The Northwest Conference is proud to announce its Student-Athletes of the Week in Swimming for the week of October 26th through November 2nd.
Women’s Swimming- Student-Athlete of the Week
Shaye Persinger I Lewis & Clark | Fy | Fairbanks, Alaska | Monroe Catholic
Persinger swam the fastest time in the conference this season in the 100 Breaststroke and won both of her events in Lewis & Clark's season opener against Linfield University. Persinger defeated a field of five swimmers in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:10.34. Her time is 0.58 seconds faster than the second-fastest time by an NWC swimmer this season. She added the 10th-fastest time in program history to win the 100 Backstroke. Persinger placed first out of seven swimmers in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:01.78 (3rd in the NWC this season).
Men’s Swimming - Student-Athlete of the Week
Braiden Alexander I Whitworth | SO | Olympia, Wash. | Capital
Braiden essentially picked up the 2026-27 season where he left off 2025-26 in his distance freestyle events. During Friday night's 142-59 win at Puget Sound he ran away with victories in both the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:36.89) and 500-yard freestyle (4:42.29). His time in the 500 was faster than his sixth place time at the NWC Championships last season. During Saturday's 162-55 victory at Pacific Lutheran, he posted a winning time of 16:34.11 in the 1,650-yard freestyle. He also swam on a pair of “C” relays that finished in fourth place vs. PLU.