LINCOLN – It had been 28 years since the Norfolk High girls finished sixth place or higher at the swimming and diving championships in the Bob Devaney Sports Center pool.

LINCOLN — It had been 24 years since a Norfolk High girls swimmer capped an individual event at the state swimming and diving championships with a gold medal celebration in the Bob Devaney Sports Center pool.

LINCOLN — Norfolk swimmers set three school records and tied another Friday during the preliminaries of the Nebraska State Swimming Championships at the Bob Devaney Sports Center natatorium.

LINCOLN — Norfolk’s Cayd McCarter came in fourth at the Nebraska State Diving Championships with a total score of 439.20, which was a new school record.

The hard work is done. What remains is how a season of preparation will play out this weekend at the state swimming and diving meet for the Norfolk High Panthers.

LINCOLN — It would have been hard for the Norfolk Panthers swimming and diving teams to have topped last season's memorable performance at the state swimming and diving championships.

The Norfolk Panthers made it clear that the NSAA State Swimming and Diving Championships are no longer primarily the territory of Omaha and Lincoln schools.