100 breast. Kramer is a University of Arizona recruit.
Did Leah Hayes not swim for her high school team this year?
she was swimming at the world cup at the same time as sectionals, so she couldn’t have qualified
She competed at the Indy World Cup and accepted money from swimming on the professional level therefore she could not compete for the ihsa (high school swimming).
I don’t know for a fact whether she received money from the World Cup. She earned money, but that doesn’t mean she received it. Even if she did, there are some loopholes – I’m not an expert on IHSA rules, but it appears that they can accept prize money up to expense reimbursement.
What I do know is that the World Cup was during her Sectional Championships, and in Illinois, you can’t qualify for the State meet without racing at the Sectional meet.
I’m pretty sure she didn’t earn any WC money this year. Not sure about last year in Germany and Hungary.
Yeah, the fact that she just recently committed to Virginia makes me think she’s probably still maintaining her amateur status.