Nashville Aquatic Club is very fortunate to have someone with the depth of experience that Dr. Jim Johnson brings to the club. As our team physician, all of our injured athletes are watched over by Dr. Johnson’s careful hand. Dr. Johnson is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL and completed a sports medicine fellowship at Stanford University and San Jose Medical Center (California). Dr. Johnson also has two children of his own that are...

Nashville Aquatic Club sent 137 athletes to Atlanta, Georgia this past weekend to compete at the Georgia Tech Natatorium. Swimmers raced against host, Swim Atlanta's best, as well as a few from surrounding teams in Atlanta. The age group swimmers notched top times across the board. Top performances by Kallie Chelsvig and Garland Pierce started the meet on the right foot by placing in the top 8 in all 8 events over the weekend. Joanna Jones qualified for her first ever Short course Southeastern Championship time coming in at 1:34.35....

Nashville Aquatic Club swimmers had standout performances as they hosted the 2012 October Open at the Centennial Sportsplex this past weekend. Record breaking swims were made across the program. Leading the way was Senior swimmer Taylor Charles in the 400 IM, 200 Butterfly and 200 IM. Our 13-14 girls, Annie Kyriakidis and Tatum Wade, smashed records in the 200 Breaststroke and 200 Freestyle, respectively. Continuing success at the age group level was a group of 8 & Under boys in each of the 100 yard relays. The 100 yard Freestyle...

Megan Goss, a NAC alum and current member of the Northwestern University swim team, has organized a fundraiser for breast cancer at Northwestern - Breaststroke 4 Breast Cancer. SwimmingWorld recently did a story on Megan and her cause, which is available at: http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/College/32136.asp?q=Northwestern-Women-Host-'Breaststroke4BreastCancer'-Fundraiser The home page for the event is at: http://nubreaststroke4breastcancer.doodlekit.com/home Thank you Megan for putting together an event for such a great cause!

Nashville Aquatic Club welcomed the Lakeside Seahawks and the Middle Tennessee Swim Club to the Sportsplex this past weekend for the second annual Duel in the Pool. Thanks to our many volunteers, the meet and barbecue were a great success! Meet records were set by: Carrie Johnson (Senior 100FLY), Noah Stopkotte (13-14 200BR, 100BR), David Brooks (11-12 50FR, 50BR, 200IM, 100FR, 100BR), Kallie Chelsvig (10U 100BK, 100IM, 200IM, 500FR), Annie Kyriakidis (13-14 200FLY), and Matt McPherson (Senior 200FLY). Many NAC swimmers took home event titles this past weekend, including: Annie...

Karinne Miller, a NAC alumnus, is being inducted into the Southeastern Swimming Hall of Fame in early October. Karinne, who was a silver medalist in the 200m butterfly at the Pan American Games, was also an 8-time National Finalist in individual events, and won a national championship and set an American Record on a relay. NAC caught up with Karinne Miller and asked her a few questions. Enjoy! The American Record setting relay. From left to right: Amy Caulkins, Joan Pennington, Tracy Caulkins, Karinne Miller. Courtesy of Marjorie Shuer, Durham,...

USA Swimming released it's 2011-2012 Scholastic All-America team, and the Nashville Aquatic Club is represented by 8 athletes, more than any other club in Southeastern Swimming. Congratulations to Reece Boyd, Taylor Charles, Ted Curtiss, Alex Goss, Tate Ramsden, Nathan Stinson, Morgan Flynn, and Michelle Chintanaphol. From USA Swimming: Each year, USA Swimming recognizes its members who excel both in the classroom and in the pool. The Scholastic All-America Team is made up of high school student-athletes who have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and who have achieved...

The 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, held August 23-27 in Honolulu, Hawaii featured some of the fastest 18 and Under swimming this season from across the world. While Team USA walked off with the team title, NAC's Maclin Davis, competing once again for Team USA, was the 100-meter butterfly champion. Touching the wall in a lifetime best of 52.89, Davis bested competion by more than half a second. Davis' time placed him at 51st in the world this year in that event. NAC Head Coach John Morse, who served as...

When did you join NAC Masters and how often do you swim? I joined NAC Masters in March, 2008 and typically swim 3 days a week. What is your background as a swimmer and/or athlete? I’ve been a mediocre swimmer since childhood. The only reason I didn’t lose my races was because I usually had a sister who was slightly worse than me. Mediocre swimming has been my primary form of exercise throughout adulthood. I’ve been a middle to front of the pack, and recently only one of the pack,...

Nashville Aquatic Club athletes dominated the 2012 Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships, winning the meet by a margin of 800 points. Incredible performances from across all age groups, and several breakout performances highlighted the swims of the weekend. Carrie Johnson and Annie Kyriakidis both qualified for this summer's United States Swimming Open Championships, with first place finishes in the Senior 100 Butterfly and 13-14 100 Breaststroke, respectively. Maddie Hoff picked up Summer Junior National time standards in the 100 and 200 Breaststrokes, earning first place finishes in the Senior version...