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AGC HIGH POINT WINNERS

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Congratulations to the 2025 Age Group High Point Winners #WEARENCS

10&Under – Female: Olivia Vaden (SwimMAC) and Male: Badou Zhang (EAC)

11-12 – Female: Penelope Chao (NCAC) and Male: Martin Sanchez Marino (LIFE)

13-14 – Female: Reina Liu (TAC) and Male: Scott Williams (SwimMAC)

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PLAZA TAKES DOWN TWO NAG RECORDS

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Congratulations to Karina Plaza (SwimMAC) on setting a NEW National Age Group Record in the 13-14 Women’s 200 Breaststroke in 2:09.40!!! This is Plaza’s second NAG Record in 24 hours as one of the youngest and fastest 13-14 females ever in the Breaststroke events. Congratulations Karina!!! #WEARENCS

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NAG RECORD – 100 BREAST

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Congratulations to SwimMAC, Karina Plaza, on setting a New 13-14 National Age Group and NCS State Record in the Women’s 13-14 100 Breaststroke. Karina becomes the first 13-14 American woman ever to break 1:00 in the 100y Breast in a blistering time of 59.94. Congratulations Karina! #WEARENCS

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2025 NCS SCY AG CHAMPS

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The  2025 NCS 14U Age Group Short Course Champs meet, hosted by the TAC Titans, will be held at the Triangle Aquatic Center (TAC) in Cary from Feb 13-16, 2025.

The 2025 NCS Select Camp invites will be earned by all Top 5 overall finishers in each event. Be “Extra-Ordinary” and Earn your Golden Ticket at the 2025 NCS Age Group Short Course Champs Meet. If you have a lane, you have a chance.

Clubs must use USA Swimming’s OME system to enter this meet. Please note that there is a $1.00 charge per club that , when paid, will generate an OME entry receipt once you check out. Please use the Meet Summary form to calculate your Entry Totals. All other entry fees must be paid to the Meet Host by the start of the meet.

TAC Travel Guide: https://bit.ly/TACvisitorguide

MEET INFORMATION

2025 NCS Age Group SC Champs Meet Announcement

2025 NCS Age Group SC Champs TM Meet Events File

AG Champs General Meeting

2025 NCS Age Group SC Champs: Psych Sheet

14U Age Group State Championship Time Standards – Short Course Meet

2025 NCS Group SC Champs – Officials Sign-up Form

NCS AG Champ Results

NCS AG Champ Scores

APPROXIMATE Timeline

TAC TV Streaming

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2025 Carolinas Diversity Camp

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Camp Description

ELIGIBILITY
Athletes must be a registered member of USA Swimming (Premium, Flex or Outreach). Athletes must represent an ethnically under-represented population that is less than 10% of the current USA Swimming membership to be eligible for this camp.

Athletes age 11-16 must have achieved at least one “B” time standard or have competed in at least three (3) USA Swimming sanctioned competitions during the current qualifying period (September 1, 2024-March 18, 2025).

A total of 40 athletes (20 from South Carolina and 20 from North Carolina) will be selected to attend.

Medical release forms will be given to all selected camp members immediately following selection.

Any questions regarding the diversity select camp or the application process may be directed to South Carolina Swimming DEI Chair Martha Chiwanza or North Carolina Swimming DEI Chair Jamie Bloom.

Activities will involve two in-water sessions, educational sessions and an opportunity for parents to learn about officiating, in addition to learning opportunities from guest speakers.

Thanks to our collaborative partnership, North Carolina Swimming and South Carolina Swimming  are able to present this opportunity to our athletes at no cost.

2025 Carolinas Diversity Select Camp Registration

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