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Online Meet Volunteer Sign-Up- BULLFROG Invitational
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  by Brian Gill on 2013-05-23 12:26:00
The SuperMeets online meet volunteer
sign-up system is now available for the 2013 BULLFROG Invitational (June 7-9, 2013). All Baylor Swim Club
families/members should sign-up as soon as
possible to reserve your volunteer position(s).
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JUNE Swimming Lesson Schedule & Information
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by Brian Gill on 2013-05-20 08:45:00
SIGN UP Now! The JUNE swimming lessons schedule and registration form are now available. Please see the Swimming Lesson Page for complete information and class availability.
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Baylor Opens Long Course Season at Nike Swim LC Invite
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by Brian Gill on 2013-05-09 09:37:00
This past weekend, May 3-5, the Baylor Swim Club hosted and competed in the 2013 Nike Swim Long Course Invitational to open the summer long course season. Over 500 swimmers from the states of Tennessee, Georgia, and, Alabama competed in the swim meet held at the Baylor School Natatorium. Special thanks to all the Baylor Swim Club parents that donated their time to volunteer this weekend.
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Baylor Swimmers Run for Sandy Hook Elementary
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by Brian Gill on 2013-04-29 07:41:00
On Saturday, April 27th the Baylor Swim Club Junior and Senior practice groups competed in the "We Run for Sandy Hook Elementary" a 5K race/walk on the Baylor School campus. The run was incorporated into their weekly Saturday morning practice. Baylor boarding student Alex Lotko, a resident of Newtown, Conn. has organized the following event in support of her hometown. We Run For Sandy Hook Elementary is about honoring the memory of the precious lives lost on 12/14/12
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Seven Baylor Alumni Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll
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by Brian Gill on 2013-04-24 08:42:00
On Tuesday, April 23rd seven Baylor Swim Club alumni were named to the 2012-2013 Winter Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. The 2012-13 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2012 Spring, Summer, and Fall terms.
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Sam Vargo Signs with King University
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by Brian Gill on 2013-04-22 09:25:00
On Wednesday, April 17th Baylor Swim Club athlete Sam Vargo signed her college national letter of intent to attend and swim at King University. King University is an NCAA Division II school, and it is located in Bristol, TN. Sam Vargo has been swimming with the Baylor Swim Club since the age of ten, and has competed at the local, state, and regional level.
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Flack Selected to Coach National Junior Team Camp
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by Brian Gill on 2013-04-02 07:26:00
Baylor Swim Club Head Coach and Director of Competitive Swimming Dan Flack has been selected by United States Swimming as one of the assistant coaches for the 2013 USA Swimming National Junior team training camp to be held at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs April 4th-7th.
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Senior Group Swimmers Lead Baylor at Southeasterns
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by Brian Gill on 2013-02-27 13:49:00
This past weekend, February 21-24, 2013 a strong contingent of thirty-seven Baylor Swim Club athletes competed in the 2013 Southeastern Swimming Short Course Championships held at the Centennial Sportsplex- Tracy Caulkins Competition Pool in Nashville, TN. Baylor finished 13th overall out of forty-two teams that scored points in the combined team scores. Over 1000 athletes from the states of Tennessee, Alabama, and Florida competed in the championship affair.
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Coach Pitman Inducted into the Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame
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by Brian Gill on 2013-02-26 06:00:00
Baylor Swim Club / Baylor School assistant coach Laura Pitman was inducted into the Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame on Monday, February 28th for her athletic achievements in swimming. Congratulations to Coach Pitman on this great honor. Pitman was All-American at Mercersburg Academy and set several records there. She was a top 16 NCAA finisher in both backstroke and relay events for the University of Tennessee. held Lady Vols 100 backstroke record at one time and has been an assistant coach for nationally top-ranked Baylor School teams.
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Twenty New Southeastern Cuts Achieved at District Championships
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by Brian Gill on 2013-02-20 14:28:00
This past weekend (February 16-17) the Baylor Swim Club competed in the 2013 Southeastern Swimming District East Championships held at the McCallie School Sports Complex. This was the last chance for many swimmers to achieve Southeastern Championship qualifying time standards for the meet to be held this coming weekend (Feb. 21-24) in Nashville, TN. Overall Baylor swimmers achieved twenty new Southeastern Championship qualifying time standards.
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Baylor Sweeps 2013 TISCA State Championships
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by Brian Gill on 2013-02-09 19:52:00
After two exciting days of incredible competition at the TISCA State Swimming & Diving Championships the Baylor School has pulled away to sweep the Women's, Men's, and combined state titles. This is the seventh year in a row that the Baylor School has won the women's championship, and the eighth year in a row for the combined title. The boys were able to avenge their second place finish from last year to earn the championship.
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Baylor Swimmers Make Waves at Groundhog Invitational
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by Brian Gill on 2013-02-05 13:33:00
The weekend of February 2-3, a strong but small contingent of Baylor Swim Club athletes competed in the 2013 SportsMED Groundhog Invitational. Over 400 swimmers from the states of Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi competed in the swim meet held at the Brahan Spring Park Natatorium in Huntsville, AL.
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Baylor Kicks-Off 2013 at Nike Swim Short Course Invitational
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by Brian Gill on 2013-01-17 07:37:00
On January 12-13, the Baylor Swim Club hosted and competed in the 2013 Nike Swim Short Course Invitational. Over 500 swimmers from the states of Tennessee, Georgia, and, Alabama competed in the swim meet held at the Baylor School Natatorium. Special thanks to all the Baylor Swim Club parents that donated their time to volunteer this weekend.
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Baylor Claims Silver Medal Status for the 2013 Season
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by Brian Gill on 2013-01-08 07:00:00
What exciting news! The Baylor Swim Club has been awarded by United States Swimming the distinction of being a nationally ranked Sliver Medal swim club in the USA Swimming Club of Excellence program for the 2013 swimming season! What exactly does this mean? This means that Baylor Swim Club is recognized as one of the top clubs in the country based on organizational professionalism and athletic performance.
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Luke Kaliszak & Sam McHugh Break Team Records at Junior Nats
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by Brian Gill on 2013-01-07 12:15:00
Baylor Swim Club members Luke Kaliszak and Sam McHugh broke Baylor Swim Club team records at the 2012 Speedo Short Course Junior National Championships held at the University of Tennessee last December.
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Selby Breaks Barbados Swimming Records
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by Brian Gill on 2013-01-07 12:14:00
Baylor Swim Club / Baylor School Sophomore Christian Selby achieved four National Age Group records, and two National Open records for his home country of Barbados at the 2012 World Short Course Swimming Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Solid Performance for Baylor at Meet of Champions
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by Brian Gill on 2012-12-14 08:44:00
This past weekend, December 7-9, over forty Baylor Swim Club athletes traveled to the Williamson Co. Indoor Sports Complex in Brentwood, TN to compete competed in the 2011 Meet of Champions. Over 400 swimmers from the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, and, Alabama competed in the swim meet. This was a prelims / finals meet format, where if swimmers were able to place in the top 16 in prelims, then they would come back and swim in finals in the evening.
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Baylor Feeling Merry After Jingle Bell Classic Meet
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by Brian Gill on 2012-12-14 08:41:00
This past Saturday, December 8th, over sixty Baylor Swim Club athletes traveled to Dalton High School in Dalton, GA to race in the 2012 Jingle Bell Classic Meet. Over 200 swimmers from the states of Tennessee and Georgia competed in the swim meet. Congratulations to all Baylor swimmers for an outstanding meet on Saturday.
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Vredeveld, McHugh Lead Baylor on Day One of Winter Junior Nats
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by Brian Gill on 2012-12-07 06:24:00
On day one of the 2012 Speedo Winter Junior National Championships the Baylor Swim Club was off to a great start. Leading the way was Kristen Vredeveld on the girls side, and Sam McHugh for the boys. Vredeveld finished third overall in finals of the 50 yard freestyle swimming to a time of 23.11. McHugh had an outstanding 500 free in the preliminaries racing to a new personal best time of 4:25.59. He ended up taking eleventh place overall swimming in the consolation finals of the event.
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Five Baylor Swimmers Sign College National Letters of Intent
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by Brian Gill on 2012-11-16 12:12:00
On Thursday, November 14th five Baylor Swim Club / Baylor School athletes signed college national letters of intent. Four of the five athletes will be attending NCAA division I schools, while another will attend a highly competitive Division II program. "They are part of a pretty special group," Head Coach Dan Flack said. "I will match this particular class accomplishments against any other athletic team around here. They are 32-0 in dual meets with half a year to go, and they have won three state championships and two national championships and been ranked second the other year. And they have multiple, multiple state, even national records."
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One Hundred & Sixty Baylor Swimmers Compete in Martha Bass Invite
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by Brian Gill on 2012-11-16 09:16:00
This past weekend, November 10-11, 2012 the Baylor Swim Club hosted and competed in the 2012 Martha Bass Invitational. Over 850 swimmers from the states of Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and, Alabama competed in the swim meet held at the Baylor School Natatorium. The Baylor Swim Club had over 160 swimmers participate in the meet. This is the largest contingent of athletes that the Baylor Swim Club as ever brought to this meet. Special thanks to all the Baylor Swim Club parents that donated their time to volunteer this weekend.
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Ghosts & Goblins Haunt Baylor for Halloween
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by Brian Gill on 2012-11-02 07:54:00
On Tuesday evening, October 30th, the Baylor Swim Club and Diving Club had their annual Halloween Bash at the Baylor School. Over eighty swimmers and divers with ages ranging from five to fourteen-years-old dressed up in their Halloween costumes, and participated in the event.All members attending the party were also asked to bring at least two canned foods to be donated to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank to prepare for the holiday season.
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Head Coach Dan Flack Featured on SWIMSWAM
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by Brian Gill on 2012-11-02 07:10:00
On Thursday, November 2nd, Baylor Swim Club / Baylor School Head Coach Dan Flack was featured in a two part video series on SWIMSWAM.com. In part one, Garrett McCaffrey of SWIMSWAM talks with head coach Dan Flack about his training program, and in part two Dan Flack explains that even though he is the club and high school coach the program is a High School Team. See the links below for both of the videos.
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Baylor Makes a BIG SPLASH at Pilot Invitational in Knoxville
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by Brian Gill on 2012-11-01 10:17:00
This past weekend, October 26-27, over fifty Baylor Swim Club athletes competed in the 2012 Pilot Invitational in Knoxville, TN. Over 400 swimmers from the states of Tennessee and North Carolina competed in the swim meet held at the University of Tennessee's Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.
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Baylor Kicks Off 2012-2013 Season at Scenic City Invitational
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by Brian Gill on 2012-10-26 05:00:00
This past weekend, October 13-14, the Baylor Swim Club kicked off 2012-2013 short course season by competing in the 2012 Scenic City Invitational. The Baylor Swim Club brought a strong contingent of over sixty 10 & Under swimmers to the meet. Over 300 swimmers from the state of Tennessee competed in the swim meet held at the McCallie School. Special congratulations to all the new Baylor Swim Club athletes that participated in their first ever year round swim meet!
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McHugh Earns Four Medals at USA VS Japan Swimming Competition
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by Brian Gill on 2012-09-27 09:09:00
In his first international swimming competition, Baylor Swim Club member and Baylor School Junior Sam McHugh earned four medals in the National Club Swimming Association USA VS the Japan All-Star meet in Huntington Beach, California. McHugh brought home one silver medal and three bronze, the second largest medal haul of any of the American boys team members. Baylor Swim Club member and Baylor School Junior Luke Kaliszak also represented the USA in this competition.
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Baylor School Girls Win SwimmingWorld National Title!!!
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by Brian Gill on 2012-09-26 11:59:00
On Saturday, September 1st, the Baylor School girls collected their third Swimming World National High School Title in the past four years. That performance moved Baylor to third all-time with Ann Arbor (Mich.) Pioneer and Peddie School (N.J.) for the most team titles! With that significant triumph, Baylor earned a coveted spot on the cover of the September issue of Swimming World Magazine.
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Three Baylor Swimmers Qualify for International Competition
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by Brian Gill on 2012-09-20 05:00:00
Three members of the Baylor Swim Club and the Baylor School varsity swim team have been selected as National Swim Coaches Association All-Stars and will represent the United States in a dual meet against and All-Star team from Japan the weekend of September 21-23. Baylor juniors Luke Kaliszak and Sam McHugh, as well as sophomore Joey Carbone were selected based on their performance at the 2012 NCSA Junior National Swimming Championship last March.
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Six Athletes Named to 2011-2012 SES Age Group All-Star Team
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by Brian Gill on 2012-09-19 09:19:00
The Baylor Swim Club placed six athletes on the 2011-2012 Southeastern Swimming Age Group All-Star Team. The team was selected during the time period of September 1, 2011-August 31, 2012 from Short Course and Long Course Meters results. The following Baylor Swim Club athletes were selected to the All-Star Team:
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