Iowa Swim Teams Head to State Meet This Week
Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley earned most of the spots at the Marshalltown qualifying meet ahead of the IGHSAU state championships.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Swimming
Mississippi Athletic Conference schools qualified athletes for the IGHSAU state swimming and diving meet after Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley won 10 events at the qualifying meet in Marshalltown. The state meet begins in four days at the University of Iowa.
Why it matters
Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley combined for 25 state qualifiers, showing the depth of the Mississippi Athletic Conference heading into the state championships. Davenport and Muscatine also advanced athletes from their regional and qualifying meets.
Official qualifying results show Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley combined for 25 state qualifiers and 10 event wins, with Bettendorf's 200 free relay (1:34.93) seeded first. Final state placements remain unknown until the meet concludes.
The players
Iowa High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU)
The IGHSAU is the governing body that organizes high school athletic state championships across Iowa, including swimming and diving.
Bettendorf High School
Bettendorf is a public high school in the Mississippi Athletic Conference that led the qualifying meet with multiple event wins and state qualifiers.
Pleasant Valley High School
Pleasant Valley is a high school in the Mississippi Athletic Conference that won multiple events and qualified athletes for state in swimming and diving.
The details
Athletes qualified through the Marshalltown meet and the Cedar Falls Regional, with Lillian Andedo seeded first in the 50-yard freestyle at 23.29 and Ari Steward winning the 1-meter diving with a score of 378.05. Muscatine qualified seven events, though none of its entries earned a top-10 seed.
Timeline
Last Saturday: Qualifying meet held in Marshalltown.
This week: IGHSAU state swimming and diving meet at the University of Iowa.
Season Trajectory
The qualifying results follow the annual IGHSAU pathway that moves athletes from regional and qualifying meets to the state championship at the University of Iowa. Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley's combined 25 qualifiers set the early competitive picture for the state meet.
Fantasy and bracket watchers can track Bettendorf's first-seeded 200 free relay and Lillian Andedo's top seed in the 50-yard freestyle. Athletes and families can use the seeding to plan which events and prelim heats to watch.
The takeaway
Seeding at the state meet depends on qualifying times, so athletes who posted fast regional and qualifying swims will carry the top spots into the University of Iowa competition.
What happens next
The IGHSAU state swimming and diving meet takes place in four days at the University of Iowa, where seeded entries will compete for state titles.
Further reading
Follow the latest high school results in Swimming as the state meet unfolds across Iowa.
