The Colorado High School Activities Association will host its 2024 boys swimming and diving state championships on Thursday through Saturday, May 9-11 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton.
 
The 4A State Championships will take place on Thursday and Friday, with the 5A State Championships being contested on Friday and Saturday.
 
What is the championship schedule?

Thursday morning (4A Diving Finals)
Doors open at 8 a.m.
Competition begins at 9:55 a.m.
Awards ceremony following conclusion of last dive
Pool deck and stands cleared after awards

Thursday afternoon (4A Swim Prelims)
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Competition begins at 5 p.m.
No awards ceremony

Friday morning (5A Swim Prelims)
Doors open at 8 a.m.
Competition begins at 10 a.m.
No awards ceremony
Pool deck and stands cleared at conclusion of last event

Friday afternoon (4A Swim Finals)
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Competition begins at 5 p.m.
Awards following conclusion of last event

Saturday morning (5A Diving Finals)
Doors open at 7 a.m.
Competition begins at 8:55 a.m.
Award ceremony following conclusion of last dive
Pool deck and stands cleared after awards

Saturday afternoon (5A Swim Finals)
Doors open at 2 p.m.
Competition begins at 4 p.m.

 
Do I need to buy a ticket to enter?
Yes. Tickets are $15 for adults per day and are non-transferable. Students and Seniors Day Pass are $12. Mobile tickets will be available to purchase online ONLY via GoFan. No hard tickets will be available to purchase at the site. It's encouraged that you purchase tickets in advance to ensure the quickest entry into the venue.

NOTE: Each ticket is only valid for attendance to one day of the event. Make sure you purchase the ticket that corresponds to the day(s) you're planning to attend.

 
If I can't make it to the venue, can I watch it live?
Yes. The NFHS Network will stream both sessions on all three days. 

Where can I find results?
Live results will be available for all swimming events (both preliminaries and finals). 

What is the order of events?
Diving will be an 11-dive competition and all diving events will take place during the diving sessions noted above.
 
Swimming events will be contested in the order below, during both prelims and finals:

200 Medley Relay
200 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
100 Freestyle
500 Freestyle
200 Freestyle Relay
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
400 Freestyle Relay

 
How is a team determined the state champion?
The top-20 places will be scored at the state meet with the team earning the most points being named the state champion.

Individual Events: 24-21-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-11-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Relays: 48-42-40-38-36-34-32-30-28-26-22-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2

 
Will there be an award ceremony?
Yes, medals will be given to the top-10 finishers in each individual event with a team championship trophy being awarded to the first-place team and runner-up team in both classifications.

Where can I park?
Free parking will be available in the VMAC parking lot. If you're unable to find a spot in the VMAC parking lot, overflow parking will be available at Trail Winds Open Spaces, as shown on the map below.


 
Are there any restrictions to what I can bring into the VMAC?
Yes. All artificial noisemakers are prohibited. This includes cowbells, drums, whistles, horns, plastic clackers, thunder sticks, etc. In addition, no balloons are allowed on the deck or in the stands.
 
No paper banners are allowed, either. Each school is allowed to have one cloth or vinyl banner that has been sanctioned by the site director, and it cannot feature negative language or block the view of others.
 
Can I save seats to create a team spectator area?
No, spectators are not permitted to save multiple seats as a “team spectator” area. Taping or roping any seating area, marking with signs, blankets or other methods will not be tolerated and will be removed from the spectator section. Items remove by site staff will be turned in to the lost and found area.
 
Who is allowed to be on the pool deck?
Only qualified participants and coaches with a stamp or deck pass are allowed on the deck. At no time will non-qualifying team members, friends or family be allowed on deck. This includes during the championship awards ceremony.

Where can I find past champions or team winners?
The digital program includes information on past champions, winners and more! Past champions can also be found in the championship archive.
 
Will there be merchandise available on site?
Yes, official 2024 CHSAA state swimming t-shirts and souvenirs will be available on side through the CHSAA Official Merchandise Vendor, Kukulski Brothers. For pre-sale items, call (602-386-3460) or contact the Kukulski Brothers.