NAC swimmers kicked off the 2017 Long course season at the April Invite in Brentwood, TN. This was the first long course meet experience for 50 of NAC's 190 competitors and a great experience to get off the block, set a bench mark for the season, and have fun! Athletes headed back to practice for preparation and fast swimming at the May Meet, held in Huntsville, May 20-21. Congratulations to the following top 8 finishers this weekend: 10 & under Blake Amlicke: 400 free*, 100 back*, 50 fly, 200 free*,...

NAC Senior group athletes were recognized at this year's awards banquet, held Thursday, April 27 at Second Harvest Food Bank in Nashville, TN. NAC was extremely fortunate to have Olympic gold-medalist Tyler Clary in to speak and motivate our athletes. NAC's graduating Seniors were recognized for their accomplishments, and included the following athletes (* indicates will swim at NCAA level): Zsozso Biegl - Brown Lara Beth Case - Trinity (TX)* Casey Charles - Carson Newman* Spencer Klinsky - Miami (Ohio)* Eli Knobloch Eamon Morris - Trinity (TX)* Elijah Patrick -...

Every Wednesday, Jeff Ockerman, one of the Masters swim coaches at the Nashville Aquatic Club, begins practice with a joke. On a recent Wednesday it went something like this: ”How do you know you’re at a really emotional wedding? Because even the cake is in tiers.” Corny. Yes. But this deck-side humor is something many swimmers have come to expect and look forward to before jumping into Nashville Aquatic Club’s pool. Coaching is something Ockerman never thought he’d be doing. Even his mother said her greatest fear was that Jeff...

Over the first weekend in March, NAC qualifiers, raced at the Southern Premier meet. For 11&overs, Southern Premier is a grueling prelim/final meet where the athletes are racing up to 20 races in a 3-day time span. A 3-day prelim/final meet takes a lot of preparation and focus. Kudos to everyone who competed! Now it’s time to get ready for long course! Congrats to the following swimmers who placed top 8 in their events over the weekend: Top 8 Finishes (*= Event winners) 10&under: Maxine Clark: 100 free, 50 breast,...

NAC athletes represented their schools and club with pride at the 2017 TISCA Tennessee State High School Championships. This year's meet, hosted in Knoxville, TN saw NAC athletes Alex Walsh (Harpeth Hall, 200FR, 100BK) and Allie Raab (Brentwood Academy, 100BR) set new state records. Congratulations to the Harpeth Hall women's team, who once again came away victorious! Athletes finishing in the Top 16 included (* = state champion) Alex Walsh (Harpeth Hall) – 200FR*, 100BK* Allie Raab (Brentwood Academy) – 200FR, 100BR* Lauren Hurt (Brentwood High School) – 200FR, 100BK...

Nashville Aquatic Club swimmers represented their schools and dominated the podium at the MTHSSA High School Region meet and Middle School championship this past weekend. For the High School Region meet, NAC swimmers came in winning 7 of the 8 individual men's events, and women captured 5 of the 8 individual event titles. Highlights include Alex Walsh breaking the meet record by over a second in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of :55.70. The NAC men finished first through eigth - every podium spot! - in the 200...

Former NAC Coach Charlie Hodgson has been selected by the American Swimming Coaches Association for induction into their Hall of Fame. Coach Hodgson, who has worked with NAC for the past decade, has been an incredibly valuable asset and mentor to many athletes in the Nashville swimming community! Hodgson was inducted into the University of Miami athletics Hall of Fame in 2016. Coach Hodgson's partial bio reads, "Charlie Hodgson is one of the greatest contributors to the University of Miami (FL) swimming programs. His on deck coaching stretched from 1974-1978...

In the month of December we challenged our Age Group athletes to become more aware and engaged in proper hydration and fueling for practice. This challenge was set up to help the athletes learn and understand the importance and how these factors play into optimal preparation and performance. Every day that an athlete attended practice in the month of December they could receive up to 2 points for that day by bringing in a water bottler (1 pt) and eating a pre/post practice snack (1 pt). Congratulations to the Red...

This past weekend NAC had 10 athletes travel to Columbus, Ohio for Junior National Championships. In the combined total, NAC placed 4th out of all the competition, and on the women’s side placed 2nd! Congratulations to Matthew Lattin, Noah Stopkotte, Elijah Patrick, Spencer Klinsky, Gretchen Walsh, Alex Walsh, Allison Raab, Ella Nelson, Lauren Hurt, and Julia Jane Eskew! On the Women’s side, the quartet of Alex, Allison, Ella, and Gretchen placed 1st in the 400 Medley Relay, and 2nd in the 200 medley relay as well as 2nd in the...

The Roll Call Rumble results are in! The age group swimmers were challenged to make an attendance challenge to prep for the Music City Invite- our first team effort meet of the season! Congratulations to the Green group. They had 58 percent of swimmers meet or exceeded their goal of 8 practices last month. Way to go to the following swimmers in each of the training groups that met the challenge in the month of November! 58% of the Green group made 75% (8 out of 11) offered practices in...