Youth Swim: Bessette, Resch join five other WASP state qualifiers

FOND DU LAC — The Wittenberg Area Swim Program competed in the Wisconsin State Regional Championship from Friday through Saturday, with a pair of individual swimmers qualifying for state over the weekend.

WASP’s Olivia Bessette and Annika Resch each turned in state-qualifying times in the 50-yard freestyle race. Resch placed first in the event, while Bessette was sixth.

Bessette and Resch are two of seven WASP swimmers who will compete at state during the next two weekends.

Kelsie Davis, Rylee Crick, Ava Hegewald, Reese Dickman and Bessette will represent WASP at the 2020 Wisconsin 12-and-Under Short Course State Championships this coming Friday through Sunday at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer.

Annika Resch and Faith Resch will each compete in the 2020 Wisconsin 13-and-Over Short Course State Championships on March 5-8 at the RecPlex Aqua Arena in Pleasant Prairie.

Davis qualified for 10 events at state — the 50 and 100 backstroke; 50 and 100 breaststroke; 50 and 200 butterfly; 50 and 100 freestyle; and 100 and 200 individual medley — but swimmers are allowed to compete in a maximum of six events.

Hegewald will swim in three breaststroke events (50, 100 and 200). Dickman will compete in a pair of breaststroke events (50 and 100).

Crick will swim the 50 breaststroke at state, while Bessette competes in the 50 freestyle.

Faith Resch and Annika Resch will each swim the 50 freestyle at the 13-and-over state championships.

Wisconsin State Regional Championship

10-and-under

Brooklynn Beran: 12th, 50 butterfly (47.73); 22nd, 50 freestyle (36.91).

Rylee Crick: sixth, 100 breaststroke (1:36.88) and 100 backstroke (1:28.85); eighth, 50 backstroke (41.93); 11th, 100 IM (1:30.93); 12th, 100 freestyle (1:21.61); 14th, 50 freestyle (35.44).

11-12

Olivia Bessette: fifth, 50 breaststroke (40.05); sixth, 50 freestyle (28.18); ninth, 50 backstroke (34.96); 11th, 100 breaststroke (1:30.43); 19th, 100 backstroke (1:17.67); 20th, 100 IM (1:17.37); 24th, 100 freestyle (1:07.43); 25th, 200 freestyle (2:29.66).

Reese Dickman: 27th, 100 IM (1:19.61); 29th, 50 backstroke (38.72); 32nd, 100 freestyle (1:10.46); 33rd, 100 backstroke (1:24.09); 35th, 50 freestyle (31.19); 36th, 50 butterfly (37.83); 39th, 200 freestyle (2:42.53).

13-14

Annika Resch: first, 50 freestyle (26.01); sixth, 100 backstroke (1:09.12).

Faith Resch: sixth, 50 freestyle (26.4); 10th, 200 freestyle (2:16.16).