CHS Swim + Dive Weekly Newsletter 2-3-2025
February 4th
Greetings Team and Parents,
It is GHSA State Championship week! Good luck to all of our swimmers and diver competing this week! Check out the state banners in the circular driveway in front of the school. (see attached picture)
We finally have a yearbook team picture date! The team yearbook picture will be taken right after school on Thursday, February 13 at 3:45pm. Wear your team warm-up top.
If you have not made your reservation for the end-of-season team banquet, please do so this week!
Congratulations to Sophia Lickman who was chosen as WSB-TV’s Athlete of the Week! You can watch Sophia’s Sports Zone piece and interview here: https://www.wsbtv.com/sports/high-school-football/. We can all vote for Sophia for the athlete of the year at the end of the school year.
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
- Tuesday, February 4, GHSA State Championship – Diving, Westminster Schools, 1424 W. Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, 9:00am
- Wednesday, February 5, GHSA State Championship – Swimming Prelims, Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center (750 Ferst Drive, Atlanta), 9:30am
- Thursday, February 6, GHSA State Championship – Swimming Finals, Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center (750 Ferst Drive, Atlanta), 1:30pm
- Wednesday, February 12, End-of-Season Banquet, Country Club of Roswell, 2500 Club Springs Drive, Roswell, 6:30pm
- Thursday, February 13, Team Yearbook Picture, CHS, 3:45pm
GHSA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (February 4 – 6)
- Diving, February 4
- Open Warm-up: 7:00am - 8:30am
- Start time: 9:00am
- Location: Westminster Schools, 1424 W. Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta
- Swimming Prelims,
February 5
- Bus departs from Centennial: 7:00am (wear team gear)
- Warm-ups start time: 9:10am - 9:25am
- Prelims start time: 9:30am
- Location: Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center, 750 Ferst Drive, Atlanta
- Swimming Finals,
February 6
- Bus departs from Centennial: TBD am (wear team gear)
- Warm-ups start time: 1:10pm - 1:25pm
- Finals start time: 1:30pm
- Location: Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center, 750 Ferst Drive, Atlanta
- Parking
- Must be pre-purchased online for $15 per session
- Click Here to Purchase Parking
- Event Tickets
- Tickets are $20 available only on GoFan (separate tickets for prelims and finals are needed)
- How Fans Buy Tickets
- Meet Psych Sheet & Entry List: https://ghsaswim.swimtopia.com/1-3a-slash-4-5a-meet-files
- Timing Volunteers
Needed
- If you are attending the prelims or finals and can volunteer for both or one, please sign up here:https://ghsaswim.swimtopia.com/volunteers
- You can select the job you want and which session (jobs are available on a first come first served basis)
- Volunteers get free admission!
- Video: Swimming & Diving finals will be available to watch Live and On Demand at NFHSNetwork.com on any device. Subscription rates apply. Streaming rights are exclusive to the GHSA and the NFHS Network. No other live broadcasts are permitted on social media or any other online platform!
- Swimmers met these qualifying times in order to participate in the GHSA State Championship
| BOYS | EVENT | GIRLS |
| 1:51.00 | 200-yard Medley Relay | 2:07.00 |
| 1:55.00 | 200-yard Freestyle | 2:07.00 |
| 2:12.00 | 200-yard Individual Medley | 2:24.00 |
| 23.50 | 50-yard Freestyle | 26.50 |
| 58.00 | 100-yard Butterfly | 1:05.00 |
| 52.00 | 100-yard Freestyle | 58.50 |
| 5:20.00 | 500-yard Freestyle | 5:40.00 |
| 1:40.00 | 200-yard Freestyle Relay | 1:53.00 |
| 1:00.00 | 100-yard Backstroke | 1:06.00 |
| 1:07.00 | 100-yard Breaststroke | 1:15.00 |
| 3:44.00 | 400-yard Freestyle Relay | 4:12.00 |
2024-2025 SWIM & DIVE END-OF-SEASON BANQUET
- Our end-of-season banquet will take place at the Country Club of Roswell on Wednesday, February 12 at 6:30pm
- Cost
- Athletes: No Charge
- Parents/siblings/family: $35 each
- Please use these links to RSVP and pay for the banquet by
February 7
- Pay for 1 person. https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/19921
- Pay for 2 people. https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/20669
- Pay for 3 people. https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/20671
- If you need to pay for more than 3 people, contact Manndi Iovino ([email protected])
- We have to use TeamSnap for payment,
which is not very user friendly, hence the 3 payment links. Here are the steps
you should see:
- When you click on the payment link, you will be asked to log in to TeamSnap or create an account if you don’t have one
- Click on the blue ‘Register’ button on the Registration Details page
- Click on one of the people you need to pay for (DO NOT PAY FOR SWIMMERS)
- You should see a page with the total number of people and amount you are paying (1 person for $35, 2 people for $70, 3 people for $105)
- Click on the rectangle with the payment amount, then click on the blue ‘Next’ button
- Fill in any missing information on the Participant Confirmation, then click on the blue ‘Add to Cart’ button
- Review your selections and click on the blue ‘Check Out’ button
- Fill in your payment information and click on the blue ‘Submit and Pay’ button
- Review your confirmation. If you have any issues, contact Manndi Iovino ([email protected])
- Dinner: The menu has not been finalized but it’s usually salad, rolls, chicken, veggies and rice or pasta. If you need a gluten free meal, contact Kathryn Hipp ([email protected]) asap.
- You will need to return parkas (wash in cold water, line dry, hang on a hanger and cover with a dry clean bag or something similar) and fins (rinse) at the banquet! You will collect your parka deposit check when you turn in the parka. Keep the snorkels!
BOARD POSITIONS
- Interested in being on the CHS Swim and Dive Board next
season (2025-2026)? We have a position that fits you! If you are interested in
one of these positions, email Katie Stiers ([email protected]) or any other current board member.
- Treasurer
- Meet Operations
- Spirit Wear
- Social/Fundraising
- Travel Coordinator (for one travel meet in November only)
Go Knights!!