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2026 College Club Swimming National Championships

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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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BLACK DIAMOND TAKES THE CROWN

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Charleston, SC – Congratulations to Team Black Diamond, Champions of the 11th Annual Carolina Crown Swim Challenge!

Congratulations to the 200 plus athletes from across North Carolina and South Carolina divided into 4 teams – Black Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire. Thank YOU to the MLK Pool, to all the Officials and Volunteers who helped make the event a success. Thank you to Amy Faulk, Chip Holland, Jonathan Watson, Trish Martin, Victoria Culbertson, and all the in between behind the scenes for orchestrating this entire event and making it a success for all to enjoy. Many Thanks to everyone who attended the 11th Annual Carolina Crown. Next year NC will host this event. Mark your calendars for Sunday, April 11, 2027. #CAROLINACROWN #WEARETHECAROLINAS

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NCS Officials: NCAA DI Men’s Swimming

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NCS Officials at the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships in Atlanta, GA. From Left to Right – Chris Jung, Mike Trexler, Trish Martin, and Deb Hanley. Thanks to each of you for your commitment and dedication to serving our sport, and athletes of all levels in our Swimming Community. #NCSOfficiallyAwesome #NCSBetter2Gether #WEARENCS

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NCS Official’s at DIII Championships

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NCS Officials at the DIII NCAA Swimming Championships in Indianapolis, IN. Thank You to Bill Vey, Rod Fetter, Rob Stevens, Jay Thomas, Rebecca Thomas, Deb Hanley, and Shauna Tobin for serving all levels of the Swimming Community. #NCSOfficiallyAwesome #NCSBetter2Gether #WEARENCS

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NCS Officials at AG Sectionals

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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

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NAG & NCS RECORD ALERT: 13-14

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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




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NCS RECORD ALERT: 11-12 Girls

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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

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