WIAA highschool boys state swimming and diving championships preview

• The 102nd annual WIAA boys swimming and diving state championships will happen at Waukesha South High School.
• Division 2 competitors is scheduled for Feb. 20, with Division 1 occasions following on Feb. 21.
• Several particular person athletes and relay groups from the Appleton space have certified for the state meet in each divisions.
• Middleton and McFarland are the defending crew champions in Division 1 and Division 2, respectively.

The 102nd annual WIAA boys swimming and diving state championships can be held this weekend at Waukesha South High School.

Division 2 competitors is Feb. 20 with diving beginning at 1:30 p.m. and swimming finals at 5:30 p.m. Division 1 can be contested Feb. 21 with diving beginning at 9:30 a.m. and swimming occasions at 2:30 p.m.

Middleton received the Division 1 crew championship final season for its third championship in a row. McFarland received the Division 2 title for the second consecutive season.

Here’s a have a look at this season’s state qualifiers from the Appleton space.

Division 1 state qualifiers from the Appleton space

Owen Schmitz, Appleton North/East – The junior has the third-best qualifying rating in diving with a 492.00 after ending second on the Neenah Sectional. He positioned ninth at state final 12 months as a sophomore.

Burke Wendell, Neenah – The junior positioned second within the 100-yard breaststroke and fifth within the 200 particular person medley on the Neenah Sectional to advance to state in each occasions. He has the Tenth-fastest qualifying time within the breaststroke. Wendell competed in two relay occasions at state final 12 months.

Ethan Pasholk, Appleton West co-op – The junior received the 100 backstroke and the 200 particular person medley on the Neenah Sectional. He has the sixth-fastest qualifying time within the IM and the ninth-fastest time within the backstroke. Pasholk positioned nineteenth within the backstroke and twenty third within the IM at state final season.

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Cash Braun, Appleton North/East – The senior received the 50 freestyle and positioned fourth within the 100 butterfly on the Neenah Sectional to advance to state in each occasions.

Hayden Hollenbeck, Appleton West co-op – The senior took first within the 100 breaststroke and was fifth within the 100 butterfly on the Neenah Sectional to advance to state. He positioned thirteenth within the breaststroke at state final 12 months and has the ninth-fastest qualifying time this season.

Appleton West co-op 200 medley relay – The crew of Pasholk, Hollenbeck, senior Ethan Bruce and sophomore Emerson Middendorp took first place on the Neenah Sectional to advance to state with the ninth-best qualifying time.

Appleton North/East 200 freestyle relay – The crew of Braun, junior Abram Hansen, senior Ryan Campana and sophomore Arthur Skorr superior to state with a third-place end on the Neenah Sectional.

Appleton West co-op 400 freestyle relay – Pasholk, Middendorp, Bruce and Hollenbeck completed third on the Neenah Sectional to advance to state.

Division 2 state qualifiers from the Appleton space

Eliot Wieting, Chilton co-op – The senior completed fifth on the Plymouth Sectional to qualify for state for the primary time in his profession.

Deagan Schneider, Chilton co-op – The sophomore was fifth within the 200 freestyle on the Plymouth Sectional to earn a spot at state for the primary time.

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Kevin Halverson, Chilton co-op – The senior completed second within the 200 freestyle and third within the 100 butterfly on the Plymouth Sectional to advance to state in each occasions. He’s seeded seventh within the 200 freestyle. Halverson positioned twelfth within the 200 freestyle and eleventh within the 100 butterfly at state final season.

Killian Armstrong, Chilton co-op – The senior was third within the 200 particular person medley and second within the 100 breaststroke on the Plymouth Sectional to advance to state in each occasions. He’s seeded seventh within the breaststroke. Armstrong additionally positioned thirteenth at state final season within the 200 IM.

Chilton co-op relays – The Chilton co-op superior three relays to state. The 200 medley crew of freshman Aiden Cuevas, Armstrong, sophomore William Deehr and senior Adam Bunnell positioned second on the Plymouth Sectional and has the ninth-fastest qualifying time. The 200 freestyle crew of Halverson, sophomore Jake Propson, Schneider and Bunnell positioned second on the sectional and is seeded eighth, and the 400 freestyle crew of Bunnell, Deehr, Armstrong and Halverson additionally took second on the sectional and is seeded eighth.