KNOXVILLE, TN- This past week (January 16-19) Baylor Swim Club athletes Lillie Boggs, Alex Borisov, Jewel Gordon, Will Tippett, Logan Watson-Brown, and Ellie Waldrep competed in the 2020 TYR Pro Swim Series Knoxville. This meet featured some of the top swimmers from all across the United States and was swum at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatics Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee. Leading the way for Baylor was fourteen-year-old Lillie Boggs. Boggs took down Baylor Swim Club 13-14-year-old girls team records in both the 400-meter IM and the 400-meter freestyle events.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN- On the weekend of January 10-12, over forty Baylor Swim Club athletes traveled to Knoxville, TN to race in the Pilot Flying J January Classic held on the campus of the University of Tennessee at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. Over 500 swimmers from the states of Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and Kentucky competed in the three-day swim meet.
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The 2020 Winter Swimming Lessons schedule is now available. Group swimming lessons will be offered in the months of January and February. The Complete schedule and registration information can be found can be found at the links below.
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 2020 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– The swimming/aquatics media outlet SwimSwam.com has named the 2019 Baylor School Girls team with a SWAMMY AWARD for the High School team of the year. SwimSwam.com has many categories for SWAMMY Awards and they are given to recap the best of the year in swimming.
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ATLANTA, GA- This past week (Dec. 11-14) six Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club athletes competed in the 2019 USA Swimming Speedo Winter Junior Championships- EAST at the Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatics Center in Atlanta, GA. This is one of the top swimming competitions in the country on an annual basis for swimmers eighteen-years-old and under. Leading the way for Baylor were some outstanding swims from both Ellie Waldrep and Lille Boggs.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN- Head Coach / Director of Competitive Swimming Dan Flack is thrilled to announce the addition of Francine Chittum and Mikaya Reynolds to the Baylor Swim Club coaching staff for the 2019-2020 season. Coach Francine Chittum will be helping out with our Developmental- Grey level on Monday and Thursday evenings beginning on Dec. 30th which is the start of the next Developmental session. Baylor School and Baylor Swim Club alumni, Coach Mikaya Reynolds will be assisting with the Age Group (AG) level. See the links below for their coaching bios.
DALTON, GA– On Saturday, December 7th, over sixty Baylor Swim Club athletes traveled to Dalton, GA to race in the 2019 Jingle Bell Classic Meet. Over 200 swimmers from the states of Tennessee and Georgia competed in the swim meet held at Dalton High School Pool. Congratulations to all Baylor swimmers for an outstanding meet on Saturday.
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NASHVILLE, TN- On December 6-8, over forty Baylor Swim Club athletes traveled to Nashville, TN to race in the 2019 Ensworth Holiday Classic held at the Ensworth School Natatorium. Over 400 swimmers from the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama competed in the swim meet.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN- This past Saturday (Nov. 16) the Baylor School Varsity swim team hosted and competed in the 2019 SpringHill Suites Elite High School Invitational. The 25 short course meter competition featured the McDonogh School from Owings Mills, MD and Cardinal Gibbons High School located in Raleigh, NC. Baylor School junior, Ellie Waldrep took down two 25-meter High School National Records. She claimed national records in both the 200-meter IM (2:16.88) and the 100-meter backstroke (59.87). The previous record in the 100-meter backstroke was held by Baylor School alumni Arden Pitman Meek which was set back in 2008.
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KNOXVILLE, TN- This past week (January 16-19) Baylor Swim Club athletes Lillie Boggs, Alex Borisov, Jewel Gordon, Will Tippett, Logan Watson-Brown, and Ellie Waldrep competed in the 2020 TYR Pro Swim Series Knoxville. This meet featured some of the top swimmers from all across the United States and was swum at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatics Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee. Leading the way for Baylor was fourteen-year-old Lillie Boggs. Boggs took down Baylor Swim Club 13-14-year-old girls team records in both the 400-meter IM and the 400-meter freestyle events.
CHATTANOOGA, TN- Head Coach / Director of Competitive Swimming Dan Flack is thrilled to announce the addition of Francine Chittum and Mikaya Reynolds to the Baylor Swim Club coaching staff for the 2019-2020 season. Coach Francine Chittum will be helping out with our Developmental- Grey level on Monday and Thursday evenings beginning on Dec. 30th which is the start of the next Developmental session. Baylor School and Baylor Swim Club alumni, Coach Mikaya Reynolds will be assisting with the Age Group (AG) level. See the links below for their coaching bios.
