Fresh off of many spectacular swims at the OVAC Bill Brubaker Swimming Championship, local swimmers on the West Virginia side have prepared the past two weeks for the WVSSAC Region 1 Swimming Championship hosted by Brooke High School.
The high school swim season is winding down, exhaustion has set in, and swimmers are smiling with anticipation of taper season around the corner. This weekend will define the 2023 WVSSAC Swimming Championship.
Every coach and swimmer had to contemplate what would be their best events to score on the state level as entries were submitted earlier in the week. Then the wait begins. Last night the entries for all 4 Regions were released at the same time. The swimmers peaked with one eye to see what their main competition was swimming, and coaches started counting placement of each of their swimmers.
Region 1 high schools looking to make the splash include Brooke, John Marshall, Morgantown, Oak Glen, Parkersburg, Parkersburg South, University, Wheeling Central, Wheeling Park, and Weir.
The overwhelming favorites for team scoring is Morgantown for the girl’s teams. There will be a battle for the boys top scoring team between returning state champions and 2023 OVAC 5A Champions Parkersburg South against Parkersburg.
Local lady swimmers that look to begin their journey to 2023 WVSSAC Championship are highlighted by:
Victoria Kidney from John Marshall who is seeded 1st in the 100 Fly and 100 Back.
Caroline Riggs from Morgantown who is seeded 1st in the 200 Free and the 100 Breast.
Jordan Claypoole from Parkersburg South who is seeded 1st in the 100 Free.
Lacie Langmyer from Wheeling Park seeded 1st in the 500 Free.
Maitlyn Miller from John Marshall seeded 1st in the 50 Free.
Delaney Householder from Morgantown seeded 1st in the 200 IM.
Additional swimmers to watch on Saturday that could make a showing on the all Region 1 team include Abie Riedel and JulieAnne Humpee from Wheeling Central, Ella McCullough and Lyla Horvath from Brooke, Abby Heilman and Ava Sunseri from Wheeling Park.
Local boy swimmers that also begin their quest to the 2023 WVSSAC Championship are highlighted by:
Quade Harris from Parkersburg South seeded 1st 100 Free and 100 Back.
Dennis Ramsay from Parkersburg seeded 1st in the 200 IM and the 500 Free.
Levi Parker from Wheeling Park seeded 1st in the 200 Free.
Ethan Metz from Parkersburg seeded 1st in the 50 Free.
Carter Redelman from Morgantown seeded 1st in the 100 Fly.
Ian Sasyn from Parkersburg seeded 1st in the 100 Breast.
Other swimmers to look out for Saturday during the Region 1 Championship are Lake Embrey and Christian Hammer from Morgantown, Ryan Richardson, Anthony Ott and Connor Roberts from Parkersburg South, and Jackson Kiminski from Wheeling Park.
When the water settles at Brooke High School and the teams return home, all swimmers and coaches will continue to refresh their phones waiting for the results from each Region to be submitted. Quotes like “will Region 4 just submit their results!” will be heard. By the end of the evening the 2023 WVSSAC Swimming Championship will be seeded and taper season begins.
Article compliments of Kevin Heilman
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