GILLETTE - The Gillette Camels didn't waste any time - they started setting state records and swimming all-America times in the preliminaries.

As a result, the Camels are in great shape to win their fourth consecutive Class 4A championship at the Wyoming State High School Girls Swimming and Diving Championships.

The Camels qualified 23 individuals and relays for today's championship races, which start at 11 a.m. at the Campbell County Aquatic Center. Six more swimmers qualified for the consolation finals.

Cheyenne Central had the second-most qualifiers for today, with 12 in the championship races and six more in the consolation races for 18 total.

The preliminary rounds of diving were not complete by the Star-Tribune's early press deadline.

Gillette freshman Shaya Schaedler swam two times worthy of all-America consideration, taking home first place in the preliminaries of the 50 freestyle (24.05 seconds) and the 100 backstroke (57.94).

Teammate T.J. Padova swam an all-America consideration time in the 200 freestyle with her mark of 1 minute, 52.36 seconds, and also broke the Class 4A state meet record in the 500 freestyle with her time of 5:10.57.

Padova's 500 freestyle time broke a record set by Laramie's Heather Moore in 2002 by nearly two full seconds.

Gillette's Meghan Swirzcki added the top qualifying time in the 200 individual medley.

Cheyenne East and Green River each had 15 qualifiers for today's races, with nine apiece in the finals. East's Taylor O'Holleran was the top qualifier in the 100 butterfly and teammate Morgan Hartigan swam the best preliminary time in the 100 breaststroke.

Central's Brenna Day had the top qualifying time in the 100 freestyle as the Indians also qualified with the best team marks in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.

Class 4A state meet

Preliminaries

Friday

At Campbell County Aquatic Center

Gillette

Top six swimmers in each event move on to today's finals

Qualifiers: Gillette (23 championship qualifiers - 6 consolation qualifiers - 29 total qualifiers); Cheyenne Central (12-6-18); Cheyenne East (9-6-15); Green River (9-6-15); Riverton (2-11-13); Sheridan (5-7-12); Laramie (3-4-7); Evanston (1-6-7); Kelly Walsh (2-3-5); Rock Springs (0-4-4); Natrona County (0-3-3).

200 medley relay: Cheyenne East (Jenna Wisdorf, Morgan Hartigan, Taylor O'Holleran, Sami Heitsch) 1:53.16; Gillette 1:55.63; Cheyenne Central 1:57.64; Green River 2:02.16; Sheridan 2:02.59; Riverton 2:02.87.

200 freestyle: T.J. Padova, Gil, 1:52.36 (all-America consideration time); Taylor O'Holleran, Gil, 1:59.73; Mandy Schumacher, GR, 1:59.90; Hannah Thorfinnson, Gil, 2:00.05; Hayley Wasserburger, Gil, 2:00.94; Gabi Summers, CC, 2:02.18.

200 IM: Meghan Swirzcki, Gil, 2:12.99; Jenna Wisdorf, CE, 2:14.94; Katie Cook, CC, 2:16.05; Ashley Ochsner, Gil, 2:16.26; Brooke Lang, Gil, 2:17.74; Heidi Hanekamp, Lar, 2:19.78.

50 freestyle: Shaya Schaedler, Gil, 24.05 (all-America consideration time); Brenna Day, CC, 24.75; Morgan Hartigan, CE, 24.79; Brenda Bishop, Gil, 25.31; Jade Ely, Gil, 25.37; Nicole Filicetti, GR, 26.17.

100 butterfly: Taylor O'Holleran, CE, 1:00.72; Heidi Hanekamp, Lar, 1:02.63; Brooke Lang, Gil, 1:03.95; Dayna Hazlewood, CC, 1:04.47; Ashley Busch, Eva, 1:05.22; Jordan Robles, GR, 1:06.09.

100 freestyle: Brenna Day, CC, 53.53; Jade Ely, Gil, 55.30; Hattie Oatts, She, 55.67; Hayley Wasserburger, Gil, 56.57; Gabi Summers, CC, 56.58; Nicole Filicetti, GR, 57.59.

500 freestyle: T.J. Padova, Gil, 5:10.57 (state record, breaks old mark of 5:12.48, set by Laramie's Heather Moore in 2001); Hannah Thorfinnson, Gil, 5:22.03; Mandy Schumacher, GR, 5:25.08; Alyssa Miller, CC, 5:39.12; Kaylyn Bahnson, Gil, 5:39.88; Jessica Browning, She, 5:44.71.

200 freestyle relay: Cheyenne Central (Brenna Day, Dayna Hazlewood, Gabi Summers, Alyssa Miller) 1:42.28; Cheyenne East 1:43.69; Gillette 1:44.84; Green River 1:46.12; Riverton 1:47.31; Kelly Walsh 1:50.02.

100 backstroke: Shaya Schaedler, Gil, 57.94 (all-America consideration time); Jenna Wisdorf, CE, 59.92; Katie Cook, CC, 1:00.84; Hattie Oatts, She, 1:00.90; Brenda Bishop, Gil, 1:02.72; Ashley Annable, GR, 1:05.26.

100 breaststroke: Morgan Hartigan, CE, 1:06.55; Meghan Swirzcki, Gil, 1:07.44; Ashley Ochsner, Gil, 1:08.40; Dayna Hazlewood, CC, 1:11.38; Raleah Cisneros, Gil, 1:12.72; Sami Heitsch, CE, 1:13.47.

400 freestyle relay: Cheyenne Central (Alyssa Miller, Gabi Summers, Katie Cook, Brenna Day) 3:45.14; Gillette 3:51.00; Green River 3:55.63; Sheridan 4:02.80; Laramie 4:04.60; Kelly Walsh 4:04.92.