Congratulations to SwimMAC Carolina, David Sammons, on setting a New NCS 15-16 Male 200 Butterfly Record with a time of 1:57.98 at the 2026 Charlotte Open. Way to Go David!!! #WEARENCS
NCS RECORD BREAKER ALERT: 15-16
2026 LC Senior Championships
The 2026 NCS Senior Long Course Championship meet, hosted by TAC TITANS, will be held at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, NC on July 9-12, 2026.
THEME: 70’s & Neon
2026 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 6, 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 6, 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.
Team Award Divisions
Meet Entry Procedure
Note to Coaches: Events 19/20, 23/24, and 39/40 are listed in the events file as 100’s of stroke (since that is how swimmers qualify for the 50’s) but the events will be contested as 50’s.
Sr Champs Psych Sheet
2026 NCS LC AG CHAMPS
The 2026 North Carolina Swimming 14U Age Group Championship Meet will be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, NC from July 16-19, 2026.
THEME: 70’s and Neon
2026 NCS LC AG Champs Entry Notes:
Meet Entry Procedure
- Contact Trish or Lynn at OME@NCSwim.org with questions.
- 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, 5:00PM 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 Tuesday, July 7, 5:00PM deadline and make any corrections to their entries with Trish or Lynn by Thursday, July 9 at 5:00PM.
- Contact Trish or Lynn at OME@NCSwim.org with questions.
Psych Sheet
Meet Results File
Meet Results PDF
NCS Invites to National Diversity Camp
Congratulations to Mia Lang (Marlins Of Raleigh), Jasmit Kondal (YMCA of Western NC) and Caleb Winardi (Mecklenburg Swim Association), on being selected to the 2026 USA Swimming National Diversity Select Camp! These NCS athletes were invited to the USOPC – Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO this past weekend April 30-May 3, 2026. USA Swimming invites up to 56 athletes from diverse populations to participate in a three-day camp program which includes pool training, motivational and education sessions and team-building activities. Selection is based on times achieved at USA Swimming sanctioned events. Click here for a complete roster of camp participants. To learn more about the selection criteria, please click here.
NCS is proud of each of You! Keep up the Great work!
#WEARENCS
2026 NCS Open Water State Championships
The 2026 NCS Open Water State Championship meet will be May 29-30 at Seven Lakes in West End, NC (Lake Echo). Thank you to New Wave Swim Team for Hosting this Championship Meet.
OFFICIALS OPPORTUNITY: Open Water Judge/ Referee Clinic with Jim Riggs Saturday May 30, 2026 – For more information on how to get involved contact Jim Riggs- jsriggs11@gmail.com
Officials Clinic Saturday – 5/30/2025 – Open Water Lake Echo – Jim Riggs 980-291-5003 Clinic in conjunction with apprenticing at the event. Clinic at mid-day Judge/Referee Seven Lakes, West End, NC jsriggs11@gmail.com Refer to OW Clinic Training on NCS at: OpenWater Meet Information NCS Open Water Officials Clinic Notes
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 Jon Bescher 919-320-4998 Email: coachbesch@newwaveswimteam.org
The OW Committee heard the feedback, and have made adjustments to a transition plan bridging the 2026 Open Water Select Camp Selection Process. Please review below.
2026 Open Water Select Camp – Selected from 2026 NCS OW Champs, OW Zone Meet, OW Juniors/OW Nationals (see point chart below). A swimmer’s age group for camp will be determined by the swimmer’s age at the NCS Open Water Championships.
Automatic Qualifiers: The top (5) placing swimmers for each gender in the following events at the NCS Open Water Championships will automatically qualify for the 2026 Open Water Select Camp:
· 11-12 2K
· 13-14 3K
· 15-18 5K
An additional (3) swimmers in each age group will be selected to camp through the points system below, for a total of (8) swimmers per gender in each age group (11-12, 13-14, 15-18). A swimmer may not be in college at the time of the Select Camp. In such a case, the next highest finishing swimmers will be selected up to the tenth-place finisher.
| OW Nationals* | OW Jr. Nats* | OW Zone Meet* | NCS OW Champs | |
| Participation | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Additional Pts. | ||||
| Top 24 | 1 | |||
| Top 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Top 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Win | Automatic | Automatic | 4 | 2 |
*Update for 2026: Swimmers who competed and placed in the newly established knockout races at this year’s OW National, OW Junior National, or OW Zone meet receive separate/additional points for placement in those races, in addition to points earned via the individual 2K/5K.
OW Coordinator: Rachel Muller, Email: rachel.muller@ymcatriangle.org
NCS Open Water Finishes Second
Houston, Texas – NCS finished second overall at the 2026 Southern Zone Open Water Championships in League City, Texas this past weekend. Congratulations to all athletes, coaches, and the NCS Village who helped create this team for a successful Business trip. #WEARENCS
2026 SZ OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS AT LAKE LONGHORN, TX. HOSTED BY GULF SWIMMING.
Combined Team Scores
1. Florida Swimming 1152
2. North Carolina Swimming 812
3. Gulf Swimming 630
4. Florida Gold Coast Swimming 362
5. South Carolina Swimming 282
6. Southeastern Swimming Zone Tea 271
7. Team North Texas 236
8. Georgia Open Water Zone Team 213
9. Kentucky 123
10. South Texas Zone Team 118
11. Louisiana Zone Team 85
Men’s National Junior Team
Colorado Springs, Colorado (April 10-14) – Congratulations to our NCS athletes who are a part of the Men’s National Junior Team with Team USA. From Right to Left – Coach Chuck Batchelor (SwimMAC), Albert Smelzer (GSA), Jordan Willis (SwimMAC / UF), Davis Jackson (TAC TITANS), David Sammons (SwimMAC), Mike Rice (MSA), and Team Manager Amy Faulk (NCS). Congratulations Gentlemen! #WEARENCS
Women’s National Junior Team
Colorado Springs, Colorado (April 10-14) – Congratulations to our NCS athletes who are a part of the Women’s National Junior Team with Team USA. From Right to Left – Carolina Mallard (SwimMAC), Kaidy Stout (GSA), Kayda Geyer (MSA), and WNJT Team Manager, Amy Faulk (NCS). Congratulations Ladies! #WEARENCS
2026 College Club Swimming National Championships
Greensboro, NC – The 2026 College Club Swimming National Championships held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on April 10-12. There were 1628 swimmers from 144 college clubs from across the USA. Guest appearnaces at the meet included Kyle Sockwell and Culen Jones.
Officials from left to right: MJ Yang, Deb Hanley, Tom Donahue. Tammy Schmidt, Courtney Brumback, Mike Berger, Scott Sawyer, Rob Stevens (Meet Referee), Skip Overton, Eric Hawkins, and Mike Long (Team Lead CJ). Not pictured – Mike Trexler, Shaunna Tobin, Katie Todd, Jeff Baker, Ryan Pegarsch, and Bill Vey. In total there were 39 Officials including 17 from NCS, and officials from 16 LSC’s from across the USA. #OfficiallyAwesome
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