North Baltimore Aquatic Club

The North Baltimore Aquatic Club, usually called NBAC, is a swim club based in and around Baltimore, Maryland. It was founded in 1968 and continues to offer training for young swimmers. The club began in the Loyola High School pool and now operates from several sites including Goucher College in Towson, the Gilman School and Loyola University Maryland. It is best known for developing Olympic swimmers, above all Michael Phelps, who trained there before winning a record number of Olympic gold medals. Other NBAC Olympians include Theresa Andrews, Anita Nall, Beth Botsford, Katie Hoff, Allison Schmitt and Chase Kalisz, and the club also sent Ian Silverman to the 2012 Paralympic Games.