{"id":406933,"date":"2019-12-13T16:15:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T23:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=406933"},"modified":"2019-12-13T21:20:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T04:20:13","slug":"nations-capital-swim-club-tops-usa-swimming-club-excellence-ranks-for-6th-straight-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nations-capital-swim-club-tops-usa-swimming-club-excellence-ranks-for-6th-straight-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Nation\u2019s Capital Swim Club Tops USA Swimming Club Excellence Ranks for 6th Straight Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

2020 Club Excellence Results (Nation’s Capital Swim Club)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Washington, D.C.-area\u2019s Nation\u2019s Capital Swim Club\u00a0<\/strong>has claimed the No. 1 spot once again in the USA Swimming Club Excellence program for the sixth consecutive year. On an annual basis, the Club Excellence program recognizes USA Swimming\u2019s highest-performing clubs in the development of athletes ages 18 years and younger.<\/p>\n

Nation\u2019s Capital Swim Club (NCAP<\/a>), posted 81,529 points to outdistance runner-up SwimMAC Carolina by 18,271 points. NCAP\u2019s top junior performers include National Team member\u00a0Phoebe Bacon<\/strong><\/a>, as well as National Junior Team members Paige McKenna, <\/strong>Chase Travis<\/strong> and Claire Nguyen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Sandpipers of Nevada<\/strong>, Mason Manta Rays<\/strong> and Dynamo Swim Club<\/strong> round out the top five for 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cUSA Swimming is fortunate to have dedicated athletes and coaches doing incredible work in pools across the country. The clubs who have earned Gold, Silver or Bronze honors are building future champions who will continue our success at the international level,\u201d said USA Swimming Managing Director of Sport Development\u00a0Joel Shinofield<\/strong>. \u201cWe are excited and honored to again distribute $400,000 in grants to the top 100-ranked clubs in 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now in its 20th<\/sup>\u00a0year, the Club Excellence program identifies clubs that execute strong, well-rounded programs to produce elite 18-and-under athletes. The top-20 clubs earn Gold level ranking and those rated 21-100 are designated as Silver honorees. The next 100 clubs are recognized at the Bronze level.<\/p>\n

Each team\u2019s 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. Starting with the 2018 Club Excellence rankings, Gold swims were multiplied by a factor of 2.0; points for Silver-level swims were increased by a factor of 1.5. Open water swimmers are eligible to score points based on their finishes at the 2019 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships and Junior National Championships.<\/p>\n

The following clubs achieved the Gold Medal ranking for 2020. Sixteen different USA Swimming Local Swimming Committees (LSC) are represented at the Gold Medal level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nClub Name<\/strong><\/td>\nLSC<\/strong><\/td>\nFINA Points<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nNation’s Capital Swim Club<\/td>\nPV<\/td>\n81529<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nSwimMAC Carolina<\/td>\nNC<\/td>\n63258<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nSandpipers of Nevada<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n53427<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nMason Manta Rays<\/td>\nOH<\/td>\n52621<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nDynamo Swim Club<\/td>\nGA<\/td>\n40554<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nSwimAtlanta<\/td>\nGA<\/td>\n40197<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nCarmel Swim Club<\/td>\nIN<\/td>\n36221<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nNOVA of Virginia Aquatics<\/td>\nVA<\/td>\n32627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nLong Island Aquatic Club<\/td>\nMR<\/td>\n30866<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nLakeside Swim Team<\/td>\nKY<\/td>\n26339<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nBluefish Swim Club<\/td>\nNE<\/td>\n25645<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nTAC Titans<\/td>\nNC<\/td>\n25081<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nPleasanton Seahawks<\/td>\nPC<\/td>\n24483<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nNorthern KY Clippers Swimming<\/td>\nOH<\/td>\n24101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nNashville Aquatic Club<\/td>\nSE<\/td>\n23103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nBadger Swim Club<\/td>\nMR<\/td>\n21997<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nMarlins of Raleigh<\/td>\nNC<\/td>\n21193<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nSierra Marlins Swim Team<\/td>\nSN<\/td>\n21003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nChelsea Piers Aquatics Club<\/td>\nCT<\/td>\n20854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nMission Viejo Nadadores<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n20690<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Click here<\/a> to view the complete 2020 Club Excellence Program results.<\/p>\n

TAC Titans<\/strong> and Chelsea Piers Aquatics Club<\/strong> achieved a Gold Medal ranking for the first time. Since the inception of this program, 86 different clubs have earned Gold Medal ranking at least once.<\/p>\n

Out of the 200 clubs recognized as Gold, Silver and Bronze programs, Illinois Swimming led all LSCs with 13 clubs recognized, followed by Southern California Swimming with nine clubs.<\/p>\n

In addition to recognizing high-performing teams, the program provides grant funding that enables clubs to expand and enhance the services already provided to athletes. A total of $400,000 in grants will be distributed to the 100 Gold- and Silver-level clubs.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with the USA Swimming Club Excellence program, USA Swimming will honor five clubs as a 2020 Podium Club. Each team achieving a Gold Medal ranking for four consecutive years will be named to the Podium Club. In addition to earning Gold grant dollars, Podium Club members will receive a financial bonus from a pool of dollars to be divided equally among the number of teams in the Podium Club each year.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to the following five clubs recognized as a Podium Club for 2020:<\/p>\n