News & Announcements
Baylor Awarded USA Swimming Silver Medal Club of Excellence Status for 2023
What exciting news! The Baylor Swim Club has been awarded by United States Swimming the distinction of being a nationally ranked Silver Medal swim club in the USA Swimming Club of Excellence program for the 2023 swimming season!
What exactly does this mean? This means that Baylor Swim Club is recognized as one of the top clubs in the country based on organizational professionalism and athletic performance. To qualify for this award, Baylor had to submit an extensive report to United States Swimming, documenting club professionalism as well as both national and world-class performance.
Solid Mid-Season Swims for Baylor at 2022 Martha Bass Invitational
CHATTANOOGA, TN- On November 12-13, the Baylor Swim Club hosted and competed in the 2022 Martha Bass Invitational held at the Baylor School Natatorium. One hundred and thirteen Baylor Swim Club athletes participated in the two-day meet. Over 500 swimmers from the states of Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama competed in the swim meet. Special congratulations to all the Baylor Swim Club athletes that participated in the meet, and thank you to all the parents that volunteered their time this past weekend!
Practice Schedule Changes During High School & Middle School Swimming Seasons
The coaching staff has gone ahead and made some practice schedule changes during the Middle School and High School swimming seasons because of meets being held at Baylor. If the practice group was not canceled, rescheduled, or listed then practice will be held at the regularly scheduled time. Please be sure to make a note of these changes.
Four Baylor Swimmers Sign NCAA NLI to Attend & Swim at Colleges in the Fall of 2023
CHATTANOOGA, TN– On Wednesday, November 9th the Baylor Swimming program celebrated four seniors and their college commitments to continue their swimming careers. Congratulations to Lillie Boggs (University of Kentucky), Sam Flack (N.C. State University), Josean Massucco (University of Michigan), and Caroline Schenck (Lafayette College). The Baylor Swimming family is so proud of each one of these student-athletes, and best of luck in college in the fall of 2023.
Online Meet Volunteer Sign-Up: Martha Bass Invitational
The online meet volunteer sign-up system is now available for the Martha Bass Invitational (Nov. 12-13, 2022) at the Baylor School Natatorium. All Baylor Swim Club families/members should sign-up as soon as possible to reserve your volunteer position(s).
Baylor Swimmers in College for the 2022-2023 Season
Baylor currently has a total of twenty-one alumni swimming in college programs across the country. In the alumni section of the website, the Baylor swimmers in college for the 2021-2022 season have been updated. Follow them on this page through their 2022-2023 college season.
Best of luck to the following Baylor alumni on a great season: Noah Althoff, Breanna Belcher, Lydia Bohannon, Alex Borisov, Caden Fritz, Trey Freeman, Luke Hunt, Jamee Mitchum, Genevieve O’Neil, Audrey Rackel, Owen Seymour, Aidan Shaw, Aidan Sims, Daniel Snyder, Addison Smith, George Von Canon, Ellie Waldrep, Logan Watson-Brown, Callie West, Luis Sebastian Weekes, and Avery Wilson
Payton Brooks Named Head Coach of the Baylor Swimming & Diving Programs
CHATTANOOGA, TN– Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club has announced that Payton Brooks, an Assistant Swim Coach for the Virginia Tech Hokies, has been named Head Coach / Director of Competitive Swimming for the Baylor Swimming & Diving Programs. Coach Brooks becomes the tenth Head Coach in program history.
“Payton is everything that we were looking for in a head swim coach. He has been an integral part of successful programs at a variety of levels and reputably builds a strong rapport with his athletes,” said Baylor School Athletic Director Mark Price. “I am eager for our student-athletes to have the opportunity to develop under his leadership, and I am confident that he will continue to build upon the success of this tradition-rich program.”
Brooks joined the Hokie staff as the assistant in 2019; he played a role in leading the Tech men to 11th-place finishes at the NCAA Championships the past two seasons – the highest finishes in school history. The Tech women finished 21st and 23rd respectively, earning the lady Hokies the second and third-highest finishes for the program. Through these performances, the Hokies earned 42 All-American honors.
