Coupeville sophomore Finn Price (far left) trains with Falcon swimmers (l to r) Tyson Prendergast, Caleb Lewis, Jack Hempel, and Rowan Jung. (Jackie Saia photo)
He beat the odds to make a big splash.
Finn Price is the lone swimmer at Coupeville High School, and there’s no pool in Cow Town.
That means the Wolf sophomore heads South six days a week, picks up a gaggle of Falcon water wizards, then hops on a ferry and completes the trek to Kamiak High School.
Once the postseason arrives, Price and his fellow Whidbey pool men head off their own way, with Coupeville’s splash king still punching above his weight class.
Though CHS is a 2B school, the lowest rung for swim is 1A/2A, and that’s where Price qualified for the state meet.
Friday, he hit the water at the King County Aquatic Center, powering to a 15th place finish (out of 20 competitors) in the 100 free, hitting the wall in 52.83 seconds.
Price wrapped his big city odyssey with an 11th place showing in the 200 free, finishing in 1:55.83, beating his seeding time in both events.
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