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NCS OFFICIALS – 2026 TYR Pro Series -Westmont

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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!

#NCSOfficiallyAwesome #NCSBetter2Gether #WEARENCS

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2026 CAROLINA CROWN

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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

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2026 Carolina’s Diversity Camp

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The 2026 Carolina’s Diversity Camp will be held in Charleston, SC on Saturday, April 11, 2026.

ELIGIBILITY
Athletes must be a registered member of USA Swimming (Premium, Flex or Outreach). Athletes must represent an ethnically under-represented population that is less than 10% of the current USA Swimming membership to be eligible for this camp.

Athletes age 11-16 must have achieved at least one “B” time standard or have competed in at least three (3) USA Swimming sanctioned competitions during the current qualifying period (September 1, 2025-March 18, 2026).

A total of 40 athletes (20 from South Carolina and 20 from North Carolina) will be selected to attend.

Medical release forms will be given to all selected camp members immediately following selection.

Any questions regarding the diversity select camp or the application process may be directed to South Carolina Swimming DEI Chair Martha Chiwanza or North Carolina Swimming DEI Chair Jamie Bloom.

Activities will involve two in-water sessions, educational sessions and an opportunity for parents to learn about officiating, in addition to learning opportunities from guest speakers.

Thanks to our collaborative partnership, North Carolina Swimming and South Carolina Swimming  are able to present this opportunity to our athletes at no cost.

2026 Carolina’s Diversity Camp Registration

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2026-27 SCY Meet Bids

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Deadline to submit April 19, 2026

Here is the bid packet for submitting meet bids for the 2026-27 short course season. It includes both the Meet Bid Framework and the Meet Bid Form.

Meet Bid Framework

The meet bid framework provides dates of notable meets, including sectional and national events, and indicates closed weekends during the 2026-27 short course season.

Meet Bid Form

The meet bid form is the method for submitting your meet bids to the meet scheduling committee. Simply complete and submit a form for each of your club’s meet bids.  Please note the closed weekends when submitting bids.

2026-27 Short Course Bid Schedule

Meet bids submitted will automatically populate the 2026-27 Short Course Bid Schedule posted on the NCS website. Here, you can view what you’ve submitted. (The spreadsheet does not automatically sort by date, so the most recently submitted bids will appear at the bottom but will be sorted periodically as bids come in.)

Completing the Meet Bid Form

The meet bid form allows the Meet Scheduling committee to gather and provide clubs with complete and consistent meet information. The form is divided into three sections:

1.      Basic Meet Information (dates, host club, meet name, location, etc.)

2.      Meet Type (meet type, course type, meet category, age group)

3.      Meet Fees (individual fees, relay fees, facility fees, travel fund, parking, other)

Click the link to the Meet Bid Form to get started. After completing all required fields (identified by an asterisk) in a section, click NEXT. After completing the entire form, click SUBMIT.  You will be asked if you want to submit another response.  If you do, click “submit another response” and repeat the process for your next meet.

Meet bids submitted will automatically populate the 2026-27 Short Course Bid Schedule posted on the NCS website. Here, you can view what you’ve submitted. (The spreadsheet does not automatically sort by date, so the most recently submitted bids will appear at the bottom but will be sorted periodically as bids come in.)

Meet Bid Deadline: 4/19/26

Schedule Planning Meeting: 4/19/26

Meet Calendar Approved: 4/19/26 Planning Meeting

Approved Calendar Posted: 4/21/26 

If you have any questions on the Meet Bid Form, contact lisa.olack@gmail.com

REMINDER:

Clubs must be Safe Sport Recognized to bid on NCS Championship meets. 

Meets will not be sanctioned unless the host club is Safe Sport Recognized.

Thank you,

Kevin Thornton

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2026 NCS Select Camp Qualifiers

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Congratulations to all NCS Athletes who achieved 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 earned a Golden Ticket Invite to the 2026 NCS Select Camp. This Camp will take place on Sunday, April 19, at the Triangle Aquatic Club (TAC) in Cary. All qualifiers have been emailed additional information to Register for the 2026 NCS Select Camp by March 9, 2026.

2026 Qualifiers

Select Camp Application and PayPal

DEADLINE to Register is Monday, March 9, 2026 in order to get all items ordered in time.

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TAC TITANS Win 2026 NCS AG SC Champs

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Congratulations to TAC TITANS, winners of the 2026 North Carolina Swimming Short Course Age Group Championship meet! TAC TITANS scored 5,352.50 combined points. Coming in second SwimMAC Carolina with 5,069.50, third North Carolina Aquatic Club, fourth Mecklenburg Swim Association, fifth Marlins Of Raleigh, and sixth place YMCA of the Triangle Area.

Click here for the complete team scores

COMBINED TEAM SCORES

MEET RESULTS pdf

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NCS Officials NCS AG SC Champs

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2026 NCS SC AG Champs – Cary, NC February 26-March 1, 2026

Thank you to all of the NCS Officials, and National Evaluators visiting our LSC Champ meet, for volunteering your time and service making our sport better for the athletes across our great LSC. We appreciate each of you, and Thank you for your service. Keep up the great work!!!

#NCSOfficiallyAwesome #ItTakesAVillage #WEARENCS

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