The Palo Verde boys swimming and diving team won the Class 5A state championship Saturday for its 10th straight title. Coronado won its third straight 5A girls title.
After having their three-year state championship streak snapped last season, the Panthers made a relatively easy time of winning the Class 4A state title.
With a talented group of underclassmen, Coronado scored 449 points Friday to roll to the Class 4A Desert Region title at UNLV.
The top times, as reported by coaches, for Saturday’s action are here:
Here’s a look at Saturday’s best times in girls swimming, based on results reported by coaches:
Team previews (as submitted by coaches) for the 2019 prep girls swimming season.
Led by its Green Valley 400-yard freestyle relay, the Green Valley girls swimming team brought home a state championship.
The team championships for both boys and girls at Friday’s Class 4A Sunrise Regional swimming championships came down to Coronado and Green Valley and the final event of the day — the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Maddy Pewtress won two individual events and swam on two winning relay teams Saturday at Multi-Generational to lead Eldorado’s girls swimming team to a 118-62 win over Chaparral.
State championships: None
State runner-up finishes: None
Individual state champions: Riva Davidson (2000, 50 freestyle); Julie Whitehead (1998, 1 mtr diving)
Region championships: None
Region runner-up finishes: None
2018 postseason: Tied for 19th (3 points) in Class 4A state meet.
Finished fifth (213 points) at the Class 4A Sunrise Region meet.
Last eight seasons
2018: Tied 19th in 4A state meet, fifth in Sunrise Region meet
2017: Sixth in Sunrise Region meet
2016: Fourth in Sunrise Region meet
2015: Seventh in Sunrise Region meet
2014: 11th in Division I state meet, eighth in Sunrise Region meet
2013: 12th in Division I state meet, fifth in Sunrise Region meet
2012: Tied 15th in Divion I state meet, fifth in Sunrise Region meet
2011: Tied 18th in Divion I state meet, fifth in Sunrise Region meet