Congratulations to the top 200 teams recognized as Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal clubs in the 2025-26 Club Excellence program by USA Swimming. The program annually recognizes the highest-performing clubs in developing athletes aged 18 years and younger. To learn more about the program and see the benefits of participation, click here.
For the fourth year in a row, SwimMAC Carolina earned the top spot with 66,831 points. It is the twenty-first time the club has earned Gold medal recognition, with the top four athletes on the club earning more than 4,000 points. Congratulations to the top 10 athletes on the team: David Sammons (4,677), Elle Scott (4,643), Santi Alzate (4,267.5), Clarke Neace (4,190), Caroline Mallard (3,994), Eli Sweet (3,754), Annie Shall (3,245), Jordan Willis (2,842.5), Isabella Green (2,089), and Emily Connors (2,083). Willis earned the most points in a single event with 1,698 in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke. Mallard, Sammons, Scott, and Willis are all members of the 2025-26 National Junior Team roster.
Rounding out the top five clubs are Carmel Swim Club (65,853), Lakeside Swim Team (55,787), Long Island Aquatic Club (55,187), and the Pleasanton Seahawks (51,066). The top four teams are also Podium Club recipients.
This year, there are 22 Gold clubs, 78 Silver clubs, and 100 Bronze clubs. Congratulations to Mecklenburg Swim Association and Bend Swim Club, which both earned Gold medal status for the first time. The following USA Swimming member clubs achieved the Gold Medal ranking for 2025-26.
| Club Name (LSC) | Season Points |
|---|---|
| SwimMAC Carolina (NC) | 66,831 |
| Carmel Swim Club (IN) | 65,853 |
| Lakeside Swim Team (KY) | 55,787 |
| Long Island Aquatic Club (MR) | 55,187 |
| Pleasanton Seahawks (PC) | 51,066 |
| Nation’s Capital Swim Club (PV) | 49,389 |
| TAC Titans (NC) | 40,088 |
| Irvine Novaquatics (CA) | 39,515 |
| Sarasota Sharks (FL) | 36,901 |
| Bolles School Sharks (FL) | 36,675 |
| Mason Manta Rays (OH) | 36,266 |
| Academy Bullets Swim Club (IL) | 34,442 |
| Lakeside Aquatic Club (NT) | 33,148 |
| Mecklenburg Swim Association (NC) | 32,801 |
| NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc (VA) | 32,168 |
| Sandpipers Of Nevada (CA) | 31,290 |
| SwimAtlanta (GA) | 28,834 |
| Bellevue Club Swim Team (PN) | 28,463 |
| Aquajets Swim Team (MN) | 25,227 |
| Santa Clara Swim Club (PC) | 24,049 |
| Bend Swim Club (OR) | 12,959 |
| Cavalier Aquatics/Piedmont Family YMCA (VA) | 11,371 |
Click here to view the 2025-26 Club Excellence Program results.
Congratulations to the 23 clubs that earned Club Excellence status for the first time:
- Sporting Jax Aquatic Club (Silver, 15,362)
- Aggie Swim Club (Silver, 11,561)
- Wahoo Aquatic Club (Silver, 8,140)
- Revolution Aquatic Club (Bronze, 7,688)
- River City Aquatics (Bronze, 6,711)
- Williamsburg Aquatic Club (Bronze, 6,431)
- Life Time Northern California (Bronze, 6,221)
- University Of Notre Dame (Bronze, 6,118)
- Charles River Aquatics (Bronze, 5,784)
- Lakeridge Swim Team (Bronze, 5,589)
- Sacramento Aquatics Club (Bronze, 5,467)
- Wahoo’s of Wellington (Bronze, 5,442)
- University of Louisville (Bronze, 5,075)
- H2okie Aquatics (Bronze, 4,850)
- Center Grove Aquatic Club (Bronze, 4,314)
- Valley Splash (Bronze, 4,291)
- Supernova Swim Team (Bronze, 4,265)
- Columbia Swimming (Bronze, 3,847)
- Mount Lebanon Aqua Club (Bronze, 3,817)
- Sunrise Swim Club (Bronze, 3,803 points)
- Jupiter Dragons Swim Team (Bronze, 3,768)
- Ladera Oaks (Bronze, 3,750)
- Tyler Rose Aquatic Club (Bronze, 3,741)
Out of 200 USA Swimming member clubs that earned Gold, Silver, or Bronze recognition, Southern California Swimming led all LSCs for a second year in a row with a total of 12 clubs recognized. Out of the 23 clubs that earned recognition for the first time, three teams came from New England Swimming and another three from Pacific Swimming.
In conjunction with the USA Swimming Club Excellence program, USA Swimming honors 12 clubs as 2025-26 Podium Clubs. To qualify for Podium Club, a USA Swimming member club must achieve Gold medal club status for four consecutive years. Congratulations to the following clubs for being recognized as a Podium Club this year:
- SwimMAC Carolina (66,831)
- Carmel Swim Club (65,853)
- Lakeside Swim Team (55,787)
- Long Island Aquatic Club (55,187)
- Nation’s Capital Swim Club (49,389)
- Irvine Novaquatics (39,515)
- Sarasota Sharks (36,901)
- Bolles School Sharks (36,675)
- Lakeside Aquatic Club (33,148)
- NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc (32,168)
- Sandpipers Of Nevada (31,290)
- Aquajets Swim Team (25,227)
Congratulations to all the clubs that achieved Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal status. For more information about the Club Excellence program, click here.
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