{"id":328319,"date":"2018-09-10T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T11:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=328319"},"modified":"2018-09-09T20:35:42","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T03:35:42","slug":"swimming-world-presents-up-comers-maggie-wanezek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-up-comers-maggie-wanezek\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents “Up & Comers: Maggie Wanezek”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Up & Comers: Maggie Wanezek<\/h2>\n

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The veins of swimming run deep in Maggie Wanezek\u2019s<\/strong> family, with the up-and-coming 12-year-old joining a long line of talented NCAA swimmers. The young Wanezek\u2019s parents swam for Indiana University (dad) and DePauw University (mom), while two uncles swam for Indiana, two aunts for Wisconsin, and one aunt for Texas. Even her two sisters, Abby<\/strong> (14) and Claire<\/strong> (10) have experienced swimming success at the state and regional levels.<\/p>\n

Maggie, who swims for the Elmbrook Swim Club (Brookfield, Wis.), became the first swimmer in the girls 11-12 age group to break 30 seconds in the 50 meter backstroke, setting a national age group record at the Wisconsin 12 & Under State Championships, July 27-29. Her time of 29.36 smashed the 2011 mark of 30.16 set by Keaton Blovad<\/strong> of Oregon.<\/p>\n

In addition to her NAG performance, Wanezek won five other individual events (50-100 free, 26.93-59.52; 100-200 back, 1:03.60- 2:20.29; and 200 IM, 2:27.02)\u2014all in state record time\u2014andcontributed to three winning relays.<\/p>\n

Ever since she was 10 years old, Wanezek has been collecting multiple No. 1 age group rankings, and in 2017, she was named Wisconsin\u2019s Long Course Age Group Female Swimmer of the Year.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaggie has tremendous kinesthetic sense in and out of the water,\u201d says her coach, Mike Rose<\/strong>. \u201cEverything she does\u2014swim, run, dive\u2014she makes it look effortless and comfortable.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rose also told Swimming World that Maggie trains less than 3,500 yards per day. \u201cShe also spends a couple days each week of 20 to 30 minutes of some fun activity at practice, and two days each week of 30 minutes of dryland\u2014which consists mostly of tag games.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has lots of room to grow as she transitions into the senior program.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wanezek also enjoys playing with the family dog, Shadow, and spending time at her grandparents\u2019 lake cottage, where she can go skiing and tubing.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Wanezek and her achievements, check out the September 2018 issue of\u00a0Swimming World Magazine<\/em>, available now!<\/p>\n

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