National
Winter Junior Nationals
- Date
- Fri, December 11, 2026
- Pool
- Greensboro Aquatic Center · 25y
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2026–27 Season
Building ChampionsIn and Out of the Water
Developing confident athletes through elite coaching, teamwork, and competitive excellence.
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State champions
2026 short course
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National qualifiers
Futures & Junior Nats
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Team records broken
Last three seasons
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College commitments
D1 · D2 · D3
On the calendar
Upcoming meets
- Championship
Region 4 Senior Championships
- Date
- Fri, September 18, 2026
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- Triangle Aquatic Center · 25y
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- Invitational
Blue Devil Fall Invitational
- Date
- Sat, August 29, 2026
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- Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion · 25y
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Team highlights
A season measured in seconds, remembered for years
Fourteen state titles, twenty-seven national qualifiers, and nineteen athletes continuing into college programs — built on a culture where every personal best is celebrated by the whole deck.
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- National qualifiers
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- Season awards
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- Athletes on roster
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The journal
Latest from the deck
Meet Recap ·Aug 2, 2026
Crawford drops four seconds in the 200 fly at Winter Champs
A back-half surge in the final 50 sealed a lifetime best and a Junior National cut for the senior group's youngest qualifier.
Announcement ·Jul 24, 2026
Fall training camp returns to Blue Ridge
Four days of altitude work, video analysis, and team building for the Gold, Senior, and National groups.
Coach Update ·Jul 11, 2026
Coach Ellery on building a back-half racer
Why we hold tempo through the third 50, and what it means for the way we structure Tuesday aerobic sets.
Pathway
Five groups, one progression
Swimmers move through the program as their skills and commitment grow. Every group has its own coach, schedule, and season goals.
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Bronze Group
- Practice
- Mon / Wed / Fri · 4:30–5:30pm
- Coach
- Coach Maya Ruiz
- Season goal
- Legal strokes in all four disciplines and a love of racing.
- Requirement
- Able to swim 50y freestyle and backstroke unassisted.
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Silver Group
- Practice
- Mon–Thu · 5:00–6:30pm
- Coach
- Coach Devin Park
- Season goal
- Aerobic base, turns, and first championship qualifying times.
- Requirement
- Legal in all four strokes plus IM.
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Gold Group
- Practice
- Mon–Fri · 5:30–7:30pm
- Coach
- Coach Ellery Vance
- Season goal
- State qualifying standards and race-pace literacy.
- Requirement
- Age-group state cuts in two or more events.
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Senior Group
- Practice
- Mon–Sat · 5:00–7:00am + 4:00–6:30pm
- Coach
- Coach Ellery Vance
- Season goal
- Sectionals and Futures standards, college recruiting support.
- Requirement
- Sectional cut or coach invitation.
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National Group
- Practice
- Mon–Sat · doubles + dryland
- Coach
- Coach Tomas Field
- Season goal
- Junior Nationals, US Open, and Olympic Trials pursuit.
- Requirement
- Junior National standard, by invitation.
The staff
Coaches
Ellery Vance
Head Coach
"Racing is a skill you rehearse. We build athletes who know exactly what the last 25 should feel like."
18 years · Former NCAA D1 assistant
ASCA Level 5 · USA Swimming Certified
Tomas Field
National Group Coach
"Consistency beats intensity. The season is won on ordinary Tuesdays."
12 years · Two Olympic Trials qualifiers
ASCA Level 4 · Sports Science MSc
Maya Ruiz
Age Group Director
"Every young swimmer should leave practice wanting to come back tomorrow."
9 years · Age group development specialist
ASCA Level 3 · SafeSport Trained
Season gallery
Competition, travel, and everything between
A season on deck — starts, splits, and the moments between heats.
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- Atlantic Physio
What families say
Our daughter joined not knowing butterfly. Three years later she is racing at Junior Nationals — and she still can't wait for practice.
The coaches taught me how to think through a race instead of just swimming hard. That's what got me recruited.
It's the only place where my kid's teammates cheer just as loud for a personal best as for a win.
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