Nashville Aquatic Club brought to a close a very successful 2008 with some incredible performances at the 7th annual NIKE Music City Invitational Meet at Centennial Sportsplex. NAC was led at the meet by 12 year old Riley Frost who won six individual events and established NAC Top 10 Performances in each of her seven swims. Eleven year old Emma Blackwood established a new Southeastern Swimming LSC Record for 11-12 Girls 200 yard Breaststroke. Emma's time of 2:27.03 bettered the mark of 2:27.50 set by Kirsten Groome of CMSA (2:27.50 in 2002). NAC Senior Group swimmers Parker Camp, Paschall Davis, and Deirdre Jones each swam to Long Course Junior National Qualifying Times while Maclin Davis, Garrett Keirns, Rachel Oakes, and Jarvis Werkhaven became the newest members of the NAC Travel Team. New Music City Invitational Meet Records were turned in by Chatham Dobbs (11-12 Boys 100 Fly), Hudson Dobbs (10&U Boys 50 Back), Erika Giuse (10&U Girls 100 Back), and the 11-12 Girls 200 Medley Relay (Pilkinton, Blackwood, Dimmick, Frost). Swimmers winning individual events for NAC were:  Kellyn Angell (2x), Emma Blackwood (2x), Parker Camp (1x), Andrew Dobbs (1x), Chatham Dobbs (2x), Hudson Dobbs (1x), Riley Frost (6x), Erika Giuse (4x), Megan Goss (1x), Anna Grainger (1x), Deirdre Jones (2x), and Garrett Keirns (1x).  Overall NAC swimmers swam to 4 Long Course Junior National Qualifying Times, 1 new Southeastern Swimming LSC Record, won 29 events, established 4 new Meet Records, swam to 42 new NAC Top 10 performances, achieved 43 new Southeastern Qualifying Times, and qualified 4 new members of the NAC Travel Team.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

Long Course Junior National Qualifying Times (4):
Parker Camp - 100 Back, 200 Back; Paschall Davis - 100 Free; Deirdre Jones - 100 Free
New NAC Travel Team Members (4):
Maclin Davis, Garrett Keirns, Rachel Oakes, Jarvis Werkhaven
New Southeastern Swimming LSC Records (1):
Emma Blackwood 11-12 Girls 200 yard Breaststroke - 2:27.03
New NAC Top 10 Performers (42):
Kellyn Angell (Senior G) - 100 Back (5); Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 50 Breast (3), 100 Breast (6), 200 Breast (2); Parker Camp (Senior B) - 100 Back (9); Maclin Davis (Senior B) - 100 Fly (9); Paschall Davis (Senior B) - 50 Free (7), 100 Free (8); Andrew Dobbs (13-14 B) - 50 Free (7), 100 Free (10), 100 Breast (9); Chatham Dobbs (11-12 B) - 50 Free (8), 100 Free (10), 50 Back (7), 100 Back (8), 50 Fly (2), 100 Fly (2); Hudson Dobbs (10&U B) - 50 Back (7); Riley Frost (11-12 G) - 50 Free (8), 100 Free (4), 200 Free (9), 500 Free (10), 100 Back (7), 100 Fly (3), 200 IM (8); Erika Giuse (10&U G) - 100 Back (8); Megan Goss (Senior G) - 100 Breast (6), 200 Breast (4); Anna Grainger (13-14 G) - 100 Back (5), 200 Back (2), 100 Fly (10), 200 Fly (9); Deirdre Jones (Senior G) - 50 Free (2), 100 Free (4), 200 Back (10), 200 Breast (10); Allison Maher (Senior G) - 100 Breast (8), 200 Breast (6); Sophie Pilkinton (11-12 G) - 200 IM (9); Nathan Stinson (13-14 B) - 500 Free (9); 11-12 Girls 200 Medley Relay - Pilkinton, Blackwood, Dimmick, Frost (3); 13-14 Boys 400 Free Relay - Dobbs, Fossee, Stinson, Ramsden (4)
New Music City Invitational Meet Records (4):
Chatham Dobbs (11-12 Boys) - 100 Fly; Hudson Dobbs (10&U B) - 50 Back; Erika Giuse (10&U G) - 100 Back; 11-12 Girls 200 Medley Relay (Pilkinton, Blackwood, Dimmick, Frost)
Event Winners (29):
Kellyn Angell (Senior G) - 100 Back, 200 Back; Emma Blackwood (11-12 Girls) - 50 Breast, 100 Breast; Parker Camp (Senior Boys) - 200 Back; Andrew Dobbs (13-14 B) - 100 Free; Chatham Dobbs (11-12 Boys) - 50 Fly, 100 Fly; Hudson Dobbs (10&U B) - 50 Back; Riley Frost (11-12 Girls) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free, 100 Fly, 200 IM; Erika Giuse (10&U G) - 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 IM, 200 IM; Megan Goss (Senior Girls) - 200 Breast; Anna Grainger (13-14 Girls) - 200 Fly; Deirdre Jones (Senior Girls) - 50 Free, 100 Free; Garrett Keirns (Senior Boys) - 200 Breast; 10&U Girls 200 Free Relay; 10&U Girls 200 Medley Relay, 11-12 Girls 200 Medley Relay; 13-14 Boys 400 Medley Relay, Senior Boys 400 Medley Relay
New SES Qualifying Times (43):
Casey Charles (10&U B) - 50 Back; Taylor Charles (13-14 B) - 100 Fly; Tommy Colaberdino (10&U B) - 50 Back; MacKenzie Cordan (13-14 G) - 100 Fly; Jane Anne Darken (11-12 G) - 50 Fly; Aspen Dimmick (11-12 G) - 100 Fly, 100 IM; Zach Driver (13-14 B) - 100 Free, 200 Fly; Andrew Dupuis (11-12 B) - 200 Free, 50 Back, 100 IM; Samantha Gafford (10&U G) - 200 IM; Carrie Johnson (11-12 G) - 200 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back, 50 Fly, 200 IM; Katie Kemp (11-12 G) - 50 Free; Sage Loh (10&U G) - 100 Breast; Rhett Lundy (13-14 B) - 100 Fly, 200 IM; Allison Maher (Senior G) - 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 IM; Will McCall (10&U B) - 50 Breast, 200 IM; Austin Morris (10&U B) - 100 Fly; Daniel Musselwhite (Senior B) - 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 400 IM; Ford Ray (10&U B) - 200 IM; JC Robbins (10&U G) - 50 Breast; Sara Staats (10&U G) - 200 IM; Elizabeth Stinson (11-12 G) - 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 IM; Tatum Wade (10&U G) - 100 Free, 200 IM; Kate Wiseman (Senior G) - 50 Free, 200 Breast; Xiuya Yao (10&U G) - 50 Free, 200 Free

Dakota Hodgson Wins 200 yard Butterfly at Short Course Junior Nationals!
For the first time in nearly a decade, USA Swimming held a Short Course Yards Junior National Championship Meet. The event was contested December 11-13 in Austin, Texas and featured many of the fastest 18 and Under swimmers in the United States. Though Nashville Aquatic Club was only represented by one swimmer, the team earned three scoring swims including an event championship. Seventeen year old NAC swimmer Dakota Hodgson pulled off a fantastic come from behind win on the way to claiming the title in the 200 yard Butterfly. Down 1.8 seconds with just 50 yards remaining, Hodgson used an incredible split to touch first in 1:47.14 and take the win by just .02 seconds. The swim narrowly missed the NAC Team Record of 1:47.11 held by Chas Morton. Additionally, Hodgson swam to a 10th place finish in the 100 yard Butterfly (49.25) and an 11th place finish in the 200 yard IM (1:51.49). Each of these swims placed Dakota in the NAC Top 10 for Senior Boys.

2009 Long Course US Open Qualifying Times (1):
Dakota Hodgson - 200 yard Butterfly
2009 Long Course Junior National Qualifying Times (3):
Dakota Hodgson - 100 yard Butterfly, 200 yard Butterfly, 200 yard Individual Medley
New NAC Top 10 Performers (18):
Dakota Hodgson (Senior Boys) - 100 Fly (2), 200 Fly (2), 200 IM (6)

Three NAC Swimmers Compete at Short Course National Championships!
NAC swimmers Parker Camp, Deirdre Jones, and Alexandra Pierce competed this past weekend at the 2008 USA Swimming Short Course National Championships. The three day meet was hosted at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia, site of the 1996 Olympic Games. The meet featured some of the fastest swimmers in the world such as Ryan Lochte, Matt Grevers, Mary Decenza, and Amanda Weir to name a few. Camp led the NAC swimmers with a 28th place finish in the 200 yard Backstroke. The time of 1:48.67 was also good enough to place 4th on the All-Time NAC Top 10 performances list. Camp also swam the 500 yard Freestyle. Deirdre Jones added a NAC Top 10 of her own with a 51.37 in the 100 yard Freestyle, good enough for 7th on the list. Jones also swam the 50 and 200 yard Freestyles. Alexandra Pierce swam the 100 yard Backstroke.

Junior National Qualifying Times (1):
Parker Camp - 200 yard Backstroke
New NAC Top 10 Performers (18):
Parker Camp (Senior Boys) - 200 Back (4); Deirdre Jones (Senior Girls) - 100 Free (7)

XCEL Meet of Champions - Annie Kyriakidis Sets New Team Record & Wins High Point!
18 NAC Swimmers Qualify for NIKE Music City Meet!

In the last tune-up meet before NAC's NIKE Music City Invitational, nearly seventy swimmers competed in the XCEL Meet of Champions in Brentwood. NAC newcomers Annie and Seth Kyriakidis swam their first meets for the team and posted some of the fastest swims in team history. Annie won six events, set a new team record, and swam to six NAC Top 10 performances on her way to winning the High Point Award for 10&Under Girls. Annie's time of 27.08 in the 50 yard Freestyle bettered the mark of 27.16 set by Sarah Peterson in 1999. Seth won the 10&Under Boys 50 yard Breaststroke and placed four swims in the NAC Top 10. Additionally, 18 NAC swimmers qualified for their first events for the NIKE Music City Invitational. In all, NAC swimmers swam to 1 new Team Record, 10 NAC Top 10 times, 1 High Point Champion, 7 Individual Event Wins, 8 new Southeastern Championship Qualifying Times, and 18 First Time NIKE Music City Meet Qualifiers.

New NAC Team Records (1):
Annie Kyriakidis 10&Under Girls 50 yard Freestyle - 27.08
New NAC Top 10 Performers (10):
Annie Kyriakidis (10&U G) - 50 Free (1), 50 Back (3), 50 Breast (7), 100 Breast (5), 50 Fly (2), 100 IM (5); Seth Kyriakidis (10&U B) - 500 Free (5), 50 Breast (3), 50 Fly (8), 100 Fly (10)
High Point Champions (1):
Annie Kyriakidis 10&Under Girls
Event Winners (7):
Annie Kyriakidis (10&U G) -50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 IM; Seth Kyriakidis (10&U B) - 50 Breast
New SES Qualifying Times (8):
Bailey Frost (13-14 G) - 100 Fly; KC Gordon (13-14 B) - 50 Free; Katelyn McEvoy (13-14 G) - 100 Free, 200 Free, 100 Fly; Matt McPherson (13-14 B) - 100 Back, 200 IM, 400 IM
First Time NIKE Music City Qualifiers (18):
Mollie Allen, Weston Bailey, Corinne Brooks, Kathryn Capizzi, LaraBeth Case, Becca Dedert, Katie Dewald, Elena Escalas, Marina Escalas, Bailey Frost, KC Gordon, Winston Hewett, Barrett Jones, Brenna Logan, Ben Osteen, Elijah Patrick, Tess MacCurdy, and Taryn Wade

Dobbs & Frost Win Seven Events Each to Lead NAC in Knoxville!

More than 130 Nashville Aquatic Club swimmers competed this past weekend at the 25th Annual Volunteer In vitational in Knoxville. NAC was led by 12 year olds Chatham Dobbs and Riley Frost who won seven individual events each. Frost achieved three new NAC Top 10 perormances while Dobbs added one of his own. Emma Blackwood, 11, also swam to three new NAC Top 10 Performances. Swimmers winning individual events for NAC were:  Emma Blackwood (3x), Parker Camp (1x), Chatham Dobbs (7x), Riley Frost (7x), Megan Goss (4x), Anna Grainger (1x), Elizabeth Grainger (1x), Dakota Hodgson (1x), Deirdre Jones (1x), Chase Lovelace (1x), and Jarvis Werkhaven (1x).  NAC Relays swam to ten new NAC Top 10 Performances and eight event wins. Overall NAC swimmers won 38 events, swam to 17 new NAC Top 10 performances, and achieved 50 new Southeastern Qualifying Times.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

New NAC Top 10 Performers (17):
Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 50 Breast (7), 100 Breast (8), 200 Breast (2); Chatham Dobbs (11-12 B) - 50 Fly (6); Riley Frost (11-12 G) - 200 Free (10), 500 Free (10), 100 IM (10); 13-14 Girls 200 Free Relay - Grainger, McCulla, Stark, Hazen (10); 13-14 Boys 200 Free Relay - Dobbs, Stinson, Nealy, Fossee (3); 13-14 Boys 200 Free Relay - Curtiss, Charles, Werkhaven, McPherson (7); 13-14 Boys 200 Medley Relay - Curtiss, Goss, Fossee, Dobbs (2); 13-14 Boys 200 Medley Relay - Nealy, Ramsden, Senn, Stinson (6); Senior Girls 200 Free Relay - Sanderson, Pierce, Grainger, Jones (6); Senior Boys 200 Free Relay - Pa. Davis, Bolton, Camp, Hodgson (4); Senior Boys 200 Free Relay - Varley, Keirns, Pe. Davis, Werkhaven (7); Senior Boys 200 Medley Relay - Camp, Lovelace, Hodgson, Pa. Davis (6); Senior Boys 200 Medley Relay - Bolton, Keirns, M. Davis, Varley (10)
Event Winners (38):
Emma Blackwood (11-12 Girls) - 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 200 IM; Parker Camp (Senior Boys) - 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM; Chatham Dobbs (11-12 Boys) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back, 50 Fly, 100 Fly; Riley Frost (11-12 Girls) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 100 IM; Megan Goss (Senior Girls) - 500 Free, 1000 Free, 100 Breast, 200 Breast; Anna Grainger (13-14 Girls) - 200 Back; Elizabeth Grainger (Senior Girls) - 200 Free; Dakota Hodgson (Senior Boys) - 200 Fly; Deirdre Jones (Senior Girls) - 50 Free; Chase Lovelace (Senior Boys) - 100 Breast; Jarvis Werkhaven (Senior Boys) - 200 Breast; 10&U Girls 200 Medley Relay, 11-12 Girls 200 Free Relay, 11-12 Girls 200 Medley Relay, Senior Girls 200 Free Relay, Senior Girls 200 Medley Relay, 13-14 Boys 200 Free Relay, Senior Boys 200 Free Relay, Senior Boys 200 Medley Relay
New SES Qualifying Times (50):
Brian Bolton (Senior B) - 200 IM; Victoria Campbell (10&U G) - 100 Free, 100 Fly, 100 IM; Taylor Charles (13-14 B) - 500 Free, 200 Fly, 400 IM; Ted Curtiss (13-14 B) - 50 Free, 100 Fly; Jane Anne Darken (11-12 G) - 50 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back; Zach Driver (13-14 B) - 100 Back; Andrew Dupuis (11-12 B) - 50 Free, 100 Back, 50 Fly, 100 Fly; Morgan Flynn (13-14 G) - 500 Free; Alex Goss (13-14 B) - 1650 Free; Megan Goss (Senior G) - 100 Fly; Alex Gray (11-12 B) - 100 Breast; Lillian Hazen (13-14 G) - 200 Free; Dakota Hodgson (Senior B) - 200 Back; Brenna Logan (10&U G) - 50 Free; Kyra Logan (Senior G) - 200 Free; Leigh Mattson (11-12 G) - 100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free, 100 Back; Keely McCulla (13-14 G) - 100 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 Fly; Katelyn McEvoy (13-14 G) - 200 Fly; Matt McPherson (13-14 B) - 100 Breast, 200 Breast; Austin Morris (10&U B) - 50 Fly; Wesley Nealy (13-14 B) - 1650 Free; Alexandra Pierce (Senior G) - 500 Free; Eli Rawls (11-12 B) - 50 Breast; Jeremy Senn (13-14 B) - 100 Free, 400 IM; Nathan Stinson (13-14 B) - 1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Fly; Carissa Waller (13-14 G) - 500 Free, 200 Fly; Falkner Werkhaven (13-14 B) - 100 Breast, 200 Breast; Stephanie Wild (Senior G) - 100 Back

NAC Wins a Very Competitive October Open - Sophie Pilkinton Wins 6 Events!

Nashville Aquatic Club swimmers claimed a hard fought victory over some very strong swim clubs from across the Southeast this weekend at the 2008 October Open this weekend at Centennial Sortsplex. The meet drew more than nine hundred swimmers from Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Iowa, Indiana, and Kentucky. NAC was led by 12 year old Sophie Pilkinton who won six individual events and led the 11-12 Girls to victories in both the 200 Free and 200 Medley Relays. NAC All-Time Top 10 performances were achieved by Emma Blackwood (11-12 Girls 50 Breast & 100 Breast), and Ophelia Pilkinton (8&Under Girls 25 Free & 50 Free). Additional swimmers winning individual events for NAC were:  Emma Blackwood (2x), Brian Bolton (1x), Parker Camp (1x), Paschall Davis (1x), Andrew Dobbs (2x), Erika Giuse (4x), Dakota Hodgson (2x), Deirdre Jones (1x), Ophelia Pilkinton (3x), and Caroline Reeves (1x).  Overall NAC swimmers won 28 events, swam to 4 new NAC Top 10 performances, and achieved 54 new Southeastern Qualifying Times.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

New NAC Top 10 Performers (4):
Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 50 Breast (7), 100 Breast (8); Ophelia Pilkinton (8&U G) - 25 Free (8), 50 Free (10)
Event Winners (28):
Emma Blackwood (11-12 Girls) - 50 Breast, 100 Breast; Brian Bolton (Senior Boys) - 100 Back; Parker Camp (Senior Boys) - 200 Back; Paschall Davis (Senior Boys) - 100 Free; Andrew Dobbs (13-14 Boys) - 50 Free, 100 Free; Erika Giuse (10&U Girls) - 200 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back, 200 IM; Dakota Hodgson (Senior Boys) - 200 Free, 200 IM; Deirdre Jones (Senior Girls) - 50 Free; Ophelia Pilkinton (8&U Girls) - 100 Free, 50 Back, 50 Breast; Sophie Pilkinton (11-12 Girls) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 50 Fly, 100 IM, 200 IM; Caroline Reeves (Senior Girls) - 100 Breast; 8&U Girls 100 Free Relay; 8&U Girls 100 Medley Relay, 11-12 Girls 200 Free Relay, 11-12 Girls 200 Medley Relay
New SES Qualifying Times (54):
Seth Akers-Campbell (Senior B) - 200 Back; Sarah Grace Black (10&U G) - 50 Back, 100 Back; Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 100 Free, 100 Back; Reece Boyd (13-14 B) - 50 Free; Victoria Campbell (10&U G) - 200 IM; David Charles (13-14 B) - 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM; Adam Cornett (Senior B) - 50 Free; Ted Curtiss (13-14 B) - 500 Free, 100 Breast; Jane Anne Darken (11-12 G) - 100 Breast, 200 IM; Maclin Davis (Senior B) - 100 Breast, 400 IM; Paschall Davis (Senior B) - 100 Fly, 200 IM; Lizzie Drummond (10&U G) - 50 Breast; Philip Fossee (13-14 B) - 1000 Free, 200 Fly; Samantha Gafford (10&U G) - 100 Back; Katrina Keirns (Senior G) - 400 IM; Katie Kemp (11-12 G) - 100 Free, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 200 IM; Pat Killian (Senior B) - 200 IM; Brenna Logan (10&U G) - 100 Breast; Alex Lundy (13-14 B) - 100 Free; Rhett Lundy (13-14 B) - 400 IM; Allison Maher (Senior G) - 400 IM; Tate Ramsden (13-14 B) - 100 Breast, 400 IM; Ford Ray (10&U B) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 100 IM; Sam Sloan (Senior B) - 200 Breast; Sara Staats (11-12 G) - 200 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 100 IM; Bailey Vernon (10&U G) - 100 Breast; Tatum Wade (10&U G) - 200 Free; Madison Wenzler (Senior B) - 50 Free, 100 Free; Falkner Werkhaven (13-14 B) - 200 IM, 400 IM; Xiuya Yao (10&U G) - 50 Back, 100 Back, 50 Fly, 200 IM

2008-2009 Short Course Season Begins at XCEL Fall Fest Meet - Ophelia Pilkinton Wins 5 Events!

The 2008-2009 Short Course swim season is officially underway! Nashville Aquatic Club had more than 160 swimmers compete at the XCEL Fall Fest swim meet at the Williamson County Indoor Sports Complex.  Despite the meet being very early in the season, NAC swimmers achieved many personal best times and fantastic efforts.  Riley Frost swam to a new NAC All-Time Top 10 performance in the 11-12 Girls 100 yard Freestyle. Swimmers winning individual events for NAC were:  Seth Akers-Campbell (1x), Kellyn Angell (3x), Emma Blackwood (4x), Parker Camp (2x), Michelle Chintanaphol (1x), Adam Cornett (1x), Maclin Davis (3x), Riley Frost (3x), Alex Goss (1x), Megan Goss (2x), Anna Grainger (2x), Lillian Hazen (2x), Dakota Hodgson (4x), Deirdre Jones (2x), Ophelia Pilkinton (5x), Sophie Pilkinton (1x), Nathan Stinson (2x), Carissa Waller (1x), and Youli Yao (1x).  Overall NAC swimmers won 42 events, swam to 1 new NAC Top 10 performance, and achieved 62 new Southeastern Qualifying Times.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

New NAC Top 10 Performers (1):
Riley Frost (11-12 Girls) - 100 Free (9th)
Event Winners (42):
Seth Akers-Campbell (Senior B) - 1000 Free; Kellyn Angell (Senior G) - 100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Fly; Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 50 Free, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 200 IM; Parker Camp (Senior B) - 100 Back, 200 Back; Michelle Chintanaphol (13-14 G) - 200 Free; Adam Cornett (13-14 B) - 100 Free; Maclin Davis (13-14 B) - 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 IM; Riley Frost (11-12 G) - 100 Free, 50 Back, 100 Fly; Alex Goss (13-14 B) - 100 Breast; Megan Goss (Senior G) - 500 Free, 1000 Free; Anna Grainger (13-14 G) - 100 Back, 200 IM; Lillian Hazen (13-14 G) - 100 Fly, 200 Fly; Dakota Hodgson (Senior B) - 200 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 IM; Deirdre Jones (Senior G) - 100 Free, 200 Free; Ophelia Pilkinton (8&U G) - 25 Free, 50 Free, 100 Free, 50 Back, 100 IM; Sophie Pilkinton (11-12 G) - 500 Free; Nathan Stinson (13-14 B) - 500 Free, 1000 Free; Carissa Waller (11-12 G) - 1000 Free; Youli Yao (8&U G) - 50 Breast; 11-12 Girls 200 Free Relay
New SES Qualifying Times (62):
Seth Akers-Campbell (Senior B) - 200 IM; Sloane Baxter (13-14 G) - 100 Back; Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 50 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 IM; Reece Boyd (13-14 B) - 100 Breast; Victoria Campbell (10&U G) - 50 Fly; MacKenzie Cordan (13-14 G) - 200 Fly; Jane Anne Darken (11-12 G) - 100 Fly, 100 IM; Maclin Davis (13-14 B) - 200 Breast; Aspen Dimmick (11-12 G) - 50 Fly; Andrew Dobbs (13-14 B) - 500 Free, 100 Breast; Hudson Dobbs (10&U B) - 200 Free; Zach Driver (13-14 B) - 50 Free, 100 Fly; Philip Fossee (13-14 B) - 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM; Samantha Gafford (10&U G) - 50 Back; Dakota Hodgson (Senior B) - 200 Breast; Garrett Keirns (Senior B) - 100 Back; Katie Kemp (11-12 G) - 50 Breast; Brenna Logan (10&U G) - 200 Free, 100 Back, 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 100 IM, 200 IM; Alex Lundy (13-14 B) - 200 Free; Rhett Lundy (13-14 B) - 200 Fly; Will McCall (10&U B) - 100 Breast; Sophie Pilkinton (11-12 G) - 100 Fly; Tate Ramsden (13-14 B) - 100 Fly; Ford Ray (10&U B) - 50 Fly, 100 Back; Sam Sloan (Senior B) - 200 Free, 100 Breast; Sara Staats (11-12 G) - 50 Back, 100 Back; Nathan Stinson (13-14 B) - 1000 Free, 200 IM; Harrison Turney (13-14 B) - 200 Back; Bailey Vernon (10&U G) - 100 Free, 200 Free, 50 Breast, 200 IM; Tatum Wade (10&U G) - 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 100 IM; Carissa Waller (11-12 G) - 1000 Free; Falkner Werkhaven (13-14 B) - 100 Back, 200 Back; Jarvis Werkhaven (Senior B) - 100 Back; Xiuya Yao (10&U G) - 100 IM

Dakota Hodgson Qualifies for National Junior Team & Sets SES Record at Junior Nationals!

After a year of training with four NAC athletes who were members of the 2007-2008 USA Swimming National Junior Team (Caroline Reeves, Hayes Johnson, Curtis Lovelace, Jackson Wilcox), sixteen year old swimmer Dakota Hodgson decided he wanted to achieve the same feat. Swimming in the finals of the 200 meter Butterfly at the 2008 Junior National Championships in Minneapolis, he achieved just that, swimming to a very fast 2:01.16. The time was .03 under the automatic National Junior Team standard of 2:01.19. The swim also broke Chas Morton's 15-16 Boys Southeastern Swimming LSC record of 2:02.16 set in 1987. Hodgson also swam to a seventh place in the 100 meter Butterfly with a 55.36, just .07 off the Southeastern Record. Fellow sixteen year old Parker Camp, swam to a twenty-fourth place fin ish in the 400 meter Freestyle. Camp's 4:02.13 time from prelims was very close to the Summer National standard. NAC Top 10 all time performances were turned in by Parker Camp (2x), Dakota Hodgson (2x), Chase Lovelace (2x), Deirdre Jones (1x), and William Varley (1x), as well as the Senior Boys 400 Free Relay. In all the team qualified one swimmer for the 2008-2009 USA Swimming National Junior Team, swam to 6 USA Swimming Short Course (December) National Qualifying Times, 1 new Southeastern Swimming LSC Record, 9 NAC Top 10 All Time Performances, 5 swims placing in the Top 10 at the meet.

USA Swimming 2008-2009 National Junior Team Qualifiers (1):
Dakota Hodgson
New Southeastern Swimming LSC Records (1):
Dakota Hodgson 15-16 Boys 200 meter Butterfly - 2:01.16
USA Swimming Short Course (December) National Qualifying Times (6):
Kellyn Angell - 100 Back; Parker Camp - 400 Free, 200 Back; Dakota Hodgson - 100 Fly, 200 Fly; Deirdre Jones - 50 Free
New NAC Top 10 Performers (9):
Parker Camp (Senior B) - 400 Free (6), 200 Back (10); Dakota Hodgson (Senior B) - 100 Fly (3), 200 Fly (2); Deirdre Jones (Senior G) - 50 Free (7); Chase Lovelace (Senior B) - 100 Breast (6), 200 Breast (8); William Varley (Senior B) - 50 Free (10); Senior Boys 400 Free Relay (9) - Dakota Hodgson, William Varley, Parker Camp, Jack Murfee
Junior National Top 24 Finishes (5):
Parker Camp (Open B) - 400 Free (24); Dakota Hodgson (Open B) - 100 Fly (7), 200 Fly (4); Open Boys 400 Free Relay (18) - Dakota Hodgson, William Varley, Parker Camp, Jack Murfee; Open Boys 400 Medley Relay (21) - Jack Murfee, Chase Lovelace, Dakota Hodgson, William Varley

Four NAC Close Their Incredible Long Course Season at US Open!

It is a hard thing to come back one month after perhaps the most exciting meet in USA Swimming history (Olympic Trials) and compete at a high level. Despite this and some problems with illness, four NAC swimmers gave their all and posted some great swims at the 2008 US Open in Minneapolis. Andrew Mitchell placed 22nd in the 200 meter Individual Medley and 24th in the 100 meter Butterfly. Mitchell also swam the 100 meter Backstroke (31st) and the 200 meter Butterfly (33rd). Jackson Wilcox placed 24th in the 200 meter Freestyle and also competed in the 400 meter Freestyle (30th), 200 meter Butterfly (40th), and 400 meter Individual Medley (48th). Sarah Peterson swam to a lifetime best time in the 100 meter Backstroke (placing 46th) and earned the 5th spot on NAC's All-Time Top Performances List. Sarah also competed in the 200 meter Freestyle (31st) and swam a time trial in the 100 meter Free. Caroline Reeves competed in the 100 meter Breaststroke (31st) and 200 meter Breaststroke (42nd).

New NAC Top 10 Performers (1):
Sarah Peterson (Open G) - 100 Back (5)

13 NAC Swimmers Lead Southeastern All-Star Team at Southern Zones - Riley Frost Breaks Twenty-Seven Year Old Team Record in 100 Free!
Anna Grainger Qualifies for NAC Travel Team - Paschall Davis Wins 50 & 100 Free!

Thirteen NAC Swimmers represented the club and Southeastern Swimming at the 2008 Southern Zone All-Star Team Meet in Atlanta, Georgia July 29-August 2. Among the many highlights by NAC swimmers at Zones was a new Team Record by Riley Frost in the 11-12 Girls 100 meter Freestyle. Frost's 1:01.22 broke the preious record of 1:01.24 set by Buffy Krieger way back in 1981. Paschall Davis claimed first place finishes in both the 15-18 Boys 50 meter Freestyle and 15-18 Boys 100 meter Freestyle, both in Junior National Qualifying Times. Anna Grainger placed in the top 10 in three events and qualified as the newest member of NAC's Travel Team in the 200 meter Backstroke. Megan Goss swam to the most top ten finishes by any NAC member (4). In addition, new NAC Top 10 All-Time Performances were turned in by Maclin Davis (3x), Anna Grainger (3x), Riley Frost (2x), Chatham Dobbs (2x), Adam Cornett (2x), Paschall Davis (1x), Rhett Lundy (1x), and Emma Blackwood (1x). The team was comprised of 48 members of Southeastern Swimming who qualified for the All-Star Team at Southeasterns. The NAC members of Team SES were Emma Blackwood, Brian Bolton, Adam Cornett, Maclin Davis, Paschall Davis, Chatham Dobbs, Riley Frost, Megan Goss, Anna Grainger, Rhett Lundy, Allison Maher, Alex Pierce, and Nathan Stinson. In all the team swam to 2 Junior National Qualifying Times, 1 new NAC Team Record, 15 NAC Top 10 All Time Performances, 23 swims placing in the Top 10 at the meet.

Junior National Qualifying Times (2):
Paschall Davis - 50 meter Free, 100 meter Free
New NAC Travel Team Qualifiers (1):
Anna Grainger
Southeastern Swimming Zone All-Star Team Members (13):
Emma Blackwood, Riley Frost, Rhett Lundy, Chatham Dobbs, Anna Grainger, Nathan Stinson, Maclin Davis, Adam Cornett, Alexandra Pierce, Megan Goss, Allison Maher, Brian Bolton, Paschall Davis
New NAC Team Records (1):
Riley Frost 11-12 Girls 100 meter Freestyle - 1:01.22
New NAC Top 10 Performers (15):
Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 50 Breast (5); Adam Cornett (Senior B) - 100 Free (8), 200 Free (8); Maclin Davis (13-14 B) - 100 Back (3), 200 Back (4), 100 Fly (2); Paschall Davis (Senior B) - 50 Free (6); Chatham Dobbs (11-12 B) - 100 Free (7), 50 Fly (4); Riley Frost (11-12 G) - 100 Free (1), 200 Free (4); Anna Grainger (13-14 G) - 100 Back (6), 200 Back (3), 200 IM (6); Rhett Lundy (11-12 B) - 50 Breast (7)
Southern Zone Meet Top 10 Finishes (23):
Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 50 Breast (2), 100 Breast (4); Brian Bolton (15-18 B) - 100 Back (5), 200 Back (8); Adam Cornett (13-14 B) - 50 Free (8), 100 Free (10); Paschall Davis (15-18 B) - 50 Free (1), 100 Free (1); Chatham Dobbs (11-12 B) - 50 Back (10); Riley Frost (11-12 G) - 50 Free (9), 100 Free (5), 200 Free (8); Megan Goss (15-18 G) - 400 Free (8), 800 Free (7), 100 Breast (7), 400 IM (10); Anna Grainger (13-14 G) - 100 Back (9), 200 Back (5), 200 IM (7); Alexandra Pierce (15-18 G) - 100 Back (10), 200 IM (8)

NAC Swimmers Cruise to Team's 35th LSC Championship (Eight of the Last Nine)!
Frost Wins High Point Award - Senior Boys Set Team Record in 400 Medley Relay!

For the eighth time in the last nine Southeastern Swimming LSC Championship Meets, the team title has gone to the swimmers of Nashville Aquatic Club. The nearly 600 point victory was the team's 35th all-time LSC Championship. 12 year old Riley Frost was awarded the high point award for 11-12 Girls behind first place finishes in five of her seven events. Chatham Dobbs, though only 11 years old, was the high point runner-up for 11-12 Boys winning three individual events. The Senior Boys 400 meter Medley Relay of Alan Maher, Curtis Lovelace, Dakota Hodgson, and Jackson Wilcox set a new Team Record with their time of 3:49.19 (old record 3:50.99 set earlier this summer). Swimmers Hayes Johnson, Curtis Lovelace, Alan Maher, and Jackson Wilcox each swam to multiple US Open (Summer National) Qualifying Times. NAC swimmers also piled up 24 Individual and 3 relay Junior National Qualifying Times. William Varley qualified for the Junior Nationals and became NAC's latest member of the Travel Team. An amazing thirteen NAC Swimmers qualified for Southeastern Swimming's Zone All-Star Team that will compete in Atlanta, Georgia. The team will be comprised of 48 members of Southeastern Swimming who qualified for the All-Star Team at Southeasterns. The NAC members of Team SES are Emma Blackwood, Brian Bolton, Adam Cornett, Maclin Davis, Paschall Davis, Chatham Dobbs, Riley Frost, Megan Goss, Anna Grainger, Rhett Lundy, Allison Maher, Alex Pierce, and Nathan Stinson. Individual Southeastern Championship Event Wins were turned in by the following swimmers: Riley Frost (5x), Maclin Davis (3x), Chatham Dobbs (3x), Curtis Lovelace (3x), Jackson Wilcox (3x), Alan Maher (2x), Allison Maher (2x), Emma Blackwood (1x), Adam Cornett (1x), Maddie Garrett (1x), Megan Goss (1x), Dakota Hodgson (1x), and Caroline Reeves (1x). In all the team swam to 10 US Open (Summer National) Qualifying Times, 27 Junior National Qualifying Times, 1 new NAC Team Record, 50 NAC Top 10 All Time Performances, 1 Individual High Point Champion, 3 Team Age Group High Point Champions, 32 Southeastern Event Champions, and qualified 13 swimmers for Southeastern Swimming's Zone All-Star Team.

2008 US Open (Summer National) Qualifying Times (10):
Hayes Johnson - 100 meter Back, 200 meter IM; Curtis Lovelace - 100 meter Breast, 200 meter Breast, 200 meter IM; Alan Maher - 100 meter Back, 200 meter Back; Jackson Wilcox - 200 meter Free, 200 meter Fly; Boys 400 meter Medley Relay
Junior National Qualifying Times (27):
Parker Camp - 200 meter Back; Taylor Camp - 100 meter Fly, 200 meter Fly; Paschall Davis - 50 meter Free, 100 meter Free; Dakota Hodgson - 200 meter Free, 400 meter Free, 200 meter IM; Hayes Johnson - 200 meter Free, 100 meter Back, 200 meter IM; Chase Lovelace - 100 meter Breast, 200 meter Breast; Curtis Lovelace - 100 meter Breast, 200 meter Breast, 100 meter Fly, 200 meter IM; Jack Murfee - 100 meter Back; Caroline Reeves - 100 meter Breast, 200 meter Breast; William Varley - 100 meter Free; Jackson Wilcox - 100 meter Free, 200 meter Free, 200 meter Fly; Girls 400 meter Medley Relay; Boys 400 meter Free Relay "A"; Boys 400 meter Free Relay "B"
New NAC Travel Team Qualifiers (1):
William Varley
Southeastern Swimming Zone All-Star Team Qualifiers (13):
Emma Blackwood, Riley Frost, Rhett Lundy, Chatham Dobbs, Anna Grainger, Nathan Stinson, Maclin Davis, Adam Cornett, Alexandra Pierce, Megan Goss, Allison Maher, Brian Bolton, Paschall Davis
New NAC Team Records (1):
Senior Boys 400 Medley Relay - Alan Maher, Curtis Lovelace, Dakota Hodgson, Jackson Wilcox - 3:49.19
High Point Awards (5):
Riley Frost (11-12 Girls) - Champion; Chatham Dobbs (11-12 Boys) - Runner-Up; 11-12 Girls Team Champion; Senior Girls Team Champion; Senior Boys Team Champion
New NAC Top 10 Performers (50):
Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 50 Breast (7), 100 Breast (3); Taylor Camp (Senior B) - 200 Fly (10); Adam Cornett (Senior B) - 50 Free (2), 100 Free (8), 200 Free (8); Maclin Davis (13-14 B) - 50 Free (7), 100 Back (3), 200 Back (5), 100 Fly (3); Paschall Davis (Senior B) - 50 Free (9), 100 Free (10); Andrew Dobbs (13-14 B) - 50 Free (8), 100 Free (9); Chatham Dobbs (11-12 B) - 50 Free (4), 50 Back (8), 100 Back (5), 50 Fly (4), 100 Fly (6); Hudson Dobbs (10&U B) - 50 Back (6), 100 Back (9); Riley Frost (11-12 G) - 50 Free (5), 100 Free (2), 200 Free (6), 400 Free (8), 100 Back (9), 100 Fly (4); Anna Grainger (13-14 G) - 200 IM (8); Hayes Johnson (Senior B) - 200 Free (6); Chase Lovelace (Senior B) - 100 Breast (7), 200 Breast (9); Curtis Lovelace (Senior B) - 100 Fly (8), 200 IM (4); Rhett Lundy (11-12 B) - 50 Breast (7), 100 Breast (5), 200 IM (10); Alan Maher (Senior B) - 200 Back (7); Allison Maher (13-14 G) - 100 Breast (8); Will McCall (10&U B) - 50 Back (9); Matt McPherson (11-12 B) - 100 Breast (9); Austin Morris (8&U B) - 50 Breast (10); Nathan Stinson (13-14 B) - 1500 Free (8); Jackson Wilcox (Senior B) - 100 Free (3); 11-12 Girls 200 Medley Relay (8) - Riley Frost, Emma Blackwood, Katelyn McEvoy, Sophie Pilkinton; 11-12 Boys 200 Free Relay (10) - Chatham Dobbs, Rhett Lundy, John Higham, Matt McPherson; 13-14 Girls 400 Medley Relay (7) - Anna Grainger, Allison Maher, Lillian Hazen, Bridget Killian; 13-14 Boys 400 Medley Relay (3) - Maclin Davis, Alex Goss, Adam Cornett, Andrew Dobbs; 13-14 Boys 400 Free Relay (2) - Andrew Dobbs, Nathan Stinson, Maclin Davis, Adam Cornett; Senior Boys 400 Medley Relay (1) - Alan Maher, Curtis Lovelace, Dakota Hodgson, Jackson Wilcox; Senior Boys 400 Free Relay (5) - Paschall Davis, Hayes Johnson, Taylor Camp, Jackson Wilcox
Southeastern Event Champions (32):
Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 100 Breast; Adam Cornett (13-14 B) - 50 Free; Maclin Davis (13-14 B) - 100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Fly; Chatham Dobbs (11-12 B) - 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Fly; Riley Frost (11-12 G) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 400 Free, 100 Fly; Maddie Garrett (Open G) - 200 Fly; Megan Goss (Open G) - 800 Free; Dakota Hodgson (Open B) - 400 IM; Curtis Lovelace (Open B) - 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM; Alan Maher (Open B) - 100 Back, 200 Back; Allison Maher (13-14 G) - 100 Breast, 200 Breast; Caroline Reeves (Open G) - 100 Breast; Jackson Wilcox (Open B) - 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Fly; 13-14 Boys 400 Free Relay; 13-14 Boys 400 Medley Relay; Senior Girls 400 Medley Relay; Senior Boys 400 Free Relay; Senior Boys 400 Medley Relay

Four NAC Swimmers Make Their First Southeastern Long Course Championship Cuts at Last Chance Time Trials Meet!

For some it was a great send off to a record breaking long course season for Nashville Aquatic Club. For others, it was the last chance to qualify for the 2008 Southeastern Long Course Championship Meet. Whatever the motivation, more than thirty NAC swimmers swam some very impressive times at the Sportsplex. Fourteen new Southeastern Cuts were achieved and four NAC swimmers qualified for their first events of the season! First time qualifiers included: Bailey Frost (50 Free), Carson Hewett (50 Breast, 100 Breast), Max Kemp (50 Free), and Stephanie Wild (100 Back). The following swimmers added qualifying times for Southeasterns: Philip Fossee (200 IM), Samantha Gafford (200 IM), Ford Ray (100 Free, 200 Free), Elizabeth Stinson (50 Free, 100 Free), Juliana Turney (50 Fly), Falkner Werkhaven (200 Back), and Xiuya Yao (50 Fly). Congratulations to all NAC swimmers who participated and all of our great parent volunteers who answered the call on short notice.

Record Fourteen Swimmers Represent NAC at 2008 USA Swimming Olympic Trials
Wilcox Places 11th in 400 meter Freestyle - Samantha Vanderbilt Qualifies for Semi-Finals in 100 Back
Hayes Johnson Selected to Represent Team USA in FINA World Youth Championships
Mitchell & Lovelace Break Southeastern Swimming LSC Records - Nine NAC Team Records Broken

Many of the more than 1200 athletes competing at the 2008 USA Swimming Olympic Team Trials in Omaha were simply happy to be there and take in the sights. Not so for the record fourteen athletes representing Nashville Aquatic Club who had their sights on many of the most impressive performances in team history! Each day of competition brought record swims, massive time drops, and reward for years of hard work to NAC athletes. Two NAC swimmers placed swims in the top 16 overall for their events as Jackson Wilcox swam to an 11th place finish in the men's 400 meter Freestyle while Samantha Vanderbilt placed 14th in the semi-finals of the women's 100 meter Backstroke (9th place finish in prelims). Hayes Johnson secured another week away from home as his incredible 2:01.81 performance in the men's 200 meter Backstroke earned him a spot on Team USA's delegation to the FINA World Youth Championships in Monterrey Mexico July 8-13. The team will be comprised of the fastest boy and girl from each event born after January 1, 1990. Andrew Mitchell and Curtis Lovelace led a NAC barrage on both the Southeastern Swimming LSC and NAC Team Record Books. Mitchell set a new Southeastern LSC Record in the 17-18 Boys 200 meter Individual Medley (2:03.17 - old record 2:04.00 by Mitchell in 2007). Curtis Lovelace established a new Southeastern LSC Record in the 17-18 Boys 200 meter Breaststroke (2:16.84 - old record 2:17.15 by former Olympian Daniel Watters in 1988). The two swims were new part of the amazing NINE new NAC Team Records. Mitchell added new NAC Team Records in the Senior Boys 100 Fly (54.30 - old record 55.27 by Jordan Slaughter set two days earlier in a time trial) and Senior Boys 200 meter Butterfly (2:00.88 - old record 2:01.99 by Chas Morton in 1988). Curtis Lovelace added a new NAC Team Record in the Senior Boys 100 meter Breaststroke (1:03.24 - old record 1:03.44 by Kevin Kling in 1997). Former Auburn University swimmer Joey Schneider set new NAC Team Records in the Senior Boys 50 meter Freestyle (23.13 - old record 23.49 by Schneider in 2008) and Senior Boys 100 meter Freestyle (50.65 - old record 51.08 by Shaun Phillips in 2006). Former Stanford University swimmer Shaun Phillips set a new NAC Team Record in the Senior Boys 200 meter Freestyle (1:48.79 - old record 1:49.01 by Phillips in 2007). Recent University of Florida graduate Samantha Vanderbilt set a new NAC Team Record in the 100 meter Backstroke (1:01.85 - old record - 1:02.95 by Vanderbilt in 2007). In all the team placed one swimmer on the USA National Team competing at the FINA World Youth Championships, swam to 2 new Southeastern Swimming LSC Records, 9 new NAC Team Records, 21 NAC Top 10 All Time Performances, 2 swims placing in the top 16 overall, 9 swims placing in the top 24 overall, and swam to over 70% lifetime best times.

Swimmers Selected to Team USA for FINA World Youth Championships (1):
Hayes Johnson - 200 meter Backstroke
2008 US Open (Summer Nationals) Qualifying Times (29):
Macie Garrett - 400 meter Freestyle; Dakota Hodgson - 200 meter Butterfly; Hayes Johnson - 100 meter Backstroke, 200 meter Backstroke; Curtis Lovelace - 100 meter Breaststroke, 200 meter Breaststroke, 200 meter Individual Medley; Alan Maher - 100 meter Backstroke; Jacqueline Martin-Lacey - 200 meter Butterfly; Andrew Mitchell - 100 meter Butterfly, 200 meter Butterfly, 200 meter Individual Medley, 400 meter Individual Medley; Sarah Peterson - 100 meter Freestyle, 200 meter Freestyle; Shaun Phillips - 200 meter Freestyle; Caroline Reeves - 100 meter Breaststroke, 200 meter Breaststroke; Joey Schneider - 50 meter Freestyle, 100 meter Freestyle, 200 meter Freestyle; Jordan Slaughter - 100 meter Butterfly, 200 meter Butterfly; Samantha Vanderbilt - 100 meter Backstroke, 200 meter Backstroke; Jackson Wilcox - 200 meter Freestyle, 400 meter Freestyle, 1500 meter Freestyle, 200 meter Butterfly
2008 USA Swimming Junior Nationals (18&Under) Qualifying Times (17):
Dakota Hodgson - 100 meter Butterfly, 200 meter Butterfly; Hayes Johnson - 100 meter Backstroke, 200 meter Backstroke; Curtis Lovelace - 100 meter Breaststroke, 200 meter Breaststroke, 200 meter Individual Medley; Andrew Mitchell - 100 meter Butterfly, 200 meter Butterfly, 200 meter Individual Medley, 400 meter Individual Medley; Caroline Reeves - 100 meter Breaststroke, 200 meter Breaststroke; Jackson Wilcox - 200 meter Freestyle, 400 meter Freestyle, 1500 meter Freestyle, 200 meter Butterfly
New Southeastern Swimming LSC Records (2):
Curtis Lovelace 17-18 Boys 200 meter Breaststroke - 2:16.84; Andrew Mitchell 17-18 Boys 200 meter Individual Medley - 2:03.17
New NAC Team Records (9):
Curtis Lovelace Senior Boys 100 meter Breaststroke - 1:03.24; Curtis Lovcelace Senior Boys 200 meter Breaststroke - 2:16.84; Andrew Mitchell Senior Boys 100 meter Butterfly - 54.30; Andrew Mitchell Senior Boys 200 meter Butterfly - 2:00.88; Andrew Mitchell Senior Boys 200 meter Individual Medley - 2:03.17; Shaun Phillips Senior Boys 200 meter Freestyle - 1:48.79; Joey Schneider Senior Boys 50 meter Freestyle - 23.13; Joey Schneider Senior Boys 100 meter Freestyle - 50.65; Samantha Vanderbilt Senior Girls 100 meter Backstroke - 1:01.85
New NAC Top 10 Performers (21):
Dakota Hodgson (Senior Boys) - 200 Fly (4); Hayes Johnson (Senior Boys) - 100 Back (2), 200 Back (2); Curtis Lovelace (Senior Boys) - 100 Breast (1), 200 Breast (1), 200 IM (4); Alan Maher (Senior Boys) - 100 Back (5); Andrew Mitchell (Senior Boys) - 100 Fly (1), 200 Fly (1), 200 IM (1); Shaun Phillips (Senior Boys) - 200 Fre (1); Caroline Reeves (Senior Girls) - 200 Breast (2); Joey Schneider (Senior Boys) - 50 Free (1), 100 Free (1), 200 Free (2); Jordan Slaughter (Senior Boys) - 100 Fly (2); Samantha Vanderbilt (Senior Girls) - 100 Back (1), 200 Back (3); Jackson Wilcox (Senior Boys) - 400 Free (2), 1500 Free (2), 200 Fly (3)
Complete Swimmer Results:
Macie Garrett - 400 meter Freestyle (4:19.39 - 56th), 800 meter Freestyle (9:07.48 - 54th); Dakota Hodgson - 200 meter Butterfly (2:02.92 - 52nd) - TIME TRIALS 100 meter Butterfly (56.85), 200 meter Butterfly (2:02.17); Hayes Johnson - 100 meter Backstroke (56.92 - 35th), 200 meter Backstroke (2:01.81 - 23rd); Curtis Lovelace - 100 meter Breaststroke (1:03.24 - 32nd), 200 meter Breaststroke (2:16.84 - 20th), 200 meter Individual Medley (2:05.77 - 44th); Alan Maher - 100 meter Backstroke (57.46 - 55th); Jacqueline Martin-Lacey - 100 meter Butterfly (1:02.50 - 107th), 200 meter Butterfly (2:14.90 - 39th); Andrew Mitchell - 100 meter Butterfly (54.30 - 34th), 200 meter Butterfly (2:00.88 - 22nd), 200 meter Individual Medley (2:03.17 - 19th), 400 meter Individual Medley (4:32.44 - 49th); Sarah Peterson - 200 meter Freestyle (2:02.56 - 57th) - TIME TRIALS 100 meter Freestyle (57.68); Shaun Phillips - 200 meter Freestyle (1:48.79 - 18th); Caroline Reeves - 100 meter Breaststroke (1:12.64 - 75th), 200 meter Breaststroke (2:34.92 - 40th); Joey Schneider - 50 meter Freestyle (23.13 - 48th), 100 meter Freestyle (50.65 - 53rd), 200 meter Freestyle (1:49.42 - 22nd); Jordan Slaughter - 200 meter Butterfly (2:03.24 - 57th) - TIME TRIALS 100 meter Butterfly (55.27); Samantha Vanderbilt - 100 meter Backstroke (1:02.14sf - 14th; 1:01.85p - 9th), 200 meter Backstroke (2:16.54 - 48th); Jackson Wilcox - 200 meter Freestyle (1:52.38 - 56th), 400 meter Freestyle (3:53.35 - 11th), 1500 meter Freestyle (15:36.84 - 22nd), 200 meter Butterfly (2:02.04 - 40th)

Sarah Peterson Qualifies for Olympic Trials at NAC Summer Sizzler - Camp & Maher Make NAC Travel Team Cuts!
Maclin Davis Wins Four Events in 13-14 Boys Division!

Nashville Aquatic Club hosted another very successful Summer Sizzler Meet this past weekend at both the Williamson County Indoor Sports Complex and Centennial Sportsplex. The meet featured teams from Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas as well as Collegiate teams from the University of Tennessee, Western Kentucky University, the University of Louisville, and even swimmers from Puerto Rico. Sarah Peterson made her first ever Olympic Trials Qualifying Time, posting a 2:03.35 in the 200 meter Freestyle during a Sunday night Time Trial. Caroline Reeves added the 200 meter Breaststroke to her event list for Omaha, swimming to the exact qualifying time of 2:35.99. Hayes Johnson swam under the Olympic Trials Cut in the 100 meter Backstroke, while Jackson Wilcox did the same in the 200 meter Freestyle. Curtis Lovelace (100 Breast) and Alan Maher (200 Back) swam to 2008 US Open (Summer Nationals) Qualifying Times, while Kellyn Angell (100 Back, 200 Back) and Dakota Hodgson (100 Fly) qualified events for the Junior Nationals. Parker Camp (16) and Allison Maher (14) qualified as the newest members of the NAC Travel Team. Summer Sizzler Meet Records were turned in by Sarah Peterson (200 Free), Jackson Wilcox (200 Free), Riley Frost (100 Free), Hayes Johnson (100 Back), and our 13-14 Boys 400 Free Relay (Cornett, Dobbs, Stinson, Davis). Maclin Davis led the way for NAC in event wins with four in the 13-14 Boys Division. Other NAC swimmers winning events at the meet were: Riley Frost (2x), Rhett Lundy (2x), Allison Maher (2x), Emma Blackwood (1x), Adam Cornett (1x), Chatham Dobbs (1x), Megan Goss (1x), Hayes Johnson (1x), Sarah Peterson (1x), Eleanor Phillips (1x), Caroline Reeves (1x), and Jackson Wilcox (1x). In all the team swam to 4 Olympic Trials Qualifying Times, 6 US Open (Summer Nationals) Qualifying Times, 7 Junior National Qualifying Times, 29 NAC Top 10 All Time Performances, 29 Event Winners and 43 New Southeastern Qualifying Times.

2008 USA Olympic Team Trials Qualifying Times (4):
Hayes Johnson - 100 meter Backstroke; Sarah Peterson - 200 meter Freestyle; Caroline Reeves - 200 meter Breaststroke; Jackson Wilcox - 200 meter Freestyle
2008 US Open (Summer Nationals) Qualifying Times (6):
Hayes Johnson - 100 meter Backstroke; Curtis Lovelace - 100 meter Breaststroke; Alan Maher - 200 meter Backstroke; Sarah Peterson - 200 meter Freestyle; Caroline Reeves - 200 meter Breaststroke; Jackson Wilcox - 200 meter Freestyle
New NAC Travel Team Qualifiers (2):
Parker Camp, Allison Maher
Junior National Qualifying Times (7):
Kellyn Angell - 100 meter Backstroke, 200 meter Backstroke; Dakota Hodgson - 100 meter Butterfly; Hayes Johnson - 100 meter Backstroke; Curtis Lovelace - 100 meter Breaststroke; Caroline Reeves - 200 meter Breaststroke; Jackson Wilcox - 200 meter Freestyle
New Summer Sizzler Meet Records (5):
Riley Frost 11-12 Girls 50 meter Freestyle - 28.80; Sarah Peterson Open Girls 200 meter Freestyle - 2:03.67; Hayes Johnson Open Boys 100 meter Backstroke - 57.17; Jackson Wilcox Open Boys 200 meter Freestyle - 1:51.16; 13-14 Boys 400 meter Freestyle Relay (Cornett, Dobbs, Stinson, Davis) - 3:56.31
New NAC Top 10 Performers (29):
Kellyn Angell (Open G) - 100 Back (8), 200 Back (10); Adam Cornett (13-14 B) - 50 Free (8); Maclin Davis (13-14 B) - 50 Free (7), 100 Back (6), 200 Back (8), 100 Fly (4); Chatham Dobbs (11-12 B) - 100 Back (9), 50 Fly (6), 100 Fly (6); Riley Frost (11-12 G) - 50 Free (7), 100 Free (3); Megan Goss (Open G) - 200 Breast (8); Dakota Hodgson (Open B) - 100 Fly (5); Hayes Johnson (Open B) - 100 Back (2); Rhett Lundy (11-12 B) - 50 Breast (8), 100 Breast (7); Alan Maher (Open B) - 200 Back (8); Allison Maher (13-14 G) - 100 Breast (8), 200 Breast (8), 200 IM (10); Sarah Peterson (Open G) - 200 Free (3); Ophelia Pilkinton (8&U G) - 50 Back (5); Caroline Reeves (Open G) - 200 Breast (3); Jackson Wilcox (Open B) - 200 Free (2); Youli Yao (8&U G) - 50 Breast (6); 13-14 Girls 400 Medley Relay (10) - Katrina Keirns, Allison Maher, Lillian Hazen, Bridget Killian; 13-14 Boys 400 Medley Relay (8) - Ted Curtiss, Alex Goss, Maclin Davis, Adam Cornett; 13-14 Boys 400 Free Relay (3) - Adam Cornett, Andrew Dobbs, Nathan Stinson, Maclin Davis
Event Wins (29):
Emma Blackwood (11-12 Girls) - 100 Breast; Adam Cornett (13-14 Boys) - 100 Free; Maclin Davis (13-14 Boys) - 50 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Fly; Chatham Dobbs (11-12 Boys) - 50 Fly; Riley Frost (11-12 Girls) - 50 Free, 100 Free; Megan Goss (Open Girls) - 800 Free; Hayes Johnson (Open Boys) - 100 Back; Rhett Lundy (11-12 Boys) - 50 Breast, 100 Breast; Allison Maher (13-14 Girls) - 100 Breast, 200 Breast; Sarah Peterson (Open Girls) - 200 Free; Eleanor Phillips (Open Girls) - 400 IM; Caroline Reeves (Open Girls) - 200 Breast; Jackson Wilcox (Open Boys) - 200 Free; 10&U Boys 200 Free Relay (Ray, Osteen, Dobbs, McCall); 10&U Boys 200 Medley Relay (Ray, McCall, Dobbs, Osteen); 11-12 Girls 200 Free Relay (McEvoy, Mattson, Pilkinton, Frost); 11-12 Girls 200 Medley Relay (Kemp, Blackwood, McEvoy, Frost); 13-14 Girls 400 Medley Relay (Keirns, Maher, Hazen, Killian); 13-14 Boys 400 Free Relay (Cornett, Dobbs, Stinson, Davis); 13-14 Boys 400 Medley Relay (Curtiss, Goss, Davis, Cornett); Senior Girls 400 Free Relay (Sanderson, Angell, Jones, Garrett); Senior Girls 400 Medley Relay (Angell, Goss, Garrett, Jones); Senior Boys 400 Free Relay (T. Camp, P. Camp, Varley, P. Davis)
New SES Qualifying Times (43):
Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 50 Free, 200 Free; Reece Boyd (13-14 B) - 50 Free, 100 Back; Victoria Campbell (10&U G) - 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 IM ; Michelle Chintanaphol (11-12 G) - 50 Free; Paige Colaberdino (11-12 G) - 50 Back, 100 Back ; Tommy Colaberdino (10&U B) - 100 Back ; Aspen Dimmick (11-12 G) - 100 Fly ; Andrew Dobbs (13-14 B) - 100 Fly ; Hudson Dobbs (10&U B) - 200 IM; Bailey Flynn (10&U G) - 100 Fly ; Alex Forrest (13-14 G) - 200 IM; Carrie Johnson (11-12 G) - 200 IM; Jennifer Kwok (Senior G) - 800 Free; Brenna Logan (10&U G) - 50 Free, 50 Breast, 100 Breast; Sage Loh (10&U G) - 100 Back; Allison Maher (13-14 G) - 100 Free; Leigh Mattson (11-12 G) - 100 Free, 400 Free, 800 Free, 50 Back; Austin Morris (10&U B) - 50 Breast; Natalie Mulloy (13-14 G) - 50 Free; Nicholas Osteen (10&U B) - 200 Free, 100 Back; Margaret Phillips (11-12 G) - 50 Breast; Sophie Pilkinton (11-12 G) - 100 Fly; Braeden Price (10&U G) - 50 Back; Tate Ramsden (13-14 B) - 1500 Free; Ford Ray (10&U B) - 50 Fly; Sarah Allen Ray (13-14 G) - 800 Free ; Elizabeth Stinson (11-12 G) - 200 Free; Juliana Turney (10&U G) - 100 Back, 100 Breast; Tatum Wade (10&U G) - 200 IM; Harry Westbrook (10&U B) - 50 Breast
Xiuya Yao (10&U G) - 100 Fly

800 Free Relay Wins and 400 Medley Relay Sets Team Record as NAC Tunes Up for Olympic Trials at Omaha Swimvitational!

In their last major tune-up before Olympic Trials, Nashville Aquatic Club swimmers posted some outstanding swims at the Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational. The meet was held at the Qwest Center in Omaha, the site of the 2008 USA Swimming Olympic Team Trials. NAC swimmers were well represented on swimnetwork.com's video feed each night with many great performances. Leading the highlight reel was our victory in the men's 800 meter Freestyle Relay. Jackson Wilcox, Joey Schneider, Hayes Johnson, and Jordan Slaughter pulled away to victory in a time of 7:35.77, outpacing teams such as the University of Arizona and Tuscon Ford Dealers Aquatics. The last event of the meet featured a new Team Record for NAC as Alan Maher, Curtis Lovelace, Jordan Slaughter, and Joey Schneider set a new mark of 3:50.99 in the men's 400 meter Medley Relay. The previous record was 3:52.36 set at last summer's National Championships. Top eight swims in individual events were turned in by Jackson Wilcox (200 Fly), Hayes Johnson (200 Back), and Curtis Lovelace (200 IM). Alan Maher achieved his first Olympic Trials qualifying time in the 100 meter Backstroke. Swimmers Dakota Hodgson, Hayes Johnson, Joey Schneider, and Jackson Wilcox also swam to Olympic Trials Qualifying Times. The meet featured eleven NAC swimmers competing against swimmers such as World Record Holders Michael Phelps, Katie Hoff, and Kate Ziegler to name a few. In all, NAC swimmers achieved 7 Olympic Trials Qualifying Times, 13 US Open (Summer National) Qualifying Times, 19 USA Swimming Junior National Qualifying Times, 1 new NAC Team Record, 12 new NAC Top 10 Performances, and 17 Top 24 finishes. Statistics from the meet are listed below:

2008 USA Olympic Team Trials Qualifying Times (7):
Dakota Hodgson 200 meter Butterfly; Hayes Johnson 100 meter Backstroke ; Alan Maher 100 meter Backstroke; Joey Schneider 100 meter Freestyle ; Jackson Wilcox 200 meter Freestyle, 400 meter Freestyle, 200 meter Butterfly
2008 US Open (Summer Nationals) Qualifying Times (13):
Dakota Hodgson 200 meter Butterfly; Hayes Johnson 100 meter Backstroke, 200 meter Backstroke, 400 meter IM; Curtis Lovelace 200 meter IM ; Alan Maher 100 meter Backstroke; Joey Schneider 100 meter Freestyle ; Jackson Wilcox 200 meter Freestyle, 400 meter Freestyle, 1500 meter Freestyle, 200 meter Butterfly; Boys 800 meter Freestyle Relay; Boys 400 meter Medley Relay
2008 USA Swimming Junior National Championship Qualifying Times (19):
Kellyn Angell 100 meter Backstroke ; Dakota Hodgson 100 meter Butterfly, 200 meter Butterfly; Hayes Johnson 100 meter Freestyle, 100 meter Backstroke, 200 meter Backstroke, 200 meter IM, 400 meter IM ; Curtis Lovelace 100 meter Breaststroke, 100 meter Butterfly, 200 meter IM, 400 meter IM; Caroline Reeves 100 meter Breaststroke, 200 meter Breaststroke ; Jackson Wilcox 100 meter Freestyle, 200 meter Freestyle, 400 meter Freestyle, 1500 meter Freestyle, 200 meter Butterfly
New NAC Team Records (1):
Senior Boys 400 Medley Relay - 3:50.99 (Alan Maher, Curtis Lovelace, Jordan Slaughter, Joey Schneider)
New NAC Top 10 Performers (12):
Dakota Hodgson (Senior B) - 100 Fly (6), 200 Fly (3); Hayes Johnson (Senior B) - 100 Free (9), 400 IM (6) ; Curtis Lovelace (Senior B) - 400 IM (8) ; Alan Maher (Senior B) - 100 Back (6); Joey Schneider (Senior B) - 100 Free (2) ; Jackson Wilcox (Senior B) - 200 Free (2), 200 Fly (6) ; Senior Boys 400 Freestyle Relay (5) - Joey Schneider,Hayes Johnson, Jordan Slaughter, Jackson Wilcox ; Senior Boys 800 Freestyle Relay (2) - Jackson Wilcox, Joey Schneider, Hayes Johnson, Jordan Slaughter ; Senior Boys 400 Medley Relay (1) - Alan Maher, Curtis Lovelace, Jordan Slaughter, Joey Schneider
Omaha Swimvitational Top 24 Swims (17):
Dakota Hodgson - 200 Fly (9); Hayes Johnson - 100 Back (17), 200 Back (8), 200 IM (15), 400 IM (17) ; Curtis Lovelace - 200 IM (7), 400 IM (12); Alan Maher - 100 Back (9), 200 Back (13) ; Caroline Reeves - 200 Breast (23); Jordan Slaughter - 200 Fly (21) ; Jackson Wilcox - 400 Free (13), 1500 Free (10), 200 Fly (6) ; Boys 400 Free Relay (5) - Joey Schneider, Hayes Johnson, Jordan Slaughter, Jackson Wilcox; Boys 800 Free Relay (1) - Jackson Wilcox, Joey Schneider, Hayes Johnson, Jordan Slaughter ; Boys 400 Medley Relay (4) - Alan Maher, Curtis Lovelace, Jordan Slaughter, Joey Schneider

Three Team Records Fall at XCEL Stars & Stripes Meet - McEvoy Wins Six Events!

Nashville Aquatic Club swimmers set three new Team Records at the XCEL Stars & Stripes Meet in Brentwood. 12 year old Alex Goss set a new NAC Team Record in the 11-12 Boys 1500 meter Freestyle. Alex's time of 18:46.44 easily bettered the mark of 19:41.76 set by Seth Akers-Campbell in 2005. Both 13-14 Boys Relays established new Team Records at the meet. The 200 meter Medley Relay of Ted Curtiss, Tate Ramsden, Maclin Davis and Nathan Stinson stopped the clock in 2:05.66, smashing the previous record of 2:14.07 set in 1996. Davis and Stinson joined Adam Cornett and Andrew Dobbs to set a new team mark of 1:48.43 in the 200 meter Freestyle Relay. The old record was 1:52.16 set in 2005. Katelyn McEvoy led the team with her six event wins in the 11-12 girls age group. Additional swimmers winning individual events at the meet included: Austin Morris (5x), Michelle Chintanaphol (4x), Alex Goss (4x), Maclin Davis (3x), Andrew Mitchell (3x), Seth Akers-Campbell (2x), Emma Blackwood (2x), Anna Grainger (2x), Sarah Allen Ray (2x), Zsozso Biegl (1x), Adam Cornett (1x), Megan Goss (1x), Winston Hewett (1x), Dakota Hodgson (1x), Jennifer Kwok (1x), Rhett Lundy (1x), and Tatum Wade (1x). The team achieved 3 New NAC Team Records, 19 new NAC Top 10 Performances, 1 Junior National Qualifying Time, 41 Individual Event Wins, and 60 new Southeastern Championship Qualifying Times.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

NAC Team Records (3):
Alex Goss 11-12 Boys 1500 meter Freestyle - 18:46.44; 13-14 Boys 200 meter Freestyle Relay (Dobbs, Cornett, Stinson, Davis) - 1:48.43; 13-14 Boys 200 meter Medley Relay (Curtiss, Ramsden, Davis, Stinson) - 2:05.66
New NAC Top 10 Performers (19):
Adam Cornett (13-14 Boys) - 50 Free (10); Maclin Davis (13-14 Boys) - 100 Fly (8) ; Marina Escalas (8&U Girls) - 50 Breast (8); Alex Goss (11-12 Boys) - 400 Free (7), 1500 Free (1), 400 IM (2) ; Katelyn McEvoy (11-12 Girls) - 800 Free (6); 8&Under Girls 200 Medley Relay (4) - Zsozso Biegl, Youli Yao, Taryn Wade, Marina Escalas; 8&Under Girls 200 Medley Relay (6) - Nadia Nik, Sarah Frances Morris, Cari Staats, Betsy Beuter ; 8&U Girls 200 Freestyle Relay (3) - Zsozso Biegl, Cari Staats, Taryn Wade, Youli Yao ; 13-14 Girls 200 Medley Relay (5) - Michelle Chintanaphol, Alex Forrest, Sarah Allen Ray, Anna Grainger ; 13-14 Girls 200 Medley Relay (9) - Savannah Lynch, Kylie Frye, Bridget Killian, Natalie Mulloy ; 13-14 Girls 200 Freestyle Relay (7) - Anna Grainger, Michelle Chintanaphol, Bridget Killian, Sarah Allen Ray; 13-14 Girls 200 Freestyle Relay (9) - Natalie Mulloy, Meg Stark, Keely McCulla, Alex Forrest; 13-14 Boys 200 Medley Relay (1) - Ted Curtiss, Tate Ramsden, Maclin Davis, Nathan Stinson; 13-14 Boys 200 Medley Relay (2) - Adam Cornett, Alex Lundy, Jeremy Senn, Falkner Werkhaven; 13-14 Boys 200 Freestyle Relay (1) - Andrew Dobbs, Adam Cornett, Nathan Stinson, Maclin Davis; 13-14 Boys 200 Freestyle Relay (6) - Tate Ramsden, Alex Lundy, Jeremy Senn, Falkner Werkhaven; Senior Boys 200 Medley Relay (9) - Brian Bolton, Jarvis Werkhaven, Seth Akers-Campbell, Paschall Davis
Junior National Qualifying Times (1):
Andrew Mitchell - 400 meter Individual Medley
Individual Event Wins (41):
Seth Akers-Campbell (Senior B) - 400 Free, 1500 Free; Zsozso Biegl (8&U G) - 50 Back ; Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 50 Breast, 100 Breast ; Michelle Chintanaphol (13-14 G) - 50 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back, 200 IM; Adam Cornett (13-14 B) - 50 Free ; Maclin Davis (13-14 B) - 100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Fly ; Alex Goss (11-12 B) - 400 Free, 1500 Free, 100 Breast, 400 IM; Megan Goss (Senior G) - 200 Breast; Anna Grainger (13-14 G) - 200 Back, 400 IM; Winston Hewett (10&U B) - 100 Breast; Dakota Hodgson (Senior B) - 200 Fly; Jennifer Kwok (Senior G) - 1500 Free ; Rhett Lundy (11-12 B) - 50 Breast ; Katelyn McEvoy (11-12 G) - 100 Free, 200 Free, 800 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 200 IM; Andrew Mitchell (Senior B) - 100 Back, 200 IM, 400 IM; Austin Morris (8&U B) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Fly; Sarah Allen Ray (13-14 G) - 1500 Free, 100 Fly ; Tatum Wade (10&U G) - 100 Breast
New SES Qualifying Times (60):
Kate Beuter (11-12 G) - 400 Free, 800 Free ; Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 200 IM ; Michelle Chintanaphol (13-14 G) - 400 IM ; Ted Curtiss (13-14 B) - 400 Free ; Maclin Davis (13-14 B) - 200 Fly; Andrew Dobbs (13-14 B) - 200 Fly ; Erika Giuse (10&U G) - 400 Free ; Winston Hewett (10&U B) - 100 Free, 100 Back; Carrie Johnson (10&U G) - 50 Back, 100 Back, 50 Fly ; Pat Killian (Senior B) - 800 Free; Jennifer Kwok (Senior G) - 1500 Free ; Brenna Logan (10&U G) - 100 Free, 200 Free, 50 Back, 200 IM; Alex Lundy (13-14 B) - 100 Free, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 200 Fly, 200 IM; Rhett Lundy (11-12 B) - 50 Back ; Leigh Mattson (11-12 G) - 50 Free ; Matt McPherson (11-12 B) - 50 Back; Nicholas Osteen (10&U B) - 50 Free, 100 Free; Braeden Price (10&U G) - 100 Back, 50 Fly; Grayson Price (10&U B) - 100 Back ; Tate Ramsden (13-14 B) - 100 Breast, 200 Breast; Ford Ray (10&U B) - 50 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back; Sarah Allen Ray (13-14 G) - 1500 Free; Jeremy Senn (13-14 B) - 100 Free, 200 Free ; Becca Sinard (11-12 G) - 100 Free, 200 Free ; Sara Staats (11-12 G) - 400 Free, 800 Free, 200 IM; Elizabeth Stinson (11-12 G) - 400 Free, 800 Free ; Nathan Stinson (13-14 B) - 100 Back ; Tatum Wade (10&U G) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back, 50 Breast, 100 Breast; Sophie Walker (11-12 G) - 50 Breast, 100 Breast ; Carissa Waller (11-12 G) - 100 Breast; Jarvis Werkhaven (Senior B) - 100 Back ; Xiuya Yao (10&U G) - 200 IM

Joey Schneider Sets New Team Record at Volunteer Invitational in Knoxville!

Several members of the Nashville Aquatic Club Senior Groups competed this past weekend at the 20th Annual Volunteer Invitational in Knoxville. The meet was the first to be held in the new Allen Jones Aquatic Center on the University of Tennessee campus. The meet featured teams from across Tennessee as well as teams from California, Georgia, and many collegiate swimmers from schools such as UT and Virginia Tech. Twenty-three year old swimmer Joey Schneider set a new NAC Team Record in the 50 meter Freestyle with an Olympic Trials Qualifying time of 23.49. Swimmers placing swims in the top three for individual events included: Curtis Lovelace (4x), Joey Schneider (4x), Alan Maher (2x), Caroline Reeves (2x), Hayes Johnson (1x), and Jackson Wilcox (1x). In all, the team achieved 1 new NAC Team Record, 1 new NAC Top 10 Performance, 1 Olympic Trials Qualifying Time, 1 US Open Qualifying Time, 4 Junior National Qualifying Times, 14 Swims Placing in the Top 3 for Individual Events, and 5 new Southeastern Championship Qualifying Times.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

New NAC Team Records (1):
Joey Schneider (Senior Boys) - 50 Free 23.49
New NAC Top 10 Performers (1):
Joey Schneider (Senior Boys) - 50 Free (1)
Olympic Trials Qualifying Times (1):
Joey Schneider- 50 Free
US Open (Summer Nationals) Qualifying Times (1):
Joey Schneider - 50 Free
Junior National Qualifying Times (4):
Hayes Johnson - 200 Back; Curtis Lovelace - 100 Breast, 200 Breast; Caroline Reeves - 100 Breast
Individual Top 3 Finishes (14):
Hayes Johnson (Senior Boys) - 200 Back (2); Curtis Lovelace (Senior Boys) - 100 Breast (2), 200 Breast (3), 200 IM (2), 400 IM (3); Alan Maher (Senior Boys) - 200 Back (3), 100 Fly (2); Caroline Reeves (Senior Girls) - 100 Breast (2), 200 Breast (2); Joey Schneider (Senior Boys) - 50 Free (2), 100 Free (2), 200 Free (1), 100 Back (3); Jackson Wilcox (Senior Boys) - 400 Free (3)
New SES Qualifying Times (5):
Taylor Camp (Senior Boys) - 50 Free; Perry Davis (Senior Boys) - 100 Fly; Lillian Hazen (13-14 Girls) - 100 Back; Katrina Keirns (13-14 Girls) - 200 Free; Allison Maher (13-14 Girls) - 400 Free

Riley Frost & Austin Morris Lead NAC at FAST 500 in Indiana!

For the first time, Nashville Aquatic Club age group swimmers took the trip north on I-65 to compete in the FAST 500 meet in Fishers, Indiana. The meet offered our swimmers a chance to race in a new pool as well as see our old friends, the Stopkotte family. Swimmers Riley Frost and Austin Morris led the way for NAC each winning one event, placing six swims in the top three overall, and finishing as runner-up high point in their age group . Swimmers Jane Anne Darken, Aspen Dimmick, Philip Fossee, and Katie Kemp each qualified swims for the 2008 Southeastern Long Course Championships. In all, 12 Top 3 Finishes in Individual Events, and 11 new Southeastern Championship Qualifying Times.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

Individual Top 3 Finishes (12):
Riley Frost (11-12 Girls) - 50 Free (1), 100 Free (2), 200 Free (2), 400 Free (2), 100 Back (2), 100 Fly (3); Austin Morris (8&U Boys) - 100 Free (2), 100 Back (3), 50 Breast (3), 100 Breast (2), 50 Fly (3), 100 Fly (1)
New SES Qualifying Times (11):
Jane Anne Darken (11-12 Girls) - 400 Free, 100 Back, 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 200 IM; Aspen Dimmick (11-12 Girls) - 100 Breast; Philip Fossee (13-14 Boys) - 100 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back; Katie Kemp (11-12 Girls) - 400 Free, 200 IM

NAC Swimmers Compete at Memphis Thunder Open!

Nearly thirty Nashville Aquatic Club swimmers took the trip west on I-40 to compete in the Memphis Thunder Open in Collierville. The meet offered swimmers a chance to race and gain more long course experience. Alex Goss set the pace for the team, winning five individual events and placing a swim in the All Time NAC Top 10 Performers List. Additional NAC Swimmers winning individual events at the meet included: Gage Baxter (3x), Emma Blackwood (2x), Katie Kemp (1x), Alex Robinson (1x), and Sara Staats (1x) . Swimmers Gage Baxter, Emma Blackwood, MacKenzie Cordan, Samantha Gafford, Erika Giuse, Leigh Mattson, Alex Robinson, and Sara Staats each qualified swims for the 2008 Southeastern Long Course Championships. In all, the team achieved 1 new NAC Top 10 Performance, 13 Individual Event Wins, and 15 new Southeastern Championship Qualifying Times.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

New NAC Top 10 Performers (1):
Alex Goss (11-12 Boys) - 400 IM (4)
Individual Event Wins (13):
Gage Baxter (Senior B) - 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 400 IM; Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 50 Breast, 100 Breast ; Alex Goss (11-12 B) - 100 Free, 200 Free, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 200 IM ; Alex Robinson (10&U B) - 50 Back; Sara Staats (11-12 G) - 100 Free
New SES Qualifying Times (15):
Gage Baxter (Senior B) - 400 Free, 200 Fly ; Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 50 Back; MacKenzie Cordan (13-14 G) - 100 Fly ; Samantha Gafford (10&U G) - 50 Back; Erika Giuse (10&U G) - 200 Free, 100 Back, 200 IM; Leigh Mattson (11-12 G) - 100 Back; Alex Robinson (10&U B) - 100 Free, 200 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Fly ; Sara Staats (11-12 G) - 100 Free, 200 Free

The Quest for a 35th LSC Championship Begins as NAC Swimmers Earn 122 New Southeastern Championship Qualifying Times at XCEL Spring Fling Long Course Meet - Alex Goss Sets New Team Record in 200 Breaststroke!

Nashville Aquatic Club's quest to earn the team's 35th Southeastern Swimming LSC Championship got off to a start this weekend as the team swam to an amazing 122 new Southeastern cuts at the XCEL Spring Fling LC Meet in Brentwood. 12 year old Alex Goss set a new NAC Team Record in the 11-12 Boys 200 meter Breaststroke. Alex's time of 2:47.45 easily bettered the mark of 2:52.25 set by Chase Lovelace in 2005. Goss joined Carrie Johnson and Zsozso Biegl in posting all time NAC Top 10 Performances in individual events while three NAC relays posted times on the Top 10 List.. Swimmers winning individual events at the meet included: Joey Schneider (4x), Parker Camp (3x), Riley Frost (3x), Katelyn McEvoy (3x), Jarvis Werkhaven (3x), Emma Blackwood (2x), Michelle Chintanaphol (2x), Alex Goss (2x), Megan Goss (2x), Carrie Johnson (2x), Katrina Keirns (2x), Seth Akers-Campbell (1x), Ted Curtiss (1x), Maclin Davis (1x), Andrew Dobbs (1x), Anna Grainger (1x), and Samantha Williams (1x). The team achieved 1 New NAC Team Record, 6 new NAC Top 10 Performances, 34 Individual Event Wins, and 122 new Southeastern Championship Qualifying Times.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

NAC Team Records (1):
Alex Goss 11-12 Boys 200 meter Breaststroke - 2:47.45
New NAC Top 10 Performers (6):
Zsozso Biegl (8&U Girls) - 50 Breast (9); Alex Goss (11-12 Boys) - 200 Breast (1); Carrie Johnson (10&U Girls) - 400 Free (7) ; 8&Under Girls 200 Medley Relay (2) - Cari Staats, Zsozso Biegl, Youli Yao, Marina Escalas; 8&U Girls 200 Freestyle Relay (3) - Zsozso Biegl, Youli Yao, Millie Oldham, Cari Staats; 11-12 Boys 200 Medley Relay (3) - John Higham, Alex Goss, Rhett Lundy, Chatham Dobbs
Individual Event Wins (34):
Seth Akers-Campbell (Senior B) - 200 Fly; Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 50 Breast, 100 Breast; Parker Camp (Senior B) - 800 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back; Michelle Chintanaphol (13-14 G) - 200 Free, 400 Free; Ted Curtiss (13-14 B) - 100 Back; Maclin Davis (13-14 B) - 100 Fly; Andrew Dobbs (13-14 B) - 50 Free; Riley Frost (11-12 G) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free ; Alex Goss (11-12 B) - 50 Breast, 100 Breast ; Megan Goss (Senior G) - 100 Breast, 200 Breast; Anna Grainger (13-14 G) - 100 Free; Carrie Johnson (10&U G) - 100 Fly, 200 IM; Katrina Keirns (13-14 G) - 800 Free, 100 Breast; Katelyn McEvoy (11-12 G) - 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 200 IM; Joey Schneider (Senior B) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 400 Free; Jarvis Werkhaven (Senior B) - 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM; Samantha Williams (Senior G) - 100 Free
New SES Qualifying Times (122):
Seth Akers-Campbell (Senior B) - 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 IM; Gage Baxter (Senior B) - 200 IM, 400 IM; Kate Beuter (11-12 G) - 200 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Fly; Sarah Grace Black (10&U G) - 50 Back, 100 Back ; Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 100 Back; Victoria Campbell (10&U G) - 50 Free, 100 Back, 50 Breast, 100 Breast ; Parker Camp (Senior B) - 100 Fly; Michelle Chintanaphol (13-14 G) - 50 Free, 200 Back; Tommy Colaberdino (10&U B) - 50 Back; Adam Cornett (13-14 B) - 200 Free, 100 Fly, 200 IM; Ted Curtiss (11-12 B) - 200 Back, 200 IM, 400 IM; Jane Anne Darken (11-12 G) - 100 Free, 200 Free; Maclin Davis (13-14 B) - 800 Free; Aspen Dimmick (11-12 G) - 50 Back, 100 Back, 50 Fly; Andrew Dobbs (13-14 B) - 200 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM; Chatham Dobbs (11-12 B) - 400 Free, 100 Breast; Hudson Dobbs (10&U B) - 100 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Fly; Philip Fossee (13-14 B) - 400 Free; Riley Frost (11-12 G) - 400 Free; Tyler Frye (Senior B) - 100 Breast, 200 Breast; Samantha Gafford (10&U G) - 100 Back; Erika Giuse (10&U G) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 Fly ; Lillian Hazen (13-14 G) - 200 Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 400 IM; Winston Hewett (10&U B) - 50 Free, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 50 Fly; Carrie Johnson (10&U G) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 400 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 200 IM; Katrina Keirns (13-14 G) - 100 Free, 800 Free; Katie Kemp (11-12 G) - 100 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back; Brenna Logan (10&U G) - 100 Back, 50 Fly, 100 Fly; Alex Lundy (13-14 B) - 50 Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast; Leigh Mattson (11-12 G) - 200 Free ; Katelyn McEvoy (11-12 G) - 100 Breast; Matt McPherson (11-12 B) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 400 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Fly; Margaret Phillips (11-12 G) - 100 Free, 100 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 200 IM ; Tate Ramsden (13-14 B) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM; Becca Sinard (11-12 G) - 50 Free ; Sam Sloan (Senior B) - 100 Free; Sara Staats (11-12 G) - 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Fly, 100 Fly; Nathan Stinson (13-14 B) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 IM; Harrison Turney (13-14 B) - 400 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back, 400 IM; Juliana Turney (10&U G) - 50 Breast; Carissa Waller (11-12 G) - 50 Free, 100 Back ; Falkner Werkhaven (13-14 B) - 100 Back; Samantha Williams (Senior G) - 200 Fly; Jonas Wood (10&U B) - 50 Breast; Xiuya Yao (10&U G) - 50 Breast, 100 Breast

Dakota Hodgson Qualifies for Olympic Trials at Ohio State Grand Prix!

Sixteen year old Dakota Hodgson qualified for the 2008 USA Swimming Olympic Team Trials in the 200 meter Butterfly to close a very successful Ohio State Grand Prix Meet for Nashville Aquatic Club. With Dakota's qualification, this marks the seventh high school age NAC swimmer to qualify for the Trials in the past twelve months! Other highlights included Hayes Johnson swimming under the Olympic Trials standard in the 100 and 200 meter Backstrokes. Johnson also qualified for the 2008 US Open (Summer Nationals) in the 200 IM. Jackson Wilcox swam under the Olympic Trials standard in the 400 meter Freestyle. In addition to the three swimmers noted above, NAC swimmers Deirdre Jones, Caroline Reeves, Curtis Lovelace, Kellyn Angell, Maddie Garrett, and Eleanor Phillips placed swims in the top 24. Our Girls Relays placed in the top 4 in each of the three events (4x100 Freestyle, 4x200 Freestyle, and 4x100 Medley). The meet featured twenty NAC swimmers competing against swimmers such as World Record Holders Michael Phelps, Aaron Piersol, and Katie Hoff to name a few. The swimmers competing were qualifiers from the NAC Travel Team. In addition to the meet results and qualifying times, five swims were good enough to land on the All-Time NAC Top 10 Performances List for Long Course Meters (Hayes Johnson 200 IM - 6th, Kellyn Angell 100 Back - 8th, Dakota Hodgson 200 Fly - 5th, Men's 400 Free Relay - 8th, Men's 400 Medley Relay - 2nd). In all, NAC swimmers achieved 4 Olympic Trials Qualifying Times, 5 US Open (Summer National) Qualifying Times, 13 USA Swimming Junior National Qualifying Times, 5 new NAC Top 10 Performances, and 28 Top 24 finishes. Statistics from the meet are listed below:

2008 USA Olympic Team Trials Qualifying Times (4):
Dakota Hodgson 200 meter Butterfly; Hayes Johnson 100 meter Backstroke, 200 meter Backstroke; Jackson Wilcox 400 meter Freestyle
ConocoPhillips National Championship Qualifying Times (5):
Dakota Hodgson 200 meter Butterfly; Hayes Johnson 100 meter Backstroke, 200 meter Backstroke, 200 meter Individual Medley; Jackson Wilcox 400 meter Freestyle
USA Swimming Junior National Championship Qualifying Times (13):
Kellyn Angell 100 meter Backstroke ; Dakota Hodgson 200 meter Butterfly; Hayes Johnson 100 meter Backstroke, 200 meter Backstroke, 200 meter Individual Medley; Deirdre Jones 100 meter Freestyle; Curtis Lovelace 100 meter Breaststroke, 200 meter Breaststroke, 200 meter Individual Medley ; Caroline Reeves 100 meter Breaststroke, 200 meter Breaststroke; Jordan Slaughter 100 meter Butterfly ; Jackson Wilcox 400 meter Freestyle
New NAC Top 10 Performers (5):
Kellyn Angell (Senior G) - 100 Back (8); Dakota Hodgson (Senior B) - 200 Fly (5) ; Hayes Johnson (Senior B) - 200 IM (6); Senior Boys 400 Freestyle Relay (8) - Hayes Johnson, Paschall Davis, Chris Housden, Jackson Wilcox ; Senior Boys 400 Medley Relay (2) - Hayes Johnson, Curtis Lovelace, Jordan Slaughter, Jackson Wilcox
Toyota Grand Prix Top 24 Swims (28):
Kellyn Angell - 100 Back (20), 200 Back (17) ; Maddie Garrett - 200 Fly (20) ; Dakota Hodgson - 200 Fly (11) ; Hayes Johnson - 100 Back (7), 200 Back (9), 200 IM (21); Deirdre Jones - 100 Free (17), 200 Free (23), 800 Free (20) ; Curtis Lovelace - 100 Breast (16), 200 Breast (18), 200 IM (14); Eleanor Phillips - 200 Fly (21) ; Caroline Reeves - 100 Breast (10), 200 Breast (10); Jackson Wilcox - 400 Free (8), 1500 Free (24); Girls 400 Free Relay (3) - Kellyn Angell, Grace Anne Sanderson, Maddie Garrett, Deirdre Jones ; Girls 800 Free Relay (4) - Kellyn Angell, Grace Anne Sanderson, Maddie Garrett, Deirdre Jones; Girls 400 Medley Relay (3) - Kellyn Angell, Caroline Reeves, Maddie Garrett, Deirdre Jones; Girls 400 Medley Relay (18) - Rebecca Senn, Alexandra Pierce, Eleanor Phillips, Grace Anne Sanderson; Boys 400 Free Relay (6) - Hayes Johnson, Paschall Davis, Chris Housden, Jackson Wilcox; Boys 400 Free Relay (10) - Brian Bolton, Curtis Lovelace, Taylor Camp, Jordan Slaughter; Boys 800 Free Relay (10) - Jordan Slaughter, Curtis Lovelace, Hayes Johnson, Jackson Wilcox; Boys 800 Free Relay (14) - Dakota Hodgson, Taylor Camp, Brian Bolton, Chris Housden; Boys 400 Medley Relay (4) - Hayes Johnson, Curtis Lovelace, Jordan Slaughter, Jackson Wilcox; Boys 400 Medley Relay (11) - Jack Murfee, Chase Lovelace, Taylor Camp, Paschall Davis

Deirdre Jones & Curtis Lovelace Lead Nashville Aquatic Club to Third Place Finish at Spring Sectionals!
Jackson Wilcox Swims Under Olympic Trial Cut in 1500 meter Freestyle!

The 2008 Long Course Season has begun! Nashville Aquatic Club took third place at the 2008 Spring Sectionals at Centennial Sportsplex behind only Mecklenburg Aquatic Club and Dynamo. Despite not being rested, there were many excellent performances as the team prepares for a big 2008 season. Deirdre Jones and Curtis Lovelace each accounted for four top 8 swims while Hayes Johnson (3x), Jackson Wilcox (2x), Maddie Garrett (1x), Megan Goss (1x), Dakota Hodgson (1x), and Caroline Reeves (1x) also placed swims in the Top 8 overall. Wilcox swam under the Olympic Trials Qualifying Time in the 1500 meter Freestyle while Johnson achieved a 2008 Summer National (US Open) Qualifying Times in the 200 meter Backstroke. The team achieved 1 Olympic Trials Qualifying Time, 3 National Championship (US Open) Qualifying Times, 11 Junior National Qualifying Times, and 17 Swims that Placed in the Top Eight Overall in Individual Events.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

2008 USA Olympic Team Trials Qualifying Times (1):
Jackson Wilcox 1500 meter Freestyle
ConocoPhillips National Championship Qualifying Times (2):
Hayes Johnson 200 meter Backstroke ; Jackson Wilcox 1500 meter Freestyle
USA Swimming Junior National Championship Qualifying Times (11):
Dakota Hodgson 200 meter Butterfly; Hayes Johnson 100 meter Backstroke, 200 meter Backstroke, 200 meter IM, 400 meter IM; Deirdre Jones 200 meter Freestyle; Curtis Lovelace 100 meter Breaststroke, 200 meter Breaststroke ; Jackson Wilcox 200 meter Freestyle, 400 meter Freestyle, 1500 meter Freestyle
Sectional Top 8 Swims in Individual Events (17):
Maddie Garrett - 200 Fly (8); Megan Goss - 200 Breast (6); Dakota Hodgson - 200 Fly (4) ; Hayes Johnson - 100 Back (3), 200 Back (2), 200 IM (5); Deirdre Jones - 200 Free (5), 400 Free (6), 800 Free (2), 1500 Free (8) ; Curtis Lovelace - 100 Breast (6), 200 Breast (3), 200 IM (6), 400 IM (6) ; Caroline Reeves - 200 Breast (5); Jackson Wilcox - 200 Free (7), 1500 Free (2)

Nashville Aquatic Club Comes From Behind to Win Record 34th Southeastern LSC Championship in Last Heat of the Meet!
Alex Goss & Curtis Lovelace Set New NAC Team Records - Deirdre Jones & Jackson Wilcox Win High Point Awards!

Despite a great effort from Pilot-Knoxville, Nashville Aquatic Club was able to claim its 34th Southeastern LSC Championship in exciting fashion, winning the meet on the last race of the weekend. NAC entered the Final Heat of the Senior Boys 100 yard Backstroke trailing by 5.5 points. Our five senior boys in the final heat proved to be enough, leading NAC to a 37.5 point victory and our fourth straight Short Course league title. Curtis Lovelace set a new Southeastern Swimming LSC Record in the 17-18 Boys 200 yard Breaststroke. Alex Goss (11-12 Boys 1000 yard Freestyle) and Curtis Lovelace (Senior Boys 200 yard Breaststroke) set new NAC Team Records, while Deirdre Jones and Jackson Wilcox claimed high point honors in the Senior division. 14 year old Maclin Davis was the High Point Runner-Up for 13-14 Boys. NAC was also named Age Group High Point Team Champions for the 11-12 Boys, 13-14 Girls and Senior Boys age groups. Southeastern Champions in individual events included: Maclin Davis (4x), Jackson Wilcox (4x), Alex Goss (3x), Hayes Johnson (2x), Deirdre Jones (2x), Curtis Lovelace (2x), Riley Frost (1x), Caroline Reeves (1x), and Sophie Walker (1x). NAC also was Southeastern Champion in five meet relays. The team achieved 5 National Championship Qualifying Times, 2 New NAC Team Records, 29 new NAC Top 10 Performances, and 25 Southeastern Champion swims.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

ConocoPhillips National Championship Qualifying Times (5):
Hayes Johnson 200 yard Backstroke; Curtis Lovelace 200 yard Breaststroke ; Jackson Wilcox 1650 yard Freestyle; Jackson Wilcox 400 yard Individual Medley ; Men 400 yard Medley Relay (Johnson, Lovelace, Slaughter, Davis)
Southeastern Swimming LSC Records (1):
Curtis Lovelace 17-18 Boys 200 yard Breaststroke - 1:59.89
NAC Team Records (2):
Alex Goss 11-12 Boys 1000 yard Freestyle - 10:53.73; Curtis Lovelace Senior Boys 200 yard Breaststroke - 1:59.89
New NAC Top 10 Performers (29):
Maclin Davis (13-14 B) - 50 Free (6), 100 Back (10), 200 Back (10), 100 Fly (5); Paschall Davis (Senior B) - 50 Free (10) ; Chatham Dobbs (10&U B) - 100 Fly (9); Riley Frost (11-12 G) - 1000 Free (7) ; Anna Grainger (13-14 G) - 200 Back (8) ; Alex Goss (11-12 B) - 500 Free (10), 1000 Free (1), 50 Breast (4), 100 Breast (3); Megan Goss (Senior G) - 100 Breast (8) ; Carrie Johnson (10&U G) - 500 Free (9) ; Hayes Johnson (Senior B) - 200 IM (9); Deirdre Jones (Senior G) - 50 Free (4); Kyra Logan (13014 G) - 200 Back (9) ; Curtis Lovelace (Senior B) - 200 Breast (1) ; Allison Maher (13-14 G) - 200 Breast (6); Katelyn McEvoy (11-12 G) - 1000 Free (10); Harrison Turney (11-12 B) - 100 Back (10); Sophie Walker (10&U G) - 50 Breast (9) ; Jordan Slaughter (Senior B) - 50 Free (9) ; Jackson Wilcox (Senior B) - 1650 Free (2), 400 IM (5) ; 10&U Girls 200 Medley Relay (10) - Paige Colaberdino, Sophie Walker, Carrie Johnson, Erika Giuse ; 11-12 Boys 200 Medley Relay (9) - Harrison Turney, Alex Goss, John Higham, Chatham Dobbs ; Senior Boys 400 Freestyle Relay (10) - Dakota Hodgson, Paschall Davis, William Varley, Chris Housden ; Senior Boys 400 Medley Relay (3) - Hayes Johnson, Curtis Lovelace, Jordan Slaughter, Paschall Davis
Southeastern Champion Swims (25):
Maclin Davis (13-14 B) - 50 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Fly; Riley Frost (11-12 G) - 500 Free; Alex Goss (11-12 B) - 1000 Free, 50 Breast, 100 Breast ; Hayes Johnson (Senior B) - 100 Back, 200 Back; Deirdre Jones (Senior G) - 1000 Free, 1650 Free ; Curtis Lovelace (Senior B) - 200 Breast, 200 IM ; Caroline Reeves (Senior G) - 200 Breast ; Sophie Walker (10&U G) - 50 Breast ; Jackson Wilcox (Senior B) - 200 Free, 500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 IM ; 11-12 Boys 200 Medley Relay; 13-14 Girls 400 Medley Relay; 13-14 Boys 400 Free Relay ; Senior Boys 400 Free Relay; Senior Boys 400 Medley Relay

8&U Boys Win Second Consecutive District Championship - Seven New SES Cuts Achieved!

Nashville Aquatic Club swimmers made the trip west on I-40 to compete in the Southeastern Swimming District West Championships this past weekend at the University of Memphis. NAC's 8&Under Boys won the team championship for the second consecutive year and third time in four years! The win was fueled by true team effort as six NAC boys scored points for the team in individual events and our Freestyle Relays finished first and second! Despite coming up short of the team award, our 8 & Under girls performed extremely well with several top eight finishes and lifetime best times. Five NAC swimmers also took full advantage of the last chance to qualify for the Southeastern Championships this weekend by posting new qualifying times! Sara Staats and Taylor DeFore made their first qualifying times of the season, while Paige Colaberdino, Jane Anne Darken, and Carissa Waller each added events for Southeasterns. The following swimmers won 9&Over individual events: Paige Colaberdino (2x), Drew Connelly (1x), Rachel Dale (2x), Jane Anne Darken (3x), Keely McCulla (1x), Grayson Price (1x), Jack Prince (3x), Matthew Robbins (2x), Alex Robinson (2x), Sara Staats (1x), Carissa Waller (1x).

8&Under Girls Championship Team - Julia Anderson, Zsozso Biegl, Marina Escalas, Sarah Frances Morris, Mille Oldham, Lily Prince, Cari Staats, Meredith Welborn
8&Under Boys Championship Team - Weston Bailey, Zach Bankemper, Ruff Maddux, Austin Morris, Eamon Morris, Paris Piyaket, Beau Prince, Ford Ray, Conner Snipes, Graham Tulloch
9&Over District Team - Corinne Brien, Paige Colaberdino, Rachel Dale, Jane Anne Darken, Taylor DeFore, Ashlyn Dentz, Morgan Dentz, Ally Dunavant, Meg Dunavant, Elena Escalas, Samantha Gafford, Laura Lee Garrett, Liza Hach, Carson Hewett, Katie Kemp, Brenna Logan, Savannah Lynch, Tess MacCurdy, Leigh Mattson, Sydney Mattson, Keely McCulla, Braeden Price, JC Robbins, Reilly Sanders-Gabel, Sara Staats, Juliana Turney, Jessica Undis, Carissa Waller, Webb Bankemper, Tommy Colaberdino, Drew Connelly, Tyler Connelly, Kaden Freeman, Max Kemp, Grayson Price, Jack Prince, Matthew Robbins, Alex Robinson, Braden Welborn, Jonas Wood. The team achieved an 8&U Boys Team High Point Award, 2 8&Under Championship event wins, 19 9&Over individual event wins, 51 Top 8 Finishes in 8&U Events, and 7 new Southeastern Qualifying Times.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

8 & Under Championship Event Winners (2):
8&U Boys 100 Free Relay (Tulloch, Maddux, A. Morris, Ray); 8&U Boys 100 Medley Relay (Maddux, A. Morris, Ray, Tulloch)
New SES Qualifying Times (7):
Paige Colaberdino (10&U G) - 100 Free, 50 Fly, 100 IM; Jane Anne Darken (11-12 G) - 100 Free; Taylor DeFore (Open G) - 200 Breast; Sara Staats (11-12 G) - 100 Fly; Carissa Waller (11-12 G) - 200 Free
9 & Over Event Winners (19):
Paige Colaberdino (10&U G) - 50 Breast, 100 Fly; Drew Connelly (11-12 B) - 50 Back; Rachel Dale (13-14 G) - 200 Fly, 400 IM; Jane Anne Darken (11-12 G) - 50 Free, 500 Free, 50 Back; Keely McCulla (11-12 G) - 100 Fly; Grayson Price (10&U B) - 100 Fly; Jack Prince (11-12 B) - 50 Free, 50 Fly, 100 IM; Matthew Robbins (10&U B) - 50 Free, 50 Back; Alex Robinson (10&U B) - 500 Free, 100 IM; Sara Staats (11-12 G) - 100 Back; Carissa Waller (11-12 G) - 50 Fly
8&Under Top 8 Swims (51):
Zsozso Biegl (8&U G) - 25 Free (7), 50 Free (8), 100 Free (7), 25 Back (8), 50 Back (6), 25 Breast (2), 50 Breast (3), 100 IM (6); Marina Escalas (8&U G) - 50 Free (6), 100 IM (8); Ruff Maddux (8&U B) - 25 Free (7), 50 Free (8), 100 Free (6), 25 Back (6), 50 Back (7), 50 Breast (7), 25 Fly (7); Austin Morris (8&U B) - 25 Free (6), 25 Back (5), 25 Breast (2), 50 Breast (2), 25 Fly (5), 50 Fly (5), 100 IM (3); Eamon Morris (8&U B) - 100 Free (7), 25 Back (8), 50 Back (8), 25 Breast (5), 50 Breast (4), 100 IM (4); Beau Prince (8&U B) - 50 Back (6), 50 Breast (5), 25 Fly (4), 50 Fly (4), 100 IM (6); Ford Ray (8&U B) - 25 Free (2), 50 Free (2), 100 Free (2), 25 Back (3), 50 Back (3), 25 Fly (2), 50 Fly (2), 100 IM (8); Graham Tulloch (8&U B) - 25 Free (5), 50 Free (4), 100 Free (5), 25 Back (4), 50 Back (5), 25 Fly (3), 25 Fly (6), 100 IM (7)

NAC Puts On a Record Setting Show at Tennessee High School State Championships!
Curtis Lovelace Breaks Two State Records and is Named Male Swimmer of the Year!
Jackson Wilcox Breaks State Record in 200 Free - NAC Girls Break 400 yard Freestyle Relay Record!

What a State Meet! In one of the fastest Tennessee High School State Meets in history, Nashville Aquatic Club swimmers brought the crowd to their feet on more than one occasion and set a great tone for Championship Month 2008! Curtis Lovelace swam to new Tennessee State Records in the men's 100 yard Breaststroke (54.88) and 200 yard Individual Medley (1:49.07) on his way to being named TISCA Male Swimmer of the Year. Jackson Wilcox smashed the State Record in the men's 200 yard Freestyle with his 1:37.11 effort, a time that would have placed him first in the nation in 2007. Wilcox also cruised to victory in the 500 yard Freestyle with a time of 4:23.93. Jordan Slaughter added two state championships of his own, winning the 100 yard Freestyle in 45.36 and the 100 yard Butterfly in 48.26. NAC claimed victory in six of the eight men's events. On the women's side, Harpeth Hall fielded a relay of all NAC swimmers to set a new State Record in the women's 400 yard Freestyle Relay. Kellyn Angell, Samantha Williams, Grace Anne Sanderson, and Maddie Garrett touched the wall in 3:30.23, breaking the record the team missed by just .01 in 2007. Though there were no event wins for the women, NAC swimmers Kellyn Angell (100 Free & 100 Back) and Deirdre Jones (200 Free), Caroline Reeves (100 Breast) were second place finishers in individual events. Looking outside TISCA, Curtis Lovelace, Caroline Reeves, Jordan Slaughter, and Jackson Wilcox swam to National Championship Qualifying Times, while Kellyn Angell, Maddie Garrett, Dakota Hodgson, Deirdre Jones, Chase Lovelace, Jack Murfee, Alexandra Pierce, and Rebecca Senn added Junior National Qualifying Times. Jackson Wilcox's efforts in both the 200 Free and 500 Free were new Southeastern Swimming LSC Records for the 17-18 Boys Age Group. Curtris Lovelace added both a Southeastern Swimming LSC Record for 17-18 Boys and a new NAC Team Record in the 100 Breast. Jordan Slaughter's win in the 100 Fly lowered his own NAC Team Record. There was excitement all over the meet as NAC swimmers Brian Bolton, Taylor Camp, Paschall Davis, Chase Lovelace, Stephanie Pringle, and Grace Anne Sanderson made their first ever NAC Travel Team Qualifying Times and Kate Wiseman made her first Senior Southeastern Qualifying Time. In all, NAC swimmers accounted for 3 new State Records in individual events and 1 new State Record in a relay event, 2 new NAC Team Records, 6 National Championship Qualifying Times, 13 Junior National Qualifying Times, 6 individual event wins, 6 new Travel Team Qualifiers, 15 new All-Time NAC Top 10 Performances, 66 Swims in the Top 16 in Individual Events, 49 Automatic All-American awards, 20 All-American Consideration awards, and 2 new Southeastern Qualifying Times. Statistics from the meet are listed below:

New Tennessee State Records (4):
Curtis Lovelace 100 yard Breaststroke - 54.88 (old record 55.43 by Will Brandt in 2001); 200 yard Individual Medley - 1:49.07 (old record 1:49.13 by Chris Kellam in 2000); Jackson Wilcox 200 yard Freestyle - 1:37.11 (old record 1:38.23 by Brooks Stovall in 2005); Harpeth Hall Women's 400 yard Freestyle Relay (Angell, Williams, Sanderson, Garrett) - 3:30.23 (old record 3:30.45 by Baylor in 2006)
National Championship Qualifying Times (6):
Curtis Lovelace - 100 yard Breaststroke & 200 yard Individual Medley; Caroline Reeves - 100 yard Breaststroke ; Jordan Slaughter - 100 yard Butterfly; Jackson Wilcox - 200 yard Freestyle & 500 yard Freestyle
Junior National Championship Qualifying Times (13):
Kellyn Angell - 100 yard Backstroke ; Dakota Hodgson - 500 yard Freestyle & 100 yard Butterfly; Deirdre Jones - 200 yard Freestyle; Chase Lovelace - 100 yard Breaststroke ; Curtis Lovelace - 100 yard Breaststroke & 200 yard Individual Medley; Jack Murfee - 100 yard Backstroke ; Caroline Reeves - 100 yard Breaststroke ; Jordan Slaughter - 100 yard Freestyle & 100 yard Butterfly; Jackson Wilcox - 200 yard Freestyle & 500 yard Freestyle
New Southeastern Swimming LSC Records (3):
Curtis Lovelace 17-18 Boys 100 yard Breaststroke - 54.88 ; Jackson Wilcox 17-18 Boys 200 yard Freestyle - 1:37.11; 17-18 Boys 500 yard Freestyle - 4:23.93
New NAC Team Records (2):
Curtis Lovelace 100 yard Breaststroke - 54.88 ; Jordan Slaughter 100 yard Butterfly - 48.26
Individual Event Tennessee State Champions (6):
Curtis Lovelace 100 yard Breatstroke & 200 yard Individual Medley ; Jordan Slaughter 100 yard Freestyle & 100 yard Butterfly; Jackson Wilcox 200 yard Freestyle & 500 yard Freestyle
New NAC Travel Qualifiers (6):
Brian Bolton, Taylor Camp, Paschall Davis, Chase Lovelace, Stephanie Pringle, Grace Anne Sanderson
New NAC Top 10 Performers (15):
Kellyn Angell (Senior G) - 100 Back (5) ; Dakota Hodgson (Senior B) - 500 Free (6); Deirdre Jones (Senior G) - 200 Free (10); Chase Lovelace (Senior B) - 100 Breast (7) ; Curtis Lovelace (Senior B) - 100 Breast (1), 200 IM (2); Jack Murfee (Senior B) - 100 Back (10); Alexandra Pierce (Senior G) - 100 Back (10); Rebecca Senn (Senior G) - 100 Back (9) ; Jordan Slaughter (Senior B) - 100 Free (3), 100 Fly (1); Sam Sloan (13-14 B) - 100 Back (9), 200 IM (6); Jackson Wilcox (Senior B) - 200 Free (2), 500 Free (2)
Individual Event Top 16 Finishes (66):
Seth Akers-Campbell - 500 Free (13) ; Kellyn Angell - 100 Free (2), 100 Back (2) ; Brian Bolton - 200 Free (12), 100 Back (5) ; Parker Camp - 200 Free (9), 500 Free (10) ; Taylor Camp - 200 Free (11), 100 Back (7); Erik Campbell - 100 Fly (13) ; Ava Caulkins - 100 Breast (10), 200 IM (10); Mike Crady - 200 Free (5), 100 Fly (6) ; Paschall Davis - 50 Free (3), 100 Free (3); Perry Davis - 50 Free (9), 100 Free (10) ; Maddie Garrett - 200 Free (4), 100 Fly (4) ; Megan Goss - 100 Breast (7), 200 IM (15); Elizabeth Grainger - 200 Free (15) ; Dakota Hodgson - 500 Free (3), 100 Fly (4) ; Chris Housden - 100 Free (5), 200 IM (3) ; Deirdre Jones - 200 Free (2), 500 Free (3) ; Garrett Keirns - 50 Free (12), 100 Breast (5) ; Mary Killian - 100 Back (12), 200 IM (12); Pat Killian - 100 Free (9), 200 Free (16); Kyra Logan - 100 Fly (13), 200 IM (14); Chase Lovelace - 100 Breast (2), 200 IM (2) ; Curtis Lovelace - 200 IM (1), 100 Breast (1) ; Jack Murfee - 50 Free (13), 100 Back (4); Rachel Oakes - 100 Fly (16); Eleanor Phillips - 100 Fly (12) ; Alexandra Pierce - 100 Back (7), 200 IM (9); Stephanie Pringle - 50 Free (9), 100 Free (9) ; Caroline Reeves - 100 Breast (2)'; Grace Anne Sanderson - 200 Free (5), 500 Free (6) ; Rebecca Senn - 100 Free (11), 100 Back (6) ; Jordan Slaughter - 100 Free (1), 100 Fly (1); Sam Sloan - 100 Back (14), 200 IM (12); William Varley - 50 Free (11), 100 Free (7); Jarvis Werkhaven - 100 Breast (7), 200 IM (7); Jackson Wilcox - 200 Free (1), 500 Free (1) ; Samantha Williams - 100 Free (15), 200 Free (14)
Automatic All-American Times (49):
Kellyn Angell - 100 Back, 400 Free Relay ; Brian Bolton - 100 Back, 200 Medley Relay; Parker Camp - 400 Free Relay; Taylor Camp - 100 Back, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay ; Mike Crady - 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay ; Paschall Davis - 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay; Perry Davis - 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay ; Maddie Garrett - 400 Free Relay ; Dakota Hodgson - 500 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay ; Chris Housden - 200 IM, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay; Deirdre Jones - 200 Free, 500 Free ; Garrett Keirns - 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay ; Pat Killian - 400 Free Relay; Chase Lovelace - 100 Breast, 200 IM, 200 Medley Relay; Curtis Lovelace - 100 Breast, 200 IM, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay ; Jack Murfee - 100 Back, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay; Alexandra Pierce - 100 Back ; Caroline Reeves - 100 Breast ; Grace Anne Sanderson - 400 Free Relay; Rebecca Senn - 100 Back ; Jordan Slaughter - 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay; Jackson Wilcox - 200 Free, 500 Free; Samantha Williams - 400 Free Relay
All-American Consideration Times (20):
Kellyn Angell - 50 Free (LO), 100 Free, 200 Free Relay ; Mike Crady - 200 Free ; Rachel Curtiss - 200 Medley Relay ; Paschall Davis - 100 Free; Maddie Garrett - 200 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay ; Megan Goss - 200 Medley Relay; Dakota Hodgson - 100 Free (LO); Garrett Keirns - 100 Breast ; Mary Killian - 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay; Curtis Lovelace - 100 Free (LO); Stephanie Pringle - 200 Medley Relay; Grace Anne Sanderson - 200 Free, 200 Free Relay; Samantha Williams - 200 Medley Relay ; Kate Wiseman - 200 Medley Relay
New SES Qualifying Times (2):
Gage Baxter (Senior B) - 200 IM; Kate Wiseman (Senior G) - 100 Breast

Great Swimming at XCEL Mardi Gras Meet as NAC Transitions to Championship Month! Goss Breaks Team Record in 200 Breast!

Nashville Aquatic Club swimmers competed in their last tune up before Championship Month this weekend at the XCEL Mardi Gras Meet in Brentwood. Twelve year old Alex Goss set a new NAC Team Record in the 11-12 Boys 200 yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:27.49. Along with Goss, swimmers Emma Blackwood, Chatham Dobbs, John Higham, Carrie Johnson, Rhett Lundy, Matt McPherson, and Harrison Turney posted swims on the All-Time NAC Top 10 Performers List. Anna Grainger lead the way in individual event wins, taking six victories in the 13-14 Girls age group. Other swimmers winning individual events included: Alex Goss (4x), Graham Tulloch (4x), Riley Frost (2x), Brittany Woolley (2x), Zsozso Biegl (1x), Eamon Morris (1x), Carrie Johnson (1x), Sophie Walker (1x), Emma Blackwood (1x), Kate Beuter (1x), Chatham Dobbs (1x), Lillian Hazen (1x), and Andrew Dobbs (1x). The team achieved 1 new NAC Team Record, 12 new NAC Top 10 Performances, 27 event wins, and 63 new Southeastern Qualifying Times.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

NAC Team Records (1):
Alex Goss (11-12 Boys) - 200 Breast - 2:27.49
New NAC Top 10 Performers (12):
Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 200 Breast (6) ; Chatham Dobbs (11-12 B) - 200 Back (6), 200 Fly (4) ; Alex Goss (11-12 B) - 200 Breast (1); John Higham (11-12 B) - 200 Fly (6); Carrie Johnson (10&U G) - 500 Free (9); Rhett Lundy (11-12 B) - 50 Breast (10), 200 Breast (3), 400 IM (6) ; Matt McPherson (11-12 B) - 200 Breast (9) ; Harrison Turney (11-12 B) - 200 Back (4), 400 IM (8)
Individual Event Winners (27):
Zsozso Biegl (8&U G) - 25 Back; Eamon Morris (8&U B) - 100 IM ; Graham Tulloch (8&U B) - 25 Free, 50 Free, 25 Back, 50 Back ; Carrie Johnson (10&U G) - 100 Fly; Sophie Walker (10&U G) - 50 Fly; Emma Blackwood (11-12 G) - 100 Breast ; Kate Beuter (11-12 G) - 100 Fly ; Riley Frost (11-12 G) - 100 Free, 500 Free ; Chatham Dobbs (1-12 B) - 50 Free; Alex Goss (11-12 B) - 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM ; Anna Grainger (13-14 G) - 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 IM ; Lillian Hazen (13-14 G) - 100 Fly; Andrew Dobbs (13-14 B) - 50 Free; Brittany Woolley (15&O Girls) - 100 Back, 200 Back
New SES Qualifying Times (63):
Sloane Baxter (13-14 G) - 200 Breast; Kate Beuter (11-12 G) - 200 Free; Victoria Campbell (10&U G) - 50 Breast; Michelle Chintanaphol (13-14 G) - 200 Back, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 400 IM; Paige Colaberdino (10&U G) - 50 Free, 200 IM; Adam Cornett (13-14 B) - 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly; Ted Curtiss (13-14 B) - 200 Fly; Jane Anne Darken (11-12 G) - 200 Free; Aspen Dimmick (11-12 G) - 50 Back, 100 Back; Andrew Dobbs (13-14 B) - 100 Back, 200 IM; Chatham Dobbs (11-12 B) - 500 Free; Hudson Dobbs (10&U B) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 200 IM; Philip Fossee (13-14 B) - 100 Free, 100 Back, 400 IM; Erika Giuse (10&U G) - 50 Free, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 100 IM, 200 IM; Lillian Hazen (13-14 G) - 400 IM; John Higham (11-12 B) - 50 Back, 100 Back, 500 Free; Carrie Johnson (10&U G) - 500 Free; Katie Kemp (11-12 G) - 100 Back; Brenna Logan (10&U G) - 50 Back; Alex Lundy (13-14 B) - 100 Back, 200 Back; Rhett Lundy (11-12 B) - 100 Back; Will McCall (10&U B) - 50 Fly; Matt McPherson (11-12 B) - 500 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly; Wesley Nealy (13-14 B) - 200 Back; Margaret Phillips (11-12 G) - 100 Fly; Jack Prince (11-12 B) - 50 Breast, 100 Breast; Tate Ramsden (13-14 B) - 100 Back, 200 Back; Jack Runyon-Hass (10&U B) - 50 Free, 100 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back, 50 Breast, 100 IM; Harrison Turney (11-12 B) - 500 Free; Falkner Werkhaven (13-14 B) - 200 Back; Xiuya Yao (10&U G) - 50 Breast, 100 Breast

NAC Swimmers Win 14 of 16 Individual Events at High School Regions - All Seven New Meet Records Go To NAC!

In a great demonstration of Nashville Aquatic Club's quality and depth at the senior swimming level, fourteen of sixteen individual event championships and all seven new Region Meet Records went to NAC swimmers at the 2008 Middle Tennessee High School Region Championships held Friday January 25 at Centennial Sportsplex. NAC swimmers established each of the four new meet records in individual events (Jackson Wilcox 200 Free & 500 Free, Curtis Lovelace 100 Breast & 200 IM). Additionally, NAC swimmers made up every spot of the three new relay records (Men's 200 Free Relay - Perry Davis, Garrett Keirns, Mike Crady, Chris Housden; Men's 400 Free Relay - Dakota Hodgson, Taylor Camp, Parker Camp, Jordan Slaughter; Men's 200 Medley Relay - Jordan Slaughter, Brian Bolton, Dakota Hodgson, Taylor Camp). For the second consecutive year, Nashville Aquatic Club swimmers claimed Region Championships in 14 of the 16 inividual events, including every event on the men's side. The team's depth was also on display as NAC swimmers placed 1st-6th in both the men's and women's 200 yard Freestyle events and placed 1st-3rd in an incredible NINE events. NAC swimmers winning individual events included: Jackson Wilcox (200 Free, 500 Free), Curtis Lovelace (100 Breast, 200 IM), Chris Housden (100 Free, 100 Back), Jordan Slaughter (100 Fly), Perry Davis (50 Free), Deirdre Jones (200 Free, 500 Free), Kellyn Angell (100 Free, 100 Back), Caroline Reeves (100 Breast), and Maddie Garrett (100 Fly). NAC swimmers accounted for six automatic and three consideration All-American times in individual events.and six of the seven All-American consideration times swum in individual events. Statistics from the meet are listed below:

New Region Meet Records (7):
Jackson Wilcox - Men's 200 yard Freestyle, Men's 500 yard Freestyle; Curtis Lovelace - Men's 100 yard Breaststroke, Men's 200 yard Individual Medley ; Franklin High School (Pe. Davis, Keirns, Crady, Housden) - Men's 200 yard Freestyle Relay ; Brentwood High School (Hodgson, T. Camp, P. Camp, Slaughter) - Men's 400 yard Freestyle Relay; Brentwood High School (Slaughter, Bolton, Hodgson, T. Camp) - Men's 200 yard Medley Relay
Individual Event Winners (14):
Deirdre Jones - 200 Free, 500 Free; Kellyn Angell - 100 Free, 100 Back; Caroline Reeves - 100 Breast; Maddie Garrett - 100 Fly ; Jackson Wilcox - 200 Free, 500 Free; Curtis Lovelace - 100 Breast, 200 IM; Chris Housden - 100 Free, 100 Back; Jordan Slaughter - 100 Fly; Perry Davis - 50 Free
All-American Qualifying Times (29):
A=automatic ; c=consideration; Brian Bolton - 200 Medley Relay (A) ; Parker Camp - 400 Free Relay (c) ; Taylor Camp - 200 Medley Relay (A), 400 Free Relay (c) ; Mike Crady - 200 Medley Relay (c), 200 Free Relay (c) ; Paschall Davis - 200 Medley Relay (A) ; Perry Davis - 200 Medley Relay (c), 200 Free Relay (c) ; Dakota Hodgson - 100 Fly (A), 200 Medley Relay (A), 400 Free Relay (c) ; Chris Housden - 100 Back (c), 200 Medley Relay (c), 200 Free Relay (c) ; Deirdre Jones - 200 Free (c), 500 Free (c) ; Garrett Keirns - 200 Medley Relay (c), 200 Free Relay (c) ; Chase Lovelace - 200 Medley Relay (A) ; Curtis Lovelace - 100 Breast (A), 200 IM (A), 200 Medley Relay (A) ; Jack Murfee - 200 Medley Relay (A) ; Jordan Slaughter - 100 Fly (A), 200 Medley Relay (A), 400 Free Relay (c) ; Jackson Wilcox - 200 Free (A), 500 Free (A)

Middle Schoolers Swim Fast & Break Records at Baylor Middle School Championships!

Despite most of the attention this time of year being paid to High School swimming, Nashville Aquatic Club's Middle School swimmers flexed their muscles at the 2008 Baylor Middle School Championships in Chattanooga. Both Maclin Davis (100 Back & 100 Fly) and Anna Grainger (200 Free & 100 Back) set two new Meet Records in individual events, while NAC swimmers featured prominently in establishing two new Relay Meet Records (200 Free Relay - Andrew Dobbs, Wesley Nealy, Adam Cornett; 400 Free Relay - Dobbs, Nealy, Maclin Davis, and Tate Ramsden). Participating NAC swimmers won ten of the sixteen individual events and placed in the top 3 seventeen times! NAC swimmers winning individual events included: Maclin Davis (100 Back & 100 Fly), Anna Grainger (200 Free & 100 Back), Wesley Nealy (200 Free), Sarah Allen Ray (200 IM), Andrew Dobbs (50 Free), Tate Ramsden (500 Free), Natalie Mulloy (500 Free), and Allison Maher (100 Breast). Anna Grainger's effort in the 100 Back was good enough to place her 8th on the All-Time NAC Top 10 Performers List for 13-14 Girls. Statistics from the meet are listed below:

New NAC Top 10 Performers (1):
Anna Grainger (13-14 G) - 100 Back (8)
New Meet Records (6):
Maclin Davis - Men's 100 yard Backstroke, Men's 100 yard Butterfly ; Anna Grainger - Women's 200 yard Freestyle, Women's 100 yard Backstroke; Montgomery Bell Academy (Dobbs, Nealy, Cornett) - Men's 200 yard Freestyle Relay ; Montgomery Bell Academy (Dobbs, Nealy, Davis, Ramsden) - Men's 400 yard Freestyle Relay
Individual Event Winners (10):
Maclin Davis - 100 Back, 100 Fly; Anna Grainger - 200 Free, 100 Back; Wesley Nealy - 200 Free; Sarah Allen Ray - 200 IM; Andrew Dobbs - 50 Free; Tate Ramsden - 500 Free; Natalie Mulloy - 500 Free; Allison Maher - 100 Breast

NAC Kicks Off 2008 at Pilot January Classic - Goss Sets Two Team Records!

NAC Age Groupers made the trip East on Interstate 40 to compete in the first meet of 2008 at the Pilot January Classic. Over 60 team members competed in the meet at the University of Tennessee Student Activities Center. Twelve year old Alex Goss set two new Team Records at the meet with his efforts in the 200 Breast (2:29.19) and 400 IM (4:49.63). The old records were held by Chase Lovelace (200 Breast 2:32.64 in 2005) and Reece Boyd (400 IM - 4:54.68 in 2007). Goss won both the 12 year old boys 400 IM and 11-12 Boys 50 Breast events. Ten year old Carrie Johnson had a phenomenal meet capped by a first place finish in the 10&U Girls 100 Fly. Overall NAC swimmers set two team records, won 3 events, swam to 2 new NAC Top 10 performances, and achieved 13 new Southeastern Qualifying Times.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

New NAC Team Records (2):
Alex Goss 11-12 Boys 200 yard Breaststroke - 2:29.19 ; Alex Goss 11-12 Boys 400 yard Individual Medley - 4:49.63
New NAC Top 10 Performers (2):
Alex Goss (11-12 B) - 200 Breast (1), 400 IM (1)
Event Winners (3):
Alex Goss (11-12 Boys) - 50 Breast, 400 IM ; Carrie Johnson (10&U Girls) - 100 Fly
New SES Qualifying Times (13):
Kate Beuter (11-12 G) - 100 Free; MacKenzie Cordan (11-12 G) - 200 Free; Ted Curtiss (13-14 B) - 200 Back, 400 IM; Morgan Flynn (11-12 G) - 500 Free ; Philip Fossee (13-14 B) - 500 Free; Kaden Freeman (10&U B) - 100 Breast; Erika Giuse (10&U G) - 100 Back ; Carrie Johnson (10&U G) - 100 Back ; Will McCall (10&U B) - 100 Back ; Becca Sinard (11-12 G) - 50 Breast ; Harrison Turney (11-12 B) - 100 Fly ; Sophie Walker (10&U G) - 200 IM

NAC Swimmers Lead Team USA at Victorian Championships - Thirteen Olympic Trial Cuts Achieved!

NAC swimmers Hayes Johnson, Curtis Lovelace, Caroline Reeves, and Jackson Wilcox along with Head Coach John Morse represented Team USA in Australia at the Victorian Championships. Coach Morse and the swimmers were members of the 2007-2008 USA Swimming National Junior Team. With four of the sixty-five swimmers, NAC placed more athletes on this team than any other club in the country. The meet also featured athletes such as Kate Ziegler, Natalie Coughlin, and several Australian Olympians such as World Record Holders Grant Hackett and Liesel Jones. Jackson Wilcox swam to second place finishes in both the 400 Free and 1500 Free as well as a 7th place finish in the 200 Free (all 3 were Olympic Trial Cuts). Wilcox added a 5th place finish in the 800 Free and was the 2nd leg of Team USA's winning 800 Free Relay. Hayes Johnson contributed a second place finish in the 200 Back and a fourth place finish in the 100 Back (both were Olympic Trial Cuts). Hayes also placed 9th in the 50 Back. Curtis Lovelace placed third in both the 200 Breast and 50 Breast and placed fourth in the 100 Breast (the 100 and 200 were Olympic Trial Cuts). Curtis also placed fifth in the 200 IM and was the sixth place swimmer in prelims of the 400 IM (scratched finals). Curtis was also the Breaststroke leg of Team USA's second place 400 Medley B Relay. Caroline Reeves swam to a sixth place finish in the 100 Breast (Olympic Trial Cut) and was the Breaststroke leg of Team USA's 400 Medley Relay B Team. In all, NAC swimmers achieved thirteen Olympic Trial Cuts in eight events, eighteen National Championship Qualifying Times in ten events, twenty four Junior National Qualifying Times in twelve events, eight new NAC Top Ten Performances, and twelve Top 10 Finishes in individual events. Additional statistics from the meet are listed below:

Olympic Trials Qualifying Times (13):
Hayes Johnson - 100 Back (s,f,l); 200 Back (p,f) ; Curtis Lovelace - 100 Breast (s,f); 200 Breast (f) ; Caroline Reeves - 100 Breast (s,f) ; Jackson Wilcox - 200 Free (p); 400 Free (f), 1500 Free (f)
Summer 2008 US Open (National Championships) Qualifying Times (18):
Hayes Johnson - 100 Back (s,f,l); 200 Back (p,f) ; Curtis Lovelace - 100 Breast (p,s,f); 200 Breast (p,f); 200 IM (f); Caroline Reeves - 100 Breast (s,f) ; Jackson Wilcox - 200 Free (p,f); 400 Free (f), 800 Free (f); 1500 Free (f)
Junior National Qualifying Times (24):
Hayes Johnson - 200 Free (p); 100 Back (p,s,f,l); 200 Back (p,f) ; Curtis Lovelace - 100 Breast (p,s,f); 200 Breast (p,f); 200 IM (p,f); 400 IM (p) ; Caroline Reeves - 100 Breast (p,s,f) ; Jackson Wilcox - 200 Free (p,f); 400 Free (p,f), 800 Free (f); 1500 Free (f)
NAC Top 10 Performances ():
Hayes Johnson -100 Back (4); 200 Back (2); Curtis Lovelace - 100 Breast (4); 200 Breast (2); 400 IM (9) ; Jackson Wilcox - 200 Free (3); 800 Free (4); 1500 Free (2)
Top 10 Finishes in Individual Events (12):
Hayes Johnson - 50 Back (9); 100 Back (4); 200 Back (2) ; Curtis Lovelace - 50 Breast (3); 100 Breast (4); 200 Breast (3); 200 IM (5); Caroline Reeves - 100 Breast (6) ; Jackson Wilcox - 200 Free (7); 400 Free (2), 800 Free (5); 1500 Free (2)

NAC Swimmers Break Records at Williamson County High School Meet!

Several Nashville Aquatic Club swimmers competed in the Williamson County High School Championships December 14, 2007 (results were late in getting published). Of the sixteen individual events, NAC swimmers set two new Meet Records and won nine events. Additionally, NAC swimmers made up all four members of two record setting Relays, and three of the four members of another record setting relay. Chris Housden set a new Meet Record in the 100 Back with a time of 52.26, bettering the 2003 effort of former NAC swimmer Alan Maher (53.51). Garrett Keirns set a new Meet Record in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:00.93, just faster than former NAC swimmer Clark Henson's 2005 time of 1:00.97. Keirns and Housden joined with Franklin High and NAC teammates Mike Crady and Perry Davis to set new Meet Records in both the 200 yard Medley Relay and 200 yard Freestyle Relay. Rachel Curtiss, Megan Goss, and Stephanie Pringle were part of Ravenwood High School's record setting 200 yard Medley Relay. Event winners included Chris Housden (200 Free, 100 Back), Garrett Keirns (50 Free, 100 Breast), Megan Goss (200 Free, 500 Free), Mike Crady (200 IM), Kyra Logan (100 Fly), and Stephanie Pringle (100 Free). Additional statistics from the meet are listed below:

Top 3 Finishers in Individual Events (23):
Brian Bolton - 100 Back (3) ; Erik Campbell - 200 Free (3), 100 Fly (3) ; Mike Crady - 200 IM (1), 100 Fly (2) ; Rachel Curtiss - 100 Back (2), 100 Fly (3); Perry Davis - 50 Free (3), 100 Free (2) ; Megan Goss - 200 Free (1), 500 Free (1); Peter Mack Grubb - 100 Breast (2) ; Chris Housden - 200 Free (1), 100 Back (1) ; Garrett Keirns - 50 Free (1), 100 Breast (1); Katrina Keirns - 200 IM (3), 100 Breast (3) ; Kyra Logan - 100 Fly (1), 200 IM (2); Stephanie Pringle - 100 Free (1), 50 Free (2); Taylor Schupp - 500 Free (3)
New SES Qualifying Times (1):
Erik Campbell (Senior Boys) - 200 Free