NAC Ends Season on High Note at Speedo Southern Premier!

Nearly 100 NAC athletes traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee for the 2019 Speedo Southern Premier Championship.  The meet, which has become one of the most desired tickets in all of USA Swimming was loaded with 7 USA Swimming Gold Medal teams and provided stiff competition for athletes across the board.  NAC athletes swam with great heart and intensity, and finished in 3rd place in the men's, women's, and combined team scores.

While the meet provided many highlights, NAC broke National Age Group Records in the 15-18 Girls 200 Medley Relay (Alex Walsh, Ella Nelson, Jordan Hurt, Gretchen Walsh), while Alex Walsh broke the National Age Group record in the 200 Breast and Gretchen Walsh broke the National Age Group record in the 100 Free.

Congratulations to our event winners:

Nora Bess Arender (100 Back)

Michael Kong (100 Breast)

Gretchen Walsh (200 Free, 50 Free, 100 Free)

Alex Walsh (100 Breast, 400IM, 200 Breast, 100 Fly)

Meaghan Raab (200 IM)

Congratulations to our Top-8 finishers (9-10, 11-12) and Top-16 finishers (13-14, Senior):

Blake Amlicke- 100 Free, 100 Back, 50 Free, 500 Free, 50 Back, 200 Free, 50 Fly

Nora Bess Arender- 100 Back, 100 Fly, 100 IM, 50 Back, 100 Breast, 50 Fly

Bella Bacchetta- 50 Breast

Maston Ballew- 200 IM, 50 Back

Aurora Brame-Goldthwaite- 200 Free

Sophia Brame-Goldthwaite- 100 Back

Ben Caillouet- 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 IM, 100 Fly, 100 Breast, 50 Fly

Tys Groenewoud- 100 Back, 200 IM, 50 Back, 200 Free

Kardin Hong- 100 Free, 50 Free, 100 IM, 50 Fly

Zaki Ibrahim- 100 Free, 50 Breast, 200 IM, 50 Free, 200 Free, 100 Breast

Michael Kong- 100 Free, 200 IM, 100 Fly, 100 IM, 200 Free, 50 Fly

Madeleine Koss- 100 Back

Hamp Lefler- 100 Back, 50 Free, 50 Back

Darby Mooney- 100 Free, 50 Free, 200 Free

Kumi Sasaki- 100 Back, 200 IM

Mack Schumann- 50 Breast, 100 Fly, 500 Free

Grayson Strauss- 50 Back

Nathan Whitacre- 50 Breast, 100 Breast

Annie Lea Choate (200 Free)

Owen Reese (200 Free, 50 Free, 100 Back, 100 Free)

Drew Baxter (200 Free, 50 Free, 200IM)

Ella Nelson (200 Free, 400IM, 200 Fly, 200IM, 200 Breast)

Philip Adejumo (200 Free, 100 Fly)

Iza Ruiz (100 Breast, 200 Breast)

Bella Guillamondegui (100 Breast, 200 Breast)

Isaiah Dulin (100 Breast, 200 Fly, 200 Breast, 100 Fly)

Lilly Zhang (200 Back, 100 Back, 100 Fly)

Drew Baxter (200 Back, 200IM, 100 Back, 100 Free)

Spencer Nicholas (200 Back, 100 Back, 100 Fly)

Hannah Jyawook (400IM, 500 Free)

Reagan Hurt (200 Fly, 100 Fly)

Rangi Sweetman (200 Fly, 100 Free, 100 Fly)

Alex Walsh (50 Free)

Gretchen Walsh (200IM, 100 Fly)

Lauren Hurt (200IM, 100 Back, 100 Fly)

Meaghan Raab (500 Free, 200 Breast)

Adrienne Raber (100 Free)

Jordan Hurt (100 Fly)