2017 NC Swimming ALL STAR List
The list above includes swimmers who have achieved All Star Status in at least one of four ways. (please see details below)
- NCS Top Five short course times in at least two strokes (must be AAAA or better)
- NCS Top Five long course times in at least two strokes (must be AAAA or better)
- National Top Ten list by individual age group (short course or long course)
- Open Water All Star recognition
The NCS Top Fives are 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, 2017.
SELECTION CRITERIA
- 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.
- 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’ , along with Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, and Individual Medley.
- Each NCS swimmer who individually achieves at least one USA National Age Group Recognition Top 10 Time in either Short Course or Long Course is a NCS All Star.
- Swimmers are recognized as an NCS Open Water All-Star based on the Open Water All Star selection policy.
