CHATTANOOGA, TN- USA Swimming released the roster for its 2018-2019 Scholastic All-America Team, and four Baylor Swim Club / Baylor School student-athletes were selected for this honor.
Making the Scholastic All–America team from Baylor are seniors Alex Borisov and Will Tippett. Baylor alumni Jameson Mitchum and Addison Smith have also been named to the team. Mitchum is currently a freshman swimming at Claremont McKenna Collge in California, while Smith is swimming at Princeton University in New Jersey.
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LIMA, PERU- Representing his home country of Barbados, Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club alumni Jack Kirby finished in 8th overall in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2019 Pan American Games. He swam a time of 56.38 to claim 8th in the A-Final heat on Thursday evening. The Pan American Games are held every four years and features 41 countries from the Americas (North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean) competing in 51 different sports. This year the games are being held in Lima, Peru from July 24-August 11 (swimming dates- Aug. 6-11).
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STANFORD, CA- This past week (July 30 – August 4), four Baylor Swim Club athletes competed in the 2019 USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships held at the Stanford Avery Aquatics Center in Stanford, CA. Many of the very best swimmers from across the country participated in the five day event. The Baylor Swim Club had a strong showing overall highlighted by some great performances from Addison Smith and Ellie Waldrep.
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STANFORD, CA- On Friday at the 2019 USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships, Addison Smith claimed her 5th 2020 Olympic Team Trials qualifying time this year. This time she did it in prelims in 400-meter Individual Medley posting at time of 4:51.21. She now has cuts in the 200 free, 400 free, 200 fly, 200 IM, and 400 IM. This is the most Olympic Trials qualifying times acheived by an individual in different events in Baylor Swim Club history.
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STANFORD, CA- On day two of the 2019 USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships, Baylor Swim Club / Baylor School athlete Ellie Waldrep has qualified for the 2020 Olympic Team Trials in the 200-meter backstroke. Waldrep posted a time of 2:14.56 in prelims, which also earned her a second swim in the 18 & Under D-Final, and she finished third in her heat. Her swim in the 200-meter backstroke broke her own team record which was set earlier this summer. This is the second Olympic Trials cut Waldrep has achieved this year as she is already qualified in the 100-meter backstroke.
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The Baylor School is now hiring lifeguards for the fall, winter, and spring seasons. 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 and evenings. Morning and Evening shifts are during coached practices, midday is lap swim. All shifts are at the Baylor School (171 Baylor School Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37405). Compensation ranges from $8.50 – $12 per hour depending on experience. Please email Laura Pitman for more information. See job application below.
CHATTANOOGA, TN- The Baylor School Girls Varsity Swimming & Diving team was named by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) as 2018-2019 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. A total of 358 high school teams from across the nation participated in the national dual meet ranking system this year. The Baylor School also claimed the combined (boys & girls) Independent school title racking up a total of 11,501 points.
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HUNTSVILLE, AL- On Day 3 of the Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships, Baylor Swim Club athlete Addison Smith has qualified for the 2020 Olympic Team Trials in the 200-meter butterfly. She claimed 1st overall in the event with a time of 2:13.09. This is the fourth 2020 Olympic Trials qualifying time for Smith this year, as she already has qualifying standards in the 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, and the 200 IM. Addison is a recent 2019 graduate of the Baylor School, and she will continue her swimming career at Princeton University in the fall. The Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships (July 18-21) features over 800 athletes from the Southeastern LSC, and is being held at the Huntsville Aquatics Center in Huntsville, AL. Smith will take to the pool again at the end of the month at the USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships (July 30 – Aug. 4) in Stanford, CA.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN– Congratulations to all swimmers that competed in the 2019 CASL Bill Caulkins City Meet held at the Baylor School Natatorium on Friday and Saturday, July 12th and 13th. All Baylor Swim Club members that competed did an outstanding job and represented Baylor Swimming well. Please continue to talk up the Baylor Swim Club program, and we look forward to seeing some new faces this fall. You can find out more information about our year-round competitive swimming program by visiting our JOIN BAYLOR SWIM CLUB PAGE.
Special thanks to all of our wonderful Baylor Swim Club parent volunteers for making the meet run so smoothly.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN- The Baylor Swim Club had eleven athletes earn National Interscholastic Coach Association (NISCA) All American status for the 2018-19 high school swimming season. That makes over 100 individuals and over 125 relays earning All-American status in the program’s rich history of excellence.
Highlighting the 2018-19 season, was the Baylor School girl’s 200 medley relay of Ellie Waldrep, Jewel Gordon, Addison Smith, and Callie West. The quartet swam the fastest time in the entire country on route to winning the state championship in a school and state record time of 1:39.91. This is the 16th time in Baylor’s history where one of the program’s relays ranked first in the country.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN- USA Swimming released the roster for its 2018-2019 Scholastic All-America Team, and four Baylor Swim Club / Baylor School student-athletes were selected for this honor.
The Baylor School is now hiring lifeguards for the fall, winter, and spring seasons. 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 and evenings. Morning and Evening shifts are during coached practices, midday is lap swim. All shifts are at the Baylor School (171 Baylor School Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37405). Compensation ranges from $8.50 – $12 per hour depending on experience. Please 
