Legacy Swim Club

Beautiful day for a track workout 🏃 🏃‍♀️, shoutout to alumni 🌟 Bliss for showing up!

What’s your legacy?

For us, legacy is built one swimmer, one practice, one relationship, and one season at a time.

NOVA South is becoming Legacy Swim Club.

Our roots go back to 1969, when VACS was established as one of the first year-round swim programs in this area. In 2013, the program became NOVA South. Now, we are carrying that history forward with a name and identity of our own. 🖤💛

Legacy is not just about where we started. It is about what we continue to build.

It is the athletes who grow up here. 🏊
The coaches who once swam here and came back to lead. 📣
The families who believe in this program. 🖤
The teammates who become part of each other’s story. 💛

Same coaches.
Same facilities.
Same standards.
Same commitment to helping athletes grow as swimmers and people.

Now with a clearer identity, stronger visibility, and a name that reflects who we are and where we are headed. 🦁

Legacy Swim Club 🖤💛
Leave a Legacy

🦁 ✅ 🐑 ❌

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Racing at NCSA Age Group Championships is not easy at any age and Rafe crushed it at 11 and his first time attending 🔥.

As usual, Rafe was ready and went to work 💪☀️💣🍊

Amazing swims across the board from sprints to distance 🏆🏆🏆

🏊‍♂️ 200 fly – 10th (fastest 11 year old at the meet 🚨)
🏊‍♂️ 400 IM – 22nd
🏊‍♂️ 100 fly – 26th
🏊‍♂️ 50 fly – 36th
🏊‍♂️ 200 IM – 37th
🏊‍♂️ 200 free – 40th
🏊‍♂️ 100 IM – 40th
🏊‍♂️ 100 free – 41st
🏊‍♂️ 50 free – 65th

And stepped up in relays:
🔥 400 free relay – 3rd
🔥 200 medley relay – 6th
🔥 200 free relay – 19th

Always proud of how he shows up 👊

Three of our own took on NCSA Junior National Championships in Orlando this week 🇺🇸🔥 and if you know, you know… this meet is FAST.

This is the kind of week that tests everything. Early wake-up swims, long timelines, freezing cold mornings on deck 🥶, grocery runs and figuring out how to feed yourself all week (or just hoping Brendan makes you ham and cheese balls), then turning around for finals warm-ups… whether you’re swimming or not… and being back on deck until 8 PM every night.

It’s a grind. And they handled it like pros 💪

This was Ryan’s third and final NCSA Juniors, Brendan’s second and final, and Landon qualifying this year as a sophomore, tying the standard and stepping onto this stage for the first time 👏

Different journeys, same level of toughness, resilience, and ownership all week.

And more than anything, they were just… themselves. Great teammates, great energy, and the kind of kids you want representing your team 🖤💛💖

Such a fantastic week. So proud of these three 🦁 🦁 🦁

NOVA Short Course Send-Off — Day 2: 11 & Overs 💥🏊‍♀️

What a way to CLOSE OUT the meet!! This session had it all — incredible racing, best times, and even some fun with the blocks too! 😂🔥

One of the highlights of the session 👇
💥 Terrell vs. Jaiden in a 50 fly SHOWDOWN!! Both dropped 2 seconds, went 2-3 in their heat, and raced it all the way to the wall — Terrell with the out-touch! Jaiden also hit a NEW AGC Bonus Cut in the event!! 👏

And the momentum kept going:

🔥 KP went ALL best times — 13-second drop in 200 back, almost 4 seconds in 50 back, and nearly 2 seconds in 100 free!
🔥 Abby closed out the meet strong with a best time in her 200 IM!
🔥 Bre brought the energy all session, raced tough, and was right off her times!

Such a fun, high-energy way to wrap up an awesome meet 💙 So proud of this group and how they showed up, competed, and supported each other!

NOVA Short Course Send-Off — Day 2: 10 & Unders! 💙🏊‍♂️

Another FUN session full of energy, teamwork, and awesome swims!! The stopwatches ⏱️ were still a huge hit (everyone wanted a turn 😂), plus some Lego building and LOTS of cheering for teammates!

This crew showed up ready to race and it definitely paid off:

✨ Ayan dropped 5 seconds in his 100 IM for another BB time and cut 2 seconds in his 50 fly!
✨ Caroline Rae dropped over a second in her 100 IM and followed it up with a 2-second drop in her 100 back for a BB time!
✨ Judy Mae went ALL best times — 25 back, 100 free, and a HUGE 21-second drop in her 100 back!! 🔥
✨ Fraya dropped 8 seconds in her 100 IM and finished so strong 💪
✨ Antony went best times in both his 100 IM and 100 free, dropping almost 2 seconds in each!
✨ Brantlee went all best times in 25 back and 100 free, with a 4-second drop in his 100 free!
✨ Michael swam a legal 25 back for a best time and was right off his 100 free time!
✨ Gracelynn crushed a nearly 6-second best time in her 25 back!

So proud of this group — the effort, excitement, and support for each other made it such a great day 💙

NOVA Short Course Send-Off — Session 2 with our 11 & overs! 💥🏊‍♀️

This group brought ALL the energy this afternoon — from rocking every pair of glasses in Abby’s bag 🤓 to some hilarious bickering 😂 and awesome team bonding. Such a fun session to be part of!

Even with some close misses, this crew showed up BIG with strong racing and some great best times:

🔥 Terrell dropped over half a second in his 50 free winning his heat AND had a huge almost 8-second drop in his 100 fly!
🔥 KP went under :29 in his 50 free with almost a second drop AND crushed a 27-second drop in his 200 free!!
🔥 Jaiden dropped over a second for a best time in his 100 back!
🔥 Caroline powered through her 200 BR with almost a 4-second drop!
🔥 Abby raced tough and hit a best time in her 100 back!

So proud of how this group competed, supported each other, and kept the energy high all session long 💙

We also need to do a better job and take more photos tomorrow 🤪

What a FUN crew that absolutely rocked it this morning at the NOVA Short Course Send-Off!! 🥳

We had the best time racing, playing stopwatch games (trying to hit the exact same time ⏱️), dancing, rock paper scissors ✂️, and of course… “67”! 😂

So proud of this group and all their hard work:

✨ Ayan dropped 6 seconds in his 100 BR for a new BB time AND hit a best time in his 50 FR!
✨ Lily crushed an 8-second drop in her 100 BR and snagged a best time in 50 back!
✨ Caroline Rae swam her FIRST 100 BR and did amazing — plus matched her exact time in the 50 free!
✨ Fraya tackled her FIRST 200 IM and raced it all the way to the finish 💪 plus stayed right on her times in 50 FR & 50 BK!
✨ Brantlee swam his FIRST 50 back (legal 👏) and dropped over a second in his 25 free!
✨ Michael swam his FIRST 50 free & 50 back, both legal, and raced his heats so well!

Couldn’t be prouder of this crew — the effort, energy, and smiles made it such a special morning 💙🏊‍♀️

AGE GROUP CHAMPS RECAP 🔥

Big weekend. Champs meets are never easy and these kids showed up- this is an amazing group!💥

First-time qualifiers 👏
Mackenzie Bailey
Natalie Adams
Jaiden Davidson
Ryan Butters

🔹 Rafe Aldridge (11)
7 finals 🏁
4th 200 Fly 🔥
9th 500 Free, 10th 200 Free
43 points 💪
Huge drops including -10.40 (200 Fly)

🔹 James Nichols
Finals every night 🏁
Top 15 in 3 events (100 Fly, 200 Fly, 50 Fly)
11 points

🔹 Ryan Butters
First Age Groups 🚀
Finals + 100 percent best times AGAIN
13th 200 Free, 14th 500 Free
3 points

🔹 Silas Sebera (9)
Every cut, full schedule 💪
14th 200 IM, 50 Breast, 500 Free
3 points

Huge congrats to everyone and of course gratitude for the amazing Coach Natalie who helped these swimmers have their best meet 💞