EXCEL Extra
Friday, June 24th
EXCEL Extra
Friday, June 24th
June 27th-July 3rd
Brentwood
Normal practice schedule
Gallatin
Normal practice schedule
Longview
Normal practice schedule
Murfreesboro
Normal practice schedule
July 4th-10th
Brentwood
No practices on Monday July 4th
Gallatin
No practices on Monday July 4th
Longview
No practices on Monday July 4th
Murfreesboro
No practices on Monday July 4th
July 11th- 18th
Brentwood
No practices Thurs-Sat for SES
Gallatin
No practices Thurs-Sat for SES
Longview
No practices Thurs-Sat for SES
Murfreesboro
No practices Thurs-Sat for SES
The 2022 Firecracker Invite is in the books and we are thrilled with the results. This Excel hosted prelims/finals meet offered all participants an opportunity to race in a championship format with lots of competition from teams both inside and out of our SES conference. While we had just under a 100 new SES A cuts, we were especially thrilled to welcome 13 new more first time qualifiers to the 2022 SES roster!
This is our last before the championship season begins in July and we got a great glimpse at what we can expect. Congrats to all our swimmers and a huge "Thank You!" to all our parent volunteers who made it possible to put on this meet. A special "Happy Father's Day" to all the Excel families who spent their special weekend with us.
While we were hosting the Firecracker Invite, our National team was in Fishers Indiana at the FAST Summer Jam. While we only had 15 swimmers there, we made a big splash with lost of fast swimming. Gwen Bakker set a new team record in the 50 Breast on the way out to her 100 while Nick Zaharescu won the 400 Free with a stagger 4:05.43. He followed up that swim with a new Winter Juniors cut in the 200 Back hitting the pad at 2:07.50. Congrats also to Lizzie Yon for 2 new NCSA Junior Cuts in the 100 Fly and the 200 IM.
In addition to their swimming, the National Team took time to record video greetings to all their younger teammates who had hit their very first SES A cut.
Congrats to the EXCEL National Team.
USA Swimming uses a ranking system to allow teams to objectively compare their clubs against each other. The scoring system is complex (explained in the link below) but informative. Over the last couple of seasons, we have finished up between 46th and 51st out of the 3,500 clubs in the country. But as of this writing, we are currently sitting 32nd!! You can check it all out here.
Announcements
All of our parent volunteers play a vital role in hosting meets. We simply could not host meets in your absence. While most jobs take little training or experience, meet officials go through an educational and training process that enables them to help officiate at all meets. In fact, our own Excel officials have outnumbered the host team officials in both our first two meets. We are very grateful to our officiating crew but are always looking for new members. Meet officials
Ensure a safe and fair competition for all our athletes
Satisfy all their volunteer requirements
Have the best seat in the pool
Have access to hospitality
If you have any interest in becoming a USA Swimming Certified official, please contact Coach Benji at coachbenji@excelaquatics.org
June 26th- Ensworth Last Chance Meet Registration Deadline
July 1st- SES Registration Deadline
July 8th-9th- Ensworth Last Chance Meet
July 14-17th- SES Championships
Our Weekly Update for 6-24-22 has been released so check it out! You may have noticed that we are receiving intros from a wide variety of sources. SEC Champions, officials, swim moms and vendors are just some of the folks who have made an appearance. If you are traveling and want to send us an intro from a unique location, we'll be sure to include it. Interested in seeing where they all come from so far? Check out Excel Aquatics from around the world below!
By the Numbers:
242 Number of Excel Swimmers
1,906 Number of Excel Races
1,305 Lifetime Best Races
68.5% Lifetime Best Races
81 Swimmers with All Lifetime Bests
87 New SES A cuts
2 New Team Records
1 New Winter Juniors Cut
3 New NCSA Juniors Cut
426 New USA Motivational Times
13 New SES Qualifiers
New Team Record
Gwen Bakker- 50 Breast 34.17
NIck Zaharescu- 200 Back 2:07.50
New Winter Juniors Cut
Nick Zaharescu- 200 Back 2:07.50
New NCSA Junior Nationals Cuts
Lizzie Yon - 100 Fly 1:04.21
and 200 IM 2:26.00
Nick Zaharescu- 400 Free 4:05.43
Annsley Holloway- 100 Breast 1:15.77
5 Biggest Swims
Lily Irvine 50 Fly-38.02 Second Drop (-42.54%)
Keaton Hoffman 100 Fly-53.42 Second Drop (-38.25%)
Zack Taylor 100 Fly-44.51 Second Drop (-38.01%)
Soaham Poonia 50 Free-15.61 Second Drop (-34.29%)
Alex Yang 50 Free-19.06 Second Drop (-34.13%)
"Welcome to the SES Championship Team"
Psalm Rickstrew, Avery Willard, Lucas Bates, Fitz Brodoski, Ethan Chavira, Tyler Larrabee, Macey DeMotte, Sydney Glass, Rylee Tomaszewski, Maddox Souliere, Kelsey Shand, Max Boylan and Alex White
New SES A Cuts
Lauren Brindle 100 Free
Nicole Caruso 200 Free
Maddie Clendenin 200 Free
Abby Cook 200 Back, 200 Breast
Macey DeMotte 100 Breast
Avery Domitrovich 200 & 1,500 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 IM
Emily Ianitelli 100 Back
Lily Irvine 200 Free, 50 Back
Mary Ellen Lewis 400 Free
Claire Mewbourne 50 Free
Taylor Mims 400 Free
Clara Reger 50 Back
Psalm Rickstrew 50 Free
Kamalei Schwab 100 Back
Kelsey Shand 100 Breast
Sadie Smith 200 Back
Lilly Turner 50 Free, 100 Fly
Alli Wells 100 Back
Beatrix White 400 Free
Avery Willard 50 Fly
Millie Wood 100 Free
Matthew Amodio 200 & 400 Free
Caleb Asebrook 50 Free
Lucas Bates 50 & 100 Breast
Max Boylan 100 & 200 Breast
Jax Brodoski 400 IM
Neil Cartailler 100 & 200 Back
Ethan Chivira 50 Back
Cameron Conley 1,500 Free, 100 Fly
Kingston Dealy 100 & 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 & 200 Breast
Tino Ferranti 50 Free
Wyatt Gallas 200 Fly
Christopher Georgieva 400 Free
Josh Hession 50 & 100 Free, 200 IM
Keaton Hoffman 100 Fly
Jonas Huey 400 Free
Zaki Ibrahim 200 Free, 200 Fly, 400 IM
Ryan Issa 50 Free
Tyler Larrabee 50 Back, 100 Back
Josh Liu 200 Breast
Michael McDaniel 50, 100 & 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly
Abram Rickstrew 50 Free
Mason Schaefer 200 & 1,500 Free, 200 Back, 100 Fly, 200 IM
Carter Souliere 200 Back
Maddox Souliere 200 Breast, 200 Fly
Sean Taylor 50 & 400 Free, 50 Back
Zack Taylor 200 IM
Charlie Turner 50 Back
Ryan Vaughan 400 Free
Alex White 200 Fly
Liam Woods 100 & 200 Free, 100 Back, 50 Breast, 200 IM
Ryan Zhao 100 Breast
New USA Swimming Motivational Times
New AAAA Times
Trevi Ferranti 50 & 100 Free
Lizzy Yon 200 IM, 100 Fly
Nick Zaharescu 200 Back, 400 Free
New AAA Times
Matthew Amodio 200 & 400 Free
Kingston Dealy 50 Free
Callum Farneth 50 & 100 Fly, 50 & 100 Free
Trevi Ferranti 200 Back
Kate Geiger 50 Free
Christopher Georgieva 50 Back
Josh Hession 100 Free
Mary Ellen Lewis 100 Fly, 200 Free
Claire Mewbourne 50 Free
Taylor Mims 200 & 400 Free
Mason Schaefer 200 Free
Madeline Webb 100 Back,50, 100 & 200 Free
Cam Richardson 100 Back
New AA Times
Caleb Blair 50, 100 & 200 Free
Frederic Burks 50 Back
Sarah Carrico 100 Free, 200 Fly
Neil Cartailler 100 & 200 Back, 100 Free
Logan Chudzik 50 Free
Cameron Conley 500 Free
Abby Cook 50 Free
Kingston Dealy 100 & 200 Free, 200 IM
Avery Domitrovich 100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 IM
Benji Engers 400 Free
Wyatt Gallas 200 Fly , 50 & 400 Free
Christopher Georgieva 200 IM
Zaki Ibrahim 200 & 400 Free, 400 IM
Anna Keen 100 Back, 100 Free, 200 IM
Micah Keen 100 Breast
Lyndel Laudencia 50 & 100 Free, Mary Ellen Lewis, 200 IM, 50 Back
Josh Liu 50 Free
Michael McDaniel 100 Back, 100 Fly, 50, 100 & 200 Free,
Kacey McDonough 100 Free
Claire Mewbourne 200 Free
Taylor Mims 100 Fly
Claire Reardon 50 Free, 200 Breast
Mason Schaefer 200 IM, 400 Free
Kamalei Schwab 100 Back
Sadie Smith 200 Back
Carter Souliere 200 Back
Rylee Tomaszewski 100 Back, 200 IM
Lilly Turner 50 & 100 Back, 50 Free
Ryan Vaughan 100 Back, 100, 200 & 400 Free
Madeline Webb 100 Fly
Alex White 200 Fly
Charlie White 200 Free
Margaret White 400 Free
Anna Claire Wilbeck 100 Free
Hayden Wright 50 & 100 Free
Gracen Bailey 100 Free
Gabe Luepke 100 Fly
Samuel Martin 200 IM
Caroline Netolicky 100 Fly
Boden Richardson 100 Back
Cam Richardson 200 IM
New A Times
Matthew Amodio 100 Fly
Caleb Blair 50 & 100 Back, 50 Breast
Max Boylan 100 Fly, 200 IM
Lauren Brindle 400 IM, 400 Free
Allie Bromley 50 Free
Gwen Bakker 200 IM
Gavin Chivara 50 Free
Maddie Clendenin 50 Breast, 50 Back, 200 Free
Cameron Conley 100 Fly
Abby Cook 100 Back
Sam DeMotte 100 Fly
Caroline Dealy 200 IM
Kingston Dealy 100 Back, 100 & 200 Breast
Benji Engers 200 Free
Callum Farneth 100 Back, 200 IM
Tino Ferranti- 200 IM
Wyatt Gallas 200 & 400 IM
Lillie Garcia 100 Back
Christopher Georgieva 50 & 100 Breast
Luke Helton 100 & 200 Free
Sammy Ibrahim 1,500 Free
Lily Irvine 50 Breast
Michael Issa 50 Free
Micah Keen 100 Free, 200 Breast
Hunter Lankford 50 Free, 100 Fly
Kayla Lasher 100 Breast
Lyndel Laudencia 100 Fly
Nathan Lumsdaine 100 & 200 Back
Samuel Martin 200 Free
Clare Reardon 100 Back, 200 Fly
Clara Reger 100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Fly
Mason Schaefer 100 Fly
Kelsey Shand 200 Breast
Carter Souliere 200 IM
Lola Tanley 100 Back
Zack Taylor 200 IM
Rylee Tomazewski 100 Breast, 50 & 100 Free, 200 Back
Lilly Turner 100 Free
Ryan Vaughan 100 Fly
Alli Wells 100 Back, 200 Free
Anna Claire Wilbeck 100 Fly
Hayden Wright 100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 Free
Nina Zambon Sartori 50 Back
New BB Times
Logan Alexander 50 Back
Caleb Asebrook 100 Back
Gwen Bakker 100 Back
Lucas Bates 100 Breast
Fitz Brodoski 100 Back
Allie Bromley 400 Free
Jack Button 100 & 200 Breast
Claire Calhoun 50 Breast
Jonathan Carrico 100 Free
Neil Cartailler 100 Breast
Ethan Chivara 50 & 100 Back
Kerolos Ebrahim 100 Breast, 100 Free
Cooper England 100 Free
Sydney Farneth 50 Back
Vada Gallas 100 Back, 100 Fly
Abigail Georgieva 100 Back
Sydney Glass 100 Free
Evan Hayes 200 Free
Troy Hays 200 Free
Luke Helton 100 Fly
Keaton Hoffman 100 Fly
Sammy Ibrahim 100 Breast
Zaki Ibrahim 100 Fly
Lily Irvine 50 Back
Michael Issa 100 Breast
Ryan Issa 50 Free
Jacob Keen 50 Breast, 50 Free
Keaton Kempel 50 Free
Nathan Kindle 50 Free
Louie Koslin 100 Free
Mollie Kraft 200 IM, 50 Back
Tyler Larrabee 50 Free, 100 Back
Lyndel Laudencia 200 Fly
Lynnea Laudencia 50 Fly
Brooklyn Lewis 100 Fly
Alexis Milani 100 Back, 400 Free
Nicholas Milani 400 Free
Sydney Mims 50 Back
Noelle Mondzelewski 50 Fly, 50 Free
Soaham Poonia 50 Free
Psalm Rickstrew 50 Back, 100 Free
Kumiko Sasaki 100 Back
Kamalei Schwab 100 Breast
Hudson Smith 100 Fly
Sadie Smith 100 Fly
Maddox Souliere 100 Free
Lola Tanley 100 Breast
Zack Taylor 100 Fly
Rylee Tomaszewski 100 Fly
Lilly Irvine 200 IM, 50 Fly
Dylan Vu 100 Back
Aikman Warren 400 Free
Alli Wells 100 Breast
Annabella White 50 Breast
Liam Woods 50 Breast
Hayden Wright 200 Back
Evan Xu 100 Breast
Theo Zambon Sartori 100 Back
Ryan Zhao 200 Free
New B Times
Kennedy Andrews 200 IM
Sophia Baenziger 200 Back
Lucas Bates 100 Back, 50 Breast
Fitz Brodoski 50 Free
Madeline Calkins 200 Free
Ethan Chavira 50 & 100 Breast
Logan Chudzik 100 Breast
Cooper England 50 Fly
Samuel Fernandez 50, 100 & 200 Free
Vada Gallas 100 Free
Abby Georgieva 50 & 100 Breast, 50 Fly
Elias Gerasimopoulos 50 Back
Harper Grant 100 Breast
Cadence Hammock 50 Breast
Luke Helton 100 Back
Lily Irvine 50 Fly
Campbell Johnson 100 & 200 Free
Jacob Keen 100 Free
Olivia Keen 100 Breast
Nathan Kindle 100 Breast
Louie Koslin 50 Fly
Mollie Kraft 50 Fly, 100 Breast
Tyler Larrabee 50 Fly
Lynnea Laudencia 100 Fly
Nicholas Milani 100 Breast, 100 Fly
Sydney Mims 50 & 100 Fly
Noelle Mondzelewski 50 Back, 50 Breast
Soaham Poonia 100 Breast, 200 Free
Aviana Prieskorn 200 Free
Tyson Ries 50 & 100 Free
Noah Sarbacker 100 Fly
Kumiko Sasaki 100 Fly
Michael Sheng 50, 100 Back, 50, 100 Breast, 50 Free
Zixiang Sheng 50 & 100 Free, 100 Back
Andrew Smith 100 Back
Sean Taylor 50 Breast
John Terrell 50 Free
Dylan Vu 50 Free, 100 Back
Alex Yang 50 Free
Miley Yang 100 Back
Theo Zambon Sartori 50 & 100 Breast
Evelyn Zhao 50 & 100 Breast
Swimmers with All Best Times
Hays Akard
Vivian Alexander
Lane Andre
Kennedy Andrews
Lucas Bates
Gwen Bakker
Graham Berg
Claire Birdwell
Caleb Blair
Boston Boyd
Will Boyd
Max Boylan
Fitz Brodoski
Indiana Buck
Jack Button
Griffen Calkins
Jonathan Carrico
Neil Cartailler
Nicole Caruso
Willa Claire Clark
Aubrey Cull
Ella Cundiff
Caroline Davis
Scott Davis
Sam DeMotte
Kingston Dealy
Kerolos Ebrahim
Kailee Elledge
Cooper England
Callum Farneth
Samuel Fernandez
Elias Gerasimopoulos
Marios Gerasimopoulos
Lynlee Hammock
Luke Helton
Sammy Ibrahim
Zaki Ibrahim
Henry Isaacs
Michael Issa
Prescott Johnson
Anna Keen
Maddie Keen
Olivia Keen
Jibran Khan
CJ Koslin
Louie Koslin
Mollie Kraft
Hunter Lankford
Gabe Luepke
Sophia Mathai
William Matthews
Michael McDaniel
Claire Mewbourne
Taylor Mims
Carlos Pacheo
Rivka Paulson
Jane Philbrick
Aviana Prieskorn
Joren Prieskorn
Canon Rainer
Clara Reger
Psalm Rickstrew
Tyson Ries
Kayla Rufener
Noah Sarbacker
Kumiko Sasaki
Mason Schaefer
Michael Sheng
Preston Sonnichsen
Shayne Sulcer
Lola Tanley
Rylee Tomaszewski
Lilly Turner
Dylan Vu
Madeline Webb
Alli Wells
Annabella White
Adeline Willard
Liam Woods
Hayden Wright
Alex Yang
Benjamin Yuster
Evelyn Zhao
Ryan Zhao
By the Numbers
15th National Ranking
1st Conference Ranking
15 Number of NCSA Junior National Qualifiers
124 Number of Southeastern Swimming Championship Qualifiers
Top 3 Heat Winners
8 & Under Girls
Evelyn Zhao 3
Avery Thompson-Ecton 2
Catilyn Erlinspiel 2
8 & Under Boys
Theo Zambon Sartori 5
Ryder Smith 3
Walker Lewis 3
9-10 Girls
Caroline Dealy 7
Ellie Mondzelewski 6
Abigail Georgieva 6
9-10 Boys
Chris Georgieva 11
Logan Alexander 4
Tyler Larrabee 3
Lucas Bates 3
11-12 Girls
Taylor Mims 17
Mary Ellen Lewis 15
Millie Wood 12
11-12 Boys
Callum Farneth 13
Charlie White 10
Caleb Blair 10
13-14 Girls
Sarah Carrico 9
Lizzie Yon 8
Trevi Ferranti 8
13-14 Boys
Ryan Vaughan 11
Chandler Neill 9
Kingston Dealy 9
15 & Over Girls
Claire Mewbourne 6
Abby Cook 6
Gwen Bakker 5
15 & Over Boys
Wyatt Gallas 12
Nick Zaharescu 9
Nathan Lumsdaine 9
Josh Hession 9
Alex White 9