Kelsey Richards

Kelsey Richards

  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Wadsworth
  • High School:
    Wadsworth
  • Position:
    Freestyle/Backstroke

BALDWIN WALLACE INFORMATION:

SPORTS PLAYED AT B-W (YEARS AND LETTERS WON):  As a junior in 2011-12, Kelsey competed in her third season of swimming and earned her third varsity letter.

ACADEMIC HONORS: Kelsey is a Dean’s List student, a member of the Lambda Pi Eta, Gamma Sigma Alpha and Chi Alpha Sigma honor societies, serves as the Public Relations Chair for NSSHLA, is the Secretary of the Order of Omega and the President of First Book.

GENERAL SWIMMING AND DIVING INFORMATION: Kelsey is off to a solid swimming career thus far. Her personal bests throughout her first three seasons are: a time of 25.89 in the 50-meter freestyle, a 56.82 in the 100-meter freestyle, a 2:06.34 in the 200-meter freestyle, a 5:52.31 in the 500-meter freestyle, 30.56 in the 50-meter bbackstroke, 1:05.81 in the 100-meter backstroke, and a 2:21.71 in the 200-meter backstroke

As a freshman in 2009-2010, Kelsey completed her first season of swimming and earned her first varsity letter. Kelsey posted team-best time in the 50-yard backstroke (30.56) and had season-best times in the 100-yard freestyle (56.82 seconds) and 200 free (2:06.34).

As a sophomore in 2010-2011, Kelsey competed in her second season of swimming and earned her second varsity letter. She had a personal-best in the 200-yard backstroke (2:21.71).

As a junior in 2011-12, Kelsey competed in her third season of swimming and earned her third varsity letter. She posted a team-best in the 50-yard free (25.59 seconds) and personal-bests in the 500 free (5:52.31) and 100-yard backstroke (1:05.81).


HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION:

HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED: Wadsworth

NAME OF HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE: Suburban

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PLAYED (YEARS & LETTERS EARNED): Kelsey competed in four years of swimming and earned four varsity letters. She also competed in tennis for four years and earned two letters.

HIGH SCHOOL HONORS, (ALL-CONFERENCE, DISTRICT,  ETC.): In swimming, Kelsey earned All-Suburban League honors and qualified to the District Meet all four years.  She also qualified for the OHSAA (Ohio High School Athletic Association) State Meet as a junior in 2007-2008.  Kelsey set school records as a junior and senior. In tennis, she was co-captain as a senior. In the classroom, Kelsey was a Scholar-Athlete all four years and on the Academic Honor Roll.