CHATTANOOGA, TN– On Tuesday, April 12th the Baylor Swimming program celebrated five seniors and their college commitments to continue their swimming careers. Congratulations to Caden Fritz (Auburn University), Genevieve O’Neil (Marist College), Owen Seymour (Emory & Henry College), Aidan Shaw (Rhodes College), and George Von Canon (Centre College). The Baylor Swimming family is so proud of each one of these student-athletes, and best of luck in college in the fall of 2022.
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ORLANDO, FL- This past week (March 15-19) fifteen Baylor Swim Club athletes traveled to Orlando, FL to compete in the 2022 NCSA Junior National Championships. The meet is being held at the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando, FL. In general, there are over 1700 swimmers in the meet representing over 250 clubs from all over the nation. The NCSA Junior National Championships is one of the top swimming competitions in the country on an annual basis for swimmers eighteen years old and under.
The Baylor Swim Club Boys placed sixth overall and took fifteenth in the combined (boys & girls) team race. This is the 8th time the Baylor boys have finished in the top 6. In the 13 years that Baylor has attended this meet, this is the 9th time Baylor has been top 25 in the combined team scores.
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ATLANTA, GA- On March 18-20, over fifty Baylor Swim Club athletes, traveled to Atlanta, GA to race in the 2022 Metro Divisional Championships held at Dynamo Swim Club’s Raymond Arthur Bussard Aquatic Center. Over 500 swimmers from the states of Tennessee and Georgia competed in the two-and-a-half-day swim meet.
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ORLANDO, FL- Baylor Swim Club / Baylor School athlete Drew Hitchcock came away with the NCSA Junior National Championship in the 400-yard IM on day four of the competition. He made a furious comeback on the last 25-yards to post a time of 3:47.29 and take the title. Hitchcock joins former Baylor Swimming athletes Sam McHugh, Luke Kalizak, Kristen Vredeveld, and Trey Freeman as champions at this meet. All these athletes have gone on to win NCAA Championships and earn medals for Team USA in various international competitions.
On Wednesday evening Hitchcock put up a second-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly. His time of 1:44.81 ranks as the second-fastest tenth grader in the country in the 200-yard butterfly. Teammate Josean Massucco has also had an outstanding NCSA Junior Nationals thus far. Massucco finished sixth in the 1650-yard freestyle and seventh in the 200-yard butterfly.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN– On Monday, March 7, 2022, Baylor School / Baylor Swimming alumni Will Hunt (Baylor School class of 1989) was inducted into the Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame. Hunt was a two-time NISCA High School All-American at the Baylor School and Tennessee State Champion in the 50-yard freestyle in both 1988 and 1989. He helped lead the Baylor School to Tennessee State titles from 1986-to 1989.
Will Hunt swam collegiately at the University of Louisiana Monroe. He was the ULM Warhawks team captain and school record holder in the 50-yard freestyle. He was also the National Independent Conference champion in the 50-yard freestyle in 1993 and 1994.
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Complete information, Dates, times, and online registration are now available for Baylor Swim Club’s 2022 Summer Tune-Up Stroke Clinic for summer league swimmers. The stroke clinic will be held from May 2 – 25, 2022, on Mondays & Wednesdays from 5:00-6:00 PM at the Baylor School Natatorium.
See the Summer Tune-Up page for complete information. Space will be limited so register as soon as possible.
NASHVILLE, TN- On Friday and Saturday, February 11-12 the Baylor School has won the combined, girls, and boys 2022 TISCA State Swimming & Diving Championships. This is the third consecutive year that the Baylor School has swept all three championships. It is the seventeenth year in a row that the Baylor School has won the combined team title, while the girls claimed their fourth state title in a row with a victory over the Girls Preparatory School. The Baylor School boys won their third consecutive state title in a tough battle over McCallie.
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HUNTSVILLE, AL- This past weekend (February 25-27) the Baylor Swim Club sent forty athletes to compete in the 2022 Southeastern Swimming Short Course Championships held at the Huntsville Aquatic Center in Huntsville, AL. The meet featured many of the top 14 & swimmers from the states of Tennessee, Alabama, and the panhandle of Florida.
Leading the way for the Baylor Swim Club were some big-time performances from twelve-year-old Anara Summers. She finished second in both the 200 and 500-yard freestyle events. Her time of 1:59.07 in the 200-yard freestyle was also a new Baylor Swim Club 11-12 girls team record. The previous record was set back in 2001 by Erin Simpson (2:01.57). Summers also placed fourth in the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard IM. Drew Hitchcock claimed the Southeastern title in the open 200-yard butterfly, while teammate Josean Massucco finished second in the event.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN- On the weekend of February 25-27, 2022, over one hundred and thirty Baylor Swim Club athletes competed in the Southeastern Swimming Region 2 Championships held at the Baylor School Natatorium. Over 500 athletes from the Southeastern Swimming LSC East Region swam in the two-and-a-half-day competition. The Baylor Swim Club took the overall team title, scoring 1,731 points. Tenessee Aquatics finished second with 934.50 points, while McCallie/ GPS Aquatics claimed third with 613.50 points. One of the highlights of the meet came from the Baylor Swim Club 8 & Under boys. They claimed the 8 & Under boys SES Region 2 age group team title. Leading the way for the 8 & Under boys was Max Shaw. He finished as the SES Region 2 8 & Under boys high point runner-up award winner.
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HUNTSVILLE, AL- On January 14-16, over thirty Baylor Swim Club athletes traveled to Huntsville, AL to race in the 2022 HSA TYR Invitational held at the Hunstville Aquatic Center. Over 700 swimmers from the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama competed in the swim meet.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN– On Tuesday, April 12th the Baylor Swimming program celebrated five seniors and their college commitments to continue their swimming careers. Congratulations to Caden Fritz (Auburn University), Genevieve O’Neil (Marist College), Owen Seymour (Emory & Henry College), Aidan Shaw (Rhodes College), and George Von Canon (Centre College). The Baylor Swimming family is so proud of each one of these student-athletes, and best of luck in college in the fall of 2022.
ORLANDO, FL- Baylor Swim Club / Baylor School athlete Drew Hitchcock came away with the NCSA Junior National Championship in the 400-yard IM on day four of the competition. He made a furious comeback on the last 25-yards to post a time of 3:47.29 and take the title. Hitchcock joins former Baylor Swimming athletes Sam McHugh, Luke Kalizak, Kristen Vredeveld, and Trey Freeman as champions at this meet. All these athletes have gone on to win NCAA Championships and earn medals for Team USA in various international competitions.
