State swim and dive primer

The boys state swim and dive meet is this week on the University of Minnesota campus.

Action started Thursday with diving prelims, with the swimming kicking off Friday with prelims. State champions — in both team and individual competitions — in diving and swimming will be determined on Saturday.

Class A’s start time is set for 12 p.m. each day, with Class 2A slated for 6 p.m. starts.

Here are East Metro swimmers and divers to watch:

Class A

Swimmers to watch: St. Thomas Academy’s Will Barth, St. Thomas Academy’s Luke Mechtel, Como Park’s Kyle Kosiak, St. Thomas Academy’s Sherman Holmstadt

Class 2A

Divers to watch: Lakeville South’s Porter Woodson, Rosemount’s Lucas Gerten, Stillwater’s Tate Sorensen

Swimmers to watch: Woodbury’s Gunnar Seversen, Lakeville South’s Gage Boushee, Stillwater’s Jackson Kogler, Eagan’s Braden Hegenbarth, Rosemount’s Quinlan Schroeder

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