ALL STAR CRITERIA
The criteria for selection as an NCS All Star from Article 214 of the NCS General Rules are:
- Each NCS swimmer who individually achieves at least one USA National Age Group Recognition Top 10 Time is a NCS All Star.
- Each NCS swimmer who achieves NC Top-5 “AAAA” times in two or more of the following categories: distance freestyle, sprint freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, or individual medley for Short Course Yards is a NCS All Star upon verification by the NCS All Star Committee. The recognition period will begin September 1 of the previous year and end August 31 of the current year.
- Each NCS swimmer who achieves NC Top-5 “AAAA” times in two or more of the following categories: distance freestyle, sprint freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, or individual medley for Long Course Meters is a NCS All Star upon verification by the NCS All Star Committee. The recognition period will begin September 1 of the previous year and end August 31 of the current year.
- Swimmers placing in the Top 3 in each age group in the NCS Open Water Championship as well as any 18& under swimmer who participates in the USA Swimming Open Water National Championships will be recognized as an NCS Open Water All-Star.
- Distance Freestyle (Freestyle events 400 and longer for 17-18, 15-16, and 13-14; 200 and longer for 11-12 and 10&Under) and Sprint Freestyle (Freestyle events 200 and shorter for 17-18, 15-16, and 13-14; 100 and shorter for 11-12 and 10&Under) are considered distinct ‘strokes’ for the purposes of this Article, along with Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, and Individual Medley.
2014 NCS ALL STAR list
The NCS All Star list above is based on the final standings in both NCS Short Course Yards Top Five and NCS Long Course Meters Top Five for the year ending August 31, 2014. NCS ALL STAR status can also be achieved based on having a time listed in the USA National Top Ten list for the year ending August 31, 2014. Open Water ALL STARS are also included in this list.
Some swimmers may have qualified in multiple ways or in more than one age group but are listed only once.
