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Madison Jacobi Joins Baylor Varsity Swim Team and Baylor Swim Club

October 20, 2023 11:23 AM

Updated October 20, 2023 11:23 AM

Baylor School and the Baylor Swim Club is pleased to announce that Madison Jacobi has been named an assistant coach for the Baylor School varsity team and the senior group of the Baylor Swim Club.

Baylor School and the Baylor Swim Club is pleased to announce that Madison Jacobi, previously the head coach for Harrison High School, has been named an assistant coach for the Baylor School varsity team and the senior group of the Baylor Swim Club.

“Madison is a tremendous addition to Baylor School and the Baylor Swim Club. She brings a wealth of experience both in the pool as an All-American athlete during her time at Florida State University as well as her tenure as a head coach,” said Director of Competitive Swimming and Head Coach Payton Brooks. “She embodies our motto here at Baylor - Magnanimitas or 'Greatness of Spirit.' We believe she will play a great role in helping us build upon the rich traditions of our program.”

Jacobi, while working as a special education teacher, also served as the head coach for Harrison High School Swimming and Diving. In 2021, the Harrison Boys team won the County Championship Title for the first time in over 20 years. In the fall of 2021, Madison became the first female swimmer inducted into the Harrison Sports Hall of Fame.

After completing her undergraduate degree, Jacobi began coaching at Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club while pursuing her master’s degree. Jacobi coached swimmers from the novice level to the senior level, including multiple state champions, Junior National qualifiers, and Olympic Trials qualifiers. Madison finished coaching at ATAC in December of 2017 after graduating with her Master’s of Special Education.

As a member of the Florida State University swim team, Jacobi was a three-time member of the ACC Championship team and a two-time member of the NCAA Championship team, competing in the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle,1650 freestyle, and the 800 freestyle relay each year. In 2013, Jacobi was a part of the All-American Honorable Mention 800 Freestyle Relay with a 16^th place finish. In 2014, she earned an individual All-American Honorable Mention in the 1650.

While at Florida State, she received the Freshman of the Year Award (2013), Most Valuable Swimmer (2014), Hardest Worker Award (2014), and was a Team Captain (2015-2016 season).

In 2014, Jacobi received the Femina Perfecta Award – an award established to honor the “complete woman” who embodies the Florida State motto of Vires (strength), Artes (knowledge), and Mores (tradition). This award is presented annually to one woman from each of Florida State’s athletic teams and is voted on by their teammates.

Jacobi set four school records that still stand today in the 500 freestyle (4:37.77), 1000 freestyle (9:40.82), the 1650 freestyle (16:01.09), and as a member of the 800 freestyle relay (7:06.56 – 1:44.63 split). She was a two-time Georgia High School state champion and the Cobb County swimmer of the year. She still holds the 500 Freestyle record at Harrison High School with a 4:49.13.

She graduated in 2016 with a B.A. in psychology. She and her husband, Colin, married in April, 2023.

“I am extremely grateful to the staff at Baylor School and Baylor Swim Club for the opportunity to be here on deck. Baylor has such a long-standing tradition of greatness at all levels and I am looking forward to working with and learning from the coaches here while supporting the swimmers, as they continue their success," said Jacobi.

She will be filling the vacancy left from the promotion of Rudy Aguilar to head age group and Middle School coach for the Swim Club.

“I am excited to promote Rudy to the head age group/middle school coach. With this promotion comes leadership responsibilities and the crucial role of developing our young athletes,” Brooks said. “He came to our program this past May and has made an immediate impact with our athletes and the culture of our pool deck with an unmatched passion and energy for the sport of swimming.”

Adding both Rudy Aguilar and Madison Jacobi to the swim staff this year will continue to build upon the positive momentum of the program and legacy that is Baylor Swimming.

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Fly Fishing English Elective

While teaching the novel A River Runs Through It, English Instructor Ashlee O'Steen '00 (pictured above) takes students outside of the classroom to the banks of the Tennessee River -- which conveniently flows along the edge of Baylor's campus. The semester-long Wilderness Literature elective is part of the English IV offerings.

Upper School Electives Overview

Baylor offers a wide variety of elective courses that allows students the flexibility to choose classes that match their specific interests and passions, or to explore new subjects that help broaden their horizons. Other students may be interested in specializing in specific areas of study, and our elective options enable them to develop greater depth and expertise in particular subjects. Whatever type of student you are (or may yet become), our faculty and advisors will guide you through the many available options.

Elective Course Study

English IV

English IV courses serve as semester-long electives, and Baylor students must take (and pass) two semesters of English IV in their senior year. Those courses that fulfil senior-level graduation requirements might vary slightly any given year, but typically include electives such as African American Literature, Literary Classics, Mystery and Murder in Literature, Literature of Medicine, Identity and Society in Literature, Modernism, Travel Literature, Wilderness Literature, and Women’s Literature.

Applied Humanities

Fine Arts

Fine Arts in the Upper School is comprised of tiers that depend on pre-requisite courses. Students may take any year-long or any two semester-long courses in tier one to fulfill their graduation requirement. Beyond this, students may elect to take other courses such as 2D/3D Art & Design, Digital Design, Photography, Visual Literacy, Choreography & Dance, Drawing, Pottery, Form & Function, Painting, and Theater. Students may also choose to re-enroll in year-long Upper School courses in band, choir, and orchestra.

History

Students may choose to take History electives, typically beginning in their junior and/or senior year. While these courses fulfil general graduation credits beyond Baylor’s required courses, they do not qualify as required courses for graduation. These electives might vary slightly any given year, but typically include year-long AP's like AP Art History, AP European History, AP Human Geography, as well as semester-long electives like African American History, American Government, Economics, Ethics, History of Christianity, Entrepreneurship, History of Global Affairs and Modern Contemporary Issues, History of the Middle East History of the Modern United States, History of Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict, Global History of Women, Gender and Society, World Religions, and World War II in a Global Context.

Math

Because Math classes are required all four years in the Upper School, students typically do not take math courses as electives. That said, students may elect to “double up” on math courses in certain years, but the second math course counts only to fulfil general graduation credits, not required math courses. While doing so does not qualify to fulfil a required course or general graduation credits, students may further enrich their experience in the math department by participating in the AMC 10/12 Contest, M3 Math Modelling Competition, and the Upper School Math Club.

Science

In the Upper School, students may take Science electives, typically beginning in their junior and/or senior year. While these courses do qualify to fulfil general graduation credits beyond Baylor’s required courses (except in the case of AP Chemistry, AP Physics, and AP Biology courses), they do not qualify as required courses for graduation. Students may elect to take AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology, Anatomy and Physiology, Forensics, Marine and Aquatic Biology, Topics in Environmental Field Study, Robotics, Topics in Global Health. Baylor Research includes beginning and advanced research electives (some semester courses and some year-long) in Engineering, Biomedical, and Environmental Science.

World Language

In the Upper School, Baylor students are required to take and pass two consecutive years of a World Language, after that, they may choose to continue taking language classes beyond their graduation requirement. Some students elect to pursue classes in the same language every year until graduating, while others opt to begin studies in a different language. Baylor students may choose from five languages: Chinese, French, German, Latin, and Spanish.

Middle School Academic Enrichment

Because Baylor Middle School students must complete year-long requirements in English, History, Math, Science, World Languages, and Fine Arts, electives are found within the Fine Arts offerings and further exploration is found through an array of enrichment opportunities.

In Fine Arts, sixth grade students complete a survey comprised of each discipline within the department. In the seventh and eighth grades, students choose either between a year-long fine arts course (choir, band, or orchestra) or a combination of paired semester-long electives (Dance-Drama or Studio-Design). In World Languages, sixth graders sample all five language offerings (Chinese, French, German, Latin, and Spanish) before settling on two years of study in a specific language in the seventh and eighth grade.

Many Baylor Middle Schoolers choose to take advantage of academic enrichment opportunities such as Middle School Robotics and Engineering, Electric Car Racing, Math Counts, Middle School Youth in Government, the Middle School play, after school Studio Arts and after school Dance, and the Spelling Bee.

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