Overcoming illness, Coupeville’s Finn Price qualified for another trip to the state swim championships. (Rachel Price photo)
Federal Way is calling Finn Price one more time.
The Coupeville High School junior, battling his way through the winter crud Saturday, earned a return trip to the state swim championships.
The lone Wolf, who has been dealing with “his usual Districts cold/flu” according to mom Rachel, still claimed a third-place performance in the 200 free to punch his ticket to the big dance.
Price was ranked #2 in the 100 free, but “didn’t have much in the tank” and finished fourth.
He is likely to nab a wild card in the event, however, based on his time, and could be hitting the water in both events when state goes down Feb. 21-22 at the King County Aquatic Center.
The only current male swimmer at CHS, a 2B school, Price joins athletes from 1A South Whidbey during the regular season and they train and travel with 4A Kamiak.
Once the postseason begins, Coupeville’s aquatic star competes on his own.
For now, Price has a week to recuperate, before he does double duty next weekend, with the state swim meet and his Eagle Scout ceremony both on tap.
Price slices through the water. (Christi Messner photo)
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