PSAC Individual Competition:
14-Time PSAC Place-Winner
1-Time All-PSAC Award-Winner
2024 – 100 Back (7th), 200 Back (8th), 200 IM (19th), 400 IM (17th)
2023 – 100 Back (10th), 200 Back (7th), 200 IM (14th)
2022 – 200 Free (22nd), 100 Back (8th), 200 Back (3rd)
2021 – 200 Free (11th), 500 Free (9th), 1000 Free (9th), 200 Back (6th)
PSAC Relay Competition:
10-Time PSAC Place-Winner
1-Time All-PSAC Award Winner
2024 – 400 Medley (5th)
2023 – 800 Free (9th), 200 Medley (10th), 400 Medley (8th)
2022 – 400 Free (8th), 800 Free (4th), 400 Medley (6th)
2021 – 200 Free (5th), 400 Free (4th), 800 Free (3rd)
School Rankings:
School record in the 100-yard backstroke (57.60 at 2024 PSAC Championships)
5th in 200-yard backstroke (2:06.33 at 2023 PSAC Championships)
9th in 400-yard IM (4:40.33 at 2024 PSAC Championships)
2023-24 (Senior): Scored in all four of her individual events and one relay event at the PSAC Championships… finished seventh overall in the 100-yard backstroke… swam a lifetime best and broke the team record with her morning swim of 57.60 seconds… placed eighth in the 200-yard backstroke, making it four career top-eight finishes in the event… also swam and contributed points in the 200-yard IM and the 400-yard IM, with finishes of 19th and 17th respectively… achieved a career best in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:40.33, entering the top ten times in school history at ninth… swam the backstroke leg for the Raiders’ 400-yard medley relay… paced the Raiders in the 100-yard backstroke… ranked second on the team in the 200-yard backstroke and 400-yard IM, and third in the 200-yard IM.
2022-23 (Junior): Scored in three of her individual events and three relay events at the PSAC Championships… placed seventh in the 200-yard backstroke… contributed points in the consolation finals of the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard IM… swam the opening leg in the Raiders’ 9th place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay… swam backstroke in the Raiders’ 10th place 200-yard medley relay finish and 8th place 400-yard medley relay finish… ranked first among Raiders on the season in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke… ranked third on the squad in the 200-yard freestyle and fourth in the 200-yard IM events.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Recorded an All-PSAC third place performance in the 200-yard backstroke at the PSAC Championships…scored 8th place in the 100-yard backstroke… scored in a total of three individual events and three relays… swam the anchor leg in the Raiders’ 4th place 800-yard freestyle… ranked first among Raiders on the season in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke…ranked third on the squad in 200 and 500-yard freestyle events.
2020-21 (Freshman): Scored in all four of her individual events at the PSAC Championships in her debut season and contributed to seven scoring performances spanning individual and relay competition…recorded a sixth-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke to highlight three Top 10 individual finishes, a time that ranks sixth in school history for the event…swam the second leg of the 800-yard freestyle relay that posted an All-PSAC third-place finish at the PSAC Championships…ranked second among Raiders on the season in the 200, 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle and the 200-yard backstroke.
Appoquinimink High School: Totaled four varsity letters for the Jaguars under coach Caitlyn Connor…competed at the club level for Greater Newark Boys and Girls Club for coach Diana Stambaugh…collected 15 career medals at conference championships and five medals at the Delaware State Championships…set a conference championship record with a relay…classified as a four-time All-Conference First Team performer…earned All-State Second Team honors in 2018 and All-State honorable mention as a junior and senior…ranked among the Top 30 students in her graduating class…was a member of the National Honor Society and a four-year honor roll student.
About Bittner: Full name is Marissa Ashley Bittner…is the daughter of Todd and Kerry Bittner…majoring in biology with a health professional concentration while seeking a minor in biochemistry…has a brother, Zach.
