Swimmers qualified for the meet by meeting required time standards during the season, which started in September.

Five swimmers competed at the Wisconsin Short Course Senior State Championships in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, in a format that include preliminaries held before the finals, so that swimmers had to place in the top 32 during the morning preliminary rounds to advance to finals in the evening. The Senior Wildcat Aquatics team placed fourth among Division 3 teams, with points being earned for top-24 finishes in the finals.

Henrik Larsen, 16, of Marquette advanced to the finals in each of his six events, finishing ninth in the 200-yard freestyle with a best time of 1:42.62, 11th in the 200 butterfly with a best time of 1:56.05, 12th in the 100 fly with a best time of 51.60 seconds, 14th in the 100 free with a best time of 47.40, 17th in the 50 fly with a best time of 23.77, and 26th in the 50 free with a best time of 20.03.

Larsen broke five of his own team records, qualifying for the NCSA Spring Swimming Championships that were scheduled for this month in Orlando, Florida, in both the 100 fly and 200 free.

These five swimmers from the Wildcat Aquatics Club competed at the Wisconsin Short Course Senior State Championships in Brown Deer, Wis., in late February and earlier this month. From left are Henrik Larsen, Kaytlin Roell, Olive Krueger, Lilliana Fogaroli and Loralei Maki. (Photo courtesy Suzanne Larsen)

Olive Krueger, 16, of Marquette placed 28th in the 1,650 free in 19:35.65, 39th in the 1,000 free in 11:39.94, 58th in the 500 free in 5:40.78, and 120th in the 100 free in 58.68.

Kaytlin Roell, 16, of Marquette, and fresh off her recent success at MHSAA Upper Peninsula Finals for Marquette Senior High School, had a top place of 38th in the 500 free in 5:23.44, 57th in the 200 free in 1:59.67, 61st in the 200 back in 2:15.44 and 74th in the 100 fly in 1:02.51. Her 200 free time set a team record.

Additionally, Krueger, Roell, 15-year-old Lilliana Fogaro

li and 16-year-old Loralei Maki competed in the 200 free relay, placing 43rd in 1:47.78; along with the 400 free relay, finishing 43rd in 3:59.41; and the 400 medley relay, placing 45th in 4:32.97. The 200 free relay set a team record.

On that same weekend, five of the team’s younger swimmers competed at the Wisconsin 10-and-Under State Championships in Verona, Wisconsin.

That group’s top finisher was Merrick Steele, 10, of Marquette, who finished 17th in the 500 free in 7:21.48, 31st in the 200 free in 2:52.81, 54th in the 100 breaststroke in 1:47.97 and 56th in the 50 breast in 47.03.

Sonja Steele, 8, of Marquette, was the only other individual-event swimmer to place, coming in 27th in the 25 fly in 20.82, 35th in the 50 fly in 56.25 and 52nd in the 25 backstroke in 24.12.

Sonja Steele, 9-year-old Tenley Belanger, 9-year-old Makaya Hurley and 10-year-old Milena Langlieb finished 28th in the 200 free relay in 2:28.22 and 32rd in the 200 medley relay in 3:01.53.

Information compiled by Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee from a Virtual Newsroom submission from Suzanne Larsen. Brownlee’s email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.