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How we swam in the prelims on Friday set us up pretty well for Saturday. It certainly made it easier.

Randy Ferguson

This is a two-heat race. If you don't win the prelims, you don't get to run the finals.

Gene Pierce

Our main focus is going to be the state prelims and state finals. Our goal for state is to obviously win it and try and distance ourselves from second place more than we did last year.

Bruce Patmos

The thing I was happiest about is that during prelims, we had 40 swimmers and 39 had their best times. Tonight, most of the swimmers improved their times again. Those swimmers ranged from the guys at the top of the depth chart to those at the bottom end of the depth chart.

Darrin Millar

There's nothing wrong with going all out in the prelims. It's good just to see what you can do.

John Baque

Basically we have to swim like the prelims are your last swim in order to get into the finals. I'm ready.

Chris Palacios

She had a sweet, sweet 50 in the prelims last year (26.1), so that was kind of what we were chasing and it just didn't quite come down for her this year. So I was hoping there was a 50 sprinter in there with that distant sprinter.

Colin Shaha

I think it was really good. Of course, some dives could have been better but overall I'm really happy with prelims and finals.

Emilie Heymans