By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
In an era where club mergers are dominating the youth swimming landscape, Planet Swim and Sporting Jax Aquatic Club will decouple on April 1, according to an email sent to the teams earlier this month. The two clubs are located in Northeast Florida around Jacksonville.
“Effective April 1, 2026, Planet Swim LLC and Sporting Jax Aquatic Club have mutually agreed to conclude our partnership and move forward independently,” the email reads. “While we are disappointed that the merger did not unfold as we had initially envisioned, we believe this decision is in the best long-term interest of both organizations. Over the past several months, the leadership team worked diligently to align operations, culture, and strategic direction. Despite those efforts, it became clear that our missions and long-term goals were better pursued separately.”
The email went on to cite the “financial impact” of the merger, among other things.
The two clubs announced a merger in summer 2025. At the time, they said that “At the heart of this merger is a shared vision that values character, community and excellence.”
“Together, the organizations are building a competitive swim club that not only nurtures future champions but also invests in the development of young athletes as teammates, leaders and individuals.”
The merger came along with some high-profile names. Former University of Florida associate head coach Steve Jungbluth became the director of swimming and the recently-retired John Morse, who spent 40 years leading the Nashville Aquatic Club, became the club’s president.
One of the United States’ most-decorated Olympic swimmers Caeleb Dressel also joined the club, training under Jungbluth who was his sprint coach as an undergrad at the University of Florida.
Sporting Jax Aquatic Club was founded in March 2025 as the swimming arm of a professional minor league USL soccer club. It was formed in the shadow of the former Loggerhead Aquatics, which ceased operations on a Tuesday night in March 2025 before Sporting Jax was officially formed on Wednesday morning.
The well-resourced soccer club, which counts former NFL stars Fred Taylor and Tim Tebow among its ownership group, recently announced a proposed 15,000 seat stadium in St. Johns Town Center. Ricky Caplin, the venture capitalist behind the soccer club, is also the founder of the swim club.
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