Congratulations to the top 200 teams recognized as Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal clubs in the 2026-27 Club Excellence program. 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.

Nation’s Capital Swim Club climbed from sixth place last year to earn the top spot with 75,451 points. The club earned Gold medal recognition for the twenty-fourth time, with the top four athletes earning more than 4,000 points. Congratulations to the top 10 athletes on the team: Sadie Buckley (6,740), Emma Cigna (5,839.5), Alyssa Sagle (4,824), Luc Dionne (4,671.5), Alex Grocholski (3,787.5), Maya McCarney (3,585), Emma Young (3,455.5), McKenzie Cory (3,172), Quinn Caputo (3,066), and Leopold Nurit (3,030). Buckley earned the most points in a single event with 1,726 in the women’s 200-meter individual medley. Buckley, Sagle, and Dionne are all members of the 2026-27 National Junior Team roster.

Rounding out the top five clubs are the Pleasanton Seahawks (60,051), Long Island Aquatic Club (54,784), Carmel Swim Club (51,668), and SwimMAC Carolina (49,128). Four of the top five teams are also Podium Club recipients.

This year, 21 clubs earned Gold, 79 earned Silver, and 100 earned Bronze. Congratulations to CSP Tideriders and Laker Swim, both of which earned Gold Medal status for the first time. The following USA Swimming member clubs achieved the Gold Medal ranking for 2026-27.

Click here to view the 2026-27 Club Excellence Program results.

Congratulations to the 18 clubs that earned Club Excellence status for the first time:

• Waukee Waves (Silver, 9,410)
• Mesa Aquatics Club (Bronze, 8,580)
• University Of Arkansas Swimming (Bronze, 6,800)
• North East Aquatic Team (Bronze, 6,661)
• Reach Aquatics Swim Club (Bronze, 6,429)
• Mt. Vernon Swim Team (Bronze, 5,981)
• AquaStorm (Bronze, 5,822)
• Cumberland Valley Aquatic Club (Bronze, 5,596)
• Berzerker Swimming (Bronze, 5,525)
• Hill Country Aquatics (Bronze, 5,439)
• SwimRise Aquatics (Bronze, 4,986)
• Sun Devil Swimming (Bronze, 4,911)
• Pointe Aquatics (Bronze, 4,557)
• North Suburban Aquatic Club (Bronze, 4,251)
• Sawtooth Aquatic Club (Bronze, 4,235)
• Michiana Marlins Swim Club (Bronze, 4,227)
• Franco’s Fins (Bronze, 4,100)
• Houston Bridge Bats (Bronze, 3,970)

Of 200 USA Swimming member clubs that earned Gold, Silver, or Bronze recognition, Illinois Swimming led all LSCs with 11 recognized clubs, followed by Indiana Swimming, Florida Swimming, and Middle Atlantic Swimming with 10 each. Out of the 18 clubs that earned recognition for the first time, two teams each came from Arizona Swimming, Arkansas Swimming, Indiana Swimming, and South Texas Swimming.

As part of the USA Swimming Club Excellence program, USA Swimming honors 11 clubs as 2026-27 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:

• Nation’s Capital Swim Club (75,451)
• Long Island Aquatic Club (54,784)
• Carmel Swim Club (51,668)
• SwimMAC Carolina (49,128)
• Bolles School Sharks (44,001)
• Lakeside Swim Team (43,309)
• Sarasota Sharks (42,312)
• Irvine Novaquatics (42,088)
• NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc (36,711)
• Sandpipers Of Nevada (28,357)
• Lakeside Aquatic Club (22,868)

Congratulations to all clubs that earned Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal status. For more information about the Club Excellence program, click here.