Northern Nevada's top girl swimmers to watch at Regional meet

The Class 5A and 3A Regional swim meet is set for Thursday (diving), Friday and Saturday (swimming) at Moana Springs Community Aquatic Center in Reno.

The Moana Springs Community Aquatic Center will host both the diving and swimming competitions. The Center is located at 240 W. Moana Lane.

• Regionals for diving are Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Moana Springs.

• Prelims for swimming are Friday beginning at 2 p.m. at Moana Springs.

• Finals for swimming are Saturday at 11:45 a.m. at Moana Springs.

In both Class 5A and Class 3A, the top four individual finishers in each event and the top four relay teams in each event advance to the state championship meet.

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State meet

The 2026 Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Classes 5A and 3A boys and girls State Swimming and Diving Championships are scheduled for May 15 at UNLV’s Buchanan Natatorium (diving) and May 16 at Pavilion Center Pool in Las Vegas (swimming).

Here are some of the top girls swimmers expected to contend for Regional titles this week

Top Northern Nevada high school girl swimmers

• Addison Sala, senior, Reno High; committed to Alabama; 2025 state champion in 200 IM and 100 backstroke. She also won the 200 IM as a freshman and as a sophomore.

• Marni Kraemer, junior, Galena; commited to Minnesota for Fall 2027. Sala and Kraemer finished first and second respectively in both the 200 IM and 100 backstroke at the 2025 high school state meet. Kraemer competes in back, breast and IM.

• Lili Quevedo, sophomore, Bishop Manogue; her first season competing for her high school, she is a breaststroker and her 100 breaststroke best time is a little more than 2 seconds faster than the winning time from last year. She will be a strong contender at Regionals and State.

• Mila Rabinowitz, sophomore, Reno High; she is the top distance freestyle swimmer in the area, and swims the fly.

• Hannah Ingram, sophomore, Carson; could be the strongest fly swimmer in the area this year.

• Larkin Russell, senior, Carson,; sprint and freestyle, committed to Vermont.

• Brooklyn Shull, senior, Bishop Manogue; committed to Fairfield University (Connecticut).

• MacKenzie Pierce, senior, Bishop Manogue, committed to Long Island University.

• Ella Baker, senior, Spanish Springs.

• Audrey Evers, freshman, Spanish Springs.

• Ari Frydman, junior, Spanish Springs.

• Kayda Gale, junior, Spanish Springs.

• Olivia Holt, sophomore, Spanish Springs.

• Aliya Martinez, senior, Spanish Springs.

• Raven Santana, junior, Spanish Springs.

• Lexi Tognoni, junior, Spanish Springs.

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