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Benji DeMotte

Congratulations to all our swimmers who competed this last weekend in Nashville at the 2023 Offically Summer Splash Invite. While we only had 117 swimmers there, they looked really fast and we had lots of exciting races. When the dust settled, we had two new SES Qualifiers (Arden Ford and Oana Kocak). A special "Thank You" goes out to all our parent volunteers who alway do a great job, at home or on the road. By the Numbers: 117 Number of Excel Swimmers 615 Number of Excel Races 398 Number...

Benji DeMotte

This past weekend, Excel had a team of 77 swimmers travel North to Louisville, KY to compete in the Cardinal Aquatics Throwdown meet. The pool, the atmosphere and the swimming were all top-notch and our team has a lot to be pround of. While we had a small group up there, we were thrilled to have 3 team records set and two new SES qualifiers join the championship roster. A huge "Thank You!" to all the Excel mothers who spent their Mother's Day with us! By The Numbers: 77 Number...

Benji DeMotte

Congratulations to all our swimmers who competed this last weekend in the Spring Splash as our first meet of the long course season. While we only had just over 270 swimmers, we did see some big results! Congratulations to Jacob Keen for his new team record in the 11-12 200 Back of 2:30.33. A big "Thank You" goes out to our meet host, and all our parents who volunteered to help run the meet. Our officials especially always do a great job of lending a hand at away meets! 272...

Benji DeMotte

As we celebrate our historic first Triple Crown of Championships, we need to pause to reflect what this means for our program. The term “Triple Crown” is used across sports and always to reflect an accomplishment higher than simply being a one-time champion. In cycling, it refers to winning the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the UCI Road World Championships Road Race in the same season. In 1999-2000 the University of Arkansas Men’s Track & Field programs became the first SEC team to ever to win the Triple...

Daun Lutz

The Excel Aquatics program and three of our swimmers were recently featured in an article in the Tennessean published on November 27th. It featured Gavin Fu, Callum Farneth, and Charlie Turner since those swimmers won every event they swam at the recent TNAQ meet. We are so proud to have had our team and swimmers featured in this article. It's a short read, so enjoy.

Benji DeMotte

Checking in with Coach Steven and our High Performance Team In the Spring of 2021, Coach Steven created a High Performance Team at Excel specifically to focus on our elite swimmers and their pursuit of national competitions. Although our club has a long history of elite swimming, he felt that due to recent growth in both numbers and performance at the age group level, it was time to create a group that extends across all sites, but is specifically for those swimmers who have already achieved a national time standard....

Benji DeMotte

Good Luck to Meredith DiPasquale and Zoe Summar who will represent Excel Aquatics at the US Open Meet this weekend in Huntsville, AL. Due to Covid, the format is slightly different than in years past as there are two sessions per day, but they are timed finals. Both of our swimmers start things off tomorrow with Zoe in the 200 IM and 100 Back and Meredith in the 100 Fly. Zoe will finish things up for us on Saturday with the 200 Back and 200 Breast. Good Luck Ladies and...

Benji DeMotte

Congratulations to our Excel Swimmers who swam this weekend in the 2020 Fall Fest meet. Although we had to adapt our format to fit our current restrictions, the meet was fun and we swam fast. Although we weren't able to allow spectators, our families were able to watch the live feed (pictured above) to see all the action. Full Results By the Numbers: 295 Excel Swimmers 1009 Excel Races 588 Lifetime Best Races 96 Swimmers with all Lifetime Bests 13 New Age Group Sectional Cuts 21 New SES Championship A...

Benji DeMotte

Excel Aquatics Wins the 2020 Southeastern Short Course Championship! Congratulations to all of our swimmers who were part of winning the SES title in Huntsville AL. With a combined score of 2,418.5 points, we ended up first out of 45 teams. But that wasn't the only win we had... Excel placed 1st in the: Combined Team Score Age Group Combined Team Score Age Group Men Age Group Women 10 and Under Boys 11-12 Boys Men's Open High Point- Joseph Jordan SES Championships By the Numbers 127 Excel Swimmers 709 Excel...

Benji DeMotte

Congratulations to our 8 and Under Girls team for their first place finish at the 2020 Western Regional Meet! The Boys finished third and combined, Excel came in second overall. A special Congratulations goes out to our High Point winners as well: Chloe Gregory- 1st for the Girls Addie Davis- Girl's Runner-Up Charlie Turner- Boy's Runner-Up We are so proud of all our 8 and Under Swimmers and their coaches. Keep up the great work! The 8 and unders were not the only swimmers in the meet however. We also...