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BLACK DIAMOND TAKES THE CROWN

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Charleston, SC – Congratulations to Team Black Diamond, Champions of the 11th Annual Carolina Crown Swim Challenge!

Congratulations to the 200 plus athletes from across North Carolina and South Carolina divided into 4 teams – Black Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire. Thank YOU to the MLK Pool, to all the Officials and Volunteers who helped make the event a success. Thank you to Amy Faulk, Chip Holland, Jonathan Watson, Trish Martin, Victoria Culbertson, and all the in between behind the scenes for orchestrating this entire event and making it a success for all to enjoy. Many Thanks to everyone who attended the 11th Annual Carolina Crown. Next year NC will host this event. Mark your calendars for Sunday, April 11, 2027. #CAROLINACROWN #WEARETHECAROLINAS

RESULTS

Results BkUp File

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2026 LC AG Champ Time Standards

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North Carolina Swimming has set New LC Age Group Championship Time Standards for the 2026 Long Course swim season. 2026 AG LC Champ Meet will be July 16-19, 2026 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, NC.

A special Thank You to the Age Group Task Force for all their hard work of tracking 7 years worth of data from our LSC Championship meets to propose and pass these NEW Championship Time Standards. #NCSBETTER2GETHER #WEARENCS

2026 LC AG CHAMPIONSHIP TIME STANDARDS

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TAC TITANS Win Speedo ESSZ Sectionals

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Congratulations to TAC TITANS on winning the 2026 NC TAC Speedo Champions Series ESSZ meet hosted by TAC TITANS held at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, NC March 12-15, 2026.

The TAC TITANS dominated the competition winning the meet with a combined score of 2,073 points. Congratulations to second place finishers Mecklenburg Swim Association with 1306.5 points, followed by SwimMAC Carolina, in third place, and North Carolina Aquatic Club finishing in fifth place.

Thank you to all the ESSZ Clubs who competed in the 2026 NC TAC Speedo Champions Series ESSZ meet. Congrats to all NCS swimmers, coaches, officials, and volunteers from across the LSC. #WEARENCS

MEET RESULTS file

MEET RESULTS PDF

HIGH POINT AWARDS

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2026 CAROLINA CROWN

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The 11th Annual, 2026 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge, featuring 260 of the top swimmers – ages 15-18 – from both North Carolina and South Carolina, will be held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Pool in Charleston, South Carolina on Sunday, April 12, 2026. The meet will be held midday.

TEAM BLACK DIAMOND

TEAM SAPPHIRE

TEAM RED RUBY

TEAM EMERALD

POOL: MLK Jr. Pool before, it is the home pool of the Southern Marlins Racing Team and is located right under the Ravenel Bridge just as you enter the city limits.  Directions to the facility may be found here:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Hdz9bNezcZW5oLHh8.  A map of the facility may be found below.  There is street parking around the block surrounding the pool as well as an overflow lot on the next block over.  Check-In tables will be located on the end of the pool nearest the ball fields.

SUNDAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

9:30 a.m. – COACH CHECK-IN

10:00 a.m. – ATHLETE CHECK-IN

10:45 a.m. – WARM UP

11:40 a.m. – VOLUNTEER TIMER BRIEFING

12:00 p.m. – CAROLINA CROWN SWIM CHALLENGE

North Carolina Swimming Qualifier List

Carolina Crown PayPal and Application Registration

Carolina Crown Meet Information

Meet File

Carolina Crown Heat Sheet

Carolina Crown Timeline

Carolina Crown Psych Sheet

Carolina Crown Officials Sign Up

If you are interested in volunteering as a meet marshal, lane timer or other volunteer position, please submit the following form.

Carolina Crown Volunteer Sign-Up Form

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Results Bkup File

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2026 Carolina’s Diversity Camp

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The 2026 Carolina’s Diversity Camp will be held in Charleston, SC on Saturday, April 11, 2026.

ELIGIBILITY
Athletes must be a registered member of USA Swimming (Premium, Flex or Outreach). Athletes must represent an ethnically under-represented population that is less than 10% of the current USA Swimming membership to be eligible for this camp.

Athletes age 11-16 must have achieved at least one “B” time standard or have competed in at least three (3) USA Swimming sanctioned competitions during the current qualifying period (September 1, 2025-March 18, 2026).

A total of 40 athletes (20 from South Carolina and 20 from North Carolina) will be selected to attend.

Medical release forms will be given to all selected camp members immediately following selection.

Any questions regarding the diversity select camp or the application process may be directed to South Carolina Swimming DEI Chair Martha Chiwanza or North Carolina Swimming DEI Chair Jamie Bloom.

Activities will involve two in-water sessions, educational sessions and an opportunity for parents to learn about officiating, in addition to learning opportunities from guest speakers.

Thanks to our collaborative partnership, North Carolina Swimming and South Carolina Swimming  are able to present this opportunity to our athletes at no cost.

2026 Carolina’s Diversity Camp Registration

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