USA Swimming Announces Club Excellence Awards, Led by SwimMac Carolina

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USA Swimming today announced 200 clubs will be recognized as Gold, Silver or Bronze medal clubs in the 2022-2023 Club Excellence Program.

Top-seated club, SwimMAC Carolina, posted 75,588 points to oust last year’s champion TAC Titans by 12,512 points. SwimMAC Carolina’s top performers include U.S. National Junior Team member Norvin Clontz and Baylor Nelson. The club’s top performing event was led by Clontz in the 400-meter freestyle, which earned 1,734 points. Nelson earned the second- and third-highest earning spots in the 200m (1,720 points) and 400m individual medley events (1,696 points).

Sandpipers of Nevada (44,189), Nation’s Capital Swim Club (43,194) and Carmel Swim Club (41,539) round out the top-five finishers for 2023.

The program recognizes USA Swimming’s highest-performing clubs in the development of athletes ages 18 years and younger on an annual basis.

Eligible athlete pool performances were achieved between September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2022. Open water eligible performances were taken from the 5-kilometer and 10K swims at the 2022 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships as well as the 5K and 7.5K at the 2022 USA Swimming Open Water Junior National Championships.

Now in its 23rd year, the program recognized member clubs for their commitment to athlete performance and excellence. The primary objectives of the program are to recognize and promote:

The development of strong, well-rounded age group and senior swimming programs that produce elite 18-and-under athletes.
Resources to motivate and assist USA Swimming member clubs to achieve the highest athlete performance ideals.
Grant funding
The USA Swimming club development system as an integral part in achieving excellence in the sport.

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USA Swimming member clubs earn points based off athlete performance scores. Each team’s ranking score is based on the FINA Points table, a power point rating system that assigns point values to individual swimming performances based on the Gold, Silver or Bronze time standard. All program requirements, including time standards, can be viewed here.

The following USA Swimming member clubs achieved the Gold Medal ranking for 2023. Fifteen different Local Swimming Committees (LSCs) are represented at the Gold Medal level.

Rank	Club	LSC	Points
1	SwimMAC Carolina	NC	75,588
2	TAC Titans	NC	63,076
3	Sandpipers of Nevada	CA	44,189
4	Nation’s Capital Swim Club	PV	43,194
5	Carmel Swim Club	IN	41,539
6	Bolles School Sharks	FL	38,906
7	NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc	VA	31,983
8	Dynamo Swim Club	GA	31,271
9	Elmbrook Swim Club	WI	30,273
10	Lakeside Aquatic Club	NT	30,079
11	Sarasota Sharks	FL	28,997
12	Irvine Novaquatics	CA	28,471
13	Cavalier Aquatics/Piedmont Family YMCA	VA	27,870
14	Lakeside Swim Team	KY	26,512
15	Aquajets Swim Team	MN	25,852
16	Scarlet Aquatics	NJ	25,759
17	Long Island Aquatic Club	MR	25,469
18	SwimAtlanta	GA	25,296
19	Mason Manta Rays	OH	24,592
20	Jersey Wahoos	MA	24,429

Click here to view the completed 2023 Club Excellence Program results.

Two clubs reached Gold Medal status for the first time. Cavalier Aquatics/Piedmont Family YMCA ranked 14th with 27,860 points and Scarlet Aquatics ranked 17th with 25,759 points. There were 19 member clubs who reached Silver Medal status for the first time and 32 who were inducted into the program for the first time in their club history.

Out of the 200 USA Swimming member clubs who earned Gold, Silver or Bronze recognition, Florida Swimming led all LSCs with 12 clubs recognized. California, Pacific and Illinois LSCs tied for second most with 10 clubs.

In conjunction with the Club Excellence program, USA Swimming will honor 10 clubs as 2023 Podium Clubs. This includes first time Podium Club team TAC Titans. To qualify for Podium Club, a USA Swimming member club must achieve Gold Medal club status for four-consecutive years. Congratulations to the following clubs for being recognized this year as a Podium Club:

SwimMAC Carolina
TAC Titans
Sandpipers of Nevada
Nation’s Capital Swim Club
Carmel Swim Club
Dynamo Swim Club
NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc.
Lakeside Swim Team
Long Island Aquatic Club
SwimAtlanta

— The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with USA Swimming. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com.

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