Bonnie Bauer '97
Bonnie Bauer '97
Title: Athlete
Year: 1997
Team: Swimming
Induction: 2019

Bonnie (Bauer) Flynn was a four-time All-America swimmer for the Bearcats (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997) as a result of  her individual and relay team finishes at the NAIA National Championships. She was a part of seven relay teams that finished in the top five at nationals and also swam the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events as an individual, finishing sixth overall in the 100 free in 1996 and fifth in the 100 free in 1997. She was a part of five relay teams that won conference championships. She placed second in the conference in the 50-yard freestyle in 1997. She currently holds the second and third best times in the 50-yard freestyle in Willamette history, and is ranked fifth in both the 100-yard freestyle and the 200-yard medley relay. Bauer Flynn holds school records with her relay teammates in the 200, 400, and 800 freestyle relays.