2026-2027 High School Season
First Day of Practice - October 26th!!!
What you need to know...
High School Varsity Team divers focus on skills and dives necessary for being a competitive high school diver. HS Varsity divers need to learn all dive categories and will use all board levels for training, but competition will be focused on 1 meter. Divers form all AFD coached high schools will practice together during the HS Varsity practice times.
*HS Varsity (HSV) is the name of this training group. Actual Varsity and Junior Varsity designations as well as any other high school team awards are talked through and decided on with the Head Swim Coach and other coaching staff for each school. Training in the HSV group does not entitle any diver to earning a Varsity letter from their school
New to diving?
Listen to ep. #2 from THE DIVING POD: Diving 101
Signing up for the Season...
***PLEASE DO NOT START THE FOLLOWING UNTIL YOU ARE SURE YOUR DIVER IS GOING TO BE ON THEIR SCHOOL TEAM. ALL REGISTRATIONS NEED COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER 7TH 2026.***
We will charge a $100 late registration fee for any diver that has not completed registration by Nov. 7th.
All High School divers need 3 things before they can sign up for the season.
- AFD Team Membership = $99.00
- AAU Diving Membership = $20.00
- USA Diving Athlete Membership = $42.00*
- *Any divers who are already or will turn 18 years old before the end of 2025, you require the 18+ membership from USA Diving which includes background screening at an additional cost. If a diver will be 18 years old or older on 12/31/2025, select the 18+membership, not the 17U membership.
If a diver has already signed up and has been training during the Fall Session, they should have already completed these 3 memberships and do not need to do them again.
All of the information for the AAU & USA Diving membership is found on the website, linked above.
Once a diver completes the 2026/2027 Team Membership (linked above) you will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to officially register for practices.
Dive of the Week Schedule
Week of...
Nov-22 = Front
Nov-29 = Back
Dec-6 = Inward
Dec-13 = Twister
Dec-20 = Reverse
Dec-27 = Front
Jan-3 = Back
Jan-10 = Inward
Jan-17 = Twister
Jan-24 = Reverse
Ohio High School Athletic Association Swimming and Diving Information Page
For Dual Meets...
Each week of the season, 1 category is the required required to be done for any dual meets that week. Any dive from this group can be used as the required dive. The required dive has a max DD of 1.8. A dive with a DD higher than 1.8 may be used, but the DD will be capped at 1.8.
For the remaining 5 rounds, 4 different groups much be represented. There is no DD limit for rounds 2-6.
The required category remains the same even if that team has multiple meets in that same week.
Download dive sheets for printing and scoring...
For Invitational and Post Season Meets...
AFD coaches will enter divers and dive lists for all invitationals and post season meets.
Please check Swimmeet.com for information and results for invitationals.
Dive Live for HS Season
***All divers need Dive Live Accounts to register for diving events.***
Divers and Parents can set up Dive Live accounts. Make sure you designate your role during account setup; Diver vs. Parent. Every account needs a unique email address. Do not wait until the day before or day of the meet to set up your account.
Use the links below for help with Dive Live and setting up new accounts. If you already have an account from last season or from AAU meets with AFD, you do not need a new account. You just need to join your high school team.
Dive Live:
You can setup accounts on the mobile app or desktop. Launch Desktop Browser.
Scheduled days off
November
Sunday Nov. 8th - No Practice - ODL Meet at Canton!!!
Thursday Nov. 24th - TBD HS meet at Akron
November 25th-26th - No Practice Thanksgiving
Friday Nov. 27th - Makeup Practice TBD
December
December 2nd-3rd - TBD College Meet
Thursday Dec. 10th - TBD HS meet at Akron
Tuesday Dec. 22nd - TBD HS meet at Akron
December 23rd-25th - No Practice Christmas
Thursday Dec. 31st - No Practice New Year's Eve
January
Monday Jan. 18th - MLK Day
Stay Connected
Please visit the STAY CONNECTED page on the website and make sure you have downloaded both the Crossbar mobile app and GroupMe. These are our primary communication platforms. Make sure that you have all notifications enabled for both apps. If you do not download these apps and do not have notifications enabled you are likely going to miss important communications.
Invitational, Conference, and Post Season Meet Schedule
*Please note: This is a presumptive schedule of meets based on previous seasons. All dates and locations are tentative & subject to change until confirmed by meet management.
Additional details will be added as they become available; times, schedules, qualification criteria.
December 2026
Saturday Nov. 28th
The SPIRE Institute Aquatic Center
Spectators:
TBD
Timeline:
Warmups: 11:00am-12:00pm
Meet Starts: 12:00pm
^2026 timeline for ref. only
Chardon Hilltopper Invitational
All divers with a legal high school list, either 6 or 11 dives, will compete.
Diving competition will be conducted in deep end of the pool between swimming prelims and finals.
Friday-Saturday Dec. 4TH & 5th
Spectators:
TBD
Timeline:
TBD
Open Dates
We are working to either host or attend another meet, or possibly another Team Function. Please keep these dates open.
Solon Relays
This is a 6-dive Relay Meet. Divers will only attend if their swim teams attend.
Saturday Dec. 19th
Spectators:
TBD
Timeline:
TBD
Jim Stacy Memorial Invitational
All divers with a legal high school list, either 6 or 11 dives, will compete.
Diving competition will be conducted in deep end of the pool between swimming prelims and finals.
Timeline: *All times are subject to change based on number and mix of event entries. Final timeline will be posted after entries close. Events may be split by gender and/or 6/11-dive events if the number of entries exceeds a reasonable timeline. We will not run split boards*
| Warmups: | 12:00pm | Diving Warmups Begin |
| Flight 1 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm | All 11-dive divers only |
| Flight 2 | 1:00pm-1:30pm | All 6-dive divers only |
| Open Warmup | 1:30pm-1:50pm | All divers |
| 1:30pm | Dive changes close |
Monday Dec. 28th
Spectators:
TBD
Timeline:
TBD
2026 Canton Holiday Invitational
Schedule TBD
January 2027
***Tentatively Jan. 7th***
Twinsburg Fitness Center
Spectators:
TBD
Timeline:
Doors Open: 1:45pm
Warm-ups: 2:00pm–3:55pm
Meet Start: 4:00pm
^2026 timeline for ref. only
Suburban League Championships
A limit of 4 divers, for each boys & girls events, from the Suburban League schools, with an 11 dive list will compete. All divers will compete together with results separated by Conference.
National Conference
Brecksville
Highland
Hudson
Medina
North Royalton
Solon
Stow
Wadsworth
American Conference
Aurora
Barberton
Copley
Kenston
Mayfield
Nordonia
Revere
Twinsburg
BOLD - AFD Coached High Schools
Qualification Requirements: All divers entered in the meet MUST be able to complete 11 dives legally and safely, following the OHSAA and National High School Rules and Guidelines. Divers who fail 2 dives will be disqualified and will not be eligible to score in the meet.
Saturday Jan. 9th
John Carroll University
DeCarlo Varsity Center
William H. Johnson Natatorium
Spectators:
TBD
Timeline:
Doors Open: 8:30am
Warm-ups: 9:15am
Meet Start: 10:00am
^2026 timeline for ref. only
Blazer Invite
All divers with a legal high school list of 11 dives, will compete.
Saturday Jan. 16th
C.T. Branin Natatorium
Spectators:
TBD
Timeline:
TBD
Northeast Classic
Only divers with the qualified DD minimum will compete.
Girls in the morning, boys in the afternoon.
DD. REQUIREMENTS: FOR THE 6 OPTIONAL DIVES; Girls & Boys – Must have at the least a 2.0 DD for each of the 6 Optional Dives.
Girls Diving will be first. Girls warm-ups will begin at 7:00 am with competition beginning at 9:00 am. Dive sheet changes will be permitted until 8:00 am (one hour prior to the start of competition). Boys warm-ups will begin at the conclusion of the girls’ competition NOT before 12:00 noon. Dive sheet changes will be permitted one hour prior to the start of competition.
^last year's qualification and timeline
Saturday Jan. 30th*
Or the week leading up to the 30th...
Wooster or Kent Roosevelt
Spectators:
TBD
Timeline:
TBD
Metro Athletic Conference
A limit of 4 divers, for each boys & girls events, from the Suburban League schools, with an 11 dive list will compete.
Cloverleaf
Coventry
Cuyahoga Falls
Field
Kent Roosevelt
Norton
Ravenna
Springfield
Streetsboro
Tallmadge
Woodridge
Qualification Requirements: All divers entered in the meet MUST be able to complete 11 dives legally and safely, following the OHSAA and National High School Rules and Guidelines. Divers who fail 2 dives will be disqualified and will not be eligible to score in the meet.
Saturday Jan. 30th
Open Date
We are working to either host or attend another meet. Please keep this date open.
February 2027
Saturday Feb. 6th
Open Date
We are working to either host or attend another meet. Please keep this date open.
OHSAA Post Season
Tuesday Feb. 19th
BGSU Student Recreation Center
Spectators:
TBD
Timeline:
TBD
Northwest District - Div. 1
A limit of 4 divers, for each boys & girls events, from the following schools with an 11 dive list will compete.
Highland
Wednesday Feb. 17th
CSU - Busbey Natatorium
Spectators:
TBD
Timeline:
TBD
Northeast District - Div. 2
A limit of 4 divers, for each boys & girls events, from the following schools with an 11 dive list will compete.
Aurora (Boys only)
Canfield
Chagrin Falls
Girard
Hoban (Boys only)
Kent Roosevelt (Boys only)
Poland Seminary
University School
Woodridge
Thursday Feb. 18th
CSU - Busbey Natatorium
Spectators:
TBD
Timeline:
TBD
Northeast District - Div. 1
A limit of 4 divers, for each boys & girls events, from the following schools with an 11 dive list will compete.
Aurora (Girls only)
Boardman
Brecksville
Hudson
Hoban (Girls only)
Kent Roosevelt (Girls only)
Revere
Stow
Walsh Jesuit
State Championships
*All dates are tentative & subject to change
Tuesday Feb. 23rd
Boys Div. 2
Tuesday Feb. 23rd
Boys Div. 1
Wednesday Feb. 24th
Girls Div. 2
Wednesday Feb. 24th