The 2024 Missouri State High School Activities Association's (MSHSAA) Class 2 State Girls Swimming and Diving Championships will be held Feb. 16-17 at the St. Peter's Rec-Plex in St. Peter's, Mo.

The swimming preliminary rounds are set for Friday, Feb. 16, at 4:30 p.m. The finals are the following day, Saturday, Feb. 17, at 3 p.m.

According to MSHSAA standards, the top-32 times by individuals entered on MSHSAA's swimming performance list in their respective event qualify for state meet.

Nixa met these standards in three events.

The 400 and 200-freestyle, and 200-medley relays posted regular-season times in the top-32 and qualified.

Nixa's state relay team consists of seniors Sophie Anderson, Keturah Flokstra, Reese Holmes, Lucy Mills, and Kaitlyn Witts, sophomores Lucy Hronek and Lillian Robison, and freshman Kylie Avens.

The 400-free relay team enters state with the highest-ranked time at No. 28. The four of Avens, Hronek, Anderson, and Witts clocked in at 4:01.81 at the SWMO championships to earn their qualification. 4:01.81 bests Jackson (4:02.47), Pattonville (4:03.02), Blue Springs (4:06.10), and Oakville (4:06.35), and is just behind Ft. Zumwalt West (4:01.56) and Carthage (4:00.46). Flokstra, Holmes, Mills, and Robison serve as alternates.

The 200-free team is Hronek, Mills, Avens, and Anderson. Robison, Holmes, Flokstra, and Witts serve as alternates. The team posted a season-best time of 1:49.93 at the Southwest Missouri (SWMO) Championships on Feb. 2 and enters state with the 30th fastest time, ahead of Rock Bridge (1:49.93) and Francis Howell (1:50.22).

In the 200-medley relay, Avens, Robison, Witts, and Hronek swam a season-best 2:04.85 at the Last Chance meet on Feb. 6, earning their state berth. The 2:04.85 time is the 32nd-fastest time entering the state meet. The team surpassed a previous time of 2:04.96, which also would've qualified the team, as the No. 33 time from Ft. Zumwalt West is 2:05.72. Anderson, Mills, Holmes, and Flokstra serve as alternates.

Five Eagles enter state with previous championship experience. 2024 marks Anderson and Witts third state appearance, as each swam a leg or were alternates in previous years. Hronek competed in the in the 200 and 400 relays a year ago, and helped the team place 20th (1:45.47) and 24th (3:56.56). Avens, Flokstra, and Holmes debut in their first appearance.

Additional information regarding the state championships can be found below.

The MSHSAA state championships schedule can be found here or at the link below.

Admission for both days and sessions is $10 and must be purchased online via MSHSAA's website here or at the link below.

Live results can be tracked throughout the meet on the Meet Mobile App, available for iPhone and Android users. Links to download those are below.

MSHSAA will also be live broadcasting the state meet for both classes and rounds on MSHSAA.tv at the link below. There is a $15 PPV fee to watch the broadcast.

A list of qualifiers, state performance lists, psych (seed) sheets, and preliminary heat sheets can be found at the links below.

Any additional information regarding the state meet can be found on the MSHSAA website here or at the link below.

Nixa State Qualifiers and Event(s):
-Kylie Avens (Fr.), Lucy Hronek (So.), Lillian Robison (So.), Kaitlyn Witts (Sr.), 200-medley relay
-Avens, Hronek, Sophie Anderson (Sr.), Lucy Mills (Sr.), 200-freestyle relay
-Anderson, Avens, Hronek, Witts, 400-freestyle relay
-Reese Holmes (Sr.), Keturah Flokstra (Sr.), relay alternates

State Information Links:
Schedule
Admission Link
Meet Mobile App - Apple
Meet Mobile App - Android
Broadcast Link
Class 2 Swim Qualifiers
Class 2 Psych Sheet
Class 2 Preliminary Heat Sheets
MSHSAA State Championships Website
MSHSAA Girls Swimming Performance List