KNOXVILLE, TN– On June 16-18, 2023, the Baylor Swim Club traveled to Knoxville, TN to compete in the 2023 Tennessee Aquatics June Spectacular held at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatics Center located on the campus of the University of Tennessee. Baylor Swim Club had over 40 athletes participate in the three-day meet. Over 600 swimmers from the states of Tennessee, Arkansas, Colorado, and Illinois competed in the swim meet. Fourteen-year-old Hayden Vicknair led Baylor as he broke five team records over the course of the three-day competition. Vicknair took down the 13-14 100-meter free club record swimming a time of 54.45. The previous record was held by Trey Freeman, one of Baylor’s most decorated athletes, and it dates back to 2015. He also eclipsed the team record in the 50-meter freestyle clocking a time of 25.22. This was a 22-year-old record that was set back in 1999 by Owen Roberts. Vicknair also set new 13-14 club records in the 100-meter fly (58.66), 200-meter fly (2:11.48), and 100-meter backstroke (1:03.85) events.
Top 16 Finishers
10 & Under
Evie Ranalli (10th-200 IM, 13th-50 FR, 100 BR, 100 BK, 50 FLY) | Maggie Rust (13th-50 BR) | Archer Sewell (13th-100 BR, 15th-50 BR) | Deacon Sewell (12th-50 BR, 100 BR, 16th-200 FR) | Eli Summers (4th-200 FR, 100 BR, 50 FLY, 6th-100 FR, 100 BK, 200 IM, 7th-50 BK) | Carmyn Watkins (5th-100 BR, 8th-50 FR, 200 FR, 100 FLY, 200 IM, 9th-100 FR, 50 BK, 100 BK, 100 BR, 10th-50 FLY)
11-12
Gunnar Boggs (10th-100 FLY, 16th-50 BR) | Charlie Chittum (3rd-100 BR, 7th-100 BK, 9th-200 IM, 10th-100 FR, 50 BK, 11th-100 FLY, 13th-200 FR) | Parker Johnston (14th-400 FR, 15th-100 FLY) | Nissa Ruth (2nd-50 FR, 4th-100 FR, 6th-200 FR, 8th-50 BR, 100 FLY, 200 IM, 10th-100 BR, 16th-50 FLY) | Sterling Sewell (3rd-100 FLY, 5th-200 IM, 6th-50 FLY, 7th-50 FR, 8th-200 FR, 50 BK, 9th-50 BR, 15th-100 BR) | Walker Sewell (2nd-50 BK, 5th-50 FR, 400 FR, 6th-200 FR, 100 FLY, 7th-50 BR, 50 FLY) | Sage Sillery (2nd-400 FR, 200 IM, 4th-200 FR, 100 IM, 5th-100 BK, 6th-50 FR, 50 BK, 100 FLY, 11th-50 FLY) | Lily Vicknair (3rd-100 FLY, 4th-50 BR , 200 BR, 5th-200 BK, 10th-100 BK, 14th-50 BK)
13-14
Marley Degenhardt (1st-50 BR, 3rd-100 BR, 2nd-200 BR, 16th-50 FLY) | Finley May (14th-400 IM) | Lucinda Ranalli (10th-50 BR, 13th-200 BR, 200 IM, 15th-100 BR) | Shep Sewell (6th-400 FR, 9th-100 BK, 10th-50 FR, 200 FR, 11th-200 BK, 12th-100 FR, 200 IM) | Ava Sugden (2nd-200 FR, 50 BK, 4th-100 FR, 100 BK, 5th-50 FR, 200 BK) | Anara Summers (3rd-400 IM, 4th-400 FR, 200 BR, 6th-200 FR, 7th-100 BR, 13th-100 FR) | Hayden Vicknair (1st-50 FR, 100 FR, 200 FR, 50 FLY, 100 FLY, 200 FLY, 2nd-100 BK)
Senior
Brandon Adkins (1st-200 BK, 2nd-100 BK, 4th-400 FR) | Gavin Boggs (5th-200 BR, 11th-100 BR, 12th-50 BR, 15th-50 FLY, 16th-200 IM) | Alex Brann (4th-50 FR, 6th-200 FR, 11th-100 FR) | Lucas Chacon (4th-400 IM, 7th-100 FR, 800 FR, 8th-200 FR, 400 FR, 200 FLY, 14th-100 FLY) | Monroe Chittum (4th-50 BR, 200 BR, 8th-100 BR) | Charlotte Dillmon (10th-200 BK, 12th-50 BK, 13th-100 BK) | Nate Farnham (7th-200 FLY, 16th-400 FR) | Sam Flack (1st-800 FR, 2nd-400 FR, 200 FLY, 4th-200 FR, 10th-100 FR) | Drew Hitchcock (1st-100 FLY, 200 IM) | Ellie Lydon (3rd-100 IM, 4th-200 FLY, 7th-200 IM, 12th-200 FR, 100 FLY, 13th-100 FR) | Avery May (2nd-800 FR, 400 IM, 6th-200 BR, 12th-200 IM, 13th-50 FR) | Maddox May (5th-400 IM, 6th-800 FR, 9th-400 FR) | Joseph Myers (3rd-50 BK, 10th-100 BK, 12th-200 IM, 13th-200 BK, 16th-100 FR) | Hunter Shaw (6th-200 FLY, 9th-400 IM, 13th-100 FLY, 15th-50 FLY, 16th-200 IM, 400 FR) | Peighton Skeate (4th-400 IM, 11th-200 BK, 200 IM, 15th-100 BK, 16th-800 FR) | Felix Vicknair (3rd-50 FLY, 4th-100 FLY, 6th-400 IM, 9th-200 FLY, 12th-200 FR, 14th-100 FR) | Luke Waldrep (1st-400 IM, 2nd-100 FR, 3rd-200 FLY, 200 IM, 5th-200 FR, 6th-400 FR, 12th-800 FR)
New Personal Best Times (Juniors & Below ONLY)
Gunnar Boggs (50 FR, 100 FR, 200 FR, 50 BR, 100 BR, 100 FLY, 200 IM) | Charlie Chittum (100 FR, 200 FR, 50 BK, 100 BK, 100 BR, 200 IM) | Bella Cox (50 FR, 100 BK) | Parker Johnston (50 FR, 50 FLY, 100 FLY, 200 IM) | Finley May (50 FR, 100 FR, 200 FR, 400 FR, 200 BR) | Evie Ranalli (50 FR, 50 FLY) | Nissa Ruth (50 FR, 100 FR, 100 BR, 50 BR) | Maggie Rust (50 FR, 100 FR, 50 BK, 100 BK, 50 BR) | Sophie Santola (50 FR, 200 FR, 100 BR, 200 BR) | Kesli Smith (50 FR, 100 FR, 50 BK, 100 BK, 50 BR, 100 BR) | Archer Sewell (50 FR, 100 FR, 50 BK) | Deacon Sewell (50 FR, 50 BR) | Sterling Sewell (50 FR, 200 FR, 50 BK, 50 BR, 50 FLY, 100 FLY, 200 IM) | Walker Sewell (50 FR, 200 FR, 400 FR, 50 BK, 50 FLY, 100 FLY) | Sage Sillery (50 FR, 200 FR, 400 FR, 100 BR, 50 FLY, 100 FLY) | Anara Summers (400 FR, 200 BR, 400 IM) | Eli Summers (100 FR, 200 FR, 50 BK, 100 BR, 200 IM) | Lily Vicknair (200 FR< 50 BK, 100 BK, 50 BR, 50 FLY, 100 FLY) | Carmyn Watkins (50 FR, 200 FR, 100 BK, 100 FLY, 200 IM)
