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Get YOUR Golden Ticket: 2026 Select Camp

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Athletes who achieve a Top 5 finish in each scored event per respective age group (9-10, 11-12, 13-14) at the 2026 NCS Age Group Championship Meet (February 26-March 1, 2026), in Cary, NC will earn a Golden Ticket Invite to the 2026 NCS Select Camp. Athletes will receive a golden ticket on deck at the Championship Meet. If you are a Top 5 qualifier be sure to pick up your NCS golden ticket near the Clerk of Course Admin table.

The 2026 NCS Select Camp will take place Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Cary, NC. Earn your Golden Ticket at the 2026 NCS Age Group Short Course Champs Meet. If you have a lane, you have a chance!

Qualified Athletes

Select Camp Application and PAYPAL Link

Application Deadline is March 9, 2026. **$50.00 LATE FEE will be applied to anyone who is after this deadline and NOT guaranteed to receive all Camp apparel if not received in a timely manner.

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SwimMAC Carolina Wins SR Champs

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Congratulations to SwimMAC Carolina, winner of the 2026 North Carolina Swimming Senior Short Course Championships held at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary February 19-22, 2026. SwimMAC captured the championship title with 1,917.50 team points. Finishing in second place was the Marlins Of Raleigh (MOR), tied for third place New Wave Swim Team (WAVE) and North Carolina Aquatic Club (NCAC), followed by TAC TITANS, and Raleigh Swimming Association. #WEARENCS

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National Diversity Select Camp: Application Open

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USA Swimming invites up to 56 athletes from diverse populations to participate in a three-day camp program which includes pool training, motivational and education sessions and team-building activities. Selection is based on times achieved at USA Swimming sanctioned events. The 2026 NDSC athlete application is now open until Sunday, February 15.

The application will be linked to this page HERE (usaswimming.org) Athletes will be notified of their selection no later than Friday, March 13. The 2026 National Diversity Select Camp is scheduled for April 30-May 3, 2026 at the USOPC in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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NCS Officials USAS Pro Series – Austin

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Thank you to our NCS Officials that served our athletes, and USA Swimming, with excellence at the 2026 USA Swimming Pro Series in Austin, Texas. We are proud of our Officials (from left to right: Sarah Cinson, Mike Trexler, Colleen Gillan, Tara Maxey) representing with professionalism, dedication, and unwavering commitment ensuring fair competition, in an environment where athletes can perform their best with confidence. Thank you to all of our NCS Officials!

#NCSOfficiallyAwesome #NCSBetter2Gether #WEARENCS

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2026 IMX Camp

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IMX Camp- Saturday, January 10, 2026 – Congratulations to 180 NCS athletes who were invited to attend the 2026 IMX Camp this past weekend. The top-25 ranked athletes in each age/gender group were invited to attend the camp held on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. To have been ranked, athletes must have completed all the IMX events for their age group during the 2025 long course season, with IMX ranking scores being pulled for single age invites (10,11,12,13) by August 15 annually. Check out our IMX Camp highlights below.

Thank you to our NCS Coaches from all across the LSC including Head Coach Dan Mascolo (RCST), Assistant Coaches: Katie McNerney (GCY), Nic Eriksson (YSST), Tabitha Zimmer (SAIL), Steve Robling (SwimMAC), John Hinton (RSA), David Jones (EAC), Jonathan Watson (YOTA), Louisa Raisbeck (GSA), and IMX Camp Coordinators Jay Dodson (STAR) and Amy Faulk (NCS). Thank you to our Athlete Reps for being a part of the Camp experience. Special Thank you to Mona Flynn for leading all campers through a Yoga station, learning how to apply movements to strengthen, and enhance, their bodies for Swimming. The Camp was a success in many ways bringing athletes and coaches together as #ONENCS. Keep up the great work, the future is bright. #NCSBetter2Gether

#WEARENCS

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