USA Swimming announced 200 clubs that will be recognized as Gold, Silver or Bronze medal clubs in the 2023-2024 Club Excellence Program.
SwimMAC Carolina is the reigning champion for the second year in a row, earning an astonishing 89,639 points. This year marks the club’s 19th with Gold Medal status. SwimMACs Top performers include National Junior Team members Norvin Clontz, Ben Delmar, Caleb Maldari, and Jordan Willis.
The second through fifth place clubs are Sandpipers of Nevada (56,757), Carmel Swim Club (54,137), Nation’s Capital Swim Club (46,326), and Sarasota Sharks (45,677).
The program recognizes USA Swimming’s highest-performing clubs in the development of athletes ages 18 years and younger on an annual basis. In a new addition to last year, eligible athlete performances include both pool and open water swims.
North Carolina Swimming clubs not only had the Top ranked club in the country SwimMAC Carolina (MAC), also achieving gold medal status are the TAC Titans (TAC) ranked 15th. NCS has three clubs that were recognized as Silver medal clubs – Marlins of Raleigh (MOR), New Wave Swim Team (WAVE), and Mecklenburg Swimming Association (MSA), and six clubs recognized as Bronze medal clubs – North Carolina Aquatic Club (NCAC), East Carolina Aquatics (ECA), Swim GSA (SGSA), YMCA of the Triangle Area Swim Team (YOTA), Raleigh Swimming Association (RSA), and Lifetime of North Carolina (LIFE)
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