Click the image below to learn about the Build A Pool Conference in Colorado Springs in August 2021.
SwimMAC wins NCS Age Group SC Champs
SwimMAC Carolina (MAC) was the top scoring team at the 2021 NCS 14U Age Group Short Course Championship meet. SwimMAC led team scoring in both the boys and girls divisions. The TAC Titans (TAC) finished second in both boys and girls for a second place overall finish. Finishing third overall were the Marlins of Raleigh (MOR). New Wave Swim Team (WAVE) finished fourth overall and the North Carolina Aquatic Club (NCAC) finished in fifth place.
Here are the complete Team Results
Three NCS records were broken at the meet. Mike Rice (MAC) broke the 11-12 boys 100 fly record with a time of 54.57. Matthew Marsteiner (WAVE) set a new mark in the 13-14 boys 1000 free with a 9:22.73 and Erik Petruzzi (TYDE) established a new standard in the boys 13-14 100 breast with a time of 56.17.
Here are the complete Individual Results
Individual High Point winners in each of the divisions were:
| 10 & Under Girls | Reina Liu | GCY |
| 10 & Under Boys | Bodhi Cummins | UN-TYDE |
| 11-12 Girls | Shayna Elgart | MOR |
| 11-12 Boys (tie) | Owen Lin | ECA |
| 11-12 Boys (tie) | Michael Rice | MAC |
| 13-14 Girls | Nicole Zettel | TAC |
| 13-14 Boys | Matthew Marsteiner | WAVE |
Here are the Top Five Individual Scorers in each age group
Congratulations to the teams and all the the swimmers who competed in the meet! And thank you to the Triangle Aquatic Center for hosting the meet and to all the coaches, meet officials, and other volunteers who made the meet possible.
2021 Open Water Zones: Application Form
Dear Coaches, Swimmers, and Parents,
At this time we are planning on attending Open Water Zones in Chattanooga, TN on 6/4/2021 – 6/6/2021. I have heard from the host team, and they are in the preliminary planning. I have committed NC Swimming to going.
This year, we will be doing an application process, instead of using any meets. The link for the application is below.
OPEN WATER ZONE TEAM APPLICATION FORM
Applications will close on Monday March 1st, 8:00AM.
We are asking for the 1650, 1000, and 500 times. We realize with the limited amount of swims everyone is allowed this year, that not everyone will have the opportunity to swim those events. Please just fill in the times that you have. The Open Water Selection Committee will take a look at the times, along with the Open Water experience and choose the team of 32. There will be four(4) 11-12 girls, four(4) 11-12 boys, four(4) 13-14 girls, four(4) 13-14 boys, four(4) 15-16 girls, four(4) 15-16 boys, four(4) open girls, and four(4) open boys.
The selection committee consists of John Payne, Jonathan Bescher, JP Merchant. Amy Faulk, and David McDevitt.
It will not be a team travel trip. The parents/swimmers will be responsible getting to Chattanooga, and to the lake. They will be responsible for making and paying for hotel arrangements, along with their own food. NC Swimming will be sending 3 coaches and 1 Official to the meet. The coaches will be Head Coach Brett Ciancanelli, Assistant Coach/Manager Jonathan Bescher, Assistant Coach Blake Addison, and Official Leigh Ciancanelli. All costs associated with the trip will be the responsibility of the Parent/Guardians of the swimmer.
There will be a timeline so the swimmers know when to show up. We will be working on getting a block of hotel rooms that is near the lake. This will alow the swimmers to decide on how they want to travel to the meet. If some swimmers wanted to room together, that would not be on NC Swimming, that would be purely up to the families involved.
There will be a slight cost for the meet to cover the registration fee for the meet.
We are now sponsored by Speedo.
If you have any questions, please email me at coachbesch@newwaveswimteam.org
Thanks,
jon
Jonathan Bescher
NCS introduces new logo
From the ocean to the mountains, we swim under the beautiful starry blue skies of the North Carolina Swimming LSC. That sums up the inspiration that led to the design of NCS’s new logo launched today at the LSC’s Senior Championships meet. The new logo reflects the LSC’s geographic diversity with the pool uniting our 10,000 swimmers, coaches, officials, and volunteers across the state. The star is a link to the North Carolina flag as well as to USA Swimming. Look for the new NCS logo wherever you swim.
NCS IMX Camp Selections
IMX Swimmers & Parents,
First off congratulations to those on the list below who have been selected to attend the 2021 IMX Camp at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on Saturday, January 23rd! We hope that all of you have had a good first half of the season and will be able to participate.
If you name is on the above list, please submit the online release form prior to attending the camp.
2021 NCS IMX Camp Release Form
As we have all been dealing with the COVID virus for almost a year now, we want you to know that making sure that we provide a safe environment for our swimmers and coaches during the camp will be one of our main focuses. Of course the swimmers having a good time and learning some things that they can take home with them will also be a priority as always as well.
With that being said I wanted to let you know they procedures we plan to have in place to help make sure that we have a safe atmosphere for all.
- We will be operating in groups of 20 swimmers or less and in spaces that allow us to maintain social distancing. Having the swimmers being aware of staying spaced out will help with this. In the pool there will be no more than 4 swimmer per lane.
- We will be temperature checking swimmers & staff at check-in as they arrive.
- Swimmers should all bring their own water bottle labeled with their name on it.
- Everyone at the camp will be expected to wear a mask throughout the camp when they are not in the pool.
- Hand sanitizer will be available throughout the facility so swimmers & coaches can keep hands free throughout the camp.
- Locker room use will be limited during changing to avoid overcrowding. We are working on using multiple locker rooms to help accommodate the transitions.
We are still working on the detailed schedule for the camp but below are the tentative pickup and drop off times for each group so that you can plan accordingly.
10 & 11 Year Olds:
Arrival & Check-in – 8:15-8:30
Pickup – 12:30
12 & 13 Year Olds:
Arrival & Check-in – 1:30-1:45
Pickup – 5:45
Please feel free to give me a call with any questions and watch for more details leading up to the camp.
Happy New Year!
Jay Dodson: IMX Camp Director
(336)337-0169
IMX Go Time! Leaderboard
NCS IMX Go Time! Leaderboards
Here are the standings as of 12/02/2020
10-year-old IMX Go Time! Leaderboard
11-year-old IMX Go Time! Leaderboard
12-year-old IMX Go Time! Leaderboard
13-year-old IMX Go Time! Leaderboard
Click the following link to learn more about the NCS IMX Go Time! program which will be used as the selection process for the NCS IMX Camp in January.
2020 NCS Awards Ceremony
North Carolina Swimming held a virtual Awards Ceremony this year because of the COVID situation. The virtual celebration included a special video presentation from former NCS age group swimmer, world record holder, and Olympic Gold Medalist – Mel Stewart.
Click the following link to view the Awards Ceremony videos.
Here is a list of the individual award recipients.
| Swimmer of the Year | ||
| 11-12 Girls | Mere Whelehan | TAC |
| 11-12 Boys | Albert Smelzer | SGSA |
| 13-14 Girls | Lily Welsh | TAC |
| 13-14 Boys | Will Thompson | NCAC |
| 15-16 Girls | Claire Curzan | TAC |
| 15-16 Bloys | Sam Hoover | NCAC |
| 17-18 Girls | Ellie Marquardt | ATOM |
| 17-18 Boys | Ross Dant | YSST |
| Andy Craver Award | Davis Carson | YOTA |
| Coach of the Year | ||
| Age Group Coach of the Year | Katherine Holian | SGSA |
| Age Group Coach of the Year | Sherwood Watts | NCAC |
| Senior Coach of the Year | Terry Fritch | MAC |
| Coach Leadership Award | Jon Jolley | YSST |
| Team of the Year | ||
| Division 1 | SwimMAC | |
| Division 2 | NCAC | |
| Division 3 | Swim GSA | |
| Phillips Volunteer Award | Lisa Olack | |
| Life Member Awards | Jay Dodson | |
| Colleen Gillan |
Award caps for NCS Top Five swimmers and Award towels for NCS All-Stars (during the qualifying period of 9/1/19 – 3/15/20) will be sent to clubs for distribution to athletes. Swimmer of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Team of the Year awards will also be sent to member’s clubs for distribution.
2020 Fall HOD: Proposed Legislation
The following proposed legislation will be voted on at the 2020 Fall HOD. Please review the legislation prior to the virtual House of Delegates meeting on Sunday, Oct 4, 2020 on ZOOM.
To help streamline the voting process and minimize the expense of online voting, a review of the proposed legislation will be held on ZOOM at 10:30 am on Saturday, Oct 3. Those with questions or concerns on the proposed legislation are encouraged to attend. There will also be an opportunity to make changes in the proposals with submitter’s approval.
Save ECU Swim & Dive Program Petition
East Carolina University announced Thursday that it is reducing the number of its intercollegiate athletic programs by four, effective immediately. The action is being taken as part of the University’s overall budget restructuring efforts and is part of a detailed analysis of ECU’s athletics financial position during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Affected programs are men’s swimming and diving, women’s swimming and diving, men’s tennis and women’s tennis. The move affects 68 student-athletes and nine coaches. ECU previously led the American Athletic Conference with 20 sports (following the departure of Connecticut) and will now have 16 sports (9 women’s, 7 men’s).
Click here to read the entire article from ECU News Services.
The Save ECU Swim & Dive petition below has been initiated so the swimming community can voice its concerns. Please join North Carolina Swimming in petitioning ECU to reconsider this decision.
Final 2019 IMX Camp roster announced
The final roster for the 2019 IMX Camp has been announced and is posted below. The camp will be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on December 28-29th. Applications for the camp are now closed. Additional information will be sent to those on the final roster once all details are finalized. Congratulations Swimmers!