2021-22 Women's Swimming Roster

Leif Van Cise
Alaska Media Relations
JR Ancheta, UAF Photography

Whitney McArthur

  • Position:
    Freestyle/Breaststroke
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    Sitka HS
  • Hometown:
    Sitka, Alaska

Summary

Biography

Career Personal-Bests (Events swam 5x or more)
50 Freestyle: 24.39 (Nov. 22, 2019 at Pepperdine Winter Invitational)
100 Freestyle: 54.13 (Nov. 24, 2019 at Pepperdine Winter Invitational)
200 Freestyle Relay: 1:35.07 (Nov. 30, 2018 at Husky Invitational)
400 Freestyle Relay: 3:35.00 (Jan. 12, 2019 at Lions Cup)
50 Breaststroke: 31.91 (Nov. 22, 2019 at Pepperdine Winter Invitational)
100 Breaststroke: 1:07.67 (Feb. 14, 2020 at PCSC Championships)

2019-20 | Sophomore
Appeared in 37 events for the Nanooks ... Had 15 top-five finishes ... Swam a career-best 1:07.67 in the 100-yard breaststroke at the 2020 PCSC Championships on Feb. 14, 2020 ... Set three personal-best times on Jan. 17, 2020 against Simon Fraser, UVic (B.C.) and UBC ... 50-meter freestyle (28.72), 50-meter breaststroke (38.40) and 100-meter breaststroke (1:23.00) ... Set five personal-best times at the Pepperdine Winter Invitational in the 50-yard freestyle (24.39), 100-yard freestyle (54.13), 50-yard backstroke (28.72), 100-yard backstroke (1:01.67) and 50-yard breaststroke (31.91) ... Placed second, fourth and fifth in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke respectively against Azusa Pacific on Oct. 18, 2019 ... Placed second place again in the 50-yard freestyle on Nov. 16, 2019 against Seattle U. with a time of 25.45

2018-19 | Freshman
Appeared in 45 events as a freshman … Had 23 top-five finishes with four in first place … Swam a career-best 24.49 in the 50-yard freestyle placing 11th at the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships … At the Husky Invitational had a personal-best 1:35.07 finishing seventh in the 200 freestyle relay … Set a career-best of 1:08.88 in the 100 breaststroke two times, first at the Husky Invitational placing 59th then again finishing seventh at the Lions Cup … Also had a personal-best 55.13 in the 100 freestyle at the Husky Invitational and again at the Lions Cup placing 131st and 14th respectively … At the Lions Cup had a career-best 3:35.00 finishing second in the 400 freestyle relay … Placed first in the 200 medley relay, fourth in the 200 freestyle relay and ninth in the 400 freestyle relay at the PCSC Championships … Also at the PCSC Championships finished 14th in the 100 breaststroke and 30th in the 100 freestyle … Placed 10th in the 400 freestyle relay and 50th in the 50 freestyle at the Husky Invitational … At the Lions Cup finished first in the 200 medley relay, third in the 200 freestyle relay, sixth in the 400 medley relay and 10th in the 50 freestyle … Had two first place finishes in dual-meets.

Prior to Alaska

2014-18 | Sitka High School
ASAA State High School Swimming champion in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:39.26) ... State Champion in the same event in 2016 ... Sitka HS women's team placed third at 2017 ASAA Championships with 86 points ... Region IV Champion ... Four individual Region IV Championship titles in 100-yard backstroke, 50-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle relay and the 200-yard medley relay ... Team captain ... Region IV All-Academic Team ... Honor Roll ... National Honor Society. 

Personal
Daughter of Scott & Nicki McArthur ... Two siblings: Evan & Kyleigh McArthur ... Majoring in Biological Sciences. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Breaststroke, Freestyle

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Breast/Free

  • 2020-21Junior

    Freestyle/Breaststroke

  • 2021-22Junior

    Freestyle/Breaststroke