PIAA again delays release of qualifying lists for state swimming championships
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Monday, March 5, 2018 | 9:48 AM
The PIAA has adjusted the day and time it will post the automatic and time qualifiers to the state swimming championships at Bucknell University.
The qualifying lists now are scheduled to be released at 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to a statement on piaa.org.
The postings were to be released at noon Sunday, but because adverse winter weather that impacted
certain areas of the state, a couple of district swimming championship meets will not finish until Monday evening.
In a statement released by the PIAA, officials said they “appreciate everyone's patience and understanding of this. The safety of our students, coaches and spectators is our first priority in conducting our district and state meets. We will do our best to get the information posted as quickly as possible.”
Winter Storm Riley battered many parts of the Northeast this past weekend.
The WPIAL AAA and AA championships concluded Friday with several records.
The top three AAA finishers and top four in AA automatically qualified for the PIAA championships, set for March 14 to 17.
The PIAA will select additional qualifiers based on times recorded at the district and regional meets throughout the state.
In 2017 and years prior, the PIAA has set the competition list for states at 32 for individual events and 24 for relays. The PIAA is expected to again follow that standard for this year's championships.
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