Speedo Sectionals include 17 Watertown Area Swim Club swimmers

Roger Merriam, Watertown Public Opinion
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Watertown Area Swim Club girls' swimmers who competed over the weekend in the Speedo Sectionals meet at Fargo (N.D.) included, from left in front, Dana Greenman, Roslyn Waite and McKenna Falak; and back, Josephine Waite, Leila Byer, Sydney Sparks, Madelynne Storm, Madison Cyrus and Elsie Boettcher.
Watertown Area Swim Club girls' swimmers who competed over the weekend in the Speedo Sectionals meet at Fargo (N.D.) included, from left in front, Dana Greenman, Roslyn Waite and McKenna Falak; and back, Josephine Waite, Leila Byer, Sydney Sparks, Madelynne Storm, Madison Cyrus and Elsie Boettcher.

Seventeen Watertown Area Swim Club swimmers competed over the weekend in the Speedo Sectionals meet at Fargo, N.D.

The meet was the North Central regional meet and included swimmers who qualified from South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin.

Owen Muller broke the overall state record in the 1,500-meter freestyle with a time of 17:24.91. The old record was 17:33.53 was set by Paul Gordon of Sioux Falls in 2003.

Here are the results of the WASC swimmers from the Speedo Sectionals:

Senior Girls

Elsie Boettcher: Finals Races (6. 200-meter individual medley; 12. 100 butterfly; 21. 100 freestyle); Prelims (8. 200 individual medley; 11. 100 butterfly; 25. 200 freestyle; 28. 100 freestyle; 34. 50 freestyle).

Leila Byer: Finals (33. 400 freestyle; 39. 100 butterfly); Prelims (35. 400 freestyle; 41. 100 butterfly; 83. 50 freestyle; 87. 100 freestyle.

Madelynne Storm: Finals (14. 100 breaststroke; 26. 200 breaststroke; 25. 100 butterfly; 38. 50 freestyle); Prelims (11. 100 breaststroke; 25. 100 butterfly; 26. 200 breaststroke; 49. 50 freestyle).

Roslyn Waite: Finals (8. 200 breaststroke); Prelims (10. 200 breaststroke; 29. 100 breaststroke; 51. 200 individual medley; 98. 100 freestyle).

Watertown Area Swim Club boys' swimmers who competed over the weekend in the Speedo Sectionals meet at Fargo (N.D.) included, from left, Simon Hendricks, Kaden Zink, Parker Hoftiezer, Talon DiCarlo, coach Chuck Baechler, Owen Muller, Kooper Heiser, Haydn McGillivary and Jason Kasparek.
Watertown Area Swim Club boys' swimmers who competed over the weekend in the Speedo Sectionals meet at Fargo (N.D.) included, from left, Simon Hendricks, Kaden Zink, Parker Hoftiezer, Talon DiCarlo, coach Chuck Baechler, Owen Muller, Kooper Heiser, Haydn McGillivary and Jason Kasparek.

Senior Boys

Talon DiCarlo: Finals (23. 400 individual medley; 26. 100 backstroke; 27. 200 backstroke); Prelims (24. 200 backstroke; 24. 400 individual medley; 24. 200 butterfly; 32. 100 backstroke; 45. 200 freestyle; 74. 50 freestyle).\

Simon Hendricks: Finals (22. 200 butterfly; 33. 100 butterfly); Prelims (22. 200 butterfly; 36. 100 butterfly; 70. 100 breaststroke; 88. 50 freestyle.

Parker Hoftiezer: Finals (34. 100 backstroke; 36. 50 freestyle); Prelims (42. 100 backstroke; 52. 200 freestyle; 56. 50 freestyle; 80. 100 freestyle).

Jason Kasparek: Prelims (69. 100 butterfly; 71. 50 freestyle; 76. 100 breaststroke; 79. 100 freestyle).

Haydn McGillivary: Finals (30. 100 backstroke; 32. 200 backstroke); Prelims (30. 100 backstroke; 34. 200 backstroke; 69. 200 freestyle; 80. 50 freestyle.Owen Muller: Finals (9. 1, 500 freestyle; 15. 800 freestyle; 16. 400 freestyle; 16. 200 freestyle); Prelims (16. 400 freestyle, 19. 200 freestyle).

Kaden Zink: Finals (6. 1,500 freestyle; 7. 800 freestyle; 12. 400 freestyle; 12. 200 freestyle; 33. 100 freestyle); Prelims (14. 200 freestyle; 15. 400 freestyle; 33. 100 freestyle; 55. 50 freestyle).

WASC swimmers McKenna Falak, Josephine Waite, Sydney Sparks, Madison Cyrus, Dana Greenman and Kooper Heiser competed in relay events.

This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: The North Central region meet include swimmers from six states.