Order of Events with unlimited entries. Qualifying times are eligible for regional entry.
(1)
(1,2) 100 Backstroke
(2)
(3,4) 100 Breaststroke
(3)
(5,6)
100 Butterfly
(4)
(7,8)
100 Freestyle
(5)
(9,10) 200 Individual Medley
4.10.2 Regional Information
(a)
Dates - January 29 - January 31
(1)
Diving competition is held the day before swimming, unless facilities allow otherwise or there
are special circumstances.
(2)
Regional assignments, along with the most current information about regional sites, dates
and times, are posted on the NCHSAA website.
(b)
Qualifying Requirements
(1)
Swimming and Diving - Individuals representing their school, where no team is fielded, may
also qualify by competing during the regular season and times must be achieved in high school com
petition.
(2)
Swimming
(i)
If an individual (or relay team) has not recorded the minimum standard found on the
NCHSAA website, the swimmer is not eligible for regional competition.
(ii)
The top 24 times in each event from qualifying entries advance to the regional meet.
(iii)
Relay teams may not use aggregate or split times.
(iv)
Qualifying times shall be achieved in competition on or after the earliest date of the
first meet of the season.
(v)
Only times achieved at meets with registered officials will be eligible for official entry
into regionals.
(vi)
Schools fielding a team must compete as a team during the regular season and times
must be achieved in high school competition. The minimum participants to constitute
a team is six.
(3)
Diving
(i)
Divers must have successfully competed in at least one high school meet in order to
enter regional competition. Successful completion is recording the minimum stan
dard found on the NCHSAA website.
(ii)
Coaches do not enter individuals in the diving competition unless they are capable of
performing their safe 11 dives. Safety must be the utmost consideration in your decision.
(c)
Entries - Check the NCHSAA website for approved entry procedures and deadlines.
(1)
All schools must use NCPrepSwimming.com to upload and manage results for the official
regional entry process for swimmers and divers.
(2)
Coaches must fill out the contact information section completely.
(3)
A student-athlete may enter a maximum of four events, no more than two of which may be
individual events.
(4)
A school may enter no more than four swimmers per individual event and no more than one
team per relay.
(5)
Each student-athlete is limited to 3 relays and 1 individual or 2 relays and 2 individual.
(6)
The deadline for submission of playoff entries is Saturday, January 24, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
(7)
Late entries may be submitted to the NCHSAA and must be in by 3:00 p.m. the Monday prior
to the regional. Use the form on the designated reporting platform.
(8)
Changes from the submitted entry form are not permitted.
(9)
Only one alternate may be entered per relay.
(10)
When entering consideration times for regionals, this rule applies as well. Enter only the
two events the swimmer has the best chance in which to qualify.
(d)
Competition
(1)
Swimming and Diving
(i)
Student-athletes will be allowed to scratch from a preliminary competition event
without penalty, if the scratch is delivered to the meet referee prior to the event being called.
(ii)
Entry Lists - Entry lists for both regional and state competition will be posted on the
NCHSAA website.
(2)
Preliminary entry lists should be posted early in the week (alphabetical order, with times).
Any questions can be addressed by the meet director.
(3)
After that, the final lists should be posted by Wednesday morning (alphabetical order without
times). No corrections can be made after that time.
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