? The championship finals take place today at Silverlake Aquatic Center in Erlanger. Warmups begin at 3:30, the finals at 5:00.  

A good Regional swimming preview by Ray Schafer can be found at this link ~ 

linknky.com/sports/region-7-swimmers-dive-in-this-weekend 

2️⃣ Two athlete profiles: Lainy Kruger, Notre Dame's three-time state champ, and up and coming star freshman Chase Knopf of Ryle.

? Team championship predictions by Ryle's Jeff Floyd and Highlands' Amanda Johnson. 

? The diving Super Regional competition has been completed at UL. Girls two-time defending state champ Cooper's Peytton Moore placed first. Cov Cath junior Jacob Larkin won the boy's title. 

✓ The KHSAA State Meet will be held at UK's Lancaster Aquatic Center, Feb. 16-18. 

❓ Haven't followed the region closely this season. Can any NKY swim fans chime in on who to watch? How do you see the team races shaping up? Will Cov Cath's championship drought end any time soon? When will the Regional meet return to Scott? 

? Please post predictions, updates, and results here. Thanks!

? Team champions, AoMs, and state qualifiers ~

? James Weber has posted State Meet automatic qualifiers (top two per event) for individuals and relays, with times. Full official results have not been posted on the KHSAA site.

? Team champions: Girls - Notre Dame. Boys - Ryle. 

? Athletes of the Meet: Girls - Lainy Kruger, Notre Dame. Boys - Chase Knopf, Ryle. 

Some additional multiple event winners:

Girls - Hartig, NDA; Yauger, Ryle; Littrell, St. Henry 

Boys - Pleiman, Ryle; Barlow, Highlands

State qualifiers mixed into Weber's posts, below ~

twitter.com/JWeberSports  

The link to full, official results ~ 

khsaa.org/sports-activities-events/winter/swimming/

? Comprehensive NKY Regional Swimming & Diving Results at this link >

khsaa.org/swimming/2023/23regionsevenresults.htm 

The top two finishers in each event are automatic qualifiers for the State Meet in two weeks. NKY Region 7 is typically strong, so we could see a fair number of provisional qualifiers head to Lexington. 

Congratulations to all who put in the miles and hours to represent their schools and NKY!

Top 10 Teams 

Girls: 1. Notre Dame, 2. Ryle, 3. St. Henry, 4. Dixie Heights, Tie 5. Beechwood, Tie 5. Conner, 7. Highlands, 8. Cooper, 9. Scott, 10. Villa Madonna 

Boys: 1. Ryle, 2. Highlands, 3. Cov Cath, 4. Scott, 5. St. Henry, 6. Villa Madonna, 7. Cooper, 8. Simon Kenton, 9. Holy Cross, 10. Campbell Co.

?? A special thanks and best wishes to all of the Cov Cath Aqua-Colonels. Scoring in yesterday's Regional Meet were seniors - Nick Smith, Hayden Bishop, and Owen Napier. Well done!