NASHVILLE, TN- This past weekend (March 3-5) the Baylor Swim Club sent over forty athletes to compete in the 2023 Speedo Southern Premier Championships held at the Centennial Sportsplex- Tracy Caulkins Competition Pool in Nashville, TN. The meet featured over 500 of the top age group swimmers from the states of Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, and Texas.
Leading the way for the Baylor Swim Club, were some big-time performances from seventeen-year-old Drew Hitchcock. He finished first in the 200-year IM and 200-yard butterfly while taking second in the 400 IM. His time of 3:41.81 is good for the 4th fastest time ever for a 17-year-old male, and 12th all-time for the 17-18-year-old age group. Hitchcock also broke the team record in the 400-yard IM which was set back in 2014 by Sam McHugh.
Fourteen-year-old Hayden Vicknair had an outstanding meet. He claimed second in the 50-free, 100-free, 200-fly, and 100-yard butterfly events. His time of 52.06 in the 100-yard butterfly was also a new 13-14 team record. The previous record was held by Nick Huffstutter (52.98) which was set back in 1994. Younger sister Lily Vicknair swam to a first-place finish in the 10 & Under 50-yard breaststroke clocking a time of 36.76. She also had third-place finishes in the 200 IM and 100-yard breaststroke events.
Senior and 18-year-old Sam Flack blasted a 4:19.27 in the 500-yard freestyle to take second overall. Flack also claimed gold in the 1650 freestyle swimming a time of 15:07.62.
Baylor Swim Club Top 16 Finishers
Brandon Adkins (12th-200 BK) | Charlie Chittum (16th-100 BR) | Marley Degenhardt (2nd-100 BR, 8th-200 BR) | Sam Flack (1st-1650 FR, 2nd-500 FR, 7th-200 FLY, 9th-200 FR, 10th-400 IM) | Drew Hitchcock (1st-200 IM, 200 FLY, 2nd-400 IM, 3rd-100 BK, 5th-100 BR) | Josean Massucco (4th-200 FLY, 9th-100 FLY, 10th-1650 FR, 13th-200 IM) | Maddox May (4th-400 IM, 5th-500 FR, 7th-200 FR, 8th-200 IM, 8th-200 BR, 15th-1650 FR, 16th-100 BR) | Stephen Myers (2nd-50 BK, 4th-50 BR, 5th-100 IM, 50 FLY, 6th-100 FLY, 100 BR, 7th-100 FR) | Nissa Ruth (14th-50 BR) | Walker Sewell (14th-50 FLY) | Max Shaw (2nd-50 BR, 3rd-100 BR, 7th-200 IM, 100 IM, 8th-50 BK, 12th-50 FR) | Sage Sillery (16th-50 BR) | Ava Sugden (5th-100 BK, 7th-200 FR, 9th-500 FR, 200 BK, 15th-100 FR) | Anara Summers (4th-200 BR, 5th-400 IM, 8th-200 FR, 500 FR, 9th-200 FLY) | Eli Summers (5th-200 IM, 7th-50 FR, 50 BK, 8th-100 FR, 10th-100 IM) | Will Taylor (9th-100 FR, 10th-100 BR, 50 FR) | Felix Vicknair (11th-200 FLY, 16th-100 FLY) | Lily Vicknair (1st-50 BR, 3rd-200 IM, 100 BR, 4th-100 BK, 100 FLY, 100 IM, 7th-200 FR) | Luke Waldrep (3rd-1650 FR, 6th-500 FR, 12th-400 IM, 15th-200 FLY) | Carmyn Watkins (4th-50 BR, 6th-100 BR, 100 FR, 10th-50 FR, 15th-50 BK, 200 FR) | Evan Zou (6th-50 FR, 7th-100 FR, 10th-100 FLY)
Personal Best Times (AG & Junior listed only)
Ben Hardin (100 FR, 50 FLY) | Nissa Ruth (50 BR, 50 FLY) | Stephen Myers (50 BR, 50 FLY, 100 FLY) | Shep Sewell (200 FR, 500 FR, 100 BK, 200 IM) | Sterling Sewell (50 FR, 100 FR, 50 FLY, 200 IM) | Walker Sewell (200 IM, 50 FR, 100 BK, 50 FLY, 200 IM) | Max Shaw (50 BK, 50 BR, 100 BR, 100 IM) | Sage Sillery (200 IM) | Ava Sugden (50 FR, 100 FR, 200 FR, 500 FR, 100 BK, 200 BK, 100 FLY) | Anara Summers (500 FR, 200 BR, 200 FLY, 400 IM) | Eli Summers (50 FR) | Hayden Vicknair (50 FR, 100 FR, 200 FR, 500 FR, 100 FLY, 200 FLY, 400 IM) | Lily Vicknair (20 FR, 50 BR, 100 BR, 100 FLY, 100 IM, 200 IM) | Carmyn Watkins (100 FR, 50 BR, 100 BR)
