Thom Simmons Anita Fopma Director of Communications Assistant to the Director
[email protected] [email protected] CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION - SOUTHERN SECTION 10932 Pine St. Los Alamitos, CA 90720 (562) 493-9500 (562) 493-6266 - Fax www.cifss.org MEDIAMEDIA RELEASERELEASE PRESS RELEASE #27 TELEFAXED/EMAILED P.M. MAY 6, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: THOM SIMMONS CIF SOUTHERN SECTION-FORD SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS, PRESENTED BY FARMERS HIGHLIGHT OPENING WEEK OF SPRING PLAYOFF COMPETITION LOS ALAMITOS — The member schools of the CIF Southern Section will open the final playoff period of the 2012-13 school year, as the CIF Southern Section-Ford Spring-Sport Playoffs and Championships, presented by Farmers get underway this week. The boys and girls swimming and diving prelims and finals will highlight the action. Pairings were announced yesterday in the sport of boy’s volleyball. Post-season track and field competition for boys and girls will also begin this week, with four divisional prelim meets on the schedule The CIF Southern Section-Ford Swimming and Diving Championships, presented by Farmers will be conducted at the Riverside Aquatics Complex on the campus of Riverside City College. Diving prelims began this morning (Boys and Girls Divisions 2 and 4) and continue through tomorrow (Divisions 1 and 3). The finals take part, in conjunction, with the swimming finals for each division. Swimming sessions will open with the Division 4 prelims Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. Division 3 competition also begins on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Division 1 gets underway at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, while Division 2 prelim competition starts at 9:00 a.m.