News & Announcements
Solid Performance for Baylor at Ensworth “Officially” Summer Invitational
CHATTANOOGA, TN– This past weekend May 17-19, 2019 the over 60 Baylor Swim Club athletes traveled to Nashville, TN to compete in the 2019 “Officially” Summer Invitational held at the Ensworth Natatorium. Over 400 swimmers from the states of Tennessee and Georgia competed in the swim meet.
Summer Swimming Lessons Schedule Now Available
The 2019 SUMMER (June & July) Swimming Lessons schedule is now available. The Complete schedule and registration information can be found can be found at the links below.
Jameson Mitchum to Attend & Swim at Claremont McKenna College
CHATTANOOGA, TN– Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club athlete Jameson Mitchum will swim and attend Claremont McKenna College located in Claremont, California next year. On Monday, May 20th, family and friends gathered together to celebrate Jamee Mitchum’s college decision. Mitchum is a seven-year day student from Signal Mountain, TN. She is a NISCA All-American as a member of Baylor School’s 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She was also a TISCA State finalist in both the 100-yard backstroke and butterfly events in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Below you will find more of Jameson Mitchum’s accomplishments at the Baylor School.
Porter & Waldrep Highlight Atlanta Classic Meet with 2020 Olympic Trials Qualifying Times
ATLANTA, GA- This past weekend, May 17-19 six Baylor Swim Club athletes competed in the 2019 Atlanta Classic Swim Meet. The meet features some of the top swimmers from all across the country and is being swum at the world-class Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center, the home pool of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. The main highlights from the meet came from Cecilia Porter and Ellie Waldrep. Porter got things off to a hot start for Baylor on Friday, qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Team Trials in the 100-meter breaststroke swimming a time of 1:10.34 in the morning prelims session. She ended up taking 6th overall in the event in evening finals. Baylor School sophomore Ellie Waldrep dropped at 1:02.14 to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Team Trials in the 100-meter backstroke to finish sixth overall in a very competitive championship finals heat. She also finished eighth in the 200-meter backstroke in a new team record time of 2:16.64. The Olympic Team Trials- Swimming will be held June 21-28, 2020 at CHI Health Center in Omaha, NE.
Ellie Waldrep Crushes Olympic Trails Qualifying Time in the 100 Backstroke on Day 2 of Atlanta Classic
ATLANTA, GA- Day 2 of the Atlanta Classic Swim Meet was headlined by Baylor Swim Club / Baylor School sophomore Ellie Waldrep. She dropped at 1:02.14 to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Team Trials in the 100-meter backstroke to finish sixth overall in a very competitive championship finals heat. This is the second Baylor Swim Club athlete to qualify for Olympic Trials this weekend as Cecilia Porter made the cut in the 100-meter breaststroke on Friday. The meet features some of the top swimmers from all across the country, and is being swum at the world-class Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center, the home pool of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. The Olympic Team Trials- Swimming will be held June 21-28, 2020 at CHI Health Center in Omaha, NE.
Cecilia Porter Qualifies for Olympic Trials In the 100 Meter Breaststroke at Atlanta Classic
ATLANTA, GA- The Baylor Swim Club got off to a hot start on Day 1 of the 2019 Atlanta Classic Swim Meet. Cecilia Porter qualified for the 2020 Olympic Team Trials in the 100-meter breaststroke swimming a time of 1:10.34 in the morning prelims session. She ended up taking 6th overall in the event in evening finals. This meet features some of the top swimmers from all across the country, and is being swum at the world-class Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center, the home pool of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. The Olympic Team Trials- Swimming will be held June 21-28, 2020 at CHI Health Center in Omaha, NE.
Baylor Swimming Alumni Kristen Vredeveld Awarded PAC-12 Postgraduate Scholarship
BERKELEY, CA- Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club alumni Kristen Vredeveld was awarded one of two PAC-12 postgraduate scholarships based on her academic accomplishments at the University at California at Berkeley and devotion to pursuing graduate studies. She will receive a scholarship worth $9,000 and will attend law school at Boston University in the fall of 2019. Kristen has spent the last two years working for the Teach Across America Program in an inner-city school in Atlanta, GA.
