PIL District Swim Meet Friday, February 02, 2007

Grant High School's Andrew Chung checks his time after finishing his preliminary heat in the 200-yard IM at the PIL District Meet in Portland on Feb. 2, 2007. Chung beat his seed time, finishing third in the heat.

The Portland Interscholastic League is holding its district swim meet at Dishman Pool this weekend. Preliminary heats were raced today. The finals will be held Saturday starting at 1 p.m. The top swimmers from the district meet advance to the state championships held in Gresham, Feb. 16-18.

This year, three different state titles will be awarded in each event: 6A (biggest schools), 5A (large schools), and all other schools will compete independently. Last year, the schools competed in two different classes.

Alison Gilliland of Wilson High School competes in a preliminary heat of the 200-yard IM at the PIL district meet in Portland on Feb. 2, 2007.