Here is a breakdown of high school state swim meets in each state for the 2026-27 school year.
Alabama
HS association website: https://www.ahsaa.com/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the fall.
State meet dates: Nov. 20-21 (Huntsville).
Divisions: 6A-7A (largest), 1A-5A.
Alaska
HS association website: https://asaa.org/activities/swim-dive/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the fall.
State meet dates: Nov. 6-7 (Anchorage).
Divisions: One overall division is contested.
Arizona
HS association website: https://aiaonline.org/sports/swimdive
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the fall.
State meet dates: Nov. 6-7 (Mesa for swimming, Paradise Valley for diving)
Divisions: I (largest), II and III.
Arkansas
HS association website: https://www.ahsaa.org/swim-&-dive
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Feb. 26-27 (Bentonville, Russellville).
Divisions: 6A (largest), 5A, 4A-1A.
California
HS association website: https://www.cifstate.org/sports/swimming_and_diving/index
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the spring.
State meet dates: May 13-15 (Clovis).
Colorado
HS association website: https://chsaanow.com/
Seasons contested: Girls are in the winter, boys in the spring.
State meet dates: Girls Feb. 4-7, Boys May 7-8
Divisions: 5A (largest), 4A, 3A.
Connecticut
HS association website: https://ciac.fpsports.org/?page_id=127
Seasons contested: Girls are in the fall, boys in the winter.
State meet dates: Girls — Nov. 17-18 (Hartford), Nov. 22 (Open, New Haven); Boys — TBD in March.
Divisions: LL (Largest), L, M, S, Open.
Delaware
HS association website: https://education.delaware.gov/diaa/sport_championships/winter_sports/swimming_and_diving/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Feb. 24-27 (Newark).
Divisions: One overall division is contested
Florida
HS association website: https://fhsaa.com/sports/swim
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the fall.
State meet dates: Nov. 6 (3A), Nov. 7 (4A), Nov. 13 (1A), Nov. 14 (2A) in Ocala.
Divisions: Class 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A (largest).
Georgia
HS association website: https://www.ghsa.net/swimming-and-diving
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Feb. 3-6 (Georgia Tech).
Divisions: 6A (largest) 5A, 4A, 1A-3A.
Hawaii
HS association website: https://hhsaa.org/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: TBD in February.
Divisions: One overall division is contested.
Idaho
HS association website: https://idhsaa.org/swimming
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the fall.
State meet dates: Nov. 6-7 (Boise).
Divisions: 5A (largest), 6A.
Illinois
HS association website: https://www.ihsa.org/
Seasons contested: Girls are in the fall, boys in the winter.
State meet dates: Girls — Nov. 13-14 (Westmont); Boys — Feb. 26-27 (Westmont).
Divisions: One overall division is contested.
Indiana
HS association website: https://www.ihsaa.org/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Girls — Feb. 12-13; Boys — Feb. 26-27.
Divisions: One overall division is contested.
Iowa
HS association websites: https://ighsau.org/sports/swimming-diving; https://www.iahsaa.org/swimming/state-meet-central/
Seasons contested: Girls are in the fall, boys are in the winter.
State meet dates: Girls — Nov. 12 (Iowa City); Boys — Feb. 12-13 (Iowa City).
Divisions: One overall division is contested.
Kansas
HS association website: https://www.kshsaa.org/react/
Seasons contested: Boys are in the winter, girls in the spring.
State meet dates: Boys — Feb. 18-20 (Lenexa); Girls — May 20-22 (Lenexa).
Divisions: 6A (largest), 5-1A.
Kentucky
HS association website: https://khsaa.org/sports-sport-activities/individual-sports/swimming/Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: TBD in February.
Divisions: One overall division is contested.
Louisiana
HS association website: https://www.lhsaa.org/swimming
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the fall.
State meet dates: Nov. 18-21.
Divisions: Division I (largest), II, III, IV.
Maine
HS association website: https://www.mpa.cc/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Feb. 26 (Class B), Feb. 27 (Class A)
Maryland
HS association website: https://www.mpssaa.org/state-championships/swimming-diving/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Feb. 19-20 (College Park/University of Maryland).
Divisions: 4A/3A (largest), 3A/2A/1A.
Massachusetts
HS association website: https://www.miaa.net/swimming-diving
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are in the winter.
State meet dates: Girls — Feb. 13-14 (Boston University)
Divisions: 1, 2.
Michigan
HS association website: https://www.mhsaa.com/
Seasons contested: Lower Peninsula — Girls are in the fall, boys in the winter; Upper Peninsula — Girls and boys are both in winter.
State meet dates: Girls (Lower Peninsula)— Nov. 20-21 (Different sites); Boys (Lower Peninsula)— March 12-13 (Different sites); Upper Peninsula boys and girls — Feb. 20 (Marquette).
Divisions: 1 (largest), 2, and 3 in Lower Peninsula, one total Division in Upper Peninsula.
Minnesota
HS association website: https://www.mshsl.org/
Seasons contested: Girls are in the fall, boys in the winter.
State meet dates: Girls — Nov. 18-20 (Minneapolis); Boys — March 4-6 (Minneapolis)
Divisions: AA (largest), A.
Mississippi
HS association website: https://www.misshsaa.com/2025/10/13/2025-mhsaa-swim-championships/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the fall.
State meet dates: Class III Oct. 16, Class I and II Oct. 17.
Missouri
HS association website: https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/Info/SwimmingDiving.aspx
Seasons contested: Boys are in the fall, girls in the winter.
State meet dates: Boys — Nov. 12-14 (St. Peters); Girls — Feb. 18-20 (St. Peters).
Divisions: Class 1, 2 (largest).
Montana
HS association website: https://www.mhsa.org/sports-activities/winter/swimming/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: TBD in February.
Divisions: Class AA (largest); Class AB.
Nebraska
HS association website: https://nsaahome.org/swimming-diving/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: February 27
Divisions: One overall division is contested.
Nevada
HS association website: https://www.niaa.com/sports/swimdive/index
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the spring.
State meet dates: TBD in May
Divisions: 5A (largest), 4A, 3A.
New Hampshire
HS association website: https://www.nhiaa.org/sports/winter
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: TBD in February.
Divisions: I (largest), II.
New Jersey
HS association website: https://www.njsiaa.org/sports/swimming
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet date: Feb. 20 (TBA).
Divisions: Public A, Public B, Public C, Non-Public.
New Mexico
HS association website: https://www.nmact.org/sports/swimming-and-diving/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Feb. 19-20 (Albuquerque).
Divisions: One overall division is contested.
New York
HS association website: https://nysphsaa.org/index.aspx
Seasons contested: Girls are in the fall, boys in the winter.
State meet dates: Girls — Nov. 20-21 (Webster); Boys — March 5-6 (Ithaca College).
Divisions: One overall division is contested.
North Carolina
HS association website: https://www.nchsaa.org/championships/swimming-diving-state-championships/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Feb. 3-6
Divisions: 1/2/3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8A (largest)
North Dakota
HS association website: https://ndhsaa.com/
Seasons contested: Girls are in the fall, boys in the winter.
State meet dates: Girls — Nov. 13-14; Boys — March 5-6.
Divisions: One overall division is contested.
Ohio
HS association website: https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/swimming
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Feb. 23-27.
Divisions: I (largest), II.
Oklahoma
HS association website: https://ossaaillustrated.com/swimming/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Feb. 19-20.
Divisions: 6A (largest), 5A.
Oregon
HS association website: https://www.osaa.org/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Feb. 19-20 (Beaverton).
Divisions: 6A (largest), 5A, 1A/2A/3A/4A.
Pennsylvania
HS association website: https://www.piaa.org/sports/swimming/default.aspx
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: TBD in March.
Divisions: 2A, 3A.
Rhode Island
HS association website: https://www.riil.org/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: March 6 (Providence).
Divisions: One overall division is contested.
South Carolina
HS association website: https://schsl.org/swimming
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the fall.
State meet dates: Oct. 8-10.
Divisions: 5A Division 1 (largest), 5A Division 2, 4A, 3A.
Tennessee
HS website: https://www.tisca.net/page/home
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Feb. 5-6 (Knoxville).
Divisions: One overall division is contested.
Texas
HS association website: https://www.uiltexas.org/swimming-diving
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Feb. 11-12 (4A & below); Feb. 17-20 (5A and 6A).
Divisions: 6A (largest), 5A, 4A & below.
Utah
HS association website: https://uhsaa.org/uhsaa-swimming/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Feb. 11 (2A); Feb. 12-13 (4A and 3A); Feb. 19-20 (6A and 5A), BYU.
Divisions: 6A (largest), 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A.
Virginia
HS association website: https://www.vhsl.org/swim-and-dive/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: Feb. 17 (Class 3), Feb. 18 (Class 4), Feb. 19 (Class 5), Feb. 20 (Class 6), Feb. 20 (Class 1&2).
Divisions: Class 6 (largest), Class 5, Class 3, Class 4, Class 1&2.
Washington
HS association website: https://www.wiaa.com/
Seasons contested: Girls are in the fall, boys in the winter.
State meet dates: Girls — Nov. 13-14 (Federal Way); Boys — Feb. 19-20 (Federal Way).
Divisions: 4A (largest); 3A, 1A/2A.
West Virginia
HS association website: https://www.wvssac.org/sports/swimming/
Seasons contested: Girls and boys are both in the winter.
State meet dates: TBD in February.
Divisions: One overall division is contested.
Wisconsin
HS association website: https://www.wiaawi.org/
Seasons contested: Girls are in the fall, boys in the winter.
State meet dates: Girls — Nov. 13-14 (Waukesha); Boys — Feb. 19-20 (Waukesha).
Divisions: 1 (largest), 2.
Wyoming
HS association website: https://www.whsaa.org/
Seasons contested: Girls are in the fall, boys in the winter.
State meet dates: Girls — Nov. 5-7 (Laramie); Boys — Feb. 18-20 (Laramie).
Divisions: 4A (largest), 3A.
