NASHVILLE, TN- This past weekend (March 5-7, 2021) the Baylor Swim Club sent eleven athletes to compete in the 2021 Southeastern Swimming Short Course Age Group Championships at Ensworth School in Nashville, TN. The meet featured many of the top 14 & Under swimmers from the state of Tennessee.
Leading the way for the Baylor Swim Club were some big-time performances from four-teen-year-old Luke Waldrep. He took the Southeastern Swimming Age Group Championship posting a time of 49.24 in the 13-14 boys 100-yard-freestyle. Waldrep also claimed 2nd in the 200-yard freestyle, 3rd in the 500-yard freestyle, and 3rd in the 200-yard IM. With a total of 96.5 points, he was named the individual high point runner-up for the 13-14 boys age group. In the process, Waldrep also broke Baylor Middle School records in the 100, 200, and 500-yard freestyle events.
Monroe Chittum had a break-through meet taking the Southeastern Swimming Age Group Championship in the 13-14 girls 200-yard breaststroke posting a finals time of 2:27.42. She also finished 4th overall in the 200-yard IM.
Top 8 Baylor Finishers
Girls
Charlie Chittum (6th-100 BK, 100 FR, 7th-100 BR, 8th-200 FR, 50 BR) | Monroe Chittum (1st-200 BR, 4th-200 IM), 7th-100 BR) | Marley Degenhardt (7th-50 BR); Hannah Laramore (6th-50 BR, 200 IM, 7th-400 IM, 8th-100 BR, 200 BR) | Hunter Shaw (7th-200 FLY) | Anara Summers (5th-200 IM, 6th-200 FR, 8th-100 FR, 100 BR)
Nolan Bernard (7th-50 BK, 50 FR) | Maddox May (5th-50 BR, 500 FR, 6th-200 FR, 8th-100 FR, 100 BK) | Joseph Myers (7th-200 FLY) | Shep Sewell (4th-500 FR, 6th-200 IM, 6th-200 FR, 7th-200 FR) | Luke Waldrep (1st-100 FR, 2nd-200 FR, 3rd-500 FR, 200 IM, 4th-100 FLY, 5th-400 IM)
Personal Best Times
Nolan Bernard (50 FR, 100 FR, 50 BK, 100 BK) | Monroe Chittum (100 FR< 200 FR, 100 BR, 200 BR, 200 FLY, 200 IM) | Marley Degenhardt (100 FR, 50 BR, 100 BR, 100 FLY, 100 IM, 200 IM) | Hannah Laramore (100 FR< 50 BR, 100 BR, 200 BR, 200 IM) | Maddox May (50 FR, 100 FR, 200 FR, 500 FR, 100 BK, 50 BR) | Joseph Myers (50 FR, 200 FR, 50 FLY, 100 FLY, 200 FLY, 200 IM) | Shepherd Sewell (50 FR, 100 FR, 200 FR, 500 FR) | Hunter Shaw (100 FR, 100 BK, 50 FLY, 200 FLY) | Anara Summers (100 FR< 200 FR, 100 BR, 100 FLY, 100 IM, 200 IM) | Luke Waldrep (100 FR, 200 FR, 500 FR, 100 FLY, 200 IM)