ASCA, American Swimming Coaches Association, utilizando o critério de considerar os tempos de atletas dos 11 aos 14 anos de idade apontou os 100 melhores clubes de base dos Estados Unidos. Um deles, o YMCA South Florida é comandado pelo treinador brasileiro Rodrigo Mendes.
Lista completa dos 100 melhores clubes:
1. SwimMAC Carolina, NC
2. Rockville Montgomery Swim Club, PV
3. NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc, VA
4. Irvine Novaquatics, CA
5. TAC Titans, NC
6. Long Island Aquatic Club, MR
7. Nation’s Capital Swim Club, PV
8. Santa Clara Swim Club, PC
9. Lakeside Aquatic Club, NT
10 Pleasanton Seahawks, PC
11. Nitro Swimming, ST
12. Scarlet Aquatics, NJ
13. Saint Petersburg Aquatics, FL
14. Crow Canyon Sharks, PC
15. Carmel Swim Club, IN
16. North Baltimore Aquatic Club, MD
17. SwimAtlanta, GA
18. North Carolina Aquatic Club, NC
19. Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics, MR
20. Lakeside Swim Team, KY
21. La Mirada Armada, CA
22. Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club, GU
23. Bolles School Sharks, FL
24. Sarasota Sharks, FL
25. DART Swimming, SN
26. Mason Manta Rays, OH
27. Bellevue Club Swim Team, PN
28. Sandpipers Of Nevada, CA
29. Aquajets Swim Team, MN
30. Aquazot Swim Club, CA
31. Quicksilver Swimming, PC
32. Cavalier Aquatics/Piedmont Family YMCA, VA
33. Academy Bullets Swim Club, IL
34. Chattahoochee Gold Swim Club, GA
35. Dynamo Swim Club, GA
36. NASA Wildcat Aquatics, IL
37. Bluefish Swim Club, NE
38. Marlins Of Raleigh, NC
39.. Alamo Area Aquatic Association, ST
40. Rose Bowl Aquatics, CA
41. Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club, IL
42. Gold Medal Swim Club, AZ
43. Mission Viejo Nadadores, CA
44. Club Wolverine, MI
45. CSP Tideriders, OZ
46. Edina Swim Club, MN
47. FMC Aquatic, IL
48. First Colony Swim Team, Inc., GU
49. Orinda Aquatics, PC
50. Mansfield Aquatic Club, NT
51. Seattle Metropolitan Aquatic Club, PN
52. Mecklenburg Swim Association, NC
53. Katy Aquatic Team For Youth, GU
54. Stamford Sailfish Aquatic Club, CT
55. New Trier Aquatics, IL
56. Jersey Wahoos, MA
57. Madison Aquatic Club, WI
58. Scottsdale Aquatic Club, AZ
59. Phoenix Swim Club, AZ
60. Blazing Barracudas, LE
61. Lakeland Hills YMCA, NJ
62. Tide Swimming, VA
63. All Star Aquatics, PV
64. Waterloo Swimming, ST
65. Westchester Aquatic Club, MR
66. Metro Area Life Time, NJ
67. Excel Aquatics , SE
68. Charles River Aquatics, NE
69. Central Ohio Aquatics, OH
70. Suburban Seahawks Club, MA
71. Southwest Stars Swim Club, FL
72. Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team, FL
73. Racer X Aquatics, AM
74. Univ. Of Michigan Swim Team, MI
75. Badger Swim Club,Inc., MR
76. Machine Aquatics, PV
77. Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics, PC
78. Phoenix Aquatic Club USA LLC, MR
79. Denver Swim Academy, CO
80. Sierra Marlins Swim Team, SN
81. Univ of Denver Hilltoppers, CO
82. North Coast Aquatics, SI
83. St Charles Swim Team, IL
84. Brea Aquatics, CA
85. Beach Cities Swimming, CA
86. Crimson Aquatics, NE
87. St Croix Swim Club, MN
88. YMCA of South Florida, FG
89. AC Swim Club, PC
90. Lake Oswego Swim Club, OR
91. Lake Erie Silver Dolphins, LE
92. Metroplex Aquatics, NT
93. Fort Wayne Swim Team, IN
94. Blue Tide Aquatics, GU
95. South Jersey Aquatic Club, MA
96. Crawfish Aquatics, LA
97. Loggerhead Aquatics, FL
98. Laker Swim, FL
99. Alto Swim Club, PC
100. Great Wolf Swim Team, MN
Rodrigo Mendes, treinador paulista, e seu clube, YMCA of South Florida foi o único da federação Florida Gold Coast (sul da Flórida) que entrou na lista do Top 100.