How are Elsass Academy and Crenshaw Athletic Club connected?
Crenshaw Athletic Club was purchased in 1976 by Art and Gil Elsass, long time Austin residents. The original facility which specialized in gymnastics and swimming began in 1949 and is one of the oldest private gymnastic schools in the United States. In 1986, Art and Gil expanded what was then a morning only preschool at the Crenshaw location into an all day academy on Twin Oaks Drive. This was the beginning of Elsass Academy.
