Youth Swim: WASP opens fall/winter season with strong finishes

WESTON — The Wittenberg Area Swim Program opened its fall/winter season competing in the Turkey Splash at the Aspirus YMCA on Sunday, with several swimmers turning in top finishes.

Kelsie Davis had WASP’s only first-place finish on the day, claiming the top time in the 100-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 1.27 seconds. Davis placed in the top four in all four of her events in the 11-12 year-old division.

Competing in the 9-10 division, Rylee Crick placed in the top five for all four of the events she competed in, with a third-place finish in the 50 backstroke being her top finish.

Turkey Splash

8-and-under division

Grace Hegewald: 12th, 25 backstroke (27.77) and 25 freestyle (23.54).

Matilda Hegewald: second, 25 butterfly (24.72); sixth, 25 breaststroke (28.23) and 25 freestyle (20.17); eighth, 25 backstroke (24.8).

9-10 division

Brooklynn Beran: fifth, 50 backstroke (46.08); ninth, 50 freestyle (39.43) and 50 breaststroke (54.92).

Rylee Crick: third, 50 backstroke (42.58); fourth, 50 breaststroke (46.59) and 50 butterfly (47.15); fifth, 50 freestyle (35.94).

Madison Fisher: eighth, 100 IM (2:37.8); 16th, 50 breaststroke (1:14.49); 28th, 50 freestyle (57.16).

Megan Fisher: 17th, 50 breaststroke (1:19.29); 22nd, 50 backstroke (1:19.24); 29th, 50 freestyle (59.34).

Addison Schmid: ninth, 50 butterfly (55.73); 11th, 50 breaststroke (58.33); 12th, 50 freestyle (40.1); 14th, 50 backstroke (51.72).

Brooklynn Beran, Madison Fisher, Megan Fisher, Addison Schmid: fifth, 200 freestyle relay (3:31:31).

11-12 division

Olivia Bessette: eighth, 50 breaststroke (42.03); 12th, 50 freestyle (30.97) and 50 backstroke (39.08); 16th, 100 IM (1:24.76).

Kelsie Davis: first, 100 freestyle (1:01.27); second, 50 freestyle (27.56) and 50 backstroke (32.79); fourth, 100 IM (1:13.02).

Megan Gilmeister: 12th, 50 butterfly (44.05); 22nd, 50 backstroke (47.77); 25th, 100 IM (1:38.97); 26th, 50 freestyle (36.06).

Ava Hegewald: sixth, 200 freestyle (2:31.6), 50 butterfly (35.98) and 100 IM (1:18.71); seventh, 50 breaststroke (40.81).

Olivia Bessette, Ava Hegewald, Kelsie Davis & Megan Gilmeister: fifth, 200 medley relay (2:26.69).

13-and-over division

Kalee Gilmeister: fourth, 100 IM (1:15.41); sixth, 200 freestyle (2:20.36); 10th, 100 breaststroke (1:29.27) and 100 butterfly (1:18.49).

Laura Gilmeister: 10th, 200 IM (2:52.22); 11th, 100 backstroke (1:16.43); 12th, 100 freestyle (1:06.89); 17th, 50 freestyle (28.89).

Amelia Majernik: 14th, 100 backstroke (1:29.48); 22nd, 100 freestyle (1:22.68); 31st, 50 freestyle (36.2).

Faith Resch: sixth, 50 freestyle (26.85) and 100 butterfly (1:13.99); eighth, 200 IM (2:45.08); ninth, 100 backstroke (1:11.7).

Kalee Gilmeister, Laura Gilmeister, Amelia Majernik, Faith Resch: fifth, 200 freestyle relay (2:02.29).

Kalee Gilmeister, Laura Gilmeister, Amelia Majernik, Faith Resch: sixth, 200 medley relay (2:18.18).