For Wayne State University swimming coach Sean Peters, having three athletes from the tri-city area is a positive.
“We are certainly fortunate to have the swimmers from the tri-cities area that we have,” Peters said. “The swimmers from this area have done great things in the past such as conference championships, national championships, and in a few cases, national records. This season, we have one female and two male athletes.”
The female athlete is freshman Emily Maraskine, a Midland Dow graduate. “She has made an instant impact on our program in the sprint freestyles, and I certainly like her potential to groom into a national level swimmer,” Peters said.
The male athletes are seniors Cameron Fryzel of Bay City Western and Calvin Reder of John Glenn.
“Fryzel has grown into a leader of the team and really made huge strides this past season,” Peters said. “If he keeps that progression going, he can compete for relay spots at the end of the season. Reder is a returning all-American last season in the 200 butterfly and really can finish strong this senior season by making a run and repeating this endeavor.”
Each swimmer is important to the Wayne State program in different ways. “All of these swimmers swim vastly different races but share the common goal of being successful and helping Wayne State Swimming and Diving compete at a national level,” Peters said.