CHATTANOOGA, TN– On Tuesday, April 27th Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club athlete Daniel Snyder celebrated his commitment to attend and swim at Rhodes College located in Memphis, TN in the fall of 2021. He is a four-year day student from Chattanooga, TN.
Snyder is a multiple TISCA State finalist in both the 200 and 500-yard freestyle events. He was a member of Baylor School’s NISCA All-American 400-yard freestyle relay in 2021, which helped capture TISCA State titles in 2020 and 2021. He is also an NCSA Junior National qualifier.
Congratulations to Daniel on this great accomplishment. The Baylor Swimming family is so proud of you.
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO- Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club athlete Sam Flack has been chosen by USA Swimming to attend the 2021 Zone Select Performance Workshop. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 USA Swimming Zone Select Camps have been canceled. In lieu of these absent programs, USA Swimming will be holding the Zone Select Performance Workshop to continue providing opportunities for athletes at this level. This workshop will be held virtually on Monday, June 28th from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Sam Flack was selected based on his long course meters performances during the 2019-2020 season.
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We are pleased to announce the return of the Baylor Swimming Lessons program! We will be offering an April / May session of group lessons beginning Tues., April 27th. Private and semi-private lessons are also available. Please see all the lesson schedules and the important information below regarding the return of the swimming lessons program at the link below.
The Scratch Deadline for the 2021 ARENA Long Course Invitational (May 14-16, 2021) at Baylor is Friday, April 30th. Please be sure to Attend or Decline for the meet through TeamUnify. This swim meet is open to all Developmental (Red, White, & Grey), AG, Junior, Senior 2, and Senior/Varsity practice groups.
Meet Information is now available in the meets-info/results section of the website.
HUNTSVILLE, AL- This past weekend (February 19-21, 2021) the Baylor Swim Club sent twenty-two athletes to compete in the 2021 Southeastern Swimming Short Course Championships at the Huntsville Aquatic Center in Huntsville, AL. With a total team effort, the Baylor Swim Club came away with the women’s team title and finished second overall in the combined team scores. The Baylor men placed 3rd in the overall team scores. The meet featured over 300 athletes from the Southeastern Swimming LSC (Tennessee, Alabama, & the panhandle of Florida).
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NASHVILLE, TN- This past weekend (March 5-7, 2021) the Baylor Swim Club sent eleven athletes to compete in the 2021 Southeastern Swimming Short Course Age Group Championships at Ensworth School in Nashville, TN. The meet featured many of the top 14 & Under swimmers from the state of Tennessee.
Leading the way for the Baylor Swim Club were some big-time performances from four-teen-year-old Luke Waldrep. He took the Southeastern Swimming Age Group Championship posting a time of 49.24 in the 13-14 boys 100-yard-freestyle. Waldrep also claimed 2nd in the 200-yard freestyle, 3rd in the 500-yard freestyle, and 3rd in the 200-yard IM. With a total of 96.5 points, he was named the individual high point runner-up for the 13-14 boys age group. In the process, Waldrep also broke Baylor Middle School records in the 100, 200, and 500-yard freestyle events.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN– On Tuesday, February 24th Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club athlete Lydia Bohannon celebrated her commitment to attend and swim at Rollins College located in Winter Park, FL in the fall of 2021. Bohannon is a seven-year day student from Chattanooga, TN.
She is a multiple TISCA State finalist in both the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke events. Bohannon was a member of Baylor School’s NISCA All-American 200-yard freestyle relay in 2020, which helped capture TISCA State titles in 2019 and 2020. She is also an NCSA Junior National qualifier.
Congratulations to Lydia on this great accomplishment. The Baylor Swimming family is so proud of you.
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 2021 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.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN– On Wednesday, November 11th Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club athlete Ellie Waldrep signed a college national letter of intent to attend and swim at Auburn University. Waldrep is a seven-year day student from Chattanooga, TN. She is the school record holder in the 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly, and 200 IM events. In 2019, she set two NISCA short course meters national records in both the 100-meter backstroke and 200-meter IM. Waldrep is also a 9-time NISCA High School All-American, and she will compete in the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke events this upcoming summer. See more of Ellie Waldrep’s accomplishments below.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN– In the September 2020 issue of Swimming World Magazine the Baylor School Boys ranked 2nd, the girls finished 4th, and took 1st in the combined Mythical National High School Championships: Best of the Decade (2010-2019). Swimming World compiled the top high school times over the last decade (2010-2019) to create a time based national championship heat sheet. They have broken down team scores into both public and independent school divisions.
Many of the Baylor School’s top swimmers appear on the heat sheet including Trey Freeman (’18) and Kristen Vredeveld (’13). It also features two National Independent School record-setting relay teams.
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