Practice Schedule for the Next Three Weeks
January 1-7th
Brentwood
No Monday (1/2) practices
Gallatin
Normal practice schedule
Longview
No Monday (1/2) practices
Murfreesboro
Normal practice schedule
January 8-15th
Brentwood
All practices for Friday and Saturday are cancelled for Mardi Gras Meet
Gallatin
All practices for Friday and Saturday are cancelled for Mardi Gras Meet
Longview
All practices for Friday and Saturday are cancelled for Mardi Gras Meet
Murfreesboro
All practices for Friday and Saturday are cancelled for Mardi Gras Meet
January 16-22nd
Brentwood
All 13 & over swimmers will have a 1 hour optional loosen up swim 4:30-5:30pm
Gallatin
Follow break schedule posted on website
Longview
Follow break schedule posted on website
Murfreesboro
Follow break schedule posted on website
Championship Meet Season Explained
While the end of short course season is perhaps the most exciting time of the swimming year, it can also be a little bit confusing if you haven't had to navigate it before. Most swimmers will actually swim 2 or more Championship meets and figuring out your own pathway through the next couple of months can present a challenge. To make sure your decision process is one of smooth sailing, we have created both a flow chart and an video to assist in the process!
Excel SC Championship Meet Guide (1).pdf Announcements
Dynamo Meet:
Due to lower than anticipated interest in traveling this January, we have decided to withdraw from the Dynamo meet and keep all our coaches and swimmers together at the Mardi Gras meet here in Brentwood. Please plan accordingly.
Excel Recognition Programs
Over the course of the short course season, our club will be tracking a series of recognition programs to help motivate our swimmers to succeed un a multitude of events. While ultimately these programs do reward success, they are designed to be achievable by any level of swimmers, not just those with the most experience. You can always find the running totals for each at the bottom of the Excel Extras.
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.
Swim Cloud
Any family that has been with us for even one season will know that we love to use USA Swimming's Virtual Club Rankings as a way to track our progress within the Southeastern Conference but also against our competition on the national level. However, due to the new registration system at USA Swimming, they are unable to produce those rankings at this moment. Thankfully, we have another place to look at in the meantime.
SwimCloud.com is a website that ranks swim teams, both as a whole team and by age groups. Once on there, you can filter the rankings by gender and age group, and even by event. As you can see, Excel Aquatics is doing very well!
Want to become an official?
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 Laura DeMotte at excelofficials@excelaquatics.org
Upcoming Dates
January 13-15th Mardi Gras Meet
Weekly Update Video
Our Weekly Update for 12-30-22 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!
Coaching Staff
Looking for information on any of our coaches? Check out our Coaching Tab the website. If you have questions for a coach this will help guide you-
Contact Us (1).pdf2022-23 Short Course Season Running Totals
This Week's Swimcloud.com Rankings for Southeastern Swimming (out of 72 teams)
8 and Under Girls 1st
8 and Under Boys 1st
9-10 Girls 1st
9-10 Boys 1st
11-12 Girls 2nd (behind Huntsville)
11-12 Boys 1st
13-14 Girls 1st
13-14 Boys 1st
15-18 Girls 1st
15-18 Boys 1st
IM Hall of Fame Level 1 (SES A Cut in every event)
Level 1 SES A Cut In Every Event
Madeline Webb
Kingston Dealy
Charlie Turner
IM Tough Winners
8 and Unders
Maya Li
Evelyn Zhao
Violete Vitale
Arden Ford
Hayes Akard
Owen Akard
Eli Wilson
9-10
Maddie Clendenin
Carloline Dealy
Sydney Farneth
Olivia Keen
Lily Irvine
Brooklyn Lewis
Allie Papa
Luella Smith
Maddie Troutt
Abby Wilbeck
Logan Alexander
Matthew Douglas
Glayton Gann
Keaton Hubbard
Tyler Larrabee
Liam Woods
Heat Winners
8 & Under Girls
Annabelle Hackett 11
Violet Vitale 10
Hanna Simkins 9
Abbey Simkins 9
8 & Under Boys
Owen Akard 13
Ryder Smith 10
Jack Calhoun 8
Preston Sonnichsen 8
9-10 Girls
Caroline Dealy 14
Brooklyn Lewis 9
Maddie Troutt 7
Allie Papa 7
Vanni Ly 7
Ruby Kate Meredith 7
9-10 Boys
Charlie Turner 29
Keaton Hubbard 13
Clayton Gann 12
11-12 Girls
Mae Li 18
Aubrey Cull 9
Zoe Carothers 8
Millie Wood 8
11-12 Boys
Callum Farneth 31
Jacob Keen 17
Frederic Burks 8
Charlie Waller 8
13-14 Girls
Madeline Webb 26
Zara Kocak 15
Rylee Tomazewski 8
13-14 Boys
Gavin Fu 15
Greyson Russiano 13
Kingston Dealy 7
15-18 Girls
Gwen Bakker 18
Allie Joyce 12
Gracen Bailey 10
15-18 Boys
Josh Hession 9
Jason Wang 9
Jace Brown 8
Cam Richardson 8
Matthew Amodio 8