All six of the Mighty Marlins made finals at the Age Group Invite in Snohomish! Coren Coe had 4 swims in the finals, taking 6th in the 100 IM, 9th in the 100 fly, 10th in the 50 fly, and 12th in the 50 free. Katherine Carlson made 3 events, with an 8th in the 50 back, 9th in the 100, and 11th in the 200. Jacob Christy had a 4th in the 50 breast and 8th in the 50 fly. Ryker Lichtenberg took 5th in the 200 free and...

The Mighty Marlins did represent at the District-1, 3A and 4A Championships at Snohomish this weekend. At the 4A Championships Coren Coe had a great meet taking 3rd in the 200 IM and 100 fly. He was also a member of 2 Champion Relay teams the 200 and 400 freestyle Relays. Laird Marlatt was on the same 2 relays and also took 2nd in the 100 free and 3rd in the 200. Seth Haack had a great meet and took 6th in the 100 breaststroke and 12th in the 200...

The Mighty Marlins showed the swimming world how party and swim a swim meet at the same time! Dressed in Hawaiian garb, the Marlins swam as hot as the Hawaiian sun. Five Marlins swam their first meet as a Marlin, and did exceptionally well. The Pakinas squad of Esther, Jane, Daphne and Claire excelled at the meet, as did Teagan Betsworth. Three swimmers made their first Age Group Invite qualifying time: Hallie Higgins, Cameron Leary, and Jacob Christy each made a time. Also, there were tons of other best times...

The Mighty Marlins scored over 60 best times at the Winter Challenge in Anacortes. Katherine Carlson led the way with 7 best times including a 35 second drop in the 500 free. Jacob Christy also tallied 7 best times. Other Marlins with multiple best times included: Kacy Lafferty - 6, Kadie Whall, Ryan Christy, and Layne Kopischka - 5, Rachel Howard and Lola Wilson - 4, Ryker Lichtenberg, Megan McCoy, Skylar Moeller, and Oliver Tame - 3, Damon Gilbert and Jenna Muise – 2. Several Marlins also came away with...

Four Mighty Marlins made the tough qualifying time standards for, and swam at the Washington Open Meet in Federal Way this weekend. Ryker Lichtenberg showed the payoff of practicing with the Marlins in the morning, and his high school team at night. He improved time in his 50 fly, 100 back, and 100 free! Other Marlins competing in this very strong field of swimmers from 45 teams, from throughout the country, included: Savannah Foley , Katelynn Darrah, and Rachel Howard. Also, amazingly, Coach Kirby saw an Elk on his way...

Marlins bonded during our annual skating party! Some did well, others should stay in the melted version of water! Fun was had by all!

Four Mighty Marlins take on the state of Washington at the Washington State Senior Champs Meet in Federal Way this weekend. Savannah Foley was the only Marlin swimming individual events. She improved in both her 50 back and 100 back, moving up 10 places from her seed time in each event. The relay team of Savannah, Katelynn Darrah, Rachel Howard, and Megan McCoy won their heat in the 400 free relay and did especially well in the 400 Medley Relay, beating the time standard, and their entry time by over...

Many Mighty Marlins made the finals at the Fall Divisional Champs we hosted at Kamiak High School. Kudos to all the volunteers, many of which were there from early in the morning to late in the evening. It is very rewarding to watch a group come together and put on a very successful event. Finals featured the top 12 swimmers in each event in the 11-12 age group and the 13 and over age group. Katelyn Darrah led the way with a victory in the 200 fly, 2nd in the...

The Mighty Marlins were active in November hitting 3 different swim meets! We started with the BBST November Invite in Bellingham! Many Marlins had multiple top 10 finishes. Jacob Christy led the way with 6 top 10 finishes including a 2nd in the 100 fly. Five Marlins had 3 top 10 finishes. Katelyn Darrah led the way with 2 victories in her 3 races. Others with 3 included: Ryan Christy, Alora DeVera, Layne Kopischka, and Lola Wilson. Bella Erickson and Katherine Carlson had 2 top 10 finishes and Oliver Tame...

The Mighty Marlins showed their Mightiness with great swims at the Age Group October Challenge in Anacortes. Katherine Carlson led the way with 8, top 8 finishes. Natalie Bennett was top 8 in all 6 of her events including a win in the 100 back. Jacob Christy scored 7 top 8 finishes. Other Marlins placing in the top 8 included: Brooklyn Koenigs with 5, Asher Wilson, Alora DeVera, and Hallie Higgins 3 each, Keelah Higgins and Ashton Washington 2 each, and Oliver Tame and Lily Wilson with 1 each. Hannie...