Shelton-Mason County Journal - Dedicated to the citizens of Mason County, Washington since 1886

Shelton girls swim coach Rob Phelan is the Shelton-Mason County Journal's All-County Girls Coach of the Year.

The Shelton girls swim team placed ninth at the state meet, the highest ever finish in school history.

"It's great. It's a testament to how good the kids have been doing," Phelan told the Journal. "We've been really lucky with the kids doing so well, the boys and girls. The girls getting top 10 at state last year, that was really awesome."

Phelan swam at Sumner High School before swimming in college at Central Washington University, where he met co-coach Chad Youngquist. He began h...