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Did you know that a wealth of information is just a click away on the NCS website header?

The header has rotating message topics. Message topics are NCS Vision and Mission Statement, About NC Swimming, USA Swimming, Meet Schedule, Join a Club, Become a Coach, and Become an Official. By tapping the topic title you will be linked to a web page with information on that topic. You can either wait for the topic to appear or click the little red dots to take you to your topic of choice.

Bonus Tip:  Clicking this image on the header bar will always take you back to the home page.

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National Diversity Select Camp Applications: Open

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Each spring, USA Swimming invites 48 athletes from underrepresented populations to participate in a three-day camp program which includes pool training, motivational and education sessions and team-building activities. Selection is based on times swum at USA Swimming sanctioned events.

The camp will be held from May 2-5, 2019 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. The purpose of this camp is to instill a vision of success and inspire athletes from ethnically under-represented populations to become leaders in the sport of swimming. For more information and selection criteria click here. Both the athlete & assistant coach applications will be open until February 8, 2019 and are available here.

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U.S. Paralympics Swimming Officials Newsletter

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Swim Meets

Officials who are looking for swim competitions conducted under the WPS rules, the calendar for 2019 is currently as follows:

Indianapolis WPS World Series , IN                         April  4-6

Bill Keating Jr.  Memorial, OH                                   May 11-12 

Jimmi Flowers, CO                                                        June 1-2

Fred  Lamback , GA                                                     Oct 18-20

Ithaca                                                                               Nov 1-3

California Classic, CA                                                    TBD

2019 U.S. Paralympics Nationals                                December (TBD)

The applications to officiate for these meets will be posted before the end of January on the U.S. Paralympics Swimming Events page at: https://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Sports/Swimming/Events

Officials Uniform

2019 will be a transition year on the officials deck uniform.  The meets associated with U.S. Paralympics swimming will now consist of a White Polo Shirt, Black pants/skirts and black shoes and socks.  If a belt is worn with the pants/skirt, then that should also be black.

For meets below the National level , 2019 will be a transition year and officials will be given the choice to wear Navy Blue or Black bottoms as these appear similar from a distance and, depending on their LSC uniform, some officials may have purchased this color specifically for U.S. Paralympics Swimming meets, but the shoes and socks will change to black immediately.  For the National Championship and World Series meets hosted in the U.S., the black bottoms and shoes uniform is effective immediately.

Regional Officials Coordinators (ROC’s)

When we introduced the ROC’s in 2016 to provide a more regional focal point and facilitate communication with the officials, we envisaged that nominations would be called for each November with elections and appointments following in December.  As our existing ROC’s  (Doug  Griswold – Eastern, Char Sorensen – Western, Susan Mechler – Central and Glenda Orth – Southern) assumed their roles and help define the expectations and the requirements for these positions, it became obvious that the original premises could be improved upon.

Moving forward the ROC nomination, election and appointments will now be made every odd year and the appointment will be for a two year term.   This will give the officials appointed time to settle into the role as they fulfill their requirements without having a steep learning curve repeated every year.

U.S. Paralympics Swimming Officials Certification Courses

The U.S. Paralympics Swimming Officials Certification course is currently scheduled to be held at the following competitions:

Bill Keating Jr.  Memorial, OH                                      May 11-12 

Jimmi Flowers, CO                                                        June 1-2

Fred  Lamback , GA                                                     Oct 18-20

California Classic, CA                                                    TBD

If you are wishing to obtain/renew your certifications, the application for the course will be included on the Application to Officiate on the web for each of these competitions.  If you know of anyone interested in attending this course, please pass this information on to them.

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Carolina Crown Coaching Staff Applications

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Applications are being accepted for the fifth annual 2019 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge to be held at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center on the afternoon of April 27, 2019 in conjunction with Swimposium Carolina 2019. The meet features top 15-18-year-old athletes from both North Carolina and South Carolina who are divided into four teams. Each team has four coaches. We are looking for six coaches from North Carolina and six coaches from South Carolina.

If you would like to join in the fun, please submit the following application form as soon as possible, but no later than March 31, 2019.

2019 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge Coach Application Form

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Former USA Swimming President passed away

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Former USA Swimming President Jim Wood passed away Friday, Jan. 4. He was 68.  USA Swimming Board of Directors Chair Bob Vincent shared a widely felt sentiment on the passing: “Jim Wood was a true professional and always respectfully represented the most important constituents in our sport – our athletes.”  A member of the USA Swimming Board of Directors for almost three decades, Wood served the organization in various capacities, including President from 2006 to 2010. He was the first active swimming coach to be elected to this position.  He was also a part of the USA Swimming delegation to the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games; International Operations Committee Coordinator from 1992-2004; Time Standards Committee Chairman; Steering Committee Chairman; New Jersey Swimming General Chair; and President of United States Aquatic Sports. USASwimming honored him with the USA Swimming Award in 2003.  “Jim Wood was one of the first people to reach out and welcome me to USA Swimming and offer his guidance,” said USA Swimming President & CEO Tim Hinchey III. “I met with him during my first few months, and gratefully listened to the wisdom and insight he offered. It was easy to see how important his voice was for the sport. We had many engaging discussions and I understood early on that he was driven to do what he felt was best for USA Swimming and I respected that dearly. We will miss his leadership but his legacy will be with us forever.” Wood began his career as a coach at the New Providence (N.J.) Community Pool in 1970. He attended college at Johns Hopkins, where he was assistant coach from 1971-72. Upon graduating from Johns Hopkins, Wood attended grad school at the University of North Carolina, where he was assistant men’s coach from 1972-74. He was the head men’s coach at UNC from 1975-1977. In 1977, he founded the Berkeley Aquatic Club in Berkeley Heights, N.J., where he coached until his passing on Jan. 4. According to a BAC website, “at least 30” of his swimmers have held first-place national rankings and have raced 38 times at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. In addition, BAC swimmers have represented the U.S. and medaled at every major international competition, including the FINA World Championships and Olympic Games. More than 50 BAC 20 have earned NCAA All-American Honors. Wood was inducted into the American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2011. Having known and worked with him for over two decades, USA Swimming Chief Operating Officer Mike Unger added: ““Jim was the consummate coach and volunteer in our sport. As a coach, he wanted the best for his swimmers and challenged them to do everything they could to strive for excellence. As a volunteer, he always had the best interest of the sport in mind and helped make the Board of Directors and the National Team more successful.”
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CFAC Earns Safe Sport Recognition

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Cape Fear Aquatic Club Earns Safe Sport Club Recognition Status

Congratulations to CFAC,  the first North Carolina Swimming club to earn USA Swimming’s new Safe Sport Club Recognition! The Safe Sport Club Recognition program distinguishes USA Swimming clubs that demonstrate their commitment to creating safe, healthy, and positive environments for all of their members through the development and implementation of Athlete Protection Policies, Safe Sport Best Practices, and Safe Sport education. CFAC has been highlighted as a Safe Sport Recognized Club with a banner on their team listing in the USA Swimming Find-a-Team Search and will receive a medallion for their club’s website as well.   Clubs can apply for the Safe Sport Recognized Club program through their Club Portal on the USA Swimming website.  Here’s a link to the Safe Sport Recognized Club program information: https://www.usaswimming.org/ssrp

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2019 NCS Open Water Zone Team

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Here is the initial 2019 NC Open Water Zone Team.  The meet will be held On April 13th and 14th in Ft Myers, Fl.  This year it will be swum at Florida Gulf Coast University, in a lake.  The team will fly down on April 12th and return on April 14th.  This year, the zone was asked to use the FINA standard for the Age Up, which is the end of the year (12/31/2019).  So, there are some swimmers who would have made the team that are now in the older age group.  This is not something that NC Swimming asked for, but was asked for by USA Swimming, to make it easier for them for qualification purposes to Open Water Junior Nationals and Open Water Nationals.

We realize that at the meet in September, swimmers were told it was their age as of April 13th, however, we were not told by USA Swimming until after our meet.

11-12 Girls

Mere Whelehan

Isabel Volk

Mackenzie Collins

Clarke Neace

13-14 Girls

Keelan Cotter

Nicole Zettel

Katya Ivanov

Lily Ann WIllis

15-16 Girls

Caitlin Hefner

MaKayla Ciancanelli

Emily Knorr

Emily Carpenter

Open Girls

Sydney Morgan

Olivia Sutter

Isabel Pennington

Gweny Durak

11-12 Boys

Alex Hill

Greyson Young

Holden Ball

Norvin Clontz III

13-14 Boys

Max Marrujo

Drew Hitchcock

Landon Lloyd

Lucca Battaglini

15-16 Boys

Michael Cotter

Lance Norris

Logan Zucker

Braeden Haughey

Open Boys

Connor Hughes

James Wyatt

Jared Carter

Owen Lloyd

An email from Manager Jonathan Bescher will be sent out the parents shortly.  If you don’t receive an email from Jonathan Bescher by 1/4, please email him at coachbesch@newwaveswimteam.org

I will answer emails about the meet itself, but I will NOT respond to any emails regarding the date being to determine the age of the swimmer at the meet.  This was not my decision.

Thanks,

jon

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2019 IMX Camp Video

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Thank you to IMX Camp head coach Amy Faulk for creating a video with highlights of the 2019 NCS IMX Camp at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Also thanks to camp director Jay Dodson, camps coordinator Jonathan Watson, and the rest of the IMX camp coaching staff for providing this opportunity for NCS swimmers. Click the following link or the IMX camp photo above to view the video.

2019 NCS IMX Camp Video

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NCS Website Search Bars

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Did you know that if you are looking for information on the NCS website there is a search bar to assist you. Simply type in a key word or phrase and any previous posts with that word or phrase will appear. It is a great time saver and a simple method of retrieving previously posted information.

There is also a separate search bar in the MEETS section. This search bar can be found in the current meet schedule listings and in the meet archives listings. Using the search bar is the quickest and easiest method to pull up specific past or upcoming meets. Simply type in the year and the meet host club initials. For example, 2018 MOR will pull up all the meets that the Marlins of Raleigh hosted during 2018.

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