The 2026 Missouri State High School Activities Association's (MSHSAA) Girls Swimming and Diving Class 2 State Championships will be held Feb. 20-21 at the St. Peter's Rec-Plex in St. Peter's, Mo.

The swimming preliminary rounds are set for Friday, Feb. 20, at 4:30 p.m.

The swimming finals are the following day on Saturday, Feb. 21, beginning at 3 p.m.

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

Nixa met these standards in all three events: the 200-medley, 200-free, and 400-free relays posted regular-season times in the top 32.

Nixa's state relay team consists of seniors Kadyn Garland, Lucy Hronek, Lucy Snook, and Bethany Spencer, junior Emma Yancy, sophomores Alyvia Gordon and Hannah McKinney, and freshman Hope Garrison.

The 200-medley team is Hronek, McKinney, Gordon, and Spencer. The team posted a season-best time of 2:05.38 at the SWMO Championships on Feb. 6, placing sixth out of 16 teams. 2:05.39 ranks the team No. 31, ahead of Pattonville (2:05.73). St. Joseph's Academy has the top-ranked time of 1:46.57. They will compete in the first heat with Park Hill, Eureka, Liberty (Wentzville), Republic, Liberty North, Blue Springs, and Pattonville.

The 200-free team is McKinney, Spencer, Gordon, and Hronek. The four swam to a sixth-place finish at the SWMO Championships on Feb. 6, with a time of 1:51.45 and ranks the Eagles 30th in the state, ahead of Francis Howell Central (1:51.72) and Raymore-Peculiar (1:51.93). Park Hill South has the best mark of 1:39.15. The squad will swim in the first heat against Francis Howell Central, Park Hill, Carthage, Blue Springs, Liberty (Wentzville), Pattonville, and Raymore-Peculiar.

The 400-free relay team enters the state meet with the 32nd fastest time. The four of McKinney, Spencer, Gordon, and Hronek set a season-best time at the Springfield Invitational on Jan. 31 of 4:10.53. They will be up against Park Hill, Blue Springs, Francis Howell Central, Lee's Summit West, Lee's Summit, Carthage, and Kickapoo in the first heat.

Hronek and Gordon participated in the 2025 state meet, with the 200- and 400-free relays, which placed 23rd in both.

Hronek also competed with the 2024 state 400- and 200-free relay teams, which placed 24th and 25th, respectively. She'll seek to lead the quartet with her veteran experience in her third meet.

Garrison, Garland, Yancy, and Snook serve as relay alternates.

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 $12 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.

The links below provide a list of qualifiers, state performance lists, psych (seed) sheets, and preliminary heat sheets.

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):
-Lucy Hronek (Sr.), Bethany Spencer (Sr.), Alyvia Gordon (So.), Hannah McKinney (So.), 200-medley relay, 200-freestyle relay, 400-freestyle relay
-Kadyn Garland (Sr.), Lucy Snook (Sr.) Emma Yancy (Jr.), Hope Garrison (Fr.), relay alternates

State Information Links:
MSHSAA Girls Swim 2025-26 Performance List
Schedule
Admission Link ($12)
Meet Mobile App - Apple
Meet Mobile App - Android
Broadcast Link ($15)
Class 2 Swim Qualifiers
Class 2 Pysch Sheet
Class 2 Preliminary Heat Sheets
MSHSAA State Championships Website