By Hamilton County Reporter | Richie Hall The Carmel boys swimming and diving team has won the past 10 state championships, and the Greyhounds are ready to extend that streak into a second decade. Carmel is the overwhelming favorite to triumph in the team standings at the IHSAA state meet, which begins Friday evening at the IU Natatorium with the preliminaries. The top 16 swims in each event advance to the Saturday afternoon finals, with positions 9-16 in the “B” Final, or consolation heat, and the top eight positions swimming in the “A” Final, or championship heat. The ‘Hounds are top seeded in seven events. Sophomore William Allen holds the first seed in two events, starting with the 200 freestyle. Allen won that event at the Carmel sectional with a time of 1 minute, 37.19 seconds. The second seed is his Greyhounds teammate, senior and Columbia commit Ethan Zhang, with a time of 1:38.23. Allen is also the No. 1 seed in the 500 free, clocking in at 4:23.31 at the sectional. Carmel holds the 1-2-4 seeds in that event, with senior Anderson Kopp, a Duke commit, qualifying second in 4:24.02. Zhang is the fourth seed at 4:28.69. Greyhounds sophomore Yi Zheng is the first seed in the individual medley; his sectional time was 1:47.64. Senior Andrew Shackell, a Texas commit, holds the top seed in the butterfly event with a time of 47.11 seconds. He finished third in the butterfly last year at state. Carmel also has the first seed in all three relays: the Greyhounds’ medley relay time is 1:29.70, the 200 free relay clocked in at 1:23.28 and the 400 free relay qualified with a time of 3:04.43. Site: Indiana University Natatorium, IU Indianapolis, 901 W. New York St., Indianapolis Admission: All tickets will be digital through your mobile phone beginning Monday, Feb. 27 at 9 am ET and may be purchased through Eventlink (additional fees may apply). No cash. Present your purchase verification on your mobile phone at the gate for admission. $15 per session or $28 both days general admission. Children 5 years and younger admitted free for general admission seating only. A limited number of $35 reserved seating tickets will be available for purchase (good for both days) (8 tickets per purchase max). Reserved seating for a single session is not available. Streaming: All competition will be streamed live at IHSAAtv.org and the IHSAAtv suite of apps (iPhone, Android phone, Roku, Amazon Firestick, AppleTV, and Android TV) via pay-per-view for $15 for Friday's preliminaries only or $20 for both days. Advancement The top 16 in each swimming event during Friday’s prelims will return for competition on Saturday with the top eight individuals vying for state championship honors. Those finishing nine through 16 on Friday will make up the competitors in the consolation heats. All diving will take place on Saturday with the top 20 of 32 competitors advancing from the prelims to the semis after five dives each. After three dives each in the semis, the top 16 will advance to the final round for another three dives each. Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 Gates open at 4:30 pm ET 6 pm ET | Swimming Preliminaries Saturday, March 1, 2025 Gates open at 7:30 am ET 9 am ET | Diving Preliminaries, Semifinals 1 pm ET | Championship/Consolation Finals in all swimming events; Diving Finals