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The Club Excellence Program identifies and recognizes USA Swimming clubs nationwide for their commitment to performance excellence and strives to promote the development of strong, well-rounded senior swimming at the junior national level.
This marks the first time in the Wahoo's 31-year history that they have been named to the elite class by USA Swimming.
“Becoming a Gold Medal Club was a goal of the coaching staff because we knew we had the resources to accomplish this," Wahoo Head coach Randy Erlenbach said in a statement. "Through a lot of hard work and dedication from our student-athletes, coaches, parents, and YMCA staff, we are proud to have accomplished this high accolade as recognized by USA Swimming. But most of all, this comes as a result of the high performance level shown by our swimmers.”
In order to achieve gold medal status, a program must have at least one swimmer ranked in the top 100 nationally. The Wahoos currently boast three: Eric Ronda, a Harvard University freshman, in the 200 breaststroke; Ian Rainey, who will be a Michigan Wolverine next year, in the 800 freestyle and 400 individual medley; and team captain Max Dolan, future Wisconsin Badger, in the 400 individual medley.
For more information on the Wahoo program, log on to http://www.wywahoos.org/
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