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SwimMAC Carolina #1 in Club Excellence Rankings

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USA Swimming announced 200 clubs that will be recognized as Gold, Silver or Bronze medal clubs in the 2023-2024 Club Excellence Program.  

SwimMAC Carolina is the reigning champion for the second year in a row, earning an astonishing 89,639 points. This year marks the club’s 19th with Gold Medal status. SwimMACs Top performers include National Junior Team members Norvin Clontz, Ben Delmar, Caleb Maldari, and Jordan Willis.

The second through fifth place clubs are Sandpipers of Nevada (56,757), Carmel Swim Club (54,137), Nation’s Capital Swim Club (46,326), and Sarasota Sharks (45,677). 

The program recognizes USA Swimming’s highest-performing clubs in the development of athletes ages 18 years and younger on an annual basis. In a new addition to last year, eligible athlete performances include both pool and open water swims.  

North Carolina Swimming clubs not only had the Top ranked club in the country SwimMAC Carolina (MAC), also achieving gold medal status are the TAC Titans (TAC) ranked 15th. NCS has three clubs that were recognized as Silver medal clubs – Marlins of Raleigh (MOR), New Wave Swim Team (WAVE), and Mecklenburg Swimming Association (MSA), and six clubs recognized as Bronze medal clubs – North Carolina Aquatic Club (NCAC), East Carolina Aquatics (ECA), Swim GSA (SGSA), YMCA of the Triangle Area Swim Team (YOTA), Raleigh Swimming Association (RSA), and Lifetime of North Carolina (LIFE)

Click here to view the complete 2023-2024 Club Excellence Recipients 

Click here to read the entire USA Swimming article.

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WE ARE #1: Scholastic All-America

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Nationally, 1,135 swimmers were named to the 2023 USA Swimming Scholastic All-America team. Scholastic All America recognizes achievement both in the pool and in the classroom.

Once again, North Carolina Swimming led the country with 112 swimmers named to the 2023 roster!

Click here for the list of NCS athletes who were recognized.

The top club with individual athletes receiving this honor, SwimMAC Carolina (30 athletes) receives the honor of being the top club within USA Swimming. Congratulations to all the outstanding scholar-athletes who earned this prestigious honor!

Click here for the USA Swimming article.

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NCS Boys attend National Select Camp

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Rosters for 2023 National Select Camps

Congratulations to our 2023 NCS Boys National Select Camp attendees (SGSA-Albert Smelzer, MAC- Granger Bartee, MAC – Santi Alzate, MOR – Ian Frazer, MOR- Ian Stutts, NCAC- Ian Platts-Mills, and TAC- Coach Alan Pfau). The National Select Camp was held at the Olympic Training Center, October 12-15, 2023, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. #NCSProud  #2023BoysNSC #ncs_athletes  #IMNCS #usaswimming

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2023 NCS Top 5 List

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Below is the list of North Carolina Swimming athletes who finished with a Top Five time in one or more short course or long course event during the period beginning on Sept 1, 2022 and ending on August 30, 2023 (athletes are listed by club code). Top Fives are listed by age group – 10U, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18. The colored bars next to the names indicate whether a Top Five time was achieved in short course (red bar) or long course (blue bar)…or both.

Those achieving Top Five status will receive Top Five swim caps. Caps will be sent to the swimmers’ clubs for distribution.

Top Five age group rankings should not be confused with the NCS Top Ten rankings, which are listed by individual age. Top Five achievement also has nothing to do with order of finish at NCS championship meets. The list is based on age group rankings at the end of the qualifying period…which this year was August 31, 2023.

2023 NCS Top Five List

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2023 NCS All Star List

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Below is the list of North Carolina Swimming athletes who achieved NCS All Star status during the period beginning on Sept 1, 2022 and ending on Aug 31, 2023 (athletes are listed by club code). The colored bars next to each swimmer’s name indicate how the athlete achieved All Star status and whether All Star status was achieved in multiple ways.

Those achieving All Star status will receive an All Star towel. Towels will be sent to the swimmers’ clubs for distribution

The NCS All Star list includes swimmers who achieved All Star Status in at least one of five ways.

  1. NCS Top Five short course times in at least two strokes (must be AAAA or better) as of Aug 31, 2023
  2. NCS Top Five long course times in at least two strokes (must be AAAA or better) as of Aug 31, 2023
  3. National Top Ten achievement in short course by individual age group as of Aug 31, 2023
  4. National Top Ten achievements in long course by individual age group as of Aug 31, 2023
  5. Open Water All Star recognition

2023 NCS All Star List

  • Each NCS swimmer who achieved NC Top-5 “AAAA” times in two or more of the following categories: distance freestyle, sprint freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, or individual medley in Short Course Yards is a NCS All Star upon verification by the NCS All Star Committee. The recognition period began September 1, 2022 and ended August 31, 2023.
  • Distance Freestyle and Sprint Freestyle are considered distinct ‘strokes’ along with Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, and Individual Medley. Distance Freestyle include freestyle events 400 and longer for 17-18, 15-16, and 13-14; 200 and longer for 11-12 and 10&Under. Sprint Freestyle include freestyle events 200 and shorter for 17-18, 15-16, and 13-14; 100 and shorter for 11-12 and 10&Under.
  • Each NCS swimmer who individually achieved at least one USA National Age Group Recognition Top 10 Time in either short course or long course is an All Star. Season-ending USA Swimming National Top Ten rankings by individual age as of August 31, 2022 determine achievement. USA Swimming rankings by age include ages 11,12,13,14,15,16,17, and 18,
  • Swimmers are recognized as an NCS Open Water All-Star based on the Open Water All Star selection policy.

2023 NCS Awards Banquet

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The 2023 North Carolina Swimming Awards Banquet will be held at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh on Saturday, September 30, 2023. The event will feature special guest speaker Lilly King. A consistent leader in the Breaststroke, King is an Olympic Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalist, World Record holder and NCAA champion.

REGISTRATION FOR THE ALL STAR BANQUET IS CLOSED

REGISTRATION FOR THE ALL STAR CLINIC

Tickets will not be sent out to those who registered but are to be picked up at the registration table in the lobby of the McKimmon Center when you arrive at the event.

Lilly King will have a meet & greet/autograph session for everyone attending the banquet on Saturday afternoon at 4:30, with the banquet beginning at 5:30 pm.

Several awards will be presented at the banquet. Those on the NCS ALL STAR list will be recognized, along with male and female swimmers of the year in the 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18 age groups. In addition the Coach of the Year Awards, the Team of the Year Awards and the NCS Volunteer of the Year Award will be presented.

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