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Congratulations to SwimMAC Carolina on winning The 2023 ESSZ Senior Long Course Sectional meet hosted by STAR Aquatics held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, NC on July 13-16, 2023. Thank you to all the NCS swimmers, coaches, officials, and volunteers from across the LSC. #NCSBetter2Gether
Congratulations to the SwimMAC Carolina, winner of the 2023 North Carolina Swimming Long Course Age Group Championships held at the Triangle Aquatic Center. SwimMAC won both the men’s and women’s divisions and finished with a combined team score of 3,801 points. TAC Titans finished second, North Carolina Aquatic Club finished in third place, Marlins of Raleigh finished fourth, followed by Mecklenburg Swim Association, and New Wave Swim Team finishing sixth.
Congratulations to all NCS athletes, coaches, and clubs who participated in this Championship meet. A special Thank You to all the officials, volunteers, and families who traveled from across this great LSC. #NCSBetter2Gether
Click here for complete team rankings by men, women, and combined scores.
Arrangements for Celebration of Life Memorial Virtual Link at Davidson Presbyterian Church YouTube Channel 3:00PM EST
It is with a very heavy heart that we share with you the sudden passing of Coach Kathy McKee earlier this week. Coach Kathy was highly respected and beloved throughout the swimming community. Kathy McKee will be incredibly missed by all.
Kathy’s impact on our sport, our LSC, USA Swimming community, NCS club programs she coached for (SwimMAC Carolina and NCAC), Coaches who learned and collaborated with her on deck, ALL the swimmers she coached, and every person who met her over the decades will never forget her. Kathy’s unwavering dedication, organizational leadership, inspiring spirit, and love for all things swimming defines her as a true Legend in the swimming community. Well Done Good and Faithful Servant.
Share your favorite memories of Coach Kathy McKee so we can all remember the legacy she has left in NCSwimming. We love you, and will Never Forget you Kathy McKee.
If you wish to share tribute photos of Coach Kathy, please email to Amy Faulk coachamyfaulk@gmail.com
The Southern Zone Open Water Championships, hosted by Sandhills Sandsharks Swim Team (SSS) and North Carolina Swimming, will be held at Lake Echo, Seven Lakes, NC on June 3-4, 2023.
2023 Zone Team- Congratulations to these athletes for being named to the SZ Open Water Team.
| 11-12 Girls | 11-12 Boys |
| Kamdyn Leute | Bodhi Cummins |
| Amelia Peterson | Finn Cavanaugh |
| Elinor Finucane | Cayden Wolf |
| Merritt Bass | Akul Srivastava |
| Katherine Millsaps | Conrad Manuel |
| Zona Smith | Vihan Prakash |
| 13-14 Girls | 13-14 Boys |
| Georgia Howard | Max Kelty |
| Laura Davis Rinker | Parker Van Olst Jr. |
| Annie Shall | Griffin Cagle |
| Kate Guenther | Jackson Kroh |
| Carson Broadbent | Drew Sito |
| Ella Cowles | Aiden Lee |
| 15-16 Girls | 15-16 Boys |
| Madi Hertzig | Jackson Scheiber |
| Kathryn Cinson | Sam Marsteiner |
| Riley Hawkins | Christian Smith |
| Mia Kate Jeltema | Owen Nye |
| Esther Ghim | Santi Alzate |
| Charlotte LePage | Tommy Tuescher |
| Open Girls | Open Boys |
| Ava Kjar | Baylor Weiler |
| Clara Carson | Adam Polzien |
| Emma Lee | Matt Marsteiner |
| Angelina Lu | Sean Kelty |
| Clare Smith | Eli Nelson |
| Meghan Hadsell | Jackson Bubar |
| Coaches | |
| Head Coach – John Payne | |
| Manager/Assistant Coach – Jonathan Bescher | |
| Assistant Coach – Blake Addison | |
| Assistant Coach – Ben Keast | |
| Assistant Coach – Kristina Bond | |
| Assistant Coach – Ashley Cox | |
The North Carolina Swimming Open Water State Championships, hosted by the Sandhills Sandsharks Swim Team (SSS) will be held at Lake Echo, Seven Lakes, NC on June 2-3, 2023.
Congratulations to our NCS Representatives for being selected to attend National Camps this month.
National Diversity Camp took place May 4-7, 2023 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Santi Alzate (SwimMAC Carolina) and Coach Jamie Bloom (YOTA) were selected from NCS.
Southern Zone Select Camp took place at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky May 18-21, 2023. Athletes who earned their invite to this National level camp include Albert Smelzer (SGSA), Carolin He (TAC), Daisy Collins (NCAC), Emma Thomas (TAC), Ian Platts-Mills (NCAC), Madison Schmitz (MOR), Maria Champion (SwimMAC Carolina), Owen Lin (ECA), Reina Liu (GCY), Shayna Elgart (New WAVE), Sloane Whelehan (TAC), Yari Brock (NCAC).
Congratulations, NCS is proud of each You!
#NCSBetter2Gether
2023 U.S. Open Water National Championships took place this past weekend, April 21-23, 2023, at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida. Congratulations to all of our NCS athletes who competed.
| Mens Jr. 7.5K Results | Womens Jr. 7.5K Results |
| 6. Sam Marsteiner – New Wave 1:27.19.75 | 20th Clarke Neace – MAC 1:41.00.49 |
| 13. Jackson Scheiber – New Wave 1:29:42.28 | 21st. Charlotte LePage – MAC 1:41.01.34 |
| 24. Matthew Marsteiner – New Wave 1:32:05.11 | |
| 25. Connor Peck – NCAC 1:32.:08.36 | |
| 26. Owen Nye – GCY 1:32:09.79 | |
| 34. Tyler Barritt – NCAC 1:35:10.58 | |
| 44. Charles Henage – MSA 1:41:50.31 | |
| Mens 5K Results | Womens 5K Results |
| 17. Ian Platts-Mills – NCAC 59:27.36 | 13. Hayley Clark – NCAC 59:39.94 |
| Mens Jr. 5K Results | Womens Jr. 5K Results |
| 8. Santi Alzate – MAC 1:01.10 | 1. Daisy Collins – NCAC 1:03.14 |
| 10. Yari Brock – NCAC 1:06.00 | |
| 11. Kathryn Cinson – YSST 1:07.26 | |
| 10K Results | |
| 27. Ian Platts-Mills – NCAC 2:01:22.36 | |
| 35. Cooper Nicholson – NCAC 2:06:38.58 |
This past week at the USA Swimming Workshop in Denver, Colorado, several awards were presented recognizing valued individuals who contribute to our sport. North Carolina Swimming is proud to announce, Trish Martin, NCS General Chair, received the Safe Sport Impact Award. This award is to recognize significant achievements by an individual or group who has contributed to fulfillment of the Safe Sport mission to safeguard all members of USA Swimming from sexual, psychological , emotional and physical abuse. NCS is thankful for your leadership, time, and energy devoted to making an impact on not only our LSC, but making a difference all across USA Swimming. Congratulations Trish!
The 2023 North Carolina Swimming 14U Age Group Championship Meet will be held at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, NC on July 13-16.
The Triangle Aquatic Center and the TAC TITANS are extremely excited to announce the return of TAC-TV! All events at TAC are now live streamed and available by subscription. A monthly subscription through YouTube is $9.99 per month. Subscription Services are handled by YouTube and not TAC-TV. Go to https://www.triangleaquatics.org/tactv to sign up!
Blended Light Photography returns to TAC offering live action photography. If you are interested in having Blended Light photograph of your swimmer in action, visit his website at https://www.blendedlightphotography.com/heat-reservations on the sign up link. Only event information is needed – not heats or lane information.
Coaches and Officials – The Triangle Aquatic Center will be offering a Coaches and Officials Reception immediately following Friday Finals in the Hospitality Gallery. Please join us for a drink (beer/wine), some delicious snacks and fellowship after the meet.
