Nashville Aquatic Club

What Nashville Aquatic Club does

Nashville Aquatic Club (NAC) is a privately-held competitive swimming club founded in 1975 in Nashville, Tennessee, operating as Nashville's oldest continuously operating swim team. The organization delivers a six-stage athlete development progression starting with SwimAmerica learn-to-swim lessons and moving through PreComp, SwimFit (three fitness levels), and a Competitive Team pathway organized into Team Discovery, Team Imagination, Team Preparation, and National Team groups. Programming is structured around USA Swimming standards and Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) principles, with age-appropriate progressive curriculum and defined practice groups (Green, White, Red, Blue, RACE, Senior 1-3, National Team). An adult Masters & Tri program serves adult-onset swimmers and triathletes. Training is conducted at the Dr. Thomas F. Frist Centennial Sportsplex (222 25th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37203).

NAC generates revenue through recurring, session-based membership and program fees (Fall, Spring, Summer sessions) that vary by program level. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; prospective members complete a skills evaluation before placement into the appropriate program. Distribution is direct, via the website (swimnac.com) and a dedicated SwimAmerica subdomain (nacswimamerica.com), supported by community-led marketing including social media (Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter), blog content, parent webinars, hosted swim meets, and earned media coverage in swim industry outlets such as SwimSwam. The club is sustained by a multi-generational family community, a MeetCrew volunteer program, a Board of Directors (President Susan Strauss), and a coaching staff led by Head Coach John Morse and Associate Head Coach Doug Wharam.

The club has produced several elite athletes, including Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medalist Alex Walsh (200m IM), World Junior Record holder Gretchen Walsh, Pan American Games medalist Meaghan Raab, and Nigerian national record holder Philip Adejumo. In 2020, NAC was recognized as a USA Swimming Gold Medal Club of Excellence, placing it among the top tier of 2,800+ USA Swimming registered clubs. The organization is independent, with no disclosed external investors or parent company, and is supported by a sponsor network that includes Speedo, SwimAndTri, Holiday Inn Vanderbilt, STAR Physical Therapy, TimeDrop, Trust Tree, GFA Center, and SwimClubNashville.

Name

Nashville Aquatic Club

Legal name

Nashville Aquatic Club

Website

https://swimnac.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nashville Aquatic Club, founded in 1975, is Nashville's oldest competitive swim club, offering a six-stage athlete development program from learn-to-swim through Olympic-level competition, plus adult Masters & Tri training, to youth and adult athletes in the Nashville metro area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Competitive Swimming Club Services

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquatic Centers & Swimming Facilities (MPAKAEAF)

Keywords

• Competitive swimming training
• Learn-to-swim lessons
• Youth swimming development
• Masters swim training
• Swim club programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Swim club membership and training fees: NAC generates revenue primarily through recurring membership/program fees charged to families for participation in its various swim programs including SwimAmerica, PreComp, SwimFit, Competitive Team, Masters & Tri, and National Team. These fees are session-based (e.g., Fall, Spring, Summer sessions) and vary by program level.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Nashville Aquatic Club operates as a competitive swimming club delivering structured, progressive swim training programs from beginner through elite Olympic-level competition. Its program portfolio spans SwimAmerica (learn-to-swim), PreComp (pre-competitive), SwimFit (fitness swimming in three levels), Competitive Team (Team Discovery, Team Imagination, Team Preparation, and National Team), and Masters & Tri (adult and triathlon training). The club delivers services under USA Swimming standards and Long-Term Athlete Development principles through USA Swimming-certified coaching staff.

Product overview

Nashville Aquatic Club offers a comprehensive suite of swimming programs designed to serve swimmers of all ages and skill levels. The organization operates as a single unified club with multiple program tracks: SwimAmerica for beginner learn-to-swim lessons; PreComp for pre-competitive swimmers transitioning from lessons; SwimFit for fitness-oriented swimmers; a Competitive Team program with progressive groups (Team Discovery, Team Imagination, Team Preparation, National Team) that develops swimmers from fundamentals to elite international competition; and Masters & Tri for adult swimmers and triathletes. The club has produced Olympic-level athletes including silver medalist Alex Walsh and has been recognized as a USA Swimming Gold Medal Club.

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Products and services

• SwimAmerica Learn-to-swim program for beginners of all ages that builds water confidence, floating, breathing, kicking, and basic swimming skills.
• PreComp Pre-competitive training program for children, typically 8 and under, who have mastered basic swimming and want structured team practice without full competition pressure.
• SwimFit Fitness-oriented swim program in three progressive levels (SwimFit 1, 2, 3) for non-competitive swimmers, including adult fitness swimmers and triathletes, focused on skill and strength progression.
• Competitive Team Core competitive swimming program organized into progressive phases: Team Discovery (beginner-novice), Team Imagination (intermediate-advanced), Team Preparation (RACE, Senior 1, Senior 2, Senior 3), and National Team (elite/high performance), with preparation for local, regional, national, and international competition and college recruitment.
• Masters & Tri Adult swimming and triathlon training program for adult-onset swimmers and triathletes seeking coached, structured practice to improve swimming skills and fitness.

Quantifiable outcome

• Olympic medal: Alex Walsh won silver medal in 200m IM at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SpeedominorGTM or Marketing PartnerSpeedo is a major swimwear and swim equipment brand and is listed as a NAC team sponsor. Speedo provides branded apparel and gear support to the team.
• SwimAndTriminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSwimAndTri is listed as a team sponsor and operates the NAC Team Store (www.swimandtri.com). Provides swim gear and apparel for NAC swimmers and families.
• SwimClubNashvilleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSwimClubNashville is listed as a team sponsor, providing club and team support for Nashville-area competitive swimming.
• Holiday Inn VanderbiltminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHoliday Inn Vanderbilt (Nashville) is listed as a team sponsor, providing accommodation support for NAC-hosted swim meets and traveling teams.
• Trust TreeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTrust Tree is listed as a team sponsor, providing business and financial services support to NAC.
• STAR Physical TherapyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSTAR Physical Therapy is listed as a team sponsor, providing sports medicine and physical therapy resources that support swimmer health and injury recovery.
• TimeDropminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTimeDrop is listed as a team sponsor, providing timing and technology solutions for NAC swim meets.
• GFA CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGFA Center is listed as a team sponsor, providing facilities and/or services support to NAC.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Carmel Swim Club: Elite USA Swimming-affiliated competitive swim club based in Carmel, Indiana. Like NAC, it operates a full athlete-development pipeline and is consistently ranked among the top USA Swimming clubs for athlete outcomes, making it a direct operating comparable.
• Bolles School Sharks: Historic, elite competitive swim program based in Jacksonville, Florida, affiliated with USA Swimming. Comparable to NAC as a long-running, multi-program club with a track record of producing Olympians and World Junior medalists.
• Longhorn Aquatics: Elite USA Swimming club based in Austin, Texas, with a multi-tier competitive team structure and broad learn-to-swim offering. Operates a comparable full-pipeline model (lessons through national team) similar to NAC.
• Mason Makos Swim Team: Competitive USA Swimming club in Northern Virginia serving youth through senior swimmers. Operates a tiered competitive team model with college-recruiting outcomes, comparable to NAC's competitive team structure.
• Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (PASA): Elite USA Swimming-affiliated club in the Bay Area known for high-level athlete development and college placement. Comparable to NAC in scale and competitive-team ambition.
• North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC): Historic elite USA Swimming club in Maryland, known for producing Olympic athletes. Comparable to NAC as a long-tenured, reputationally elite competitive swimming club.
• Magnolia Aquatic Club: Texas-based USA Swimming competitive club with a strong athlete-development reputation and tiered practice-group structure. Direct operating comparable to NAC's competitive team model.
• Scottsdale Aquatic Club: Arizona-based USA Swimming-affiliated competitive swim club with learn-to-swim through senior programs. Comparable in scale and program mix to NAC's multi-tier offering.

Regional players

• SwimClubNashville: Nashville-based competitive swimming organization listed as a NAC partner/sponsor. Operates in the same geography and serves a similar family-athlete customer base, making it the closest local peer for competitive share dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• USA Swimming: National governing body for competitive swimming in the U.S. NAC is a registered member club under USA Swimming. Relevant as the industry-wide governing body that defines competition structure, certification standards (e.g., Gold Medal Club program), and Safe Sport requirements that shape NAC's operating environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nacswim
• Facebookfacebook.com/swimnac
• Instagraminstagram.com/swimnac
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nashville-aquatic-club-inc

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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