Scouting 2009 state swim meet

Top 12 swimmers in each event advance to finals

200 medley relay

State record: 1:44.85, Rosary, 2008 (prelims)

State qualifying cut: 1:51.87

2008 champion: Rosary 1:44.92

Qualifiers: 36

Top seed: Barrington 1:47.13

12th seed: Naperville Central 1:48.89

Locals

34. Byron 1:51.77

36. Sterling 1:51.98

200 freestyle

State record: 1:47.17, Kelly McNichols (Naperville Central), 2005 (finals)

State qualifying cut: 1:57.03

2008 champion: Monica Drake (Bloomington) 1:48.11

Qualifiers: 42

Top seed: Rebecca Stoughton (Peoria Notre Dame) 1:52.22

12th seed: Jessica England (St. Charles North) 1:53.66

Local

42. Hannah Munson (Sterling) 2:02.84

200 individual medley

State record: 2:00.67, Emily Pisula (Freeport), 1999 (prelims)

State qualifying cut: 2:12.69

2008 champion: Adrienne Bicek (Downers Grove North) 2:01.30

Qualifiers: 45

Top seed: Lindsay Gendron (Normal Community) 2:04.31

12th seed: Cheyenne DeGraff (Lincoln-Way North) 2:09.00

50 freestyle

State record: 22.78, Alison Wimer (Palatine), 1996 (finals)

2008 champion: Kelly Hagerty (Glenbrook South) 23.58

Qualifiers: 37

Top seed: 1. Elizabeth Bell (Anna-Jonesboro) 23.48

12th seed: Tori Larsen (York) 24.25

Locals

3. Rose Thompson (Byron) 23.78

33. Marissa Gill (Newman) 24.81

100 butterfly

State record: 53.11, Mary Descenza (Rosary), 2001 (finals)

2008 champion: Mackenzie Powers (Rosary) 55.51

Qualifiers: 47

Top seed: Elizabeth Bell (Anna-Jonesboro) 56.25

12th seed: Lori Lynn (Belleville East) 58.17

200 freestyle relay

State record: 1:33.88, Rosary, 2008 (finals)

State qualifying cut: 1:40.19

2008 champion: Rosary 1:33.88

Qualifiers: 35

Top seed: New Trier 1:36.99

12th seed: Glenbrook South 1:38.81

Local

26. Byron 1:39.55

100 freestyle

State record: 49.92, Betsy Webb (Loyola Academy), 2007 (prelims)

2008 champion: Monica Drake (Bloomington) 50.14

Qualifiers: 41

Top seed: Lindsay Gendron (Normal Community) 50.73

12th seed: Mika Hlavin (Lake Forest) 52.98

Local

4. Rose Thompson (Byron) 52.25

500 freestyle

State record: 4:46.66, Adrienne Bicek (Downers Grove), 2008 (prelims)

2008 champion: Caitlin Hamilton (Normal Community) 4:47.81

Qualifiers: 48

Top seed: Rebecca Stoughton (Peoria Notre Dame) 4:51.71

12th seed: Courtney Carani (Lake Forest) 5:06.98

Local

48. Brianna Eizenga (Morrison) 5:35.37

100 backstroke

State record: 54.97, Melissa Marik (Neuqua Valley), 2005 (prelims)

State qualifying cut: 1:00.59

2008 champion: Jane Munro (Evanston) 55.62

Qualifiers: 48

Top seed: Jane Munro (Evanston) 56.23

12th seed: Jill Rothgery (Lockport) 58.85

Local