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NCS OPEN WATER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEET

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The 2025 NCS Open Water State Championship meet will be May 30-31 at Seven Lakes in West End, NC (Lake Echo). Thank you to New Wave Swim Team for Hosting this Championship Meet. #WEARENCS

Meet Announcement

Meet File

Meet Schedule

Meet Results

OFFICIALS OPPORTUNITY: Open Water Judge/ Referee Clinic with Jim Riggs Saturday May 31, 2025 – For more information on how to get involved contact Jim Riggs- jsriggs11@gmail.com

New Wave has volunteered to run this meet and is seeking others to help out to create a successful NCS OW Championship event. If interested in helping with the meet please Contact Head Coach John Roy 919-906-7946 Email: coachjohn@bellsouth.net

#NCSBetter2Gether #WEARENCS

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2025 Senior LC Championships

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The 2025 NCS Senior Long Course Championship meet, hosted by TAC TITANS, will be held at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, NC on July 10-13, 2025.

2025 NCS LC SR Champs Entry Notes

  • OME opens May 1.
  • Meet Event file provided for convenience but all entries must be processed through USA Swimming’s OME system.
  • Until a team checks out of OME, they can add, delete, or change entries.
  • Once a team checks out, they can add entries and update times but can’t delete or change entries.
  • Teams can update times in OME until the entry deadline. OME will not automatically update. No time updates will be allowed after the July 7 6:00PM deadline.
  • Relay times are not required to be proven. Coaches can enter with any team time or estimated time.
  • When a team checks out, they must pay the $1.00 administrative fee to submit their entry and get a receipt.
  • Teams must check out by the Monday, July 7, 6:00PM deadline.
  • NEW: Bonus events are now available for events 400M+ but these long bonus events have qualifying standards required for entry.
  • Contact Trish or Lynn at OME@NCSwim.org with questions.

Meet Entry Procedure

Meet Announcement

Meet Events File

Officials’ Sign-Up Form

Sr Champs Psych Sheet

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NCS OW Zone Team traveling to Florida

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The 2025 NCS Open Water Zone Team will be traveling to Ft. Myers, Florida competing in the Southern Zone OW Championship meet April 25-27, 2025. To check out more on the SZ OW Championship meet, check out the Southern Zone Web Page for live updates.

Southern Zone Freestyle Open Water Relay Championships – AccuChip Results

Best wishes and Safe travels to our NCS Athletes & Staff. Lets Go NCS! #WEARENCS

NCS Open Water Zone Team Video
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NCS NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM MEMBERS

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Congratulations to our NCS Athletes for earning their spot on the 2024-2025 Team USA National Junior Team rosters. WOMEN: Daisy Collins (NCAC), Elle Scott (SwimMAC) MEN: Norvin Clontz (MSA), Albert Smelzer (GSA), and Jordan Willis (SwimMAC). #WEARENCS

National Junior Team Camp

Your U.S. National Junior Team spent a week at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center earlier this month! Check out @USASwimmingNextGen on Instagram to see what the camp was like.

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THANK YOU NCS OFFICIALS

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#NCSOFFICIALLYAWESOME Thank You to all of our Officials who are committed to providing our LSC athletes, coaches, and clubs a great meet experience. We have several photos below, and more officials that are not pictured, that volunteer their time nearly every weekend, making NCS Simply the Best when it comes to meets of all levels and sizes. If you see an official please tell them THANK YOU for volunteering their time so that meets can happen, and more importantly that your times count. Thank You to all of our Officials! We appreciate each of you, Thank you for making a difference!

Top Photo– YMCA Nationals, Greensboro Aquatic Center Mike Long, Tara Maxey, Betsy Wisniewski, Jim Slaughter, Jim Sheehan, Shaunna Tobin, Sarah Cinson, Michelle Beekman, Chris Jung, Katie Todd.

Middle Photo – Carolina Crown – Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center, Charlotte, NC – Thank You to Sarah Cinson, Jeffrey Childs, and Tara Maxey for putting together an outstanding team of Officials from NCS and SCS. Thank You All for making for a FUN Carolina Crown Swim Meet.

Third Photo – Special Olympics Pullen Aquatic Center, Raleigh, NC – Thank You to Evia Nelson and Deb Hanley for volunteering your time and making a difference at Special Olympics.

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RED RUBY WINS CAROLINA CROWN

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Charlotte, NC – TEAM RED RUBY WINS 10th Annual Carolina Crown!!! Congratulations to the 240 athletes from across North Carolina and South Carolina divided into 4 teams – Black Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire. Thank YOU to the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center, to all the Officials and Volunteers who helped make the event a success. Thank you to Amy Faulk, Chip Holland, Jonathan Watson, Trish Martin, Barb Frith, Sarah Cinson, and Jeffrey Childs for orchestrating this entire event and making it a success for all to enjoy. Many Thanks to everyone who attended the 10th Annual Carolina Crown. Next year SC will host this event. Stay tuned for date and location TBA. #CAROLINACROWN #WEARETHECAROLINAS

RESULTS

Results BkUp File

Red Ruby Wins 10th Carolina Crown Congratulations Video
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NCS Spring Splash Meetings- MCAC Charlotte

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This weekend, Saturday, April 12, 2025, we have our annual NCS Spring Splash events taking place at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center in Charlotte, NC.

Saturday, is packed full with the 2025 NCS Select Camp, 110 athletes attending; to our Carolinas Diversity Camp at Queens College, 55 athletes attending; and while the Camps are happening the NCS and SCS Officials will have trainings and meetings going on in the classrooms of MCAC. All Coaches and Club Admin are strongly encouraged to attend the Technical Planning meeting taking place at MCAC at 3:45pm. There will be NO ZOOM option, all Clubs are asked to send a representative if you have a bid for the 2025-26 SCY Calendar.

We look forward to bringing the LSC together, connecting, collaborating, and continuing to grow one of the most successful LSC’s in the country. We appreciate each and every person who is involved within our LSC. Keep up the good work NCS! #ITTAKESAVILLAGE #NCSBetter2Gether #WEARENCS

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NCS swimmer takes on Hawaiian Channel

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Kaiwi Channel, Hawaii – 16 year old, Lorelei Schmidt, traveled across the country to swim solo from one Hawaiian island to the other. Also known as the Molokai Channel, this body of water separates the islands of O’ahu and Moloka’i in Hawaii. The channel is 27 miles (44km), with maximum depths up to 2,300ft (700m). This channel is included in the 7 challenges of Oceans Seven open water swimming series. Lorelei is a North Carolina Swimming member who trains with the Marlins Of Raleigh, and has always loved long distance swimming. This ordinary teenager has an “Extra-ordinary” mindset filled with confidence, determination, and a fearless approach accepting the challenges of open water swimming adventures. Lorelei began her swim around 6:00am as the sun was beginning to rise, and made it to O’ahu shore at 1:43am in 19hours and 38 minutes, joining a small group of the young females to successfully cross this channel. Special shout out to her support crew, and her parents, who were on the boat by her side providing fuelings and hydration to sustain her marathon swim. Lorelei has been swimming in numerous long distance swimming events across the country from Lake Tahoe, Catalina Channel, 20 Bridges Manhatten Swim, and now the Kaiwi Channel can be added to her list of accomplishments. Two days before Lorelei began her swim, two other open water swimmers had to abort their swim due to cookiecutter shark attacks. Check out this article https://dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/lorelei-schmidt-travels-cross-country-to-cross-molokai-in-19-hours-38-minutes/.

Congratulations Lorelei! Just Keep Swimming! #WEARENCS

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NCS MOURNS OFFICIAL JAMES KEIL

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Dear NCS, Officials, and USA Swimming Community,

It is with great sadness and a very heavy heart that I inform you of the sudden loss of one of our NCS Officials, James Keil (57), who passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.  His service will be held on Monday, March 31 at Bennett Funeral Service, 7878 NC Hwy 16, in Newton, NC 28658. Visitation beginning 1:00pm and the service starting at 2:00 pm. James Keil Obituary


NCS Officials Chair, Rob Stevens, shares Since 2014, James has served as a dedicated and passionate USA Swimming Official at over 1100 sessions.  His consistent commitment to Swimmers, Coaches, Officials, and volunteers at swim meets has been extraordinary.  He always spoke extremely highly of his amazing experiences at Special Olympics meets, Open Water meets, and local LSC meets.  I was blessed to have had the opportunity to work with James at the STAR TarHeel States on Sunday, March 16.  He was so excited about his experience at the recent TYR Pro Series meet in Westmont, IL.  He was also beaming as he updated us on the amazing experience on a recent cruise with his wife, Kim, for their anniversary.  The NCS Officials’ family has truly lost a valued Official, father, husband, and friend. 

The NCS Officials’ family, and all of NCS, send our heartfelt condolences to James’ wife Kim, and their daughter Hallie.  We are so grateful to them for sharing him with us as he gave so much back to the great sport of Swimming. 

On behalf of NCS, we ask that you keep the Keil family in your thoughts and prayers.  May prayers of comfort, peace, and strength be with all who knew James Keil, in the hours, days, and weeks ahead.

With Deepest Sympathy, 

North Carolina Swimming

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