The Twin Rivers YMCA earns Safe Sport Club Recognition Status

Congratulations to the Twin Rivers YMCA Riptide, 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.

The Twin Rivers YMCA Riptide 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

MEET BID PROCEDURE: Please use the form below to submit your 2022-2023 Short Course meet bids by 4/9/22.

Here is the bid packet for submitting meet bids for the 2022-2023 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 2022-2023 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.

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 2022-2023 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:	4/9/22
Schedule Planning Meeting:	4/10/22
Meet Calendar Approved:	4/10/22 HOD
Approved Calendar Posted:	4/10/22

If you have any questions on the Meet Bid Form, contact billmartin@ncswim.org.

REMINDER:

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

After April 1, 2022, meets will not be sanctioned unless the host club is Safe Sport Recognized.

Thank you,

Kevin Thornton
Scheduling Coordinator
kevin@gsaswim.org

Entry Procedure Summary

	2022 NCS SC AG CHAMPS	2022 NCS SC SR CHAMPS
Host/Facility	GCY at GAC	SGSA at GAC
Competition Dates	2/17/22 – 2/20/22	2/24/22 – 2/27/22
Qualifying Period	1/1/20 – 2/14/22	1/1/20 – 2/21/22
Entry Limits	13-14 =   9 Total, 3 per day 11-12 =   9 Total, 4 per day 10&Under = 9 Total, 5 per day	7 Total (not including TTs) 3 per day (including TTs)
OME Entry Deadline   Deadline for Updating Times in OME	Monday 2/14/22 6:00pm	Monday 2/21/22 6:00pm
Entry Correction Deadline and Deadline for Proof of Times to be Seeded into Events	Tuesday 2/15/22   6:00pm	Tuesday 2/22/22 6:00pm
Entry Deadline for New Qualifiers from NCISAA Meets to be Seeded into Events	Tuesday 2/15/22   6:00pm	N/A
Late Entry Deadline for Open Lanes Only	Wednesday 2/16/22 12:00 PM	Wednesday 2/23/22 12:00 PM
Deadline for Proof of Times for Open Lanes	Thursday 2/17/22 4:30 PM	Thursday 2/24/22 4:00 PM

After OME closes on Monday of meet week, all communications about entries should be sent to OME@NCSWIM.ORG.

North Carolina Swimming is looking for coaching staff members for the 2022 NCS Select Camp and Zone Team.  If you are interested in being a member of the coaching staff for these events, please submit the application form below ASAP.

2022 NCS Select Camp/Zone Team Staff Application Form

The 2022 NCS Select Camp will be a one day camp on Saturday, April 9th at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.  

The 2022 Age Group Zone Meet will be held in Arlington, Texas from July 25-31.

Submitting Legislation:

REMINDER:

If you would like to propose legislation for the NCS Spring HOD meeting on April 10, 2022, please mark up the existing Rule or By-Law with the proposed wording and submit your proposal to Wayne Shulby  wayne.shulby@gmail.com using the  HOD Legislation Template below.  The deadline for submitting legislation is February 19, 2022.

HOD Legislation Template

The NCISAA Division 1 high school state championship meet will be held on Monday, February 14 on the day that AG Champs entries are due. This year, the NCISAA Division II and III Championships will be held on the following day on Tuesday, February 15. 

• If you have swimmers who qualify for AG Champs (new qualifiers or new events) from the Division 1 meet on Monday, you should enter them via OME or notify the entry coordinator at OME@ncswim.org by 6:00 PM on Monday, February 14 when OME closes. It may be necessary to do an override entry in OME. 
• If you have swimmers who qualify for AG Champs (new qualifiers or new events) at the Division II or III meets on Tuesday, you may enter them by notifying the entry coordinator at OME@ncswim.org by 6:00 PM on Tuesday, February 15. OME will be closed. 
• Entry requests received after Tuesday night at 6:00 PM will be considered for empty lanes only. 
• No new entries will be accepted after 12:00 Noon on Wednesday.

Any questions, please email OME@ncswim.org.

REMINDER:

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

After April 1, 2022, meets will not be sanctioned unless the host club is Safe Sport Recognized.

See NCS Rules below:

NCS Rule 202.1.6

Clubs bidding to host any NCS LSC Championship meet must be approved by USA Swimming for the Safe Sport Recognized Program at the time of the bid submission. Clubs should maintain SSRP status through the conclusion of the LSC Championship meet they are awarded.

NCS Rule 204.1.9

No sanction shall be awarded to a team that is not currently approved by USA Swimming for the Safe Sport Recognized Program at the time of submission of the sanction request. (Effective: April 1, 2022)

Click the following links to learn how to become a Safe Sport Recognized club and how to renew.  Safe Sport Club Recognition must be renewed every 2 years and recognition status can be revoked or denied if issues arise.

SAFE SPORT CLUB RECOGNITION

SAFE SPORT CLUB RECOGNITION RENEWAL

Contact NCS Safe Sport Coordinator Jamie Bloom jamie.bloom@ymcatriangle.org if you have any questions.

NCS Coaches:  

Sign up now to be a member of the coaching staff at the Carolina Crown Swim Challenge, which will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the Westside Aquatic Facility in Greenville, South Carolina.  This is the seventh Carolina Crown and will feature top 15-18 year-old athletes from North Carolina and South Carolina. Athletes are divided into four teams and coaches will be assigned to one of these teams. Each team has one head coach and two assistant coaches.  Head coaches receive a stipend of $125 and assistant coaches receive a stipend of $100.  Six coaches from North Carolina and six coaches from South Carolina will be selected.

Please submit this coaching staff application form no later than February 1, 2022.

2022 Carolina Crown Coach Application Form

Congratulations to Charlotte Hook (TAC Titans), Claire Curzan (TAC Titans), Katharine Berkoff (NC State), and Ryan Held (formerly of NC State) on their recent medal-winning performances at the FINA World Championships (25m) in Abu Dhabi.

Hook won silver in the women’s 200 fly with a scorching come-from-behind finish. Curzan took individual bronze medals in the women’s 50 fly and 100 fly (both were new junior records and the 50 fly was a new American record). Berkoff won gold in the 100 back (she and Curzan also scored multiple medals in relay events).

Click here for the USA Swimming articles.

Click here for the individual medal tally.