Coupeville Sports

Ethan Tack (left) closed his college swimming career with four titles in his final meet. (Photo courtesy Thomas Tack)

Straight out of Coupeville, and still the fastest guy in the pool.

Ethan Tack, who first started swimming at Oak Harbor’s John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool, was once a student in Deb Sherman’s class at Coupeville Elementary.

Now, he’s a veteran of the US Olympic Team trials who just wrapped his competitive swim career at the Naval Academy.

Tack went out with a bang, winning Patriot League Championship titles in four events en route to being tabbed as the swimmer of the meet.

He tapped the wall first in the 200 IM (1:44.58), 400 IM (3:48.60), and 200 fly (1:43.89), while also swimming a leg on the fastest 800 free relay team (6:23.01).

Tack finished his college career having scored the most meet points of any graduating senior at Navy.

The Midshipmen finished the league championships with 874 points, easily winning the team battle over runners-up Army (740.5) and Bucknell (559.5).

One of five brothers in the Tack family — oldest son Spencer was an All-League First-Team soccer player at Coupeville High School — Ethan has been pursuing a degree in computer engineering.

He commissions May 27, then reports to Navy flight school June 3.