The final night of racing wrapped up Saturday as 41 athletes who competed at the Phillips 66 International Team Trials were officially named to the 2022 FINA World Championships U.S. roster. The full roster can be viewed here. 

Special congratulations to current and former NCS athletes Katharine Berkoff (NC State), Erica Brown (formerly with SwimMAC), Claire Curzan (TAC Titans), Ryan Held (formerly with NC State), and Justin Ress (formerly with NC State and the Marlins of Raleigh) on earning a spot on the Team USA roster!

The roster features 41 names, 28 of whom will be making their first FINA World Championships (LCM) appearance. Four athletes—Michael Andrew, Claire Curzan, Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky—qualified in four individual events to lead the team, while Ledecky and Chase Kalisz became one of the select few swimmers to ever qualify for five FINA World Championships rosters.

The 2022 FINA World Championships will take place in Budapest, Hungary from June 18-25. This week’s competition also served as the qualifier for the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships roster and as part of the selection for the 2022 Mel Zajac Jr. Invitational. Both of these rosters will be released later. To view all international team selection procedures, results and more, visit https://www.usaswimming.org/event/2022/04/26/default-calendar/Phillips-66-International-Team-Trials.

The moment many American swim fans have been waiting for is nearly here: The 2022 Phillips 66 International Team Trials. 

The competition will take place April 26-30 in Greensboro, N.C., at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The pre-scratch psych sheet has an unbelievably talented lineup, seeing 73 U.S. National Team members, 41 Olympians and 36 American record holders (across short course yards, short course meters and long course meters) on the slate. In total, nearly 450 athletes will test the Greensboro water in efforts to qualify for the U.S. roster at the 2022 FINA World Championships, Junior Pan Pacific Championships and/or Mel Zajac Jr. Invitational. 

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Broadcast Information for the 2022 Phillips 66 International Team Trials

The 2022 North Carolina Swimming Spring HOD will be held at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center on Sunday, April 10th at 1:00 PM.  Only those attending the meeting will cast votes. There will not be a virtual option.

The HOD Meeting Schedule has been posted on the NCS website.

We will pre-register delegates to simplify the check-in process.

Please follow the step-by-step instructions below.

1. Please declare your club’s delegates to Barb Frith by Thursday, April 7th .
2. Please check the Delegate per Club Count List for the number of non-athlete delegates you are permitted to name for your club. Each club also may name one athlete delegate.
3. Send an email to Barb Frith at pfrith@mac.com and include:
   • Name for each non-athlete delegate who will be attending.
   • Name for your athlete delegate who will be attending.
4. This information is due to Barb no later than Thursday, April 7th.
5. PLEASE NOTE that all declared delegates must be USA Swimming members in good standing on April 10, 2022. Please check your club portal for any membership issues your delegates need to address before April 7th.
6. Delegates MAY NOT vote by proxy. Delegates must attend the HOD meeting on April 10th at 1:00 PM to cast their votes.

If you have any questions about the delegate registration process, please contact Barb at pfrith@mac.com prior to April 7th.

Among the top finishers at the 2021 Speedo Winter Junior Championships East held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center were several North Carolina Swimming athletes.

Baylor Nelson of SwimMAC Carolina led NCS athletes by winning four events (50 Free, 400 IM, 200 Back, and 200 Breast). Logan Zucker of SwimMAC was a winner in the men’s 500 Free while SwimMac teammate Grace Rainey had three top finishes including the winning time in the 200 Breast and third place finishes in the 400 IM and the 100 Breast. Other top three NCS finishers were Lance Norris (TAC Titans) with a second place finish in the 500 Free, Lucca Battaglini (UN) second in the 50 Free, and Matthew Lucky (SwimMAC) second in the 200 Breast, Tate Bacon (UN) third in the 400 IM, Emma Hastings (East Carolina Aquatics) third in the 1650 Free, and Avery Klamfoth (SwimMAC) third in the 200 Breast. Listed below are the top eight finishers from North Carolina Swimming:

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The Speedo Winter Junior Championships: East, featuring many of the nation’s top young swimmers, will be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center from December 8-11. The USA Swimming Event Page includes comprehensive details on the event, including meet information, timelines, psych sheet, live results, ticket information, and hotel information.

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NCS athletes and former NCS athletes were among the top finishers at the 2021 Toyota U.S. Open held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

Baylor Nelson of SwimMAC Carolina won the 200 IM and also finished second in the 400 IM and 200 Back. Reid Mikuta, formerly of SwimGSA and now swimming at Auburn University, won the men’s 100 Breast. Sam Stewart of Club Kick Start took second in the men’s 100 Back and Amanda Ray, formerly with New Wave Swimming and now competing for the University of Florida finished third in the women’s 200 Fly. Top eight finishers with North Carolina ties included:

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The Toyota U.S. Open, featuring many of the nation’s top swimmers, will be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center from December 1-4. The USA Swimming Event Page includes comprehensive details on the event, including meet information, timelines, psych sheet, live results, ticket information, and hotel information.

Click here for the USA Swimming Events Page