{"id":117642,"date":"2014-12-15T13:46:36","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T20:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=117642"},"modified":"2014-12-15T13:46:36","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T20:46:36","slug":"nations-capital-swim-club-wins-usa-swimming-club-excellence-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nations-capital-swim-club-wins-usa-swimming-club-excellence-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Nation&#8217;s Capital Swim Club Wins USA Swimming Club Excellence Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COLORADO SPRINGS \u2013 Nation\u2019s Capital Swim Club, of Washington, DC, earned the top position in the 2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1616&amp;Alias=Rainbow&amp;Lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">USA Swimming Club Excellence<\/a> program, recognizing the organization\u2019s highest-performing clubs in the development of athletes 18 years and younger.<\/p>\n<p>NCAP, whose top youth athletes include Katie Ledecky and Andrew Seliskar, tallied 52,942 points to edge three-time champion SwimMAC Carolina, which placed second in this year\u2019s rankings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNation&#8217;s Capital Swim Club is honored to be named as the winner of the Club Excellence program this year,\u201d said Tom Ugast, Chief Executive Officer of Nation\u2019s Capital Swim Club. \u201cThis is truly a team effort by our athletes, coaches and families to work hard throughout the year to achieve the highest level in our sport. This is the first time we have won this award because of all the great other teams throughout the country. We are all proud to carry this honor for the next 12 months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In its 14th year, the Club Excellence program identifies clubs that execute strong, well-rounded age group and senior swimming programs to produce elite 18-and-under athletes. The top 20 clubs earn Gold level and those ranked 21-100 are designated as Silver. The next 100 clubs are recognized as Bronze.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClub Excellence is one of our most popular programs and earning a Gold, Silver or Bronze ranking is highly coveted by coaches and clubs,\u201d said Pat Hogan, USA Swimming\u2019s Club Development Managing Director. \u201cOur clubs nationwide demonstrate incredible commitment to improve the performance of their athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The following clubs achieved the Gold Medal for 2015, with Local Swimming Committee (LSC) designation. Sixteen (16) different LSCs are represented in the Gold Medal level.<\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<p>Davis Arden Racing Team and Gator Swim Club both achieved the Gold Medal level for the first time this year. NOVA saw the biggest jump from last year, moving 11 spots from number 25 and into the gold medal category. Since the inception of this program, 69 different clubs have earned the Gold-Medal ranking at least once.<\/p>\n<p>Southern California Swimming led all LSCs with 15 clubs recognized, followed by Pacific Swimming at 12. Florida Swimming, Illinois Swimming and Middle Atlantic Swimming each had nine clubs represented.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to recognizing high-performing teams, the program provides grant funding that enable clubs to expand and enhance the services already provided to athletes. A total of $450,000 in grants will be distributed to the 100 Gold- and Silver-level clubs. Final grant awards will be announced by April 17, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/ViewMiscArticle.aspx?TabId=1706&amp;Alias=Rainbow&amp;Lang=en&amp;mid=1071&amp;ItemId=5873\" target=\"_blank\">here <\/a>to view the complete 2015 Club Excellence Program results.<\/p>\n<p><em>The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. 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