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Articles by Audrey Kilmer
Rockford's 15 high school girls swimmers and divers to know for the 2022 season
Byron returns with a strong team looking to defend its sectional title, but defending NIC-10 champion Hononegah will be one of the girls swimming and diving teams looking to steal the spotlight in the Rockford area. There were a dozen locals and three area relay teams that qualified for the Illinois High School Association state finals in 20 slots last season, and then two juniors advanced to Saturday's finals.
Meet the 2021 Register Star girls swimming and diving athlete of the year and the all-area team
The girls swimming and diving season ended with the Nov. 13 state finals, and this year the area and the NIC-10 were well-represented. While that makes for a power-packed all-area team, it makes the job of selecting one over all the rest that much tougher. This year it could have gone to a number of girls.
12 Rockford-area swimmers and divers to watch ahead of the IHSA postseason
Hononegah held off a hard-charging Guilford squad to win last weekend's NIC-10 girls swim and dive championship, setting the stage for the upcoming race to state. Guilford was disqualified for a false start in the first relay event of the meet, the 200-yard medley relay. But then they kept pushing, and had they kept the win in that event, and scored the same the rest of the way, the Vikings would have pulled off a one-point win.
12 Rockford-area swimmers and divers to watch ahead of the IHSA postseason
Hononegah held off a hard-charging Guilford squad to win last weekend's NIC-10 girls swim and dive championship, setting the stage for the upcoming race to state. Guilford was disqualified for a false start in the first relay event of the meet, the 200-yard medley relay. But then they kept pushing, and had they kept the win in that event, and scored the same the rest of the way, the Vikings would have pulled off a one-point win.
Here are the top 10 girls swimmers and divers to watch in the Rockford area in 2021
The girls swimming and diving season was cut short last year because of COVID-19 restrictions, but this year is about to kick in with a complete regular-season schedule and a full state series scheduled. And there are plenty of local stars to keep an eye on. Hononegah won its first NIC-10 team title in program history last year with an undefeated regular season, and Byron claimed the sectional championship in the postseason. But that was where it all ended.
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