CHATTANOOGA, TN- USA Swimming released the roster for its 2019-2020 Scholastic All-America Team, and three Baylor Swim Club / Baylor School student-athletes were selected for this honor.
Making the Scholastic All–America team from Baylor is current sophomore Lillie Boggs, Baylor alumni Alex Borisov, and Daniel Unhuryan. Borisov is currently a freshman swimming at Northwestern University in Illinois, while Unhuryan is swimming at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN– The Baylor Swim Club placed six athletes on the 2019-2020 Southeastern Swimming Age Group All-Star Team. The team was selected during the time period of September 1, 2019-August 31, 2020 from Short Course yards results.
The athletes that were selected to the 2019-2020 Southeastern Swimming All-Star Team are Lillie Boggs, Ellie Lydon, Avery May, Maddox May, Hunter Shaw, and Anara Summers.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN- Head Coach / Director of Competitive Swimming Dan Flack is thrilled to announce three new additions to the coaching staff for the 2020-2021 season. Coach Kelly McClanahan will be assuming the responsibilities of the Junior group coach which is the highest level of age-group swimming in the Baylor Program. Coach Francine Chittum who spent some time coaching our Developmental groups last season will be taking over as our Age Group (AG) Coach, and long time swimming lessons instructor Sarah Winters will be leading our Developmental- Red & White, practice groups.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN- The Baylor School Varsity Swimming & Diving team was named by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) as 2019-2020 Combined National Independent School Dual Meet Champions. The Baylor School racked up a total of 11,086 power points between both the boys and girls teams. The NISCA awards program is based on submitted team results of high school athletes (grades 9-12) that are translated into power points. Despite COVID shutting down spring swimming in several states, the National Dual Meet Team Ranking Program had a solid showing with 320 teams entering. Though down from last year’s total, the number still exceeds the total number of teams participating in five out of the last 14 years.
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The Baylor School is now hiring lifeguards. Applicants must have a current lifeguard certification from the American Red Cross, YMCA or Ellis. We have several different shifts available including mornings and evenings. Morning and Evening shifts are during coached practices. All shifts are at the Baylor School (171 Baylor School Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37405). Compensation ranges from $9.50 – $12 per hour depending on experience. Please email Laura Pitman for more information. See the job application below.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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