Carolina Crown

2023 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge

December 15, 2022 by Bill Martin

The 2023 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge, featuring 250 of the top swimmers – ages 15-18 – from both North Carolina and South Carolina, will be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on Sunday, April 16, 2023. The meet will be held in the afternoon and will be preceded by the 2023 Swimposium Carolina in the morning.

Carolina Crown Heat Sheet

Carolina Crown Timeline

Carolina Crown Psych Sheet

Carolina Crown Meet Information

If you are interested in volunteering as a meet marshal, lane timer or other volunteer position, please submit the following form.

Carolina Crown Volunteer Sign-Up Form

HOTEL BLOCKS

There are a limited number of rooms reserved in room blocks at area hotels. Please call or use the reservation links to reserve your room.

Sheraton Greensboro, 3121 West Gate City Blvd, 336-292-9161 (When booking, call central reservations at 1 800-242-6556 and note the following block “Carolina Crown Challenge & Swimposium Carolina.”

Rate: $179/night (doubles)

Booking Deadline: 4/01/23

Tru by Hilton Greensboro, 1706 S 40 Dr, Greensboro, NC 27407, 336-763-6704 (When booking, click the reservation link below or call Hilton Reservations at 1-800-HILTONS, and note the following block “2023 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge/Swimposium Carolina.”

Tru by Hilton Reservation Link

Rate: $143/night (single kings), $153/night (double queens)

Booking Deadline: 4/01/23

Clarion Pointe – Greensboro Coliseum Area, 2003 Athena Ct. Greensboro, 27407 (when booking, click the reservation link below or call 877-424-6423, and note the North Carolina Swimming room block.

Clarion Pointe Reservation Link

Rate: $79/night (single kings), $89/night (double queens)

Booking Deadline: 4/01/23

2022 Carolina Crown

January 2, 2022 by Bill Martin

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

The annual Carolina Crown Swim Challenge will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the Westside Aquatic Facility in Greenville, South Carolina. This is the seventh Carolina Crown and will feature top 15-18 year-old athletes from North Carolina and South Carolina.

Top 20 ranked NCS male swimmers and the Top 20 ranked NCS female swimmers in ages 15, 16, 17, and 18 based on times achieved between 9/1/21 and 3/20/22 in contested events will be on the qualifier list for North Carolina. From this list North Carolina will select 60 male swimmers and 60 female swimmers based on date of registration and payment. Selection will be on a first come, first served basis, so you are urged to get your registrations in early if you would like to attend. Registration will be closed when the meet reaches capacity. South Carolina will also select 60 male and 60 female participants using the same selection process.

The qualifier list along with athlete registration forms will be posted on or around March 21, 2022.

Selections will be posted on April 4, 2022 or sooner if the meet has reached capacity.

2022 Carolina Crown Psych Sheet

2022 Carolina Crown Meet Announcement

2022 Carolina Crown: Officials Sign-up Form

2022 Carolina Crown: Volunteer Sign-up Form

2021 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge

February 26, 2021 by Bill Martin

THE LOCATION OF THE 2021 CAROLINA CROWN CHALLENGE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO AN INDOOR FACILITY AT THE FORT MILL YMCA AQUATIC CENTER IN FORT MILL, SC. – 971 TOM HALL ST. FORT MILL, SC 29715.

GOOGLE MAPS LINK TO THE FACILITY

The 2021 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge will now be held at the Fort Mill YMCA at the Complex in Fort Mill, South Carolina on Saturday, April 24. The meet will be hosted by South Carolina Swimming and will feature top age 15-18 swimmers from North Carolina and South Carolina.

Heat Sheet

Psych Sheet

Link to Livestream of Carolina Crown Meet

2021 Carolina Crown Meet Announcement

Click the links below to view the team rosters:

TEAM BLACK DIAMOND

TEAM EMERALD

TEAM RUBY

TEAM SAPPHIRE

2020 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge

February 16, 2020 by Bill Martin

The sixth annual Carolina Crown Swim Challenge will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the Clover/Lake Wylie YMCA Aquatic Center in Clover, SC. 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 2019-2020 short course season. The names of Automatic Qualifiers and Alternates will be posted on the NCS website after the March 15, 2020 qualifying deadline.

The coaching staff will include six coaches from North Carolina and six coaches from South Carolina. Coaches interested in being on the Carolina Crown Coaching Staff, please submit the following form by March 1, 2020.

CAROLINA CROWN COACHING STAFF APPLICATION FORM

CAROLINA CROWN MEET INFORMATION

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