Region 1 and 8 & Under Championships

It's finally here.... Our first club championship meet. Tomorrow morning, our 10 and under swimmers kick things off downtown at 11:00am. We have a lot of high goals that we are chasing this meet and it should be fun to watch. Starting with our morning session, we have the 8 and unders going after their championship starting with the 100 Freestyle. Our girls are ranked 1-2-3 while the boys have 4 in the top 8. But we also have 9-10 events which both contribute to the overall team race and potentially qualify more swimmers for the SES Championships next week.
The second session features our 11 and over swimmers who also are aiming for a team championship. Here too, we have a bunch of swimmers who are close to hitting A cuts for Southeasterns so watch the finals heats all session for those new achievements. 

Sunday starts a lot earlier but will be the continuation of our same goals. The whole weekend promises to be both exciting and a lot of fun. Please remember to check the Cheat Sheet  for up-to-the-minute information. Good luck to all our swimmers and GO EXCEL!

 Championship Meet Season Explained

We are excited to announce our new partnership with Swim Strong to train our swimmers out of the water. For more information, here's a note from Coach Steven:

Excel Aquatics is excited to announce its partnership with Swim Strong Dryland, the country's leading strength and conditioning company for swim teams! Swim Strong exclusively works with 35 of the top teams in the country, and Excel is excited to join them.
Which swimmers will be using this program?
We will implement this program for every swimmer at Excel Aquatics in every group and location.
When.
The Swim Strong Dryland programming will begin on March 20th. The specific weekly schedule is still being finalized.
Parent Meeting & programming.
The owner of Swim Strong Dryland will host a parent meeting to review everything they will be providing Excel members. In addition to their professional strength and conditioning program, the Swim Strong Dryland program will also provide nutrition information, leadership summits, and progression charts for sleep, hydration, and training fatigue.
Cost.
There will be no added fees for this program through the summer season.
We are excited to get started with this new program to help continue our swimmer’s success!
More information will be sent out as we complete the onboarding process.

Steven Murry
Head Coach

We are also pleased to announce that USA Swimming's Virtual Club Championship rankings are finally available. After a long season of being down, VCC is back up and we are happy to be sitting at the top of the SES again! Please check it out at here

IM Tough (8 and Under): Successfully complete the 50 Fly, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 200 Free and 200 IM in a meet before the end of the short course season or their 9th birthday (whichever comes first) to win an "IM TOUGH" T-shirt.
IM Tough (9-10): Successfully complete the 100 Fly, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 200 Free, 500 Free and 200 IM in a meet before the end of the short course season or their 11th birthday (whichever comes first) to win an "IM TOUGH" T-shirt.
Heat Winner: Place in the top three swimmers in your age group for number of races won throughout the year. This award to favor  those athletes that are attending meets, swimming  lots of events, racing hard but most importantly, improving throughout the year.  Winners will receive a "Heat Winner" bag tag.
IM Hall of Fame Level 1- Attain a Southeastern Championship Qualifying time standard in every event available for your age group.
IM Hall of Fame Level 2- Attain an Age Group Sectionals Championship Qualifying time standard in every event available for your age group.
IM Hall of Fame Level 3- Attain an NCSA Junior National Championship Qualifying time standard in every event available for your age group.  

Our Weekly Update for 2-17-23 has been released so check it out! You may have noticed that we are receiving intros from a wide variety of sources. Olympians, 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!