Teigen Fortkamp moves up eight seeds

CANTON, Ohio — Teigen Fortkamp got the chance to finish her career at state.

In one event, she outperformed her seed, while she fell short in the other.

Fortkamp, a senior on the Fort Recovery High School swim team, saw her high school athletic career end on Thursday as she competed in the state prelims in the 50-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke at C.T. Branin Natatorium.

To make it to Friday’s finals, she needed to finish in the top 16 for the finals or consolation heats.

In the 100 backstroke, she was 43 hundredths of a second short.

Fortkamp outperformed her 31st seed by swimming a 1 minute, 0.42 seconds time, nearly a full second faster than her seed time. The performance earned her 23rd place, while Ella Leibold of Archbishop Alter took the final spot in the consolation with a 59.99.

The 50 freestyle didn’t go as smoothly, as she swam slower than her 25.13 seconds seed time. The FRHS senior came in as the 27th seed, but finished 29th by swimming a 25.26.

Waynedale’s Anna Pittman claimed the final spot of the consolation heat with a 24.78 prelims time.