A competitive nature runs in the Wessinger family, and it's helped all three siblings excel at various sports, including swimming.
Reese and her brothers Riley and Jack Wessinger have each qualified for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) provincial swimming championships in February after competing with the swim team at their school – Our Lady of the Bay Catholic Secondary School (OLB).
"We're really competitive," says youngest sibling, Jack. "I like to destroy Riley in basketball."
Jack is 14 years old and has just started swimming after being recruited to the team to join his siblings. He has qualified for OFSAA for the 200-metre individual medley, and is waiting to hear if his time in the fly event is enough to qualify for the provincial competition.
Riley is 17 years old and considered an "anomaly" by the team's coach and OLB teacher Katy Funston. He has qualified for the 100-metre individual medley and the 50-metre freestyle. He's been to all three meets with his school team this year and swam to a gold medal finish each time.
"It's outstanding," said Funston.
Sister Reese, 16, is a competitive swimmer on the Collingwood Clippers team, and is in the pool five or six days a week. She has qualified for OFSAA in the 100-metre individual medley event, and has been swimming for about eight years.
She said she likes the social aspect of being on her school's swim team and competing with a group of her peers.
Jack said he has fun competing and Riley said he likes winning.
The Wessingers moved to Clarksburg about three years ago from Atlanta, Georgia. Their father is a triathlete, and the family is very active in sports including volleyball, tennis, running, biking, track, football and skiing and snowboarding.
OFSAA's swimming championships will be in Windsor starting Feb. 28. There are at least six students from OLB attending the swim championships with another six awaiting news on the standings to find out if they too will qualify.
