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NCS swimmers chosen for international competition

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Three swimmers from NCS clubs were chosen to represent the USA in
the 56th annual Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet in Vancouver, British Columbia. The three-day meet, held May 24-27, featured 41 top junior swimmers from the United States. Among those selected to represent the USA were Abby Arens (Marlins of Raleigh), Charlotte Hook (TAC Titans), and Amanda Ray (New Wave Swim Team). To be eligible for the Mel Zajac Jr. International, athletes must have a minimum of a top-50 Power Ranking on the world 100, be in high school and have never previously represented the United States in international competition.

Click here the view the entire USA Swimming article.

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New adult athlete APT requirements

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IMPORTANT NEWS for your ATHLETES:

All USA Swimming athlete members 18 years of age or older MUST take the free online Athlete Protection Training certification by JUNE 23rd to retain their USA Swimming membership and be eligible to participate in USA Swimming sanctioned meets, club practices, and other activities.

Athletes can access training here: www.USASwimming.org/APT

From now on, athletes must take the APT training within 30 days of their 18th birthday. All Adult Athletes must take the APT every twelve months to retain their USA Swimming membership.

Click here to view a Q&A with additional information or go to

www.ncswim.org/maapp.

Contact Safetychair@ncswim.org or Registrar@ncswim.org with other questions.

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NCS swimmers compete in Rio

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Elizabeth McDevitt (YBAC) and Harley Van Luvender (RSA) represented Team USA at the 13th International School Federation World Swimming Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 20-22. YBAC Coach David McDevitt served as Head of the Delegation for Team USA.

High School Students from 18 different countries participated in the 13th edition of the meet.  Both girls were part of Team USA’s five-member Girl’s Select team.  Countries represented at the meet included: Belgium Flanders, Brazil, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and the United States.

Harley took 15th in the 100 Back, 13th in the 100 Breaststroke, 12th in the 50 Backstroke, and 17th in the 100 Free.

Elizabeth placed 8th in the 100 Fly, 7th in the 50 Butterfly and 13th in the 50 free, as well as part of Team USA 400 Free and 400 Medley Relay Teams that placed 5th.  She also placed 15th in prelims of the 200 IM but was not allowed to swim in finals since only two swimmers per country were permitted to swim in finals.

The girls finished the meet with the Friendship Relay where four 62-person teams were made up of all participants from all the countries.

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Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy

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USA Swimming Member clubs are required to implement the USA Swimming Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) in full by June 23, 2019. MAAPP contains five sections: one-on-one interactions, travel, social media and electronic communications, locker rooms and changing areas and massage, rubdowns and athletic training modalities. Click the link below for the Policy and other education materials. 

USA Swimming Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy

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July Can Ams cancelled

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July Can Ams cancelled as Para-swimming program evolves

Swimming Canada and U.S. Paralympics Swimming have cancelled the upcoming Can Am Para-swimming Championships in light of the rescheduling of the World Para Swimming Championships.

The Can Ams were originally set for July 12-14 in Vancouver, just before the previously scheduled world championships. Malaysia was stripped of the world championships hosting rights after the Malaysian government failed to provide the International Paralympic Committee with the necessary guarantees that Israeli Para-swimmers could participate safely and free from discrimination. World Para Swimming announced last week that London would host, with the dates pushed back to Sept. 9-15.

“With the worlds being stripped from Malaysia, moved to London, and rescheduled for September, the July Can Ams were no longer a fit for our athletes’ training schedules,” said Wayne Lomas, Swimming Canada’s Associate High Performance Director. “This significant change in the international calendar necessitated a change in our domestic programming for Team Canada and our partners with U.S. Paralympics.”

Canada’s teams for worlds, as well as the Parapan Am Games set for Aug. 23-Sept. 1 in Lima, Peru, will now target the Canadian Swimming Championships as a tune-up opportunity. That fully integrated championship meet is set for Aug. 8-11 in Winnipeg.

“Having a major domestic championships meet in close proximity to both the Parapan Ams and world championships means that all 31 of Canada’s swimmers who will represent us this summer will compete at the last meet of the domestic year, offering swimmers and their coaches an important practice run before the major events,” Lomas said.

Swimming Canada will continue to evaluate the role of the Can Ams, a series of meets for Para-swimmers hosted in partnership with U.S. Paralympics Swimming. These meets have provided high-level competition opportunities for Canadian and American Para-swimmers, and attracted other international competitors. One of the Can Am meets formerly served as the main selection meet for that year’s major international competition, but Swimming Canada replaced this function in 2016 with full integrated Trials for its Olympic and Paralympic program teams.

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NCS LC records begin to fall

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NCS long course records have already begun to fall as a new long course season gets underway. Claire Curzan (TAC) competed in the TYR Pro Series meet in Richmond and came away with two NCS 13-14 long course records; one in the 100 back and another in the 100 fly. Her 58.61 in the 100 fly also established a new National Age Group record…topping her 59.00 in prelims and eclipsing the previously held NAG record by nearly a second!

Kendyl Stewart, representing Team Elite, broke the women’s 100 fly record in the OPEN division with a 57.51 at the Israel Cup meet. Former NC State swimmer Anton Ipsen (WOLF) set a new men’s OPEN record in the 800 Free at the Danish Open and broke the 1500 Free mark at the Pro Series meet in Richmond.

Women’s Records
Claire CurzanTAC13-14100 Back1:01.08
Claire CurzanTAC13-14100 Fly58.61
Kendyl StewartTEOPEN100 Fly57.51
Men’s Records
Anton IpsenWOLFOPEN800 Free7:49.64
Anton IpsenWOLFOPEN1500 Free14:57.15

Click here to view all NCS Records

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Schedule Dave Thomas for a club visit

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NCS Clubs:

Dave Thomas, USA Swimming Sports Development Consultant for the Southern Zone, will be visiting North Carolina during the next two weeks and is interested in visiting NCS clubs.  He arrives on Monday and will be here until May 6.  This is a great opportunity for clubs and Dave is looking to fill up his schedule. Please contact Dave Thomas immediately to schedule a visit. 

Here is his contact information:

o: 719.866.3573

m: 719.330.3824

dthomas@usaswimming.org

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2019 NCS Senior LC Champs – GAC

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The  2019 NCS Age Group Long Course Champs meet, hosted jointly by SwimGSA and the GCY Makos, will be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center from July 18-21.

2019 NCS Senior Champs: Live Results

2019 NCS Senior Champs: Psych Sheet

2019 NCS Senior Champs: Team Scoring Divisions

2019 NCS Senior Champs Meet Announcement

Recommended Hotel List

Senior State Championship Time Standards – Long Course Meet

2019 NCS Senior Champs: Officials Sign-up Form

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