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2026 NC TAC ESSZ Age Group Sectionals- Cary, NC March 19-22, 2026
Thank you to all of the NCS Officials, and NCS Evaluators, for volunteering your time and service making our sport better for the athletes across our LSC and the ESSZ Sectional Meet. We appreciate each of you! Thank you for your commitment, dedication, and service to our sport. You make a difference in our sport and we say Thank You!
#NCSOfficiallyAwesome #ItTakesAVillage #WEARENCS
Congratulations to TAC TITANS, Finola Whelehan, on setting a New National Age Group Record Female 13-14 SCY 200 Freestyle Record with a time of 1:44.25 at the 2026 NC NCHSAA 8A Championship Meet. Whelehan smashes the sixteen year old 200 Freestyle NAG Record, from 2010, held by Missy Franklin! Way to Go Finola! #WEARENCS
Congratulations to NCAC, Penelope Chao, on setting a New NCS 11-12 Female SCY 200 Freestyle Record with a time of 1:51.33 at the 2026 NC TAC ESSZ Age Group Sectional Meet. Chao crushed the sixteen year old 200 Freestyle NCS State Record, from 2010, held by Kathleen Baker! Way to Go Penelope! #WEARENCS
North Carolina Swimming has set New LC Age Group Championship Time Standards for the 2026 Long Course swim season. 2026 AG LC Champ Meet will be July 16-19, 2026 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, NC.
A special Thank You to the Age Group Task Force for all their hard work of tracking 7 years worth of data from our LSC Championship meets to propose and pass these NEW Championship Time Standards. #NCSBETTER2GETHER #WEARENCS
Congratulations to TAC TITANS on winning the 2026 NC TAC Speedo Champions Series ESSZ meet hosted by TAC TITANS held at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, NC March 12-15, 2026.
The TAC TITANS dominated the competition winning the meet with a combined score of 2,073 points. Congratulations to second place finishers Mecklenburg Swim Association with 1306.5 points, followed by SwimMAC Carolina, in third place, and North Carolina Aquatic Club finishing in fifth place.
Thank you to all the ESSZ Clubs who competed in the 2026 NC TAC Speedo Champions Series ESSZ meet. Congrats to all NCS swimmers, coaches, officials, and volunteers from across the LSC. #WEARENCS
Thank you to our NCS Officials that served our athletes, and USA Swimming, with excellence at the 2026 TYR Pro Series in Westmont, IL. We are proud of our Officials (from left to right: James Sheehan, Anne Marie Schneider, Trish Martin, Jon Jewell, and Mike Long) 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!
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The 11th Annual, 2026 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge, featuring 260 of the top swimmers – ages 15-18 – from both North Carolina and South Carolina, will be held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Pool in Charleston, South Carolina on Sunday, April 12, 2026. The meet will be held midday.
TEAM BLACK DIAMOND
TEAM SAPPHIRE
TEAM RED RUBY
TEAM EMERALD
SUNDAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9:30 a.m. – COACH CHECK-IN
10:00 a.m. – ATHLETE CHECK-IN
10:45 a.m. – WARM UP
11:40 a.m. – VOLUNTEER TIMER BRIEFING
12:00 p.m. – CAROLINA CROWN SWIM CHALLENGE
North Carolina Swimming Qualifier List
Carolina Crown PayPal and Application Registration
Carolina Crown Meet Information
Carolina Crown Heat Sheet
Carolina Crown Timeline
Carolina Crown Psych Sheet
Carolina Crown Officials Sign Up
If you are interested in volunteering as a meet marshal, lane timer or other volunteer position, please submit the following form.
Carolina Crown Volunteer Sign-Up Form
RESULTS pdf
Results Bkup File
