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One final state splash, then recovery

Posted in Swim, tagged , , , , on February 22, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Finn Price contemplates the state of the universe. (Rachel Price photo)

Still sick, still in the water.

Battling his way through a double ear infection, Coupeville High School junior Finn Price completed his run at the state swim championships Saturday morning.

The Lone Wolf finished fifth in the 100 free consolation finals, hitting the wall in 52.93 seconds, after swimming in the 100 and 200 free prelim events Friday.

This was his second appearance at the 1A/2A championships, having also earned a trip to the King County Aquatic Center as a sophomore.

Price, the only active male swimmer at Coupeville, a 2B school which doesn’t have its own pool or team, trains and travels with South Whidbey during the regular season.

The group hooks up with 4A Kamiak, then the small-school swimmers go their own way during the postseason.

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Price splashes past sickness to compete at state

Posted in Swim, tagged , , , , on February 21, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Finn Price cuts through the water at an earlier meet. (Rachel Price photo)

Nothing can keep The Lone Wolf down, apparently.

Having qualified for the state swim meet for a second straight season, Coupeville High School junior Finn Price was bound and determined to be in the water Friday.

And he was, slicing through the wetness at the King County Aquatic Center … despite being in the ER at the crack of dawn with a double ear infection.

Both his coach and parents preached caution, but Price wasn’t going to miss out on his chance, even though his body is fighting him every step of the way.

The Wolf water wizard, who reps a 2B school, but has to compete against rivals from bigger schools in the 1A/2A championships, finished 11th in the 100 free prelims and 18th in the 200 free.

His times of 52.46 and 1:57.00 were better than decent, but not what he had aimed for at the start of the season.

“He was lucky to swim at all today and it was touch and go with his coach,” said mom Rachel Price.

“He feels pretty awful and of course, sad about the whole thing actually as he was predicting bigger things this season and was setting up that way.

“I’m just impressed he was able to do a single turn, and he wouldn’t take a “no” on staying out of the pool.”

Price, if his body cooperates, is slated to swim in the consolation finals Saturday in the 100 free.

During his three years at CHS, the aquatic ace has been the only active male swimmer at the school, which does not have its own pool, or team.

Price joins swimmers from South Whidbey, with the group training and traveling with 4A Kamiak during the regular season.

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Lone Wolf rules the pool

Posted in Swim, tagged , , , , on January 12, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Finn Price, seen here last winter, continues to churn through the water as a one-man Wolf wrecking crew. (Jackie Saia photo)

The lone Wolf sliced through the water in the big city.

Visiting the King County Aquatic Center Saturday, with a sturdy support crew on hand to root for him, Coupeville High School junior Finn Price competed at the Kentridge Invitational.

The only CHS male swimmer to brave the pool once again, he trains and travels with South Whidbey competitors, and the group jumps to the mainland on a regular basis to work with Kamiak High School, which sits in Mukilteo.

Saturday Price earned points for Coupeville with his performance in the 200 free, where he tapped the wall in one minute, 54.46 seconds.

He also churned through the underwater world to claim a 52.19 performance in the 100 free.

Kamiak’s swim schedule is chock full of meets through Jan. 30, and then the Knights and their Falcon and Wolf companions head to the postseason.

While Coupeville is a 2B school, Price’s playoff path goes through the 2A classification, and he’ll be looking to return to the state meet, where he won the consolation finals in the 200 free as a sophomore.

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Team Whidbey hits water, hauls in medals

Posted in Special Olympics, tagged , , , , on June 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Ready to rule the pool. (Photos courtesy Tiffany Wheeler-Thompson)

Local athletes made a big splash over the weekend.

Team Whidbey competed at the Washington State Special Olympics Games Saturday, cutting through the water on its way to multiple medals.

That squad was at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, while another group of Whidbey athletes vied in track and field at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma.

The swim team is coached by Shari Mays, while Chris Becker leads the track stars.

Team Whidbey athletes racked up medals in Federal Way.

Bowling is next up for Whidbey’s Special Olympics athletes, starting in August at Oak Bowl.

“It’s a great way to promote “get off the screen” time for ages eight and up with a disability,” said parent Tiffany Wheeler-Thompson. “No skills needed to participate.

“Great way to meet new friends for the athletes and the families.”

To contact local coaches, email wispecialolympics@gmail.com.

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Water wizard makes waves at state

Posted in Swim, tagged , , , , on February 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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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