Central Zone Championship Meet History
The first Central Zone Championship Meet was held in 1980 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Since 1984, Central Zone has sponsored two meets each year. In 1984, the Central Zone Championship Meet was divided into 2 meets, each meet with approximately half of the Central Zone competitors. In 1994, Central Zone was the first Zone to include an Open Water competition at the Championship Meet. The LSC's in the Central Zone are:
1. Arkansas
2. Illinois
3. Indiana
4. Iowa
5. Lake Erie
6. Michigan
7. Midwestern
8. Minnesota
9. Missouri Valley
10.North Dakota
11.Ohio
12.Oklahoma
13.Ozark
14.South Dakota
15.Wisconsin
| Year | City | # Pool Swimmers | # Open Water Swimmers |
| 1980 | Lincoln, NE | 450 | |
| 1981 | Norman, OK | 387 | |
| 1982 | Minot, ND | 435 | |
| 1983 | Cincinnati, OH | 587 | |
| 1984 | Janesville, WI | 509 | |
| Wichita, KS | 404 | ||
| 1985 | Des Moines, IA | unavailable | |
| Little Rock, AR | unavailable | ||
| 1986 | Indianapolis, IN | unavailable | |
| Minneapolis, MN | unavailable | ||
| 1987 | Gillette, WY | 575 | |
| Cleveland, OH | 551 | ||
| 1988 | St. Paul, MN | unavailable | |
| Janesville, WI | unavailable | ||
| 1989 | Iowa City, IA | unavailable | |
| Lincoln, NE | unavailable | ||
| 1990 | Oklahoma, OK | 600 | |
| Grand Forks, ND | 579 | ||
| 1991 | Minneapolis, MN | 764 | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 845 | ||
| 1992 | Brown Deer, WI | 862 | |
| Fayetteville, AR (Ohio attend) | 638 | ||
| 1993 | Indianapolis, IN (Ohio attend) | 1019 | |
| Wichita, KS | 722 | ||
| 1994 | St. Paul, MN (Ohio attend) | 847 | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 876 | 50 | |
| 1995 | Oxford, OH (Ohio attend) | 789 | 97 |
| Lincoln, NE | 732 | 78 | |
| 1996 | Fort Smith, AR | 769 | 122 |
| Oxford, OH (Ohio attend) | 731 | 115 | |
| 1997 | Indianapolis, IN (Ohio attend) | 932 | 154 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 627 | 101 | |
| 1998 | Quincy, IL | 687 | |
| Minneapolis, MN (Ohio attend) | 870 | ||
| 1999 | Indianapolis, IN | 753 | 118 |
| Oxford, OH (Ohio attend) | 751 | 148 | |
| 2000 | Grand Forks, ND | 572 | 123 |
| Rochester, MN (Ohio attend) | 679 | 112 | |
| 2001 | Oakland, MI (Ohio attend) | 789 | 134 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 857 | 193 | |
| 2002 | Wichita, KS (Ohio attend) | 641 | 139 |
| St. Paul, MN | 663 | 65 | |
| 2003 | Indianapolis, IN (all 15 LSC's) | 1719 | 320 |
| 2004 | Oxford, OH (Ohio attend) | 891 | 207 |
| Topeka, KS | 722 | 124 | |
| 2005 | Ann Arbor (MI) (Ohio attend) | 841 | 150 |
| Grand Forks (ND) | 562 | 119 | |
| 2006 | Indianapolis (IN) | 765 | 149 |
| Oklahoma City (OK) (Ohio attend) | 786 | 272 |