Linfield women's swimming had three Wildcats earn First Team All-Northwest Conference honors after seniors Sarah Arpag and Kirsti Keppo closed out their career, passing the torch to freshman Kira Etheredge.
 
Senior Kirsti Keppo brought her career First Team honors total to 14 after adding three more at the 2026 NWC Championships. The Eugene, Oregon, native won her third title in the women's 1650-yard freestyle, the lone Wildcat to win a title at this season's championships. Keppo finished as the runner-up in the  200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events, earning First Team honors in each. She was a member of four Linfield relay teams, most notably leading off for the third-place 200-yard medley relay squad, earning Second Team honors. 
 
Sarah Arpag brought her career First Team honor total to 11, finishing third in each the 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly finals for the Wildcats. Hailing from Hood River, Oregon, the four-year letter winner also earned Second Team honors in the 50-yard freestyle where she placed fifth, and was a member of the third-place 200-yard medley relay team. Arpag's decorated career comes to an end, having won numerous Northwest Conference titles and formerly earning the NWC Rookie of the Year award in 2022-23.
 
In her first year as a Wildcat, Kira Etheredge earned four All-NWC honors, most notably finishing third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:06.01 to be named to the First Team. She was also a member of four relay teams, earning Second Team in the 200-yard medley relay swimming out of the second spot. The Portland, Oregon, native secured Second Team honors with a sixth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly and a fourth-place mark in the 200-yard breaststroke.
 
Juniors Caley Haydu and Chloe Lazaraton each added a pair of Second Team honors for Linfield at the 2026 championships. Haydu finished eighth individually in the 50-yard freestyle, serving on four relay teams as well. From Poulsbo, Washington, Haydu had strong finishes in two B finals, but was the anchor in the third-place 200-yard medley relay team, earning her second Second Team honor. Lazaraton comes to Linfield from Redding, California, competing as one of the Wildcat's best freestyle swimmers. She placed fifth in the 500-yard freestyle and fourth in the lengthy 1650-yard freestyle events for her two Second Team honors. Lazarton factors in as a key piece in the 200-yard and 800-yard freestyle relay squads.
 
Women's swimming concluded the season with a sixth-place finish in the team standings, finishing just behind George Fox who took fifth.
 
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