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   AGGIE SWIM CLUB  

 
Why should the Aggie Swim Club be your choice?  Here are our reasons, success stories and accomplishments.
 
1) We have been an experienced and registered year round USA swimming team since 1986.
 
2) The AGS currently has over 300 members from Bryan, College Station, Brenham, Huntsville, Navasota and surrounding areas.
 
3) We train at 4 convenient locations: Huntsville Aquatic Center, TAMU Rec Center, College Station Middle School and the Bryan Aquatic Center and practices are at convenient times at each location.
(Note: Bryan Aquatic swimmers move to the TAMU Rec Center during winter months and bad weather).
 
4) In addition to our HS Auxiliary program, we offer 6 levels of progression to fit the needs of developing athletes:
Novice, Age Group Development, Junior Age Group, Age Group, Junior and Senior.
 
5) We have 10 USA registered coaches including Steve Bultman, the Ags Club Director,  TAMU Head Women's Coach and 1988 and 2008 Olympic coach.  All coaches attend stroke clinics on an annual basis to renew and update their coaching abilities.
 
6) We offer motivational awards programs for all swimmers, including Ladder of Success awards, Personal Best Time awards, Goal Time Achievement awards, among others.
 
7) We hold free Team Intrasquad meets as introductions to competition every 6 weeks at the College Station Middle School or TAMU Rec Center utilizing the scoreboard, electronic timing system and lots of awards.
 
8) We have spring and summer awards banquets and several team functions to build friendship and provide a fun and friendly atmosphere and build team unity.
 
9) We provide free stroke clinics twice a year for all swimmers, both featuring Steve Bultman.
 
10) We have coaches who work with local summer league programs in our community each year.
 
11) Our Club has placed third at the 14&Under fall/winter champs meet three years in a row,
 
12) We had 19 TAGS (Texas Age Group Swimming) Championship qualifiers for Summer, 2009.  (TAGS is the premiere age group championship meet in the State of Texas each year).  We had 26 TAGS swimmers for Fall/Winter, 2008.
 
13) We had 13 USA Sectionals qualifier for Summer, 2009.  We had 13 USA Sectionals qualifiers for Fall/Winter, 2009.  (Sectionals is one of the premiere national senior meets each year).
 
14) We had 7 swimmers selected for the Summer, 2009 Gulf Zones team based on their times between April 1, 2009 and June 25, 2009.  The Zones meet was held in Orlando, Florida the first week in August and included elite competitors from Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and Alabama.
 
15) We have had Gulf Swimming Ladder of Success Top 5 Ranked Athletes in each of the last 12 seasons (fall/winter 2003-2004, spring/summer 2004, fall/winter 2004-2005, spring/summer 2005, fall/winter 2005-2006, spring/summer, 2006, fall/winter 2006-2007, spring/summer 2007, fall/winter 2007-2008, spring/summer 2008, fall/winter 2009, summer 2009).
 
Ladder of Success Swimmers - 2008-2009 Short Course Season:
(Gulf Swimming's Ladder of Success names the 5 fastest swimmers (male and female) in each race for the entire year in all of Southeast Texas for 18&Under athletes.  Currently there are over 5200 swimmers registered in Southeast Texas).
10&Under Girls:
Mackenzie Jones
5th - 50 yard free - 28.83
5th - 100 yard back - 1:02.89
3rd - 100 yard back - 1:10.27
3rd - 100 yard I.M. - 1:11.87
3rd - 200 yard I.M. - 2:31.65
11-12 Girls:
Reilly Haden
4th - 500 yard free - 5:21.77
11-12 Boys:
Laine Johansen
3rd - 1000 yard free - 11:13.67
5th - 1650 yard free - 18:53.21
 
Harrison Jones
4th - 50 yard free - 24.59
5th - 200 yard free - 1:56.24
4th - 500 yard free - 5:06.00
1st - 1000 yard free - 10:40.25
2nd - 1650 yard free - 17:53.68
2nd - 50 yard fly - 26.06
2nd - 100 yard fly - 57.14
1st - 200 yard fly - 2:08.26
4th - 400 yard I.M. - 4:39.14
13-14 Boys:
Matthew Bitara
4th - 100 yard back - 54.61
17-18 Boys:
Ben Munster
5th - 1000 yard free - 9:30.99
4th - 1650 yard free - 16:06.65

 

 
16) The Club has placed one or more athletes on the Texas A&M Men's and/or Women's Swimming Teams in 7 of the last 10 seasons.  Jack Burley is the newest athlete, making the move in July, 2009.
 
17) We have had swimmers named to the USA Swimming All-America Scholastic Team in each of the last three seasons.  The Scholastic All-America Team is comprised of high school student-athletes, who have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, and have competed in an individual event in the 2007 ConocoPhillips Summer Nationals, 2007 Summer Speedo Championship Series (Sectionals), 2007 U.S. Open, 2008 World and WUG Trials, 2008 Speedo Championship Series (Sectionals), 2008 National Disability Championships and/or 2008 Open Water National Championships.
 
18) We have coaches who are as dedicated to the sport as their swimmers.  Coach Ryan Goodwyn swam the English Channel in 60 degree water for 11 hours, Summer, 2004!!  Coach Henry Clark has been a Master's World Record Holder and National Champion in multiple events for several years.
 
 
FOR MORE CLUB INFORMATION PLEASE CALL
SHANNON CLARK AT 979-776-1155 OR E-MAIL
TO AGGIESWIMCLUB@SUDDENLINK.NET
 
 

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