Please send your favorite photos from last weekend’s NCS Awards Banquet for posting in the photo gallery to billmartin@ncswim.org.
Thanks.
New and improved Meet Page options
We have heard a lot of feedback about the meet page and the ability to easily find meets. Based on the feedback, we have implemented some changes in how we display meets.
We are offering three options for finding meets.
- Current Season Meets: A new page for the current season meets: Example – 2013-2014 Short Course Meet Schedule. The entire current season will be displayed on one page.
- Future Season Meets: A new page for the future season meets: Example 2014 Long Course Schedule. As soon as approved at the latest HOD meeting, the meets will be posted to aid teams in planning future travel.
- 2007-2013 Meets Page: A page with all archived meets from 2007 to the immediate future season meets.
We feel by breaking the data into customized groups, current season, future season, and an archive page will make it easier for coaches to quickly see what is happening now, plan for the future, and find relevant information about the past meets. A special thanks to Richard Pockat for customizing the templates for each page.
Southern Zone promotes inclusion of Swimmers with Disabilities at Zone Meets
In future Zone Meets, the Southern Zone will officially be including up to six swimmers with a disability from each LSC. The North Carolina Swimming Disability Committee has been tasked with developing a policy for selecting the Disability Swimmers that will represent North Carolina at next year’s Zone Meet. Once created ands adopted, the application process will be announced so that those interested swimmers can submit their application for consideration to represent North Carolina Swimming at the upcoming zone meet.
USA Swimming Coach of the Year
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION OPENS GRANT APPLICATION FOR 2014
The Challenged Athlete Foundation has opened up its’ application process for 2014. The process is entirely online this year and more information and the application can be found here.
The application grant deadline is December 1, 2013.
Challenged Athletes Foundation opens Grant Application for 2014
The Challenged Athlete Foundation has opened up its’ application process for 2014. The process is entirely online this year and more information and the application can be found at http://www.challengedathletes.org/site/c.4nJHJQPqEiKUE/b.8325463/k.AF50/Grant_Application.htm
The application grant deadline is December 1, 2013.
2012-13 NCS Scholastic All Americans
Here is the list of NC scholar-athletes who achieved Scholastic All American status for 2012-13.
NCS Scholastic All Americans
North Carolina led the nation in the number of Scholastic All Americans and SwimMAC Carolina was the top club in the country.
Scholastic All American Facts and Figures
Congratulations to all the swimmers – it was a great year in the pool and in the classroom obviously! The number of athletes who made the SAA team is up 11% this year and 77% of those selected had a 4.0 or higher GPA. It is humbling to honor these swimmers who work so very hard to swim fast and also make their academic endeavors such a priority!
If there are any questions regarding the team, you may contact Betty Kooy at blkooy@charter.net or myself. Special thanks go to the SAA Sub-committee chaired by Marvin Lanphere. The committee includes Betty Kooy, Terry Randolph, Mary Turner, Isabelle Fraser, Chuck Swanson, Ron Johns, Susan Huckeby and Jim Bowen.
Best wishes to your athletes and we hope the coming year will be a good one for all!
Sincerely,
Suzanne Heath
Chair, Times and Recognition Committee
Videos from Zone Meet
Here are the videos from our 2013 NC Zone Trip from Coach Amy Faulk. The links are here below. Hope you enjoy them.
YouTube
Part 1: http://youtu.be/wtH9Ii6HNS8
Part 2: http://youtu.be/6Q8GElOdTig
Vimeo
https://vimeo.com/user20545236/videos (Parts 1 and 2)
2013 Zone Meet Highlights
Last week the North Carolina Zone Team competed at the Southern Zone Age Group Championships in Greenville, SC. The team consisted of 8 boys and 8 girls each from the 11-12, 13-14, & 15-18 Age Groups. Those 48 athletes earned 4th place out of 13, competing against teams from South Carolina, West Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Texas.
The team had 10 Relays place in the Top 3 and 93 Individual swims place Top 8. Mia Morrell & Lauren Wallace were Co-High Point Winners for the 15-18 Girls Age Group.
The following swimmers placed 1st in their events:
Ashlyn Butkowski……13-14 800 Free
Lauren Wallace……….15-18 200 Free
Ashley McCauley…….11-12 50 Breast
Levente Bathory………13-14 200 Back
Noah Cairns……………..15-18 400 IM
Ashley McCauley……….11-12 200 IM
Ashley McCauley………..11-12 100 Breast
Lauren Wallace………….15-18 400 Free
Levente Bathory…………13-14 100 Back
Sophia Clayton-Luce…..11-12 100 Free
The following swimmers broke the North Carolina LSC Age Group Records in their respective Age Group & Events:
Levente Bathory……..13-14 200 Back….old record (2:09.10)…new record (2:08.82)
Sophia Clayton-Luce….11-12 50 Free….old record (27.30)…….new record (27.13)
Ashley McCauley…….11-12 100 Breast…old record (1:14.06)….new record (1:13.81)
Congratulations North Carolina Swimmers!
2013 NCS Awards Banquet
PLAN NOW TO ATTEND!
The 2013 NCS Awards Banquet will be held at the Embassy Suites in Cary, NC on Saturday, September 21. Special guest speaker will be Olympic Gold Medal winner, University of Virginia All-America, and former Greenville Swim Club swimmer, Lauren Perdue.
The event recognizes NCS TOP FIVE swimmers and NCS ALL STARS from the 2012-13 Short Course season and the 2013 Long Course season. A preliminary list of swimmers who have achieved TOP FIVE and ALL STAR status will be sent to coaches as they are compiled. The lists aren’t official until Sept. 1, when all long course and short course swims have been recorded.
At that time, a complete list of those being recognized as TOP FIVE and ALL STARS will be sent to coaches and published on the NCS website.
Online registration and a PayPal link for purchasing tickets will be set up in the next few weeks. Information on hotel reservations will also be posted.