News & Announcements
Baylor Swim Club to Move Into Phase 2 of Facility & Practice Re-Opening
CHATTANOOGA, TN- The Baylor Swim Club will now move into phase 2 of a gradual re-opening of the Baylor School Natatorium on Monday, July 6th. Phase 2 includes some expanded practice time and numbers in the facility. On Monday, July 13th we will also bring back many of our 12 & Under athletes for some limited practices. New safety protocols and procedures have been updated and will be implemented to follow all CDC, state, and local government rules & regulations in order to restart practices. Group and private swimming lessons will remain suspended until further notice. Please see the new safety protocols for practices below.
- New Safety Protocols & Procedures– updated 7/6/20
Baylor School Swimming & Diving Receives NISCA Scholar Team Awards
CHATTANOOGA, TN- On July 3, 2020, the Baylor School Swimming & Diving teams were recognized by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) as 2019-2020 Scholar Teams.
The Baylor School boys had a 3.628 team GPA to earn NISCA Silver Level Academic status. The boy’s team also got it done in the pool as they claimed the 2020 TISCA State Swimming & Diving Championship.
The Baylor School girls finished with a 3.600 team GPA earning NISCA Silver Level Academic Status. The girls were equally impressive in the pool taking the 2020 TISCA State Swimming & Diving Championship.
Olympian Missy Franklin & Baylor Alumni Kristen Vredeveld Inspire Baylor Swimmers During Special Zoom Meeting
CHATTANOOGA, TN- On Thursday evening July 2nd, the Baylor Swim Club hosted a private question and answer zoom meeting for its members and athletes with Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin and Baylor School alumni Kristen Vredeveld.
Baylor Swim Club athletes were asked to submit questions ahead of time for Missy and Kristen to answer. Franklin and Vredeveld have a unique bond, as they are great friends and were college roommates during their time swimming at the University of California at Berkley. Franklin and Vredeveld discussed various topics that ranged from swimmers’ diet, the best memories of their swimming careers, and how athletes have to deal with adversity in and out of the pool.
Baylor Seniors Make 2020 College Choices
Congratulations to the ten Baylor Swim Club and/or Baylor School seniors who have announced their college choices for 2020. All ten seniors will be continuing their swimming careers in college. Good luck to all of these seniors in their future endeavors both in and out of the pool. See the complete list of seniors and their college choices below.
See the video below as we recognize our senior class of 2020.
RACE OF THE DAY Archive
During these strange times for all, the Baylor Swimming Coaching staff thought it would be fun to share some of the best all-time swimming race videos of the past in an effort to improve our overall swimming IQ. We will release a new video each day of the week Monday-Friday. We hope you all will enjoy reliving some of the great swimming moments of the past.
Head Coach Dan Flack Featured on FitterandFaster.com Coaches Corner Webcast
CHATTANOOGA, TN- On Wednesday, May 13th Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club Head Coach Dan Flack was featured on fitterandfaster.com weekly webcast called Coaches Corner. The webcast is hosted each week by Victor Swim Club Head Coach Mike Murray and his special guest this week was Dan Flack. During this edition of the Coaches Corner, they talked about race details and specific training. They also discussed how Flack creates focus centered workouts and reinforces correct technique.
Baylor Swimming Celebrates Senior College Commitments Virtually
CHATTANOOGA, TN- The Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club intended to celebrate the college commitments for the 2020 senior class on Tues., April 13th, however, due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, we were not able to do that in the usual in-person party. Therefore we will recognize and celebrate our ten seniors virtually who will be moving on to swim in college. Congratulations to all our student-athletes on their wonderful accomplishments!
