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North Carolina Swimming was spotlighted in a recent article on the USA Swimming website for its commitment to Safe Sport. NCS requires that clubs have Safe Sport Recognition approval to host a swim meet sanctioned by the LSC.
YOTA swimmer Ross Noble just returned from Scotland where he represented the Scottish Junior National Team at the Glasgow International Meet. Ross, a dual citizen of the USA and the UK, trains with the YMCA of the Triangle Area in Raleigh.
The Glasgow International Meet attracted swimmers from the Danish, Icelandic and Irish national teams, as well as college swimmers from Stirling, Loughboro, and the University of Edinburgh. The Scottish Commonwealth Games team was also there.
At the meet, Noble made the finals in the 50, 100 and 200 Backstroke, plus the 100 and 200 Butterfly, scoring a Personal Best in the 100 fly. In the fall, Ross will head to Harvard University, where he’ll join the Men’s Swim and Dive team.
USA Swimming, the National Governing Body of swimming in the United States, recently announced the official dates and time standards for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, which will take place June 15-23, 2024 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.
A complete look at the time standards can be found below:
| Women | Event | Men |
| 25.69 | 50m Freestyle | 22.79 |
| 55.79 | 100m Freestyle | 49.99 |
| 2:00.89 | 200m Freestyle | 1:49.99 |
| 4:15.49 | 400m Freestyle | 3:55.59 |
| 8:45.79 | 800m Freestyle | 8:09.69 |
| 16:45.69 | 1500m Freestyle | 15:39.89 |
| 1:01.89 | 100m Backstroke | 55.69 |
| 2:13.59 | 200m Backstroke | 2:01.69 |
| 1:10.29 | 100m Breaststroke | 1:02.19 |
| 2:31.69 | 200m Breaststroke | 2:15.99 |
| 1:00.19 | 100m Butterfly | 53.59 |
| 2:13.69 | 200m Butterfly | 2:00.49 |
| 2:16.09 | 200m Individual Medley | 2:03.49 |
| 4:49.89 | 400m Individual Medley | 4:25.19 |
The qualifying period will take place Nov. 30, 2022-May 30, 2024.
“Having our Olympic Trials time standards available to our swimmers is a big step towards Indianapolis and Paris 2024,” U.S. National Team Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko said. “The drops in time from the 2020 Trials Time Standards are a sign that our sport is continuing to get faster across all events and disciplines. We look forward to seeing our nation’s best swimmers compete in Indianapolis in two years and are excited to name the next U.S. Olympic Team.”
Compared to the time standards for Wave I of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, male events are 1.0% faster on average while the women’s events average out to be 0.8% faster. The 100-meter breaststroke saw the biggest drop (1.74%) in men’s events compared to the previous Trials time standards, while the 100m backstroke had the biggest drop (1.28%) among women’s events. To view time standards for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming and all other national events, visit www.usaswimming.org/times/time-standards.
Additional information on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming will be updated at www.usaswimming.org/Trials.
NCS finished third overall at the 2022 Southern Zone Open Water Championships in De Leon Springs, Florida this past weekend. Below is a list of those NCS athletes who finished among the top sixteen in their division. Also below are the complete results by age group/gender and the Team Pursuit results. The NCS 11-12 boys (Parker Van Olst Jr., Eli Sweet, and Bodhi Cummins) earned a first place finish in Team Pursuit. Also winning their Team Pursuit division were the NCS 13-14 girls (Ella Cowles, Madi Hertzig, and Kathryn Cinson).
| Top 16 Finishes by NCS Swimmers | ||
| Event | Name | Place |
| Girls 11-12 2K | Annie Shall | 2 |
| Girls 11-12 2K | Neela Chintapalli | 9 |
| Boys 11-12 2K | Eli Sweet | 4 |
| Boys 11-12 2K | Parker Van Olst Jr. | 7 |
| Boys 11-12 2K | Bodhi Cummins | 9 |
| Girls 13-14 5K | Kathryn Cinson | 5 |
| Girls 13-14 5K | Madi Hertzig | 10 |
| Girls 13-14 5K | Ella Cowles | 14 |
| Boys 13-14 5K | Drew Sito | 9 |
| Boys 13-14 5K | Ben Smith | 16 |
| Girls 15-16 5K | Riley Hawkins | 11 |
| Girls 15-16 5K | Kyley Lloyd | 12 |
| Girls 15-16 5K | Clara Carson | 15 |
| Boys 15-16 5K | Jackson Scheiber | 5 |
| Boys 15-16 5K | Owen Nye | 9 |
| Boys 15-16 5K | Christian Smith | 14 |
| Boys 15-16 5K | Isaac Holthan | 15 |
| Girls Open 5K | Charlotte LePage | 7 |
| Girls Open 5K | Esther Ghim | 13 |
| Girls Open 5K | Kailyn Becker | 14 |
| Boys Open 5K | Keith Williams | 4 |
| Boys Open 5K | Charles Henage | 8 |
11-12 2k Results
All age Group 5k Results
Over-All 5k Girls, and Boys Combined Age Results
11-12 Girls Pursuit. Boys Pursuit
13-14 Girls Pursuit. Boys Pursuit
Open Girls Pursuit. Boys Pursuit
USA Swimming recently announced the names of 60 athletes who will represent the U.S. internationally this summer at the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, which take place August 24-27 in Honolulu, Hawaii; or the 2022 Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet, which takes place June 3-5 in Vancouver, Canada.
The 41-person Pan Pac roster includes two SwimMAC athletes, Ben Delmar and Matthew Lucky. Coach Chuck Batchelor of SwimMAC was named to the PanPac coaching staff.
Named to to the 19-member Mel Zajac roster were SwimMAC’s Baylor Nelson and Braeden Haughey of the TAC Titans.
Congratulations to all!
2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships Roster
Congratulations to Bruce Marchionda (TAC Titans) on being named to the Team USA coaching staff for the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary June 18-July 3, 2022. Anthony Nesty (University of Florida) and Todd DeSorbo (University of Virginia) will be the head coaches of for the U.S. men’s and women’s swim teams, respectively.
Click here for the complete roster of athletes and coaches representing Team USA.
North Carolina Swimming is deeply saddened to report the death of Eric Rzepecki, aged 51, on April 23, 2022. A graduate of and swimmer at Virginia Tech (and rabid fan) and an Exercise Physiologist, Eric was best known in NC Swimming and throughout the southeast as a “system guru” with Colorado Timing Systems – handling sales, repairs, training and operations. Always willing to lend a hand, greeting you with his warm smile and dry sense of humor, he facilitated swimming at every level, quietly and calmly keeping meets running smoothly no matter the situation. He shared his talents with SwimMac Carolina, Queens University, Huntersville Family Fitness, Dynamo Swim Club in Atlanta, Bahamas Swimming Federation, Olympic High School, and various other clubs and LSCs in the Southeast. He is survived by his wife Kathie, swim & dive coach at Charlotte’s Olympic High School, and his son Jami, a junior at Yale University where he is a member of the Mens Swim Team and former swimmer at SwimMac. Eric will be sorely missed as a husband, father, co-worker and friend.
A service for Eric Jon Rzepecki will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 11:00 at Heritage Funeral Home located at 3700 Forest Lawn Drive, Matthews, NC 28104. Immediately following the prayer service, there will be a memorial service at the Heritage Funeral Home. All friends and family are invited to a luncheon after the memorial service at Beverly Crest Club House, located at 7100 Hensey’s Way, Charlotte, NC 28270, for a celebration of Eric’s life.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to help Eric’s son, Jamison complete his college education at Yale. A savings account for educational and living expenses over the next year has been set up. There are three ways to donate. First, you can donate through Zelle and that account is specifically linked to the phone number 704-277-5990. A second method is through Venmo @Kathrin-Rzepecki. Finally, you can donate through a check made out to Kathie Rzepecki and mailed to 4030 Lundale Court, Charlotte, NC 28273. We thank you for your support through this time and look forward to celebrating Eric’s life with you.
Please enjoy this highlight video from the 2022 NCS Select Camp. Thank you to Coach Amy Faulk for creating the video.
For the second consecutive year, the Greensboro Aquatic Center will host the Toyota U.S. Open and the Speedo Winter Junior National Championships. The U.S. Open dates are Nov. 30 – Dec. 3, 2022 and the Winter Juniors are Dec. 7 – Dec. 10, 2022. Greensboro will also be the site of the Phillips 66 International Team Trials later this month, beginning on April 26.
Several NCS swimmer competed in the USA Swimming National & Junior Open Water Championships in Fort Myers Beach, Florida this past weekend. Samuel Marsteiner of WAVE finished first in the 5K Junior National Championship, earning him a spot on the U.S. roster at the FINA World Junior Open Water Championships, which takes place September 1-4 in Beau Vallon, Seychelles. (Click to view the USA Swimming Article)
Alexander Ayers of SwimMAC also placed high, finishing third in the 7.5K Junior National Championship.
Other NCS swimmers participating in the meet were: Aaron Davidson (WAVE) 5K Juniors, Santiago Alzate (MAC) 5K Juniors, Clarke Neace (MAC) 5K Juniors, Kathryn Cinson (YSST) 5K Juniors, Matthew Marsteiner (WAVE) 7.5K Juniors, and Jackson Scheiber (WAVE) 7.5K Juniors.
Congratulations Swimmers!
