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SAILFISH and NOMAD to merge

April 15, 2019 by Bill Martin

For Immediate Release: April, 15 2019

Inquiries:  coachwilliams@sailfishaquatics.org

Sailfish Aquatics and NOMAD Aquatics Unite and Expand

Huntersville, NC and Concord, NC: Today, Sailfish Aquatics and NOMAD Aquatics are excited to announce that they have agreed to unite and expand their competitive swim programs under the Sailfish Aquatics banner. The team will be expanding into the NOMAD Aquatic and Fitness Center while maintaining its presence at the West Cabarrus YMCA and Stanly County Family YMCA. Bringing the two teams together will give the North Charlotte Metro area its best option for competitive swimming.

Today, Sailfish Aquatics and NOMAD Aquatics are excited to announce that they have agreed to unite and expand their competitive swim programs under the Sailfish Aquatics banner. The team will be expanding into the NOMAD Aquatic and Fitness Center while maintaining its presence at the West Cabarrus YMCA and Stanly County Family YMCA. Bringing the two teams together will give the North Charlotte Metro area its best option for competitive swimming.

With its mission, “Building excellence in youth and community through competitive swimming” Sailfish Aquatics is a community based competitive swim team that strives to provide the best environment for all swimmers to reach their potential.  Our swimmers will be given opportunities to engage in community based activities or programs. While both programs have grown and enjoyed individual successes, merging the programs will enhance coaching resources, facilities, and philosophies to provide North Charlotte a powerhouse swimming partnership. The expansion also gives the community the greatest value in, and most convenient  access to,  student athlete development.

Hubert Williams will continue as CEO, while Mark Minier will serve the program as Director of Swimming Operations. Coach Williams stated, “We are very excited to bring the two families together. It will not only give us a stable practice facility and the ability to expand our team, but also a location in Huntersville where we can host competitions for our members and guest teams.”

Mark Minier, Director of Swimming Operations, commented “We can’t wait to compete as one team. Bringing the rich history of NOMAD together with Sailfish Aquatics enhances our ability to build a program focused on developing student athletes and serving the community. We look forward to the opportunities that blending our families will produce”.

The NOMAD Aquatic Center will provide the team with an additional 10 lane 25 yard x 8 lane 25 meter pool; and a separate warm down/lesson pool. Recent upgrades to the pool and fitness center give the expanded team a great environment to train. Team placements are available and can be set up through the team website, www.sailfishaquatics.org

For additional information, contact: coachwilliams@sailfishaquatics.org

For additional information about the NOMAD Aquatic Center, contact: markminier@nomadaquatic.com

Sailfish Aquatics serves the community with every level of swimming; lessons, competitive and masters programs. 

The NOMAD Aquatic Center is a full service health & fitness center providing nutritional and health education, Silver Sneaker  fitness programs, Swim lessons, open lap swimming, and water aerobics.

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NCS Records set as Short Course season ends

April 13, 2019 by Bill Martin

Several NCS records were set at various end-of-season meets in the past couple of weeks. Charlotte Hook (TAC) broke the women’s 15-16 200 Fly record at the Tar Heel States meet at TAC. Preson Forst (EAC) set a new mark for the 15-18 200 Fly at the sectional meet in Virginia and Ross Dant (YSST) broke two of his own distance records at the YMCA Short Course Nationals. Finally, NC State swimmers Coleman Stewart and Andreas Vazaios broke three Open records at the NCAA Division I Championships.

Congratulations swimmers!

Women’s Records
Charlotte HookTAC15-16200 Fly52.62
Men’s Records
Ross DantYSST15-181000 Free8:50.29
Ross DantYSST15-181650 Free14:46.20
Preston ForstEAC15-18200 Fly1:43.53
Coleman StewartNC StateOpen100 Back43.98
Andreas VazaiosNC StateOpen200 Fly1:38.57
Andreas VazaiosNC StateOpen200 IM1:39.35

Click here to view all NCS Records

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2019 Carolina Crown: Team Rosters

April 6, 2019 by Bill Martin

Team Rosters have been announced for the 2019 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge being held at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center on Saturday, April 27. Top age 15-18 swimmers from North Carolina and South Carolina were divided into four teams – Black Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald to compete for the championship. Here are the team rosters and the coaching staffs:

Team Black Diamond Roster

Head Coach: John “Big Show” Mengering (CAT-SC)

Asst. Coach: Jack Eichenlaub (ATOM-NC)

Asst. Coach: Tanya Hobbs (MAC-NC)

Team Ruby Roster

Head Coach: Andy Hwang (CAT-SC)

Asst. Coach: Mark Franz (SAIL-NC)

Asst. Coach: Morgan Holbrook (HAC-NC)

Team Sapphire Roster

Head Coach: Brad Herndon (GCY-NC)

Asst. Coach: Christian Mowles (YCSC-SC)

Asst. Coach: Cameron Brewer (MAC-NC)

Team Emerald Roster

Head Coach: Brad Langford (HAC-NC)

Asst. Coach: Sydney King (TEAM-NC)

Asst. Coach: Andi Goodson (MRC-SC)

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2019 Spring HOD: Proposed Legislation

April 6, 2019 by Bill Martin

The following proposed legislation will be voted on at the 2019 Spring HOD.  Please review the legislation prior to the House of Delegates meeting on Sunday, April 28 in Charlotte.

2019 NCS Spring HOD:  Proposed Legislation

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Carolina Crown: Qualifiers & Application Form

March 24, 2019 by Bill Martin

THE MEET IS AT CAPACITY.  NO ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION ATHLETE APPLICATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED. If you are on the Automatic Qualifier list you are invited to complete this APPLICATION FORM  BUT REGISTRATION CLOSES FOR EVERYONE AT 6:00 PM ON APRIL 3.

If your name is on the following list of automatic qualifiers or consideration qualifiers, you are invited to complete the APPLICATION FORM below to participate in the 2019 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge. This LONG COURSE meet will be held at the Mecklenburg Aquatic Center on Saturday afternoon, April 27, 2019. The meet will include top athletes from both North Carolina and South Carolina.

Selected athletes who wish to attend – whether an automatic qualifier or a consideration qualifier MUST SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION FORM AND MAIL A CHECK FOR $80 TO THE ADDRESS BELOW BY APRIL 3, 2019.

If not enough automatic qualifiers submit applications by April 3, those on the consideration list will be selected until a maximum of 250 athletes in the combined 15, 16, 17 and 18 year old age groups have been chosen. Consideration athletes were selected based on being in the Top 75 (combined NC/SC) 2018-19 short course rankings in the events being contested. Lists are based on swimmer ages as of April 27, 2019.

Please make out the check for $80 to “North Carolina Swimming” and mail to: Carolina Crown Challenge, 6766 Chauncey Drive, Raleigh, NC 27615. Please identify the athlete that the check is for. Only the checks of athletes selected to the final Carolina Crown roster will be cashed. The meet fee also entitles participating athletes to attend the Carolina Swimposium on Saturday morning at the Fairfield Inn, three blocks from the pool.

Questions about the application and registration process can be emailed to: 01silversurfer@bellsouth.net

2019 Carolina Crown Application Form

AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS – AGE 15

AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS – AGE 16

AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS – AGE 17

AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS – AGE 18

CONSIDERATION QUALIFIERS – AGE 15

CONSIDERATION QUALIFIERS – AGE 16

CONSIDERATION QUALIFIERS – AGE 17

CONSIDERATION QUALIFIERS – AGE 18

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Breaststroke records fall at Age Group Sectionals

March 24, 2019 by Bill Martin

Eric Petruzzi of TYDE and Matthew Lucky of SAIL swept the breastroke records in their respective age groups at the Age Group Sectional meet in Atlanta last weekend. Petruzzi set new NCS marks in the 11-12 50, 11-12 100, and 11-12 200 breastroke events. Lucky broke his own 13-14 NCS records in the 100 and 200 breastroke and topped that off with a new NCS record in the 200 IM.

Claire Curzan of TAC continued her incredible run with a new NCS record in the 13-14 women’s 50 free and tied her own record in the 100 back.

New NCS Records
Claire CurzanTAC13-1450 Free21.89
Eric PetruzziTYDE11-1250 Breast27.58
Eric PetruzziTYDE11-12100 Breast1:00.27
Eric PetruzziTYDE11-12200 Breast2:13.99
Matthew LuckySAIL13-14100 Breast56.28
Matthew LuckySAIL13-14200 Breast2:01.18
Matthew LuckySAIL13-14200 IM1:51.98

Congratulations on your tremendous swims!

Click here to view all current NCS records.

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2019 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge

March 16, 2019 by Bill Martin

The fifth annual Carolina Crown Swim Challenge will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2018 at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center in Charlotte, NC.   The meet features top 15-18 year-old athletes from North Carolina and South Carolina divided into four teams.

The Carolina Crown is a long course meet with athletes invited to participate based on performance during the 2018-2019 short course season.

2019 Carolina Crown Psych Sheet

2019 Carolina Crown Meet Information

Selected athletes who wish to attend – whether an automatic qualifier or a consideration qualifier MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FORM AND MAIL A CHECK FOR $80 TO THE ADDRESS BELOW BY 6:00 PM, APRIL 3, 2019.

CAROLINA CROWN APPLICATION FORM

If not enough automatic qualifiers submit applications by April 3, those on the consideration list will be selected until a maximum of 250 athletes in the combined 15, 16, 17 and 18 year old age groups have been chosen. Consideration athletes were selected based on being in the Top 75 (combined NC/SC) 2018-19 short course rankings in the events being contested. Lists are based on swimmer ages as of April 27, 2019.

Please make out the check for $80 to “North Carolina Swimming” and mail to: Carolina Crown Challenge, 6766 Chauncey Drive, Raleigh, NC 27615. Please identify the athlete that the check is for. Only the checks of athletes selected to the final Carolina Crown roster will be cashed. The meet fee also entitles participating athletes to attend the Carolina Swimposium on Saturday morning at the Fairfield Inn, three blocks from the pool.

Questions about the application and registration process can be emailed to: 01silversurfer@bellsouth.net

AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS – AGE 15

AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS – AGE 16

AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS – AGE 17

AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS – AGE 18

CONSIDERATION QUALIFIERS – AGE 15

CONSIDERATION QUALIFIERS – AGE 16

CONSIDERATION QUALIFIERS – AGE 17

CONSIDERATION QUALIFIERS – AGE 18

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NCS women shred record book at Senior Sectionals

March 11, 2019 by Bill Martin

North Carolina women shredded the NCS record book at the ESSZ Senior Sectional meet held at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary this past weekend. Claire Curzan broke six NCS records, while TAC Titan teammate Charlotte Hook added three more, and Ashley Twichell, another TAC swimmer, accounted for two. MOR’s Abby Arens also contributed three new records to the NCS books. Some very amazing performances!

And those weren’t the only records to fall…Two of Claire Curzan’s record-breaking swims were also National Age Group (NAG) records in the 13-14 age group. Curzan broke Missy Franklin’s NAG record in the 100 free, clocking an incredible 47.67. In addition, Curzan broke her own NAG 13-14 100 fly record with a 50.64 – which was also a new NCS Open record!

USA National Team member Regan Smith also swam at the meet and recorded some phenomenal times. Swimming for Minnesota’s Riptide Swimming, Smith set three NAG records in the 17-18 age division. She set new NAG records in the 100 fly, the 100 back, and the 200 back. Her 49.66 in the 100 back and her 1:47.16 in the 200 back were not only NAG records but also American and US Open records!

While there were no men’s records set at the sectional meet, SwimMac’s Tim Connery and Conall Monahan added their names to the NCS record book at the SE Southern Premier meet last weekend. Connery set new marks in the 15-16 100 breast and 100 back, while Monahan broke the 400 IM record.

Congratulations on all of these exceptional performances!

Below is a list of NCS records broken during the past couple of weeks.

Click here for a complete list of all NCS records.

Women’s Records
Claire CurzanTAC13-1450 Free22.01
Claire CurzanTAC13-14100 Free47.67
Claire CurzanTAC13-14100 Back51.23
Claire CurzanTAC13-14200 Back1:52.76
Claire CurzanTAC13-14100 Fly50.64
Claire CurzanTACOPEN100 Fly50.64
Abby ArensMOR15-16100 Breast59.76
Abby ArensMOR15-16200 Breast2:08.06
Abby ArensMOR15-18200 Breast2:08.06
Charlotte HookTAC15-16200 Fly1:53.70
Charlotte HookTAC15-16200 IM1:54.79
Charlotte HookTAC15-16400 IM4:07.42
Ashley TwichellTACOPEN1000 Free9:21.41
Ashley TwichellTACOPEN1650 Free15:30.95
Men’s Records
Tim ConneryMAC15-16100 Back47.24
Tim ConneryMAC15-16100 Breast53.74
Conall MonahanMAC15-16400 IM3:51.09
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2019 ESSZ Senior Sectional Psych Sheet

March 5, 2019 by Bill Martin

Click the link below to view the Psych Sheet for the 2019 ESSZ Senior Sectional Meet at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary.

Senior Sectional Psych Sheet

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Paralympic Swimming Clinics

March 4, 2019 by Bill Martin

Dear Coach,

Do you have any para-swimmers on your team or know of any in your area?  If so, please check out the flyer below.

My name is Peggy Ewald and I am a consultant for U.S. Paralympics Swimming.  My mission with U.S. Paralympics focuses on connecting, educating and recruiting more Para-Swimmers and Coaches. 

As you are aware, Team USA had an amazing year at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.  Over the remainder of the quad, many opportunities for student athletes with physical, cognitive or visual impairments will open up at every level of sport.

I will be conducting a FREE clinic on Sunday, March 24 for para-swimmers, coaches, and parents.  More details on this clinic and future clinics can be found below.  Please pass along the information to anyone you feel may be interested. 

Intro Clinic Findlay, OH March 24, 2019

Intro Clinic Towson, MD May 5, 2019

Intro Clinic Huntsville, AL Aug 17. 2019

Intro Clinic Fresno, CA Sept 8, 2019

I look forward to sharing what I have learned from being a part of the Team USA staff at the Beijing , London and Rio Paralympic Games!

Click on this link to register for the March clinic!

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