Several area high school swimmers are state bound after their performances at the regional meets over the weekend.
For Strawberry Crest, three swimmers will be headed to the Class 2A state FHSAA state championship meet Thursday at the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando. Angelina Gallastegui qualified in the 200 free and 500 free. The junior will be seeded 16th and 14th, respectively. On the boys side, Cole Wisecarver qualified in the 50 free and the 100 free. The junior placed fourth in both events at the regional meet. Zach Kitzis is also headed to state after qualifying for the 500 free.
For Plant City, Bailey Bowden will represent the Raiders in the 500 yard freestyle Friday in the Class 3A meet in Orlando. The junior was the only member of the Plant City program to qualify. She will be seeded 11th in the event.
Preliminary races both days are set for 9 a.m.