Cardinal Aquatics Throwdown
Practice Schedule for the Next Three Weeks
May 21-27th
Brentwood
Normal practice schedule
Gallatin
Normal practice schedule
Longview
Normal practice schedule
Murfreesboro
Normal practice schedule
May 28-June 3rd
Brentwood
Beginning of Summer Schedule
Gallatin
Beginning of Summer Schedule
Longview
Beginning of Summer Schedule
Murfreesboro
Beginning of Summer Schedule
June 4th-10th
Brentwood
Normal practice schedule
Gallatin
Normal practice schedule
Longview
Normal practice schedule
Murfreesboro
Normal practice schedule
Excel Competing in the Cardinal Aquatics Throwdown
This past weekend, Excel had a team of 77 swimmers travel North to Louisville, KY to compete in the Cardinal Aquatics Throwdown meet. The pool, the atmosphere and the swimming were all top-notch and our team has a lot to be pround of. Things got exciting in the very first session when we had two young swimmers, Violet Vitale (8) and Caroline Dealy (10) swim the fastest times in the country in the 400 IM. In fact, that heat was so exciting that University of Louisville swimmer Gabi Albeiro presented a team cap to Violet. Congratulations to all our swimmers and scroll down to read the full meet report.
Swimstrong Drylands
As we approach our heavy training load of the summer schedule, we may experience some temporary muscle soreness. For recovery strategies, check out this article on Swimgstrongdryland.com!
Announcements
USA Swimming's Virtual Club Championships
The USA Swimming Long Course VCC rankings are up! As you know, our National Rankings are something that we track closely and you can too! Check out our season as it progresses. Check here for updates.
Excel Recognition Programs
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.
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 officials@excelaquatics.org
Upcoming Dates
May 19-21st- Ensworth Meet
Weekly Update Video
Our Weekly Update for 5-19-23 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!
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).pdf2023 Cardinal Aquatics Summer Throwdown
By the Numbers
77 Number of Excel Swimmers
424 Number of Excel Races
305 Number of Lifetime Best Races
72% Percentage of Lifetime Best Races
24 Swimmers with All Lifetime Best Races
3 New Team Records
15 New SES A Cuts
2 New SES Qualifiers
108 New USA Swimming Motivational Times
5 Biggest Swims:
Violet Vitale 200 Free- 1:30.55 Drop (-31.58%)
Kevin Mehr 100 Back- 34.90 Second Drop (-27.75%)
Gavin Chen 100 Breast- 38.52 Second Drop (-25.76%)
Matthew Douglass 50 Fly- 16.51 Second Drop (-20.76%)
Harper Grant 50 Free- 12.32 Second Drop (-20.20%)
New Team Records:
Violet Vitale 8 & U 400 IM- 7:55.89
Harper Grant 8 & U 200 Breast- 4:11.80
Caroline Dealy 9-10 400 IM- 6:45.30
Welcome to the SES Team:
Ty Ries
Ryan Issa
New SES A Cuts:
Maddie Clendenin 100 Breast
Lily Irvine 100 Breast
Lucas Bates 50 Back
Gavin Chen 100, 200 & 400 Free, 100 Breast
Kingston Dealy 100 Fly, 400 IM
Ryan Issa 100 Back
Louie Koslin 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Breast
Ty Reis 200 Breast
Theo Zambon Sartori 50 Back
Swimmers with All Lifetime Best Races
Gavin Chen
Elizabeth Conti
Aubrey Cull
Macey DeMotte
Symone DeVore
Sadie Ehleben
Charlee Folk
Derek Folk
Luke Helton
Luke Jabbour
Hagan Kla
Louis Koslin
Reese Mehr
Matthew Montenegro-Strunk
Will Pellatiro
Henry Reed
Tyson Reis
Ari Rosner
Leah Rosner
Ryder Smith
Petra Suarez
Jack Terrell
Sarah Terrell
Nina Zambon Sartori
New Motivational Times
AAAA Times:
Caroline Dealy 50 Free
AAA Times:
Kingston Dealy 100 Free
A Times:
Gavin Chen 100 Back, 50 Free
Kingston Dealy 100 Fly, 400 IM
Luke Helton 50 & 200 Free
Finn Kiper 100 Breast
Louis Koslin 100 Back
Alexis Milani 50 & 200 Free
Ty Ries 100 & 200 Breast
River Rockholt 200 IM
Carter Souliere 200 Free, 400 IM
Jack Terrell 50 Free, 100 Back
Charlie Waller 400 Free
Millie Wood 200 Free
BB Times:
Lucas Bates 50 & 100 Back, 50 Breast
Ben Bush 100 Free
Claire Calhoun 200 Free
Margot Cameron 100 Back
Gavin Chen 50 & 100 Breast
Macey DeMotte 100 & 200 Breast, 400 Free
Sadie Ehleben 100 Free
Wyatt Hamilton 100 Free
Evan Hayes 200 IM
Luke Helton 400 Free
Ryan Issa 50 Free
Finn Kiper 100 Free
Hagan Kla 50 Free, 100 Fly
Louie Koslin 50 & 100 Breast
Alexis Milani 200 Back
Nicholas Milani 200 Back, 400 Free
Izzy Payton 50 Fly
Will Pellatiro 100 Free
Clara Reger 100 Breast, 200 Free
Ty Ries 200 IM
Ryder Smith 50 & 100 Back
Jack Terrell 200 Free
Sara Terrell 100 Back, 200 Free
Nina Zambon Sartori 50 & 100 Back, 50 Free
B Times:
Lucas Bates 50 & 100 Free
Ben Bush 100 Fly
Zoe Carothers 100 & 400 Free
Maddie Clendenin 100 Fly
Aubrey Cull 50 Back, 50 Breast, 200 Free
Sadie Ehleben 200 Free
Charlee Folk 50 Fly, 200 Free
Lily Irvine 50 Back
Ryan Issa 100 Free, 100 Fly, 100 Breast
Finn Kiper 100 Fly, 200 Free
Tyler Larrabee 100 Back, 50 & 100 Free
Kevin Mehr 50 & 100 Back
Reese Mehr 100 Back
Matthew Montenegro-Strunk 200 IM
Will Pellatiro 50 Free, 100 Fly
Leah Rosner 50 Free
Silas Rowe 50 Back
Henry Schopfer 50 Back, 100 Free
Adele Schopfer 50 Back
Ryder Smith 50 Free, 50 Breast
Jack Terrell 100 Fly
Sarah Terrell 200 IM
Nina Zambon Sartori 100 Free
Theo Zambon Sartori 50 & 100 Free
2023 Long Course Season Running Totals
SES National Rankings
HSA 38th
Excel 46th
Ensworth 49th
MTAC 117th
Baylor 128th
Championship Rosters
Southeastern Championships
112
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
Heat Winners
8 & Under Girls
Penny Koslin 2
Harper Grant 1
Lily Pahlevani 1
Savannah
Copa- Brozowski 1
Hanna Simkins 1
Katelyn Xu 1
Maya Foerster 1
8 & Under Boys
Bennett Whitaker 2
Silas Rowe 2
Caleb Zeman 1
Henry Reed 1
Maxwell Jonhnson 1
Noble Rickstrew 1
Peter Ehrlinspiel 1
9-10 Girls
Caroline Dealy 9
Adele Schopfer 4
Ellie Conti 3
9-10 Boys
Gavin Chen 7
Jack Terrell 4
Clayton Gann 3
11-12 Girls
Millie Wood 9
Claire Calhoun 5
Julia Day 4
11-12 Boys
Liam Woods 5
Tyler Larrabee 5
Wyatt Hamilton 4
13-14 Girls
Rylee Tomaszewski 2
AB White 1
Lily Turner 1
Sadie Ehleben 1
Zara Kocak 1
Sarah Terrell 1
Leah Rosner 1
13-14 Boys
Caleb Asebrook 4
Kingston Dealy 4
Cole Anderson 3
Mark Feitel 3
15-18 Girls
Alexis Milani 4
Margot Cameron 3
Allie Bromley 2
15-18 Boys
Carter Souliere 6
Greyson Russiano 4
Wyatt Higgs 4