The 2021 NOVEMBER / DECEMBER Group Swimming Lessons schedule is now available. Group swimming lessons in November / December will be offered on Tuesday/Thursday afternoon/evenings.
Private and semi-private swimming lessons are also now available in the month of November & December.
The Complete schedule and registration information can be found at the links below.
CHATTANOOGA, TN– The Baylor Swim Club placed eleven athletes on the 2020-2021 Southeastern Swimming Age Group All-Star Team. The team was selected during the time period of September 1, 2020-August 31, 2021 from short course yards and long course meters results.
The athletes that were selected to the 2020-2021 Southeastern Swimming Age Group All-Star Team are Gavin Boggs, Charlie Chittum, Monroe Chittum, Marley Degenhardt, Nate Farnham, Avery May, Joseph Myers, Shep Sewell, Hunter Shaw, Anara Summers, and Luke Waldrep.
The Baylor TRI-MASTERS Swimming Program for the (2021-2022) season will begin on Monday, October 4th. Practices are held on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday mornings from 5:45-7:00 AM. Baylor TRI-Masters Swimming is dedicated to helping adults 18 years of age and older to incorporate healthier lifestyles through the sport of swimming. Complete program information and online registration are now available at the link below.
CHATTANOOGA, TN- Head Coach / Director of Competitive Swimming Dan Flack is thrilled to announce two additions to the coaching staff for the 2021-2022 season. After a one-year break, Jessica Klotz will be back coaching with our Developmental program. This will be her sixth year with the Baylor Swimming program. Baylor Swim Club alumni, Samantha Vargo Jameson will also be joining the staff to coach in our Developmental program. This is Coach Jameson’s second stint with the Baylor Swim Club as she coached during the 2018-2019 season.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN- Baylor Swimming had fifteen athletes earn National Interscholastic Coach Association (NISCA) All-American status for the 2020-2021 high school swimming season. Highlighting the 2020-2021 season, was the performance of Ellie Waldrep. Her time of 51.75 in the 100-yard backstroke ranks as the second-fastest time in the country in the event. She also earned individual All-America honors in 200-yard IM and the 50-yard freestyle. Waldrep will continue her swimming career at Auburn University in the fall. The Baylor School girls 200-yard Medley relay of Ellie Waldrep, Breanna Belcher, Lydia Bohannon, and Callie West ranks as the ninth-fastest relay in the nation clocking a time of 1:42.49. Finally, all of the six of the Baylor School boys and girls relays were named as NISCA All-Americans for the 2020-2021 high school season.
CHATTANOOGA, TN- Director of Athletics Mark Price and Head Coach Dan Flack are thrilled to announce Lane Winchester as the Baylor School’s diving coach. Coach Winchester will take over as the middle and high school diving coach as well as heading up the Baylor Diving Club. She has a wealth of experience from a diver at the University of Alabama to a club coach at the Atlanta Diving Association. For the last several years, Lane has been working for Signal Energy, LLC, where her focus and passion has been on developing leaders and teams within organizations that have an impact on the world around us. See Coach Winchester’s bio below.
“I am proud that we are adding a coach like Lane Winchester to our Swimming and Diving program. Lane brings a wealth of credibility and experience as a diver. She will be a tremendous mentor for our student-athletes and has the charisma and skill set to develop, grow, and strengthen our diving program.”– Director of Athletics Mark Price
“We are so excited to bring Lane into our program. She will inject a high level of enthusiasm, professionalism, and expertise into our diving program.” – Head Coach Dan Flack
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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,mid-day, afternoons/ evenings, and Saturdays. Morning and Evening shifts are during coached practices. All shifts are at the Baylor School Natatorium (171 Baylor School Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37405). Compensation ranges from $9.75 – $12 per hour depending on experience. Please email Laura Pitman for more information. See the job application below.
CHATTANOOGA, TN- The Baylor School Boys Varsity Swimming & Diving team was named by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) as 2021-2022 National Independent School Dual Meet Champions. The NISCA awards program is based on submitted team results of high school athletes (grades 9-12) that are translated into power points. For the sixth time, the Baylor School Varsity boys took the title in the Independent School Class 11 scoring a total of 5,810 points. The Brunswick School (Greenwich, CT) finished second with 5,560 points, and Westminster Schools (Atlanta, GA) was third.
NASHVILLE, TN– On the weekend of July 16-18, 2021, over forty Baylor Swim Club athletes competed at the Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships. Over 800 athletes from the states of Tennessee, Alabama, and Florida competed at the Centennial Sportsplex in Nashville, TN and at the Williamson County Indoor Sports Complex in Brentwood, TN. Leading the way for the Aqua Raiders were some outstanding performances from thirteen-year-old Avery May and eleven-year-old Anara Summers. May took the 13-14 girls Southeastern title in the 400-meter freestyle and placed second in the 1500 meter-freestyle. With her time of 18:12.56 in the 13-14 1500-meter freestyle, she eclipsed the team record 0f 18:21.98 set back in 2007 by Savannah Napier. Anara Summers finished second in 11-12 girls 400-meter free, and took third in the 200 free. Summers broke team records in both the 11-12 girls 200 and 400-meter freestyle events. The previous records in the 200-meter free and 400-meter free were set back in 2003 by Erin Simpson. Another team record was set by twelve-year-old Shepherd Sewell in the 11-12 400-meter freestyle. His time of 4:42.72 broke the previous team record of 4:46.88 set by Luke Waldrep back in 2019. Sewell also finished second in both the 200 and 400 freestyle events.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN- On June 18, 2021, the Baylor School Swimming teams were recognized by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) as 2020-2021 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 2021 TISCA State Swimming & Diving Championship.
The Baylor School girls finished with a 3.618 team GPA earning NISCA Silver Level Academic Status. The girls were equally impressive in the pool taking the 2021 TISCA State Swimming & Diving Championship.
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