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Tyler Tanaka on the podium at NWC Champs
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Men's Swimming Mark Albanese, Director of Sports Communication

Tanaka Leads Lutes on Day 4 of NWC Meet

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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — A strong showing in the 200-yard breaststroke, including a runner-up finish from Tyler Tanaka helped the Pacific Lutheran University men's swimming team secure sixth place in the team standings on Sunday evening in the final day of the 2025 Northwest Conference Championships.

Tyler Tanaka nearly stole the NWC crown in the 200-yard breaststroke, surging into second place and falling just 0.18 seconds shy of the title, clocking a time of 2:05.48. Teammate Christian Georgi was fifth overall in 2:08.71 while Na'inoa Loo was fourth in the B final and 12th overall in 2:14.46. 
 
PLU dominated the B final of the 200-yard backstroke, securing the top three spots. Christian Georgi won the B final in 1:58.60 with Ian Rho second in 1:58.97 and Luke Farag third in 2:00.26. 
 
Dakota Domingo won the B final in the 100-yard freestyle in 46.76 with Devin Stanley sixth in the same heat and 14th overall in an effort of 47.60. 
 
Domingo, Tanaka, Loo, and Devin Stanley closed out the meet by finishing sixth overall in the 400-yard freestyle relay, touching the wall in 3:11.90. 

PLU accumulated 274 points over the four day meet, enjoying a 83-point gap on seventh place George Fox University. In-state rival Whitworth University repeated as champions with 814.5 points with crosstown nemesis University of Puget Sound a distant second with 536.5 points. Whitman College was third with a team tally of 392 and Linfield University rounded out the top four and was the top Oregon team with 374 points. 
 
Pacific Lutheran opened the meet on Thursday night with the 800-yard freestyle collecting a sixth place finish in 7:10.43. Friday's racing saw Devin Stanley place eighth in the 50-yard freestyle (21.59) and helping the 400-yard medley relay team to a fourth place finish in 3:27.51.
 
Saturday's highlights included Tyler Tanaka finishing eighth in the 400-yard individual medley (4:13.82), Christian Georgi logging a seventh place showing in the 100-yard breaststroke (59.57), Stanley fifth in the 100-yard backstroke (52.18) and the Lutes' 200-yard freestyle relay team finishing fifth (1:25.70).
 
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Players Mentioned

Luke Farag

Luke Farag

Free/Back
Senior
Na

Na'inoa Loo

Breast/IM
5' 9"
Senior
Devin  Stanley

Devin Stanley

Free/Breast/IM
5' 10"
Senior
Tyler Tanaka

Tyler Tanaka

Breast/IM/Free
Junior
Dakota Domingo

Dakota Domingo

Free/Breast
Freshman
Christian Georgi

Christian Georgi

Breast/IM
Freshman
Ian Rho

Ian Rho

Free/Back/IM
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Luke Farag

Luke Farag

Senior
Free/Back
Na

Na'inoa Loo

5' 9"
Senior
Breast/IM
Devin  Stanley

Devin Stanley

5' 10"
Senior
Free/Breast/IM
Tyler Tanaka

Tyler Tanaka

Junior
Breast/IM/Free
Dakota Domingo

Dakota Domingo

Freshman
Free/Breast
Christian Georgi

Christian Georgi

Freshman
Breast/IM
Ian Rho

Ian Rho

Freshman
Free/Back/IM