The North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC) is a swim club based in and around

Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was ...

. Founded in 1968, it continues to offer training for young swimmers. It is best known for developing a dozen Olympic swimmers, six of whom earned gold medals.

Facilities

The club started training in the Loyola High School pool, but as it has grown, its location has changed. It currently operates out of three locations - Goucher College in Towson,"North Baltimore Aquatic Club"
Retrieved July 31, 2012. Meadowbrook Aquatic Center in the Northwest Baltimore neighborhood of Mount Washington and Loyola University Maryland in the North Baltimore neighborhood of Homeland.

Olympic swimmers

NBAC has produced eight Olympic swimmers overall. The organization's best known swimmer is Michael Phelps, who initially competed in the

2000 Sydney Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, then won six gold and two bronze medals at the

2004 Athens Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. In the

2008 Beijing Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

Phelps broke seven world records and won the gold medal in all eight events that he competed in. At the 2012 London Games, he earned four gold and two silver medals. Phelps holds the records for most career Olympic gold medals in any sport and the most gold medals in a single Olympic Games, and the record for most Olympic medals overall. At the 2016 Rio Games, Phelps' fifth, he won his 21st Olympic gold medal in the Men's 4x200 freestyle relay. Olympic swimmers who have trained at NBAC include: * Patrick KennedyUniversity of Florida Olympians.
University of Florida Swimming & Diving. Retrieved May 10, 2011. – competed at the

1984 Los Angeles games The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

Theresa Andrews Theresa Andrews (born August 25, 1962) is an American former competitive swimmer and Olympic champion. Raised in Maryland, Andrews gained prominence as a national collegiate champion when competing for the University of Florida. In internationa ...

– won two gold medals in the 1984 Games *

Anita Nall Nadia Anita Louise Nall (born July 21, 1976), also known by her married name Anita Nall-Richesson, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. As a 16-year-old at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Nall w ...

– won a gold, silver and bronze in the

1992 Barcelona Games The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. *

Beth Botsford Beth Anne Botsford (born May 21, 1981) is an American former competition swimming (sport), swimmer and backstroke specialist who won two gold medals as a fifteen-year-old at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She did so in the individu ...

– won two golds in the

1996 Atlanta games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Whitney Metzler Whitney Beth Metzler (born April 19, 1978) is an American former competition swimmer. Metzler grew up in York, Pennsylvania. She followed her older sister Staci into swimming for the York YWCA, Sonship Aquatics, and ultimately, to the North Bal ...

– competed in the 1996 Games * Michael Phelps – competed in the 2000 Games (Sydney), 2004 Games (Athens), 2008 Games (Beijing), 2012 Games (London), 2016 Games (Rio); has won 23 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals * Katie Hoff – competed at the 2004 Games, won one silver and 2 bronze medals in the 2008 Games. *

Allison Schmitt Allison Rodgers Schmitt (born June 7, 1990) is an American competition Swimming (sport), swimmer who specializes in Freestyle swimming, freestyle events. She is a four-time Olympic Games, Olympian and a ten-time Olympic medalist. In her Olympic ...

– competed at 3 Olympics (2008, 2012, 2016); won a total of 8 medals, including 4 gold. *

Conor Dwyer Conor James Dwyer (born January 10, 1989) is a former American competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. He competed in freestyle and medley events, and won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. 4×200-meter freestyle relay team at t ...

– competed in the 2012 and 2016 Games; won gold medals as a member of the U.S. 4x200-meter freestyle relay. *

Chase Kalisz ] Chase Tyler Kalisz ( ; born March 7, 1994) is an American Swimming (sport), swimmer who specializes in individual medley events. He is an Olympic gold medalist in the 400-meter individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, an Olym ...

– won a silver medal in the 2016 Games in the 400IM; won gold in the 2020 Games. * Yannick Agnel – gold medal in the 2012 Games in the 200 free and bronze medal in the 200m freestyle at the

2014 European Aquatics Championships The 2014 European Aquatics Championships took place from 13 to 24 August 2014 in Berlin, Germany. It was the 31st edition of the championships, and was held in a temporary facility placed in the centre of the Berlin Velodrome. Great Britain head ...

Paralympic swimmers

Along with NBAC's Olympic swimmers, NBAC sent their first Paralympian, 17-year-old

Ian Silverman Ian Jaryd Silverman (born 1995) is an American swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland. He has mild cerebral palsy and won a gold medal in the S10 400 m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. At the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Champions ...

, to the

2012 Paralympic Games The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

in London. NBAC Paralympians *

– Competed in the

. Gold in the 400 meter freestyle; sixth in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay, 4x100 meter medley relay, and the 50 meter freestyle; seventh in the 100 meter freestyle and 200 meter Individual Medley; and eighth in 100 meter butterfly. *

Rebecca Meyers Rebecca Meyers (born November 20, 1994, in Baltimore) is a Paralympic swimmer of the United States. She won three gold and one silver medals in Rio 2016. She was also a member of the 2012 Paralympic Team, and won a silver and bronze in London. Re ...

Jessica Long Jessica Tatiana Long (born February 29, 1992) is a Russian-American Paralympic swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland, who competes in the S8, SB7 and SM8 category events. She has held many world records and competed at five Paralympic Games, winning ...

- Competes in S8 and SB7 category events. She's held multiple world records and has won multiple gold medals over four Summer Paralympics. In total Long has won 23 Paralympic medals, making her the second most decorated American Paralympian.

References

External links

Official site
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