NAC celebrated successful 2018 Long Course and 2019 Short Course seasons at the annual banquet. NAC recognized the following athletes for their achievements the last two season: Race Group Award Winners Dani Adlich - Leadership Owen Whitacre - Most Improved Senior 1 Award Winners Sam Arender - Leadership Arden Oberlander - Most Improved Senior 2 Award Winners Owen Reese - Leadership Spencer Nicholas - Most Improved Senior 3 Award Winners Lettie Williams - Leadership Gretchen Walsh - Most Improved Chas Morton/11-12 Most Valuable Swimmers: Madeleine Koss, Annie Lea Choate, Michael...

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...

NAC Masters Elizabeth Trinkler Tell us a little about yourself and your life here in Nashville. I was born and raised here in Nashville and I have lived here my whole life. I’ve been involved in sports since I got a football uniform when I was five years old and then golf clubs at six. How did you get involved with Swimming? NAC? How long have you been swimming? I learned to swim when I was four years old and went off the “high board” at Hillwood CC at five....

The Nashville Aquatic Club raced hard and smart at the Region Meet, hosted by Excel at the Sportsplex. This meet served as the 8&Under championships for our region of Southeastern swimming. The 8&Under women from NAC finished in 2nd place, while the whole 8&U squad finished in 3rd place. A special shout out to Emma Caban, who finished in 2nd place for 8&U high point! The meet was also the last chance to qualify for the Southern Premier. A number of swimmers stepped up and got their cut, giving NAC...

NAC athletes took the stage at the annual Tennessee State High School Championships over the weekend and delivered many top performances! Congratulations to Jordan Hurt and Spencer Jyawook who picked up their first Junior National cut. Ella Nelson (200IM), Gretchen Walsh (100FLY and 100BK), and Alex Walsh (200FR) set new state records across the two day competition. Congratulations to our point scorers, listed below! First Place Finishers Included: Alex Walsh (200FR, 100BR) Ella Nelson (200IM) Gretchen Walsh (100FLY, 100BK) Spencer Jyawook (100FLY) Top-Sixteen Finishers Included: Hannah Jyawook (200FR, 500FR) Lettie...

NAC athletes across many ages and groups were able to show off their skills to their school friends at January's Middle Tennessee High School Region Championship and the MTHSSA Middle School Championship. Both meets were held at the Sportsplex the weekend of January 25-26. NAC had 45 Top-8 finals swims at the Middle School Championship and 35 Top-8 swims at the High School Championship. NAC is proud of our double event winners, including: Courtney Couden Ella Nelson Samuel Tiblier Alex Walsh Gretchen Walsh NAC athletes at the High School Region...

NAC Masters Vicki Updike Tell us a little about yourself. Where are you from? I grew up on a working farm in Maine. We raised beef, cattle, sheep, and grew various crops. What I realize now, is all that work my parents had us doing was actually building bodily strength and solid work values. Tell us about your family? I am married to Dawson Updike. We have two sons, Cooper and Dawson a.k.a “Lil D,”and a dog named Kona. We thought it was fitting our rescue dog was named “Kona,”...

Check out the results from the 2018 NAC Penny Pounding Campaign in this most recent News article. PROUD of our NAC Swimmers for making such a huge impact!

NAC swimmers showed up strong at the Newburgh Chill Out Classic this past weekend! In addition to winning a majority of the events, NAC swimmers placed a huge amount of finishes in the top 3! Congratulations to Emma Lukeman and Parris Garvin for qualifying for the Southern Premier! NAC TOP 3 SWIMS! 10 & Under Nora Bess Arender: 50 bk*, 100bk*, 50 br* 50 fly*, 100 IM*, 50 fr, 100 fr Harper Gibson: 50 bk, 200 fr, 200 IM Darby Mooney: 50 br, 100 IM*, 50 fr, 100 fr, 200...

Getting to Know Tracey Williamson Swimming royalty, Dolly the rescue dog, and Super Cinnamon Swirls! Q-Tell us about your life and family here in Nashville? Nashville has been home since 1984. I moved here after graduating from the University of Florida to work in the R&D Department at Winners Corporation. I lived at the Caulkins’ residence for several months and almost immediately joined the NAC Masters swim team. At that time, practices were held in the original NAC pool that was located on Oceola Ave. I met my husband there,...