Grace Foucault is headed to STATE!
Congratulations to Grace Foucault for qualifying in the 100 Backstroke for the 2021 State Meet. Grace will swim on Friday, November 12, at Waukesha South High School Natatorium with competition beginning at 6:30 p.m.
All of our Whippets had an amazing final meet of the season! In 15 out of 16 individual races, the Whippets competed at their best times!
The Whippets started out the meet with a fast 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:59.85. Unfortunately, it was a little too fast for our officials, which resulted in a disqualification.
In the 200 Freestyle, Karime Velazquez and Josie Treder battled it out. Josie dropped 9 seconds, while Karime dropped 17 seconds!
In the 200 IM, Emerson Dunham had a best time of 2:34.90 while also placing first in her heat and 11th overall.
In the 50 Freestyle, Michelle Abarca continues to improve and dropped another second. Brooke Bazeley had a best time of 27.08 and placed 12th overall while Makayla Bazeley had a best time of 26.04 and placed 6th overall. Makayla is now 7th overall on the Whippets’ Top 10 List!
In the 100 Fly, Karime Velazquez had a best time of 1:27.88, while Makayla Bazeley went a 1:01.99 and a 7th place finish overall.
The 100 Freestyle crew including Skylar Staebler, Ashly Xochipa, and Grace Foucault collectively went season best times. Grace went a 56.88, and placed 5th overall!
In the 500 Freestyle, Brooke Bazeley had a time of 5:52.24 with a 22 second drop and placed 12th overall. She finally broke that 6-minute barrier that she’s been working towards all season! Way to go, Brooke!
In the 200 Freestyle Relay (Ashly Xochipa, Karime Velazquez, Michelle Abarca, Josie Treder), the swimmers dropped 21 seconds overall. Ashly lead with an impressive 29.79 which lands her on the Under :30 Team!
In the 100 Backstroke, Ashly Xochipa had a time of 1:19.79 and placed 16th overall. Grace Foucault broke her own school record with a time of 1:00.94 and placed 4th overall!!
In the 100 Breaststroke, Josie Treder reached her goal of going under 1:30; she went a time of 1:28.16. Emerson Dunham placed 15th overall with a time of 1:22.26.
In the 400 Freestyle Relay (Makayla Bazeley, Brooke Bazeley, Emerson Dunham, and Grace Foucault), dropped 6 seconds with a time of 4:00.99. The relay placed 7th overall!
We are very proud of how hard all of our athletes worked this year and can’t wait to see what another year of experience will do for them. Good luck to Grace Foucault at the WIAA State Swim Meet this Friday!
Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
