Swim groups sweep at Linfield in return from break

McMINNVILLE, Ore. – The Whitworth swimming groups returned from an prolonged break and swept host Linfield in a pair of Northwest Conference twin meets on Friday evening.

The Pirate girls gained seven occasions and defeated the Wildcats 135-70.  The males additionally gained seven of 11 occasions and defeated Linfield 123-81.  The Bucs had not competed since a twin meet at Pomona-Pitzer on December 16^th.

Paige Dangleis gained two particular person occasions and led off the profitable 200-yard medley relay to guide Whitworth’s girls.  She was adopted by Molly Konop, Grace Esteban and Megan Bonikowsky to a profitable time of 1:50.92 within the medley relay.  Dangleis went on to win the 200-yard freestyle in 2:00.64 and the 100-yard freestyle in 54.61.

Kallie Badry additionally gained a pair of occasions for the Pirates.  She swept the gap freestyle occasions, taking the 1,650-yard free in 17:52.91 and the five hundred in 5:21.72.

Konop took first within the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:08.95, edging teammate Isabella Hoopes (1:09.23).  Hoopes took first within the 400-yard particular person medley earlier with a time of 4:41.00.

Nathanael Van Liew led Whitworth’s males with a pair of particular person victories whereas additionally anchoring the profitable medley relay.  Kai Hayashida led off the relay, adopted by Alex Popov and Van Liew to a profitable time of 1:34.18.

Van Liew went on to win each the 50-yard freestyle (21.24) and the 100 breaststroke (59.42).  He edged Popov by solely two-tenths (59.62). 

Parker Dangleis gained the lads’s 200 freestyle in 1:46.68.  Henry Brewster touched first within the 100-yard butterfly in 52.28.  Hayashida took first place within the 100-yard backstroke (53.58).  Preston Wolf gained the five hundred free in 4:58.61.

Whitworth will full its journey to Oregon with a meet at Willamette on Saturday.