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NAG records set at Senior Sectional

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USA Swimming National Team member Claire Curzan of the TAC Titans had another phenomenal record-breaking performance at the 2021 ESSZ Short Course Senior Sectional meet at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary this past weekend. Curzan set new National Age Group (NAG) records in the 50 free (21.50), the 100 back (50.03), and the 100 fly (49.51). Her times were also NCS records in the 15-16, 15-18, and Open age groups.

TAC Titan’s teammate, Charlotte Hook, also a member of the USA National Team, broke the NCS 15-18 record in the 200 fly. Her time of 1:52.72 was also a new Open age group record.

Matthew Lucky of Sailfish Aquatics broke two records over the weekend. During Thursday’s long course time trials, Lucky set a new 15-16 long course record in the 200 breast. He followed that up with a new 15-16 short course record, also in the 200 breast.

Meanwhile, SwimMAC’s Baylor Nelson broke the 15-18 short course record in the 200 breast with a time of 1:56.01.

Congratulations Swimmers!

Below is a summary of the NCS records broken this past weekend.

Click here to view all current NCS records.

NameClubAge GroupEventTime
Men’s LC Records
Matthew LuckySAIL15-16200 Breast2:18.65
Women’s SC Records
Claire CurzanTAC15-1650 Free21.50
Claire CurzanTAC15-16100 Back50.03
Claire CurzanTAC15-16100 Fly49.51
Claire CurzanTAC15-1850 Free21.50
Claire CurzanTAC15-18100 Back50.03
Claire CurzanTAC15-18100 Fly49.51
Charlotte HookTAC15-18200 Fly1:52.72
Claire CurzanTACOpen100 Back50.03
Claire CurzanTACOpen100 Fly49.51
Charlotte HookTACOpen200 Fly1:52.72
Men’s SC Records
Matthew LuckySAIL15-16200 Breast1:57.73
Baylor NelsonMAC15-18200 Breast1:56.01
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2021 Select Camp Qualifiers/Application Form

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Congratulations to the 135 swimmers who qualified for the 2021 NCS Select Camp to be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on Sunday April 25, 2021.  The following swimmers earned their Golden Tickets by finishing in the top five at the NCS 14U Short Course Championships.

2021 NCS Select Camp Qualifiers

Swimmers on the list who plan to attend the Select Camp must complete and submit the application form below by Friday, March 19, 2021.  Information on submitting camp fees is included in the form.

2021 NCS Select Camp Application Form

Katherine Holian (SGSA) will serve as camp director and Amy Faulk (MAC) as camp manager.  

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New NCS short course records

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In addition to three new NCS short course records set at the NCS Age Group Championship meet at the Triangle Aquatic Center, several 15-18 and Open records fell at the ACC Championship in Greensboro over the past two weekends. Below is a summary of the new NCS short course records.

Women’s SC Records
Abby ArensNCS15-18200 Breast2:07.56
Sophie HanssonNCSOPEN100 Breast57.45
Sophie HanssonNCSOPEN200 Breast2:04.87
Men’s SC Records
Mike RiceMAC11-12100 Fly54.57
Matthew MarsteinerWAVE13-141000 Free9:22.73
Erik PetruzziTYDE13-14100 Breast56.17
Luke MillerNCS15-18100 Free42.52
Luke MillerNCS15-18200 Free1:32.28
Valdas AbalikstaUNCOPEN100 Breast51.74
Valdas AbalikstaUNCOPEN200 Breast1:53.49

Click here for a complete list of NCS records.

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SwimMAC wins NCS Age Group SC Champs

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SwimMAC Carolina (MAC) was the top scoring team at the 2021 NCS 14U Age Group Short Course Championship meet. SwimMAC led team scoring in both the boys and girls divisions. The TAC Titans (TAC) finished second in both boys and girls for a second place overall finish. Finishing third overall were the Marlins of Raleigh (MOR). New Wave Swim Team (WAVE) finished fourth overall and the North Carolina Aquatic Club (NCAC) finished in fifth place.

Here are the complete Team Results

Three NCS records were broken at the meet. Mike Rice (MAC) broke the 11-12 boys 100 fly record with a time of 54.57. Matthew Marsteiner (WAVE) set a new mark in the 13-14 boys 1000 free with a 9:22.73 and Erik Petruzzi (TYDE) established a new standard in the boys 13-14 100 breast with a time of 56.17.

Here are the complete Individual Results

Individual High Point winners in each of the divisions were:

10 & Under GirlsReina LiuGCY
10 & Under BoysBodhi CumminsUN-TYDE
11-12 GirlsShayna ElgartMOR
11-12 Boys (tie)Owen LinECA
11-12 Boys (tie)Michael RiceMAC
13-14 GirlsNicole ZettelTAC
13-14 BoysMatthew MarsteinerWAVE

Here are the Top Five Individual Scorers in each age group

Congratulations to the teams and all the the swimmers who competed in the meet! And thank you to the Triangle Aquatic Center for hosting the meet and to all the coaches, meet officials, and other volunteers who made the meet possible.

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2021 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge

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THE LOCATION OF THE 2021 CAROLINA CROWN CHALLENGE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO AN INDOOR FACILITY AT THE FORT MILL YMCA AQUATIC CENTER IN FORT MILL, SC. – 971 TOM HALL ST. FORT MILL, SC 29715.

GOOGLE MAPS LINK TO THE FACILITY

The 2021 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge will now be held at the Fort Mill YMCA at the Complex in Fort Mill, South Carolina on Saturday, April 24. The meet will be hosted by South Carolina Swimming and will feature top age 15-18 swimmers from North Carolina and South Carolina.

Heat Sheet

Psych Sheet

Link to Livestream of Carolina Crown Meet

2021 Carolina Crown Meet Announcement

Click the links below to view the team rosters:

TEAM BLACK DIAMOND

TEAM EMERALD

TEAM RUBY

TEAM SAPPHIRE

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2021 Open Water Zones: Application Form

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Dear Coaches, Swimmers, and Parents,

At this time we are planning on attending Open Water Zones in Chattanooga, TN on 6/4/2021 – 6/6/2021.  I have heard from the host team, and they are in the preliminary planning.  I have committed NC Swimming to going.

This year, we will be doing an application process, instead of using any meets.  The link for the application is below.

OPEN WATER ZONE TEAM APPLICATION FORM

Applications will close on Monday March 1st, 8:00AM. 

We are asking for the 1650, 1000, and 500 times.  We realize with the limited amount of swims everyone is allowed this year, that not everyone will have the opportunity to swim those events. Please just fill in the times that you have.  The Open Water Selection Committee will take a look at the times, along with the Open Water experience and choose the team of 32.  There will be four(4) 11-12 girls, four(4) 11-12 boys, four(4) 13-14 girls, four(4) 13-14 boys, four(4) 15-16 girls, four(4) 15-16 boys, four(4) open girls, and four(4) open boys.

The selection committee consists of John Payne, Jonathan Bescher, JP Merchant. Amy Faulk, and David McDevitt.

 It will not be a team travel trip.  The parents/swimmers will be responsible getting to Chattanooga, and to the lake.  They will be responsible for making and paying for hotel arrangements, along with their own food. NC Swimming will be sending 3 coaches and 1 Official to the meet.  The coaches will be Head Coach Brett Ciancanelli, Assistant Coach/Manager Jonathan Bescher, Assistant Coach Blake Addison, and Official Leigh Ciancanelli.  All costs associated with the trip will be the responsibility of the Parent/Guardians of the swimmer.

There will be a timeline so the swimmers know when to show up. We will be working on getting a block of hotel rooms that is near the lake. This will alow the swimmers to decide on how they want to travel to the meet.  If some swimmers wanted to room together, that would not be on NC Swimming, that would be purely up to the families involved.

There will be a slight cost for the meet to cover the registration fee for the meet.

We are now sponsored by Speedo.

If you have any questions, please email me at coachbesch@newwaveswimteam.org

Thanks,

jon

Jonathan Bescher

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