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QCD earns Safe Sport Club Recognition

June 10, 2022 by Bill Martin

The Queen City Dolphins Swim Team earns Safe Sport Club Recognition Status

Congratulations to the Queen City Dolphins Swim Team (QCD), the latest North Carolina Swimming club to earn USA Swimming’s new Safe Sport Club Recognition! The Safe Sport Club Recognition program distinguishes USA Swimming clubs that demonstrate their commitment to creating safe, healthy, and positive environments for all of their members through the development and implementation of Athlete Protection Policies, Safe Sport Best Practices, and Safe Sport education.

QCD has been highlighted as a Safe Sport Recognized Club with a banner on its team listing in the USA Swimming Find-a-Team Search and will receive a medallion for their club’s website as well. Clubs can apply for the Safe Sport Recognized Club program through their Club Portal on the USA Swimming website.  Here’s a link to the Safe Sport Recognized Club program information: https://www.usaswimming.org/ssrp

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Recording of NCS Coach Meeting: Online Registration

June 8, 2022 by Bill Martin

Beginning on Sept 1, USA Swimming will implement its new SWIMS 3.0 along with online registration for all members. Lisa Olack reviewed details of the program at the June NCS coach meeting. Below is a link to a recording of the meeting.

Topic: NCS Coach Meeting
Start Time: Jun 8, 2022 11:55 AM

Meeting Recording


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USA Swimming spotlights NCS in SSRP article

June 7, 2022 by Bill Martin

North Carolina Swimming was spotlighted in a recent article on the USA Swimming website for its commitment to Safe Sport. NCS requires that clubs have Safe Sport Recognition approval to host a swim meet sanctioned by the LSC. 

Click here to view the USA Swimming article

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Open Water Select Camp, All Star Selection Criteria

June 3, 2022 by Bill Martin

Below is information from the NCS Open Water Committee on the criteria used to select swimmers for the NCS Open Water Select Camp, the NCS Open Water All Stars, and the NCS Open Water Zone Team.

2022 Open Water Select Camp** – Selected from 2022 NCS OW Champs, OW Zone Meet, OW Juniors/OW Nationals (see point chart below)

OW NationalsOW Jr. NationalsOW Zone MeetNCS OW Champs
Participation5421
Additional Pts.
Top 241
Top 162220
Top 83331
WinAutomaticAutomatic42

2022 Open Water All Stars** – Selected from 2022 NCS OW Champs, OW Zone Meet, OW Juniors/OW Nationals (see section 2.8 of the NCS policies for selection criteria).

** Any ties will be decided by an Open Water Committee comprised of OW coaches who are well versed in the eccentricities of Open Water Swimming.

2023 Open Water Zone Team – Selected from 2022 Carolina Cup, at this time the Top 3 by gender/age group are automatic selections, with three additional coach picks by gender/age group.

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YOTA swimmer competes in Glasgow

June 1, 2022 by Bill Martin

YOTA swimmer Ross Noble just returned from Scotland where he represented the Scottish Junior National Team at the Glasgow International Meet. Ross, a dual citizen of the USA and the UK, trains with the YMCA of the Triangle Area in Raleigh.

The Glasgow International Meet attracted swimmers from the Danish, Icelandic and Irish national teams, as well as college swimmers from Stirling, Loughboro, and the University of Edinburgh. The Scottish Commonwealth Games team was also there.

At the meet, Noble made the finals in the 50, 100 and 200 Backstroke, plus the 100 and 200 Butterfly, scoring a Personal Best in the 100 fly.  In the fall, Ross will head to Harvard University, where he’ll join the Men’s Swim and Dive team.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trial Cuts

May 31, 2022 by Bill Martin

USA Swimming, the National Governing Body of swimming in the United States, recently announced the official dates and time standards for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, which will take place June 15-23, 2024 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.  

A complete look at the time standards can be found below: 

Women Event Men 
 25.69 50m Freestyle22.79 
 55.79 100m Freestyle49.99 
 2:00.89 200m Freestyle1:49.99 
 4:15.49 400m Freestyle3:55.59 
 8:45.79 800m Freestyle8:09.69 
 16:45.69 1500m Freestyle15:39.89 
 1:01.89 100m Backstroke55.69 
 2:13.59 200m Backstroke2:01.69 
 1:10.29 100m Breaststroke1:02.19 
 2:31.69 200m Breaststroke2:15.99 
 1:00.19 100m Butterfly53.59 
 2:13.69 200m Butterfly2:00.49 
 2:16.09 200m Individual Medley2:03.49 
 4:49.89 400m Individual Medley4:25.19 

The qualifying period will take place Nov. 30, 2022-May 30, 2024.  

“Having our Olympic Trials time standards available to our swimmers is a big step towards Indianapolis and Paris 2024,” U.S. National Team Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko said. “The drops in time from the 2020 Trials Time Standards are a sign that our sport is continuing to get faster across all events and disciplines. We look forward to seeing our nation’s best swimmers compete in Indianapolis in two years and are excited to name the next U.S. Olympic Team.” 

Compared to the time standards for Wave I of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, male events are 1.0% faster on average while the women’s events average out to be 0.8% faster. The 100-meter breaststroke saw the biggest drop (1.74%) in men’s events compared to the previous Trials time standards, while the 100m backstroke had the biggest drop (1.28%) among women’s events. To view time standards for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming and all other national events, visit www.usaswimming.org/times/time-standards.   

Additional information on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming will be updated at www.usaswimming.org/Trials.  

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Regional Diversity Select Camp: NCS athletes

May 31, 2022 by Bill Martin

USA Swimming announced the names of the up-and-coming athletes selected for the Regional Diversity Select Camp. Among those named were two athletes from North Carolina Swimming clubs who will attend the 2022 Southern Regional Diversity Select Camp at the Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training facility, June 8-12. Congratulations to Angelina Lu (RSA) and Devin Whitlock (MOR).

To continue providing in-person opportunities for our athletes at the age-group level, these Zone-specific camps allow for a unique opportunity where the pool and classroom work alongside one another. The camp will consist of five in-water sessions and a number of classroom sessions. It will provide ignition, motivation and information for athletes to continue to set goals, work hard, excel in swimming and feel empowered to take ownership of their swimming carriers and roles within their community. (Click here to view the entire USA Swimming article)

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Para Swimming Level 1 Officials Clinic

May 28, 2022 by Bill Martin

There will be a virtual U.S. Para Swimming Level 1 Official’s clinic on June 26. See details below.

U.S. Para Swimming Level 1 Clinic Sign-up Link

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2022 YMCA National LC Championships

May 26, 2022 by Bill Martin

The 2022 NCS 14 and Under Long Course Championship meet, hosted by the YMCA of the USA, will be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, NC on July 19-23, 2022.

2022 YMCA National LC Championship Meet Handbook

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2022 Southern Zone OW Meet Results

May 18, 2022 by Bill Martin

NCS finished third overall at the 2022 Southern Zone Open Water Championships in De Leon Springs, Florida this past weekend. Below is a list of those NCS athletes who finished among the top sixteen in their division. Also below are the complete results by age group/gender and the Team Pursuit results. The NCS 11-12 boys (Parker Van Olst Jr., Eli Sweet, and Bodhi Cummins) earned a first place finish in Team Pursuit. Also winning their Team Pursuit division were the NCS 13-14 girls (Ella Cowles, Madi Hertzig, and Kathryn Cinson).

Top 16 Finishes by NCS Swimmers  
     
Event Name Place
Girls 11-12 2K Annie Shall 2
Girls 11-12 2K Neela Chintapalli 9
     
Boys 11-12 2K Eli Sweet 4
Boys 11-12 2K Parker Van Olst Jr. 7
Boys 11-12 2K Bodhi Cummins 9
     
Girls 13-14 5K Kathryn Cinson 5
Girls 13-14 5K Madi Hertzig 10
Girls 13-14 5K Ella Cowles 14
     
Boys 13-14 5K Drew Sito 9
Boys 13-14 5K Ben Smith 16
     
Girls 15-16 5K Riley Hawkins 11
Girls 15-16 5K Kyley Lloyd 12
Girls 15-16 5K Clara Carson 15
     
Boys 15-16 5K Jackson Scheiber 5
Boys 15-16 5K Owen Nye 9
Boys 15-16 5K Christian Smith 14
Boys 15-16 5K Isaac Holthan 15
     
Girls Open 5K Charlotte LePage 7
Girls Open 5K Esther Ghim 13
Girls Open 5K Kailyn Becker 14
     
Boys Open 5K Keith Williams 4
Boys Open 5K Charles Henage 8

TEAM SCORES

11-12 2k Results

All age Group 5k Results

Open 5k Results

Over-All 5k Girls, and Boys Combined Age Results

11-12  Girls Pursuit.  Boys Pursuit

13-14  Girls Pursuit.  Boys Pursuit

Open  Girls Pursuit.  Boys Pursuit

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