NDP junior swimmer makes waves at USA Winter Junior Nationals
Independent Newsmedia
Posted 12/16/19
Hard work paid off for Notre Dame Preparatory junior William Bansberg, who dropped significant time in all of his swimming events at the USA Winter Junior Nationals Dec. 12-14 in Federal Way, Washington.
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NDP junior swimmer makes waves at USA Winter Junior Nationals
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Hard work paid off for Notre Dame Preparatory junior William Bansberg, who dropped significant time in all of his swimming events at the USA Winter Junior Nationals Dec. 12-14 in Federal Way, Washington.
His 400 individual medley time puts him in the top 10 nationwide in his age group, according to a press release.
It has been awhile since Mr. Banberg had dropped his time in the 200 individual medley. But he recently changed his training routine to include weight training and ended up dropping five seconds off his time. He went from a time of 1:54.94 and not being nationally ranked, to posting of 1:49.93, placing in the top 20 in the nation.
“I went into this meet thinking the 200 IM was just a throw-away event,” he said in a prepared statement. “When I was swimming, I could see that no one else was around me, and when I hit the wall, I looked up and saw my time; that was the best swimming moment of my career so far.”
The most significant drop in time came when Mr. Bansberg swam the 400 individual medley. Prior to the meet, his personal best was 4:04.05. He dropped his time by nine seconds and posted a 3:55.89, placing him in the top 10 nationwide for 16-year-old swimmers.
“William swam beautifully and exceeded all his goals,” his mom Julie Bansberg said in a prepared statement. “We are super excited because he’s worked so hard.”
Ranked in the top three of Arizona prep swimmers, Mr. Bansberg could swim across the family pool at 2, showing talent and a love for the sport. He swam recreationally until he was 9 when he was forced to join a club because he was too competitive for the recreational league, his mom said.
He swims for Notre Dame Prep during the high school season and Scottsdale Aquatic Club the rest of the year. Since setting his new personal records, he has garnered interest from college coaches across the country, a release states.
As a Scholastic All-American, Mr. Bansberg doesn’t look too far into the future when asked about Olympic dreams.
“After I graduate from NDP, I want to compete at the collegiate level and see what happens after that,” he said. “I will take it one step at a time.”
