Congratulations to Baylor Swim Club and/or Baylor School seniors Jack Kirby, Jameson Mitchum, and Addison Smith whom have announced their college choices for 2019. All three seniors will be continuing their swimming careers in college. Good luck to all of these seniors in their future endeavors both in and out of the pool. See the complete list of seniors and their college choices below.
US Masters Swimming and the Aqua Raiders of Chattanooga will be offering a Try Masters Swimming Week, June 1-10, 2019. It’s the perfect time to experience the benefits of swimming for FREE! Fill out the form, grab your goggles, and get ready to swim. (Must be 18 years of age or older to participate with USMS)
CHATTANOOGA, TN– This past weekend May 17-19, 2019 the over 60 Baylor Swim Club athletes traveled to Nashville, TN to compete in the 2019 “Officially” Summer Invitational held at the Ensworth Natatorium. Over 400 swimmers from the states of Tennessee and Georgia competed in the swim meet.
CHATTANOOGA, TN– Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club athlete Jameson Mitchum will swim and attend Claremont McKenna College located in Claremont, California next year. On Monday, May 20th, family and friends gathered together to celebrate Jamee Mitchum’s college decision. Mitchum is a seven-year day student from Signal Mountain, TN. She is a NISCA All-American as a member of Baylor School’s 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She was also a TISCA State finalist in both the 100-yard backstroke and butterfly events in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Below you will find more of Jameson Mitchum’s accomplishments at the Baylor School.
The 2019 SUMMER (June & July) Swimming Lessons schedule is now available. The Complete schedule and registration information can be found can be found at the links below.
ATLANTA, GA- This past weekend, May 17-19 six Baylor Swim Club athletes competed in the 2019 Atlanta Classic Swim Meet. The meet features some of the top swimmers from all across the country and is being swum at the world-class Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center, the home pool of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. The main highlights from the meet came from Cecilia Porter and Ellie Waldrep. Porter got things off to a hot start for Baylor on Friday, qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Team Trials in the 100-meter breaststroke swimming a time of 1:10.34 in the morning prelims session. She ended up taking 6th overall in the event in evening finals. Baylor School sophomore Ellie Waldrep dropped at 1:02.14 to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Team Trials in the 100-meter backstroke to finish sixth overall in a very competitive championship finals heat. She also finished eighth in the 200-meter backstroke in a new team record time of 2:16.64. The Olympic Team Trials- Swimming will be held June 21-28, 2020 at CHI Health Center in Omaha, NE.
Meet entries for the Richard Quick Invitational (June 21-23, 2019) in Auburn, AL are now available for viewing. They can be found on the meets-info/results page or they can be viewed by logging into your TeamUnify account. The scratch deadline for this swim meet has past, please email Laura Pitman by 5:00 PM on Thursday, May 16th with any issues.
Meet Information for the Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championship (July 18-21, 2019) in Huntsville, AL is now available.
There is no scratch deadline for this meet, however all those that have achieved a qualifying time are expected to attend the meet. Swimmers will be entered in the meet if they have qualified for an event or events.
2019 Southeastern Swimming Zone Team information and an application is now available.