The IMR IMX Invite served as our first multiday meet of the season. Our swimmers were strong throughout the weekend, qualifying for many new state championship standards. Nikolay Chernev set four new team records (13-14 boys 100 breast, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM)! His efforts led a group of six Tidal Wave swimmers, who established 16 new Tidal Wave All-Time Top 10 swims! Congratulations to Brady Brown, Preston Hatcher, Diana Korytska, Nikolay Chernev, Jaxon Ward, and John Jones on their new top 10 times. Following is a full...

Just over 100 Tidal Wave swimmers made the trip to the West Gwinnett Park Aqatic Center for our second competiton of the season. While conditions may not have been ideal, swimmers took advantage of the chance to race. Best times were secured heat after heat. Preston Hatcher led the way for the team, achieving two new Tidal Wave All-Time Top 10 swims. Competing in the 11-12 age group, Preston swam the 9th fastest 50 back (30.06) and the 10th fastest 50 breast (33.70) in team history! It was unfortunate that...

The 2025 Big Brother/Big Sister was a huge success! Thank you to all of our volunteers that ensured a smooth and successful meet! Our competitive season started with nearly 150 swimmers competing. Many of our swimmers realized large improvements from last season. For our new swimmers, coaches were able to see what they had learned in the first few weeks of the season. Several swimmers distinguished themselves, winning all events for their age group! Those swimmers are as follows: 8 & Under Girl: Dearie Johnson: 25 back (21.82), 25 breast...

2025-26 Tidal Wave Short Course Event Schedule Date Event Type Eligible Location Sept 2 1st day of practice Brookstone CC Sept 13 Parents Meeting Brookstone CC Sept 20 Swim Across America Open Lake Lanier Sept 28 *Big Brother/ Big Sister TF Open CAC Oct 17-18 Tent Raising Brookstone CC Oct 26 *TWS-SA Dual TF Open Cumming Nov 8-9 IMR/IMX TF Open Mountain View Dec 5-7 Senior State P/F QT UGA Dec 10-13 Winter Juniors P/F QT Indianapolis Dec 12-14 Tidal Wave Invite P/F Open Mountain View Jan 17-18 SA Winter...

2025-26 School Year Training Schedule Great White Sharks (GWS): Monday – Friday: 3:40-4:35 PM, Saturday 10:15-11:15 AM Elementary Age Group (EAG): Monday – Friday: 3:40-5:00 PM, Saturday 10:15-11:15 AM Advanced Age Group (AAG): Monday – Friday: 3:40-5:30 PM, Saturday 10:15-11:45 AM Elite (EL): Monday – Friday: 5:10-7:10 PM, Saturday 10:15 AM-12:00 PM Select (SEL): Monday-Thursday: 6:05-8:20 PM, Friday: 6:00-8:00 PM Saturday: 8:00-10:15 AM Senior I (SR1): Monday – Thursday: 4:35-7:10 PM, Friday 4:35-6:35 PM Saturday 8:00-10:15 AM Morning workouts are held 2 times a week periodically during the season. Middle...

Tidal Wave’s 2025 long course competitions are now complete. Three Tidal Wave swimmers, Nikolay Chernev, John Jones, and Jaxon Ward represented Georgia Swimming at the Southern Zone Age Group Championships in Orlando, FL over the weekend. They finished the season in strong fashion! All three scored individual points to help Georgia secure a 5th place team finish (Nikolay was the high point total for GA Swim). Additionally, Nikolay established new team records in four 13-14 events (100 & 200 breast, 200 & 400 IM). John and Jaxon each recorded new...

Tidal Wave’s 2025 long course competitions are now complete. Three Tidal Wave swimmers, Nikolay Chernev, John Jones, and Jaxon Ward represented Georgia Swimming at the Southern Zone Age Group Championships in Orlando, FL over the weekend. They finished the season in strong fashion! All three scored individual points to help Georgia secure a 5th place team finish (Nikolay was the high point total for GA Swim). Additionally, Nikolay established new team records in four 13-14 events (100 & 200 breast, 200 & 400 IM). John and Jaxon each recorded new...

Two senior level championship meets were held over the weekend. Senior States was held at UGA, while Futures was held in Ocala, FL. Better than 20 Tidal Wave swimmers participated across the two meets. Bennett Baer swam the fastest 200 back in team history – twice. At Futures, Bennett swam a 2:10.99 during prelims, before recording a 2:10.70 in the finals session. Over the weekend, eight swimmers combined to establish fourteen new Tidal Wave All-Time Top 10 swims. A full list of new Tidal Wave top 10 times follows: 13-14:...

2025 Long Course Age Group State Championships The weekend of July 17th-20th, brought our team to Columbus, GA for the Long Course State Championships. Tidal Wave Swimming brought 30 swimmers to the State Championships and an additional 7 swimmers to the “B” Championships. We had 37 swimmers, ranking as the 5th largest team at the meet, despite being only the 14th largest in the state. Congratulations to all the swimmers for another successful meet! Nikolay Chernev led the team by capturing the High-Point Award for the 13-14 Boys Age Group!...

The DYNA Coda Classic served as an opportunity for some swimmers to add their names to state rosters. Tidal Wave swimmers responded in a huge way! William Harris achieved his first state cuts in the 10 & under 100 back and 100 breast! McKenzie James (200 breast) and Clarissa King (200 back) added their names to the 11-12 girls state roster! Tyler Hanna achieved state qualifying times in the 13-14 boys 100 & 200 breaststrokes (about a month after turning 13)! Logan Ingraffia qualified for his first senior state meet...