April 10-16th
Brentwood
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Gallatin
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Longview
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Murfreesboro
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April 17-23rd
Brentwood
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Gallatin
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Longview
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Murfreesboro
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April 24-30th
Brentwood
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Gallatin
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Longview
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Murfreesboro
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The first long course meet of the season is in the books and what a way to start things off! With just over 270 swimmers competing, our early season speed resulted in 78% lifetime bests, 4 new SES Qualifiers and even a new team record.
Most importantly though, the team attitude and support for each other was exciting and bodes well as we head into the full summer season. Scroll down for the full meet report!
A few weeks into the Swimstrong Drylands program has already started paying off with increase increases in our core stability. Please encourage all your swimmers to not only participate in practice, but to take advantage of the many resources available on their website.
Any time we start a new season in the pool, or on deck, we are prone to muscle soreness. Take a minute to read through some the best ways to deal with early season sorness here.
2032 Awards Ceremony
With this amazing 2022-23 season winding down, it's time to celebrate all our team's accomplishment at our annual awards ceremony. Clearview Baptist Church (Franklin, Rd, Franklin) has once again graciously opened their doors to us for 4:00pm on Sunday, April 16th. Everyone is invited so please make plans to attend!
USA Swimming's Virtual Club Championships
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! However, the Long Course rankings are a little delayed but keep checking here for updates.
Over the course of the new long 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.
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.
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!
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 officials@excelaquatics.org
April 7th- Excel 12 & Under Intersquad Meet
April 16th- Full Team Awards Ceremony
Our Weekly Update for 4-7-23 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!
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-
Spring Splash By the Numbers
272 Number of Excel Swimmers
1,021 Number of Excel Races
794 Number of Lifetime Best Swims
77.8% Percentage of Lifetime Bests
1 New Team Record
56 New SES A Cuts
4 New SES qualifiers
172 Swimmers with All Life Time Bests
248 New Motivational Times
New Team Record
Jacob Keen 11-12 Boys 200 Backstroke- 2:30.33
5 Biggest Swims of the Meet
Kevin Mehr 50 Fly, 33.74 Second Drop (-43.52%)
Gavin Chen 50 Fly, 29.94 Second Drop (-40.17%)
Kevin Mehr 100 Free, 42.63 Second Drop (-34.69%)
Caleb Asebrook 100 Breast, 37.00 Second Drop (-30.07%)
Kevin Mehr 50 Back, 18.37 Second Drop (-29.40%)
Welcome to the SES Team
Owen Akard
Lily Irvine
William Whitaker
Theo Zambon-Sartori
New Southeastern Cuts
Claire Calhoun 50 & 100 Breast
Abigail Georgieva 50 & 100 Back, 50 & 100 Fly
Lily Irvine 50 Breast
Zara Kocak 200 Breast
Psalm Rickstrew 100 Free
Maddie Sexton 50 Breast
Madeline Webb 100 Back, 200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 IM
Owen Akard 50 Back
Caleb Asebrook 200 Back
Caleb Blair 400 Free
Frederic Burks 100 Free
Gavin Chen 50 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Fly
Gavin Fu 200 IM, 400 IM
Clayton Gann 50 Free, 100 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Fly
Marios Gerasimopoulos 100 Fly
Wyatt Hamilton 50 Back, 100 Back, 50 Fly
Keaton Hubbard 200 Free, 400 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Fly
Zaki Ibrahim 800 Free, 200 Breast
Cambell Johnson 200 Free, 50 Fly
Jacob Keen 100 Back, 200 Back
Noble Rickstrew 50 Free
Charlie Turner 50 Free, 50 Breast
Ryan Vaughan 200 Back
Bennett Whitaker 50 Back, 100 Free
Liam Woods 50 Free, 100 Free, 50 Breast, 100 Breast
Theo Zambon Sartori 100 Back, 100 Breast
Swimmers with All Lifetime Bests
Abigail Aeillo
Hayes Akard
Owen Akard
Lane Andre
Caleb Asebrook
Logan Ayca
Connar Berg
Hudson Berry
Caleb Blair
Emory Bohnert
Jace Brown
June Buffington
Madison Burgin
Frederic Burks
Clarie Calhoun
Violet Carnes
Zoe Carothers
Emily Chambers
Gavin Chen
Raeya Chourasia
Maddie Clendenin
Savannah Copa-Brzozowski
Jillian Corley
Ella Cundiff
Caroline Davis
Elizabeth Davis
Scott Davis
Julia Day
Caroline Dealy
Ryan Deepe
Leela Devela
Symone DeVore
Matthew Douglas
Ahaana Dubbaka
Sadie Ehleben
Caitlyn Ehrlinspiel
Peter Ehrlinspiel
Cooper England
Mark Feitel
Maya Foerster
Charlotte Folk
Derek Folk
Arden Ford
Ashlyn Fouraker
Katy Francisco
Lillian Furlong
Vada Gallas
Wyatt Gallas
Clayton Gann
Christopher Georgiev
Abigail Georgieva
Emily Georgieva
Marios Gerasimopoulos
Novella Glassner
Parker Goff
Isabella Gonzalez
Callum Goryn
Harper Grant
William Guo
Wyatt Hamilton
Cadence Hammock
Wyatt Higgs
Keaton Hubbard
Lily Irvine
Henry Isaacs
Ryan Issa
Harper Grant
William Guo
Wyatt Hamilton
Cadence Hammock
Wyatt Higgs
Keaton Hubbard
Lily Irvine
Henry Isaacs
Ryan Issa
Sophie Ito
Luke Jabbour
Campbell Johnson
Max Johnson
Prescott Johnson
Jacob Keen
Madeline Keen
Olivia Keen
Mackenzie Keenan
Nathan Kindle
Oana Kocak
Zara Kocak
Penelope Koslin
John Paul Kukulka
Gauri Kulkarni
Emma Lansford
Tyler Larrabee
Kalani Lashbrook
McKenzie Lawrence
Amelia Lusk
Grayson Manz
Parker Massey
Mahilon Mathios
Lexi McGee
Kevin Mehr
Reese Mehr
Morgan Meinardi
Ruby Meredith
Matthew Montenegro-Strunk
Navya Nayar
Josh Naylor
Emma Nguyen
Sarah O'Brien
Sloane Oldham
Owen Osterman
Morgan Pagel
Baran Pahlevani
Lily Pahlevani
Allie Papa
Mirva Patel
Isabella Payton
William Pellatiro
Emmeline Perry
Bryce Peterson
Jane Philbrick
Serena Qu
Shayan Ramzi
Conlin Ribar
Noble Rickstrew
Silas Rickstrew
Tyler Ries
Vivaan Rochlani
Adrian Rodriguez
David Rodriguez
Silas Rowe
Amil Sadogursky
Gabriel Scanga
Henry Schopfer
Adelia Schopfer
Maddie Sexton
Savannah Shore
Nicholas Sieberg
Sadie Smith
Alexis Smithson
Petra Suarez
Sean Taylor
John Terrell
Kipton Thompson
Maddie Troutt
Charlie Turner
Shiloh Varni
Ryan Vaughan
Violet Vitale
Sam Walker
Charlie Waller
James Whitaker
William Whitaker
Alex White
Annabella White
Abigail Wilbeck
Grayson Willhite
James Williams
Bryce Winzenread
Liam Woods
Evan Xu
Luke Yaras
Nina Zambon Sartori
Theo Zambon Sartori
New Motivational Times
AAA Times
Caroline Dealy 50 & 100 Fly, 50 Free, 50 Back
Keaton Hubbard 50 Back
Zaki Ibrahim 400 Free
Jacob Keen 100 Back
Zara Kocak 100 Fly
Charlie Turner 50 Free, 50 Breast
AA Times
Caleb Asebrook 100 Back
Caleb Blair 400 Free
Claire Calhoun 50 & 100 Breast
Ella Cundiff 200 Free
Caroline Dealy 200 Free, 200 IM
Callum Farneth 200 Free
Wyatt Gallas 400 Free
Keaton Hubbard 100 Back
Zaki Ibrahim 200 IM, 800 Free
Jacob Keen 200 Free
Claire Mewbourne 400 Free
Greyson Russiano 50 Free
Mason Schaefer 50 Free
Maddie Sexton 50 Back
Zack Taylor 50 Free, 100 Breast
Maddie Troutt 200 Free
Charlie Turner 100 Breast
Alex White 100 & 200 Free, 100 Fly
Millie Wood 100 Free
A Times
Frederic Burks 50 & 100 Breast
Gavin Chen 50 Back
Vada Gallas 50 Fly
Christopher Georgiev 100 Free
Abigail Georgieva 100 Back
Marios Gerasimopoulos 50 & 100 Back
Wyatt Hamilton 50 & 100 Back
Keaton Hubbard 200 Free
Nathan Lumsdaine 50 Free
Samuel Martin 50 Free
Abram Rickstrew 400 IM
Savannah Shore 50 & 100 Back, 50 Fly
Carter Souliere 100 Fly, 200 Breast
Maddie Troutt 50, 100 Free, 50 & 100 Fly, 200 IM
Ryan Vaughan 50 & 100 Free
Annabella White 50 Free
Bryce Winzenread 400 Free
Liam Woods 100 Free
BB Times
Owen Akard 50 & 100 Back
Matthew Amodio 100 Breast
Lane Andre 100 Back
Caleb Asebrook 100 Breast
Caleb Blair 100 Fly
Jace Brown 50 Free
Frederic Burks 100 & 400 Free
Claire Calhoun 50 & 100 Free
Emerson Campbell 100 Back
Margaux Chatelain 50 & 100 Back, 100 Free
Gavin Chen 50 & 100 Free, 50 Fly
Maddie Clendenin 50 Back, 200 IM
Matthew Douglas 50 Back
Sadie Ehleben 50 Free
Wyatt Gallas 100 & 200 Back, 100 Breast
Christopher Georgiev 50 Breast
Abigail Georgieva 50 & 100 Fly
Wyatt Hamilton 50 Fly, 50 Free
Cadence Hammock 200 IM
Emery Howard 100 Fly
Sammy Ibrahim 200 IM
Lily Irvine 50 & 100 Breast, 200 & 400 Free
Michael Issa 100 Free, 200 IM
Ryan Issa 100 Back
Campbell Johnson 50 Fly, 200 Free
Emma Johnson 50 Free
Keaton Kempel 100 Free
Finn Kiper 50 Free
Hunter Lankford 200 Back
Anthony Marciuc 200 Free
Paker Massey 800 Free
Roman McLaughlin 200 IM
Alexis Milani 100 Back
Nicholas Milani 200 Free, 200 IM
Allie Papa 50 & 100 Back, 100 & 200 Free
Clara Reger 50 & 100 Free
Psalm Rickstrew 100 Back
Silas Rickstrew 50 , 100 & 200 Free, 200 IM
Kayla Rufener 50 & 100 Free
Maddie Sexton 50 Breast
Kelsey Shand 200 IM
Zixiang Sheng 50 Free
Savannah Shore 100 Fly
John Terrell 50, 100 Free
Sara Terrell 100 & 400 Free
Lillie Turner 400 Free
Violet Vitale 100 Back
William Whitaker 50 & 100 Back, 100 Free
Annabella White 100 Free, 200 IM
Liam Woods 100 Back, 50 & 100 Breast, 50 & 400 Free
Evan Xu 200 IM
B Times
Abgail Aiello 100 Free
Owen Akard 50 Breast, 100 Free
Lane Andre 200 Free
Claire Calhoun 50 Back, 50 Fly
Zoe Carothers 100 Fly
Johnathon Carrico 100 Fly
Margaux Chatelain 50 Fly
Gavin Chen 50 Breast
Matthew Douglas 50 Free, 100 Back
Sadie Ehleben 100 Free, 100 Breast, 200 IM
Caitlyn Ehrlinspiel 50 & 200 Free
Cooper England 50 Free, 50 & 100 Back
Mark Feitel 50, 100 & 200 Free
Arden Ford 50 & 200 Free
Vada Gallas 50 Breast
Isabella Gonzalez 100 Fly
Harper Grant 50 & 100 Back, 50 Breast
Nora Hetherington 100 Fly
Wyatt Higgs 100 Fly
Lily Irvine 100 Back
Henry Isaacs 50 & 200 Free
Ryan Issa 50 Fly, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Free
Emma Johnson 200 IM, 400 Free
Prescott Johnson 50 Free
Madeline Keen 100 Back
Finn Kiper 100 Back, 200 IM
Oana Kocak 50 Fly
Mollie Kraft 400 Free
Tyler Larrabee 200 Free, 200 IM
Grayson Manz 50 & 200 Free, 100 Back
Anthony Marciuc 200 IM
Kevin Mehr 100 Free
Josh Naylor 50 Free
Owen Osterman 100 Back, 100 Breast
Morgan Patel 50 Back, 100 Free
Allie Papa 50 Free
Isabella Payton 50 & 100 Free, 100 Breast
William Pellatiro 100 & 200 Free
Shayan Ramzi 50 Free
Clara Reger 200 & 400 Free
Abram Rickstrew 100 Breast
Psalm Rickstrew 50 Fly, 50 Breast
Henry Schopfer 50 Free, 50 & 100 Fly, 50 Breast, 200 IM
Ryder Smith 100 Fly
Sean Taylor 50 & 100 Back, 400 Free
John Terrell 50 Fly
Violet Vitale 50 & 100 Free, 50 Fly, 50 Back
James Whitaker 50 & 200 Free
William Whitaker 50 Free, 50 Breast
Abigail Wilbeck 50 & 100 Fly, 50 & 100 Free
Grayson Willhite 50 Free
James Williams 50 Free
This Week's USA Swimming Virtual Club Championship Rankings
SES National Rankings (out of 3,500) * Not yet available
Championship Rosters
Southeastern Championships
104
NCSA Junior Nationals
21
IM Hall of Fame
Level 1- SES A Cut In Every Event
Madeline Webb
Kingston Dealy
Caroline Dealy
Zara Kocak
Charlie Turner
Level 2- AGS Cut In Every Event
Charlie Turner
IM Tough Winners
8 and Under
Arden Ford
Evelyn Zhao
Eli Wilson
Harper Grant
Hayes Akard
Maya Li
Owen Akard
Silas Rowe
Violet Vitale
Winnie Cunningham
9-10
Abbigail Georgieva
Abby Wilbeck
Allie Papa
Adele Schopfer
Brooklyn Lewis
Carloline Dealy
Lexie Smithson
Lily Irvine
Luella Smith
Maddie Clendenin
Maddie Sexton
Maddie Troutt
Madeline Keen
Olivia Ehrlinspiel
Olivia Keen
Psalm Rickstrew
Ruby Kate Meredith
Sydney Farneth
Vada Gallas
Violet Vitale
Vanni Ly
Aaron Berry
Boston Boyd
Cooper England
Clayton Gann
Henry Schopfer
Hunter Woolery
John Terrell
Keaton Hubbard
Liam Woods
Logan Alexander
Logan Ayca
Lucas Bates
Luke Wilson
Matthew Douglas
Micheal Rodway
Tyler Larrabee
Winston Whitaker
Heat Winners (as of Spring Splash)
8 & Under Girls
Harper Grant 1
Lily Pahlevani 1
Savannah Copa- Brozowski 1
8 & Under Boys
Bennett Whitaker 2
Silas Rowe 2
Maxwell Jonhnson 1
Noble Rickstrew 1
Peter Ehrlinspiel 1
9-10 Girls
Allie Papa 2
Charlee Folk 2
Adele Schopfer 1
Avery Roti 1
Leela Devela 1
Maddie Troutt 1
Madeline Sexton 1
Morgan Meinardi 1
Olivia Ehrlinspiel 1
Reese Mehr 1
Sloane Oldham 1
9-10 Boys
Gavin Chen 3
Clayton Gann 2
Logan Ayca 2
Matthew Douglas 2
Callum Goryn 1
Charlie Turner 1
Keaton Hubbard 1
Parker Goff 1
11-12 Girls
Julia Day 4
Millie Wood 3
Claire Calhoun 2
Emily Chambers 2
Zoe Carothers 2
Ahaana Dubbaka 1
Ella Cundiff 1
Izzie Payton 1
Maddie Clendenin 1
Petra Suarez 1
Sarah O'Brien 1
11-12 Boys
Liam Woods 4
Callum Farneth 3
Campbell Johnson 3
Jacob Keen 3
Tyler Larrabee 3
James Williams 2
Kevin Mehr 2
Wyatt Hamilton 2
13-14 Girls
Rylee Tomaszewski 2
AB White 1
Lily Turner 1
Sadie Ehleben 1
Zara Kocak 1
13-14 Boys
Caleb Asebrook 4
Cole Anderson 3
Mark Feitel 3
15-18 Girls
Alexis Milani 1
Isabella Gonzalez 1
15-18 Boys
Carter Souliere 4
Greyson Russiano 4
Wyatt Higgs 4