Our coaches took the weekend off from coaching to swim at the Northwest Conference Championships, at the prestigious King County Aquatics Center. (Photo is a picture of Quinton & Rory time trialing the 200 Free)

The women’s contest was close the entire weekend, Whitworth ending up winning the meet 793-753 (40 points!).  Our very own Christina Hinkel scored in all three of her individual races, helping the Pirates wrap up a perfect season with the 3^rd conference title in the last 16 years.

Coach Quinton and Rory both had great meets, leading the charge for the Pirates in their 8^th conference win in a row, 9^th of the last 10.  Coach Rory placed 2^nd in the 50 Fr, 4^th in the 100 Fly, and won the 200 Breast with an Automatic NCAA Qualifying time.  As of right now, he has the fastest 200 Breast time in the nation for Division III swimming.  Rory’s swim was also a team and NWC record, great job Rory!  Coach Quinton had a fantastic meet in his Senior year, winning the 100 Breast with an Provisional Qualifying time; that swim coming right after he placed 2^nd in the 400 IM with another Provisional Qualifying time.  On a side note, Quinton got to finish 1-2 with his brother Kalen (a summer SWAT swimmer) in the 400 IM.  He also finished 2^nd in the 200 IM.

Overall, our coaches swam great, helping Whitworth have one of the best years it’s ever had!  Great job this year, and thanks for all the help coaching!

Here are a few articles about the Pirates and the NWC Championships:

Rory in the Spokesman Review:

Spokesman Review Article

Whitworth Athletics Page:

Whitworth Conference Recap

Northwest Conference Web-site:

NWC Championships Page