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Below are the results from the 2021 North Carolina Swimming Open Water Championship Meet held at Seven Lakes, NC last weekend. Congratulations to all the swimmers who competed, and thank you to all the coaches, meet officials, and other volunteers who participated.
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
The Open Water Zone Meet will be held in Chattanooga, TN June 1-3, 2018.
The NCS Open Water Zone team will be picked from the Carolina Cup Open Water meet on September 9th, 2017. However, the coaches have a few picks to select the best team.
2018 OPEN WATER ZONE TEAM APPLICATION FORM
The deadline for completing the form is September 10th, 2017.
Ashley Twichell, representing the North Carolina Aquatic Club (NCAC), won her second consecutive Open Water National Championship 10K and her third overall. She also won in 2016 and 2012. Twichell will now represent Team USA in the FINA World Championships women’s 10K in Budapest, Hungary, on July 16. As the second USA finisher in the 5K, Twichell also qualified for the World Championships in that race.
NCAC teammate, Chip Peterson, finished fifth in the men’s division of the 10K, while Thomas Bretzmann, also of NCAC, finished 25th.
Click the link below for the story and complete results on the USA Swimming website.
USA National Team Swimmers Chip Peterson and Ashley Twichell will conduct at open water swimming clinic on Saturday, June 3, 2017 following the NCS Open Water Championship meet at Echo Lake, Seven Lakes, NC.
Congratulations to the following for being selected to the 2017 NC Open Water Zone Team. They will compete June 2 – June 4 in Seven Lakes, NC.
If anyone declines, we will go down to the next spot on the list. Any questions, please contact Open Water Manager/Assistant Coach Jonathan Bescher at coachbesch@newwaveswimteam.org
Girls
11 -12
Kate Hegland – NCAC
Makenna Topp – MAC
Emily Carpenter – NCAC
Aekta Kallepalli – NCAC
13-14
Isabel Pennington – TYDE
Amanda Ray – WAVE
Sydney Morgan – NCAC
Carolina Pape – TYDE
15-16
Faith Hefner – YSST
Olivia Sutter – WNCY
Abby Kriegler – ASC
Paloma Baca – NCAC
Open
Ashley Twichell
Emmaline Peterson – YSST
Anna Durak – YSST
Maddie Bauer – ASC
Guys
11-12
Jack Simon III – NCAC
Michael Keleher – Granite Falls
Cole Hurlbert – WAVE
Logan Adley – WAVE
13-14
Jared Carter – WAVE
Connor Hughes – WAVE
Ethan McCosh – YSST
Danny Qaqish – NCAC
15-16
Ross Dant – YSST
Thomas Bretzmann – NCAC
Cothalee Watko – RSA
Owen Lloyd – NCAC
Open
Chip Peterson
Alan Hudgens – NSS
JD McCray III – ECA
Ben Fenwick – MAC
Coaching Staff
John Payne
Jonathan Bescher
Ashley Cox
Jeremy Gregory
Ashley Twichell
Chip Peterson
Brett ‘Chick’ Ciancanelli
Below are the results from the 2016 NCS Open Water State Championship meet held at Seven Lakes, NC this past weekend. Congratulations to the swimmers and coaches who participated.
2016 NCS Open Water State Championship Results
Congratulations to the North Carolina Swimming Open Water Zone Team. The group traveled to Ft. Myers, Florida this past weekend and returned with the team championship! As you can see from the results below, the team had solid performances in each age group. Thank you to all the coaches and to the 32 swimmers who represented North Carolina Swimming! The team posted lots of great photos and videos on Facebook and Instagram. To view, search NC Open Water Zones on Facebook and reference #NCSOWZones2016 on Instagram. There are also some photos in the NCS Photo Gallery….click the Photo Gallery tab above to view photos!
Head Coach – John Payne
Assistant Coach/Manager – Jonathan Bescher, Assistant Coach – Tim Anderson, Assistant Coach – Chip Peterson, Assistant Coach – Ashley Cox, Assistant Coach – Brett Ciancancelli, Chaperone – Susy Kim
The 2016 NC Open Water Zone Team will be competing in Fort Myers, Florida on June 4th and 5th. The team consists of:
Lauren Grismrud
Jordan Browning
MaKayla Ciancanelli
Isabelle Grande
Brandon Miller
Avery Muir
John Prucha
Jacob Duracinsky
Amanda Ray
Isabel Pennington
Olivia Sutter
Mia Nordstrom
Zac Cairns
Connor Hughes
Jared Carter
Max Poteat
Abby Kriegler
Faith Hefner
Paloma Baca
Sarah Pilecki
Ross Dant
Benjamin Fenwick
Alan Hudgens
Cothalee Watko
Emmaline Peterson
Olwyn Bartis
Sinclair Larson
Kenna Haney
Ethan Knor
John Frith
John David McCray
Jacob Werden
Head Coach – John Payne
Assistant Coach/Manager – Jonathan Bescher, Assistant Coach – Tim Anderson, Assistant Coach – Chip Peterson, Assistant Coach – Ashley Cox, Assistant Coach – Brett Ciancancelli, Chaperone – Susy Kim
Below is a list of athletes who will be representing North Carolina Swimming at the 2016 Open Water Southern Zone meet on June 3-5 in Ft Myers Beach, Florida. The 2016 team was selected based on performance at the 2015 Carolina Cup Open Water Meet.
The Open Water Committee has developed a point system for determining selection to the 2016 Open Water Select Camp, the 2016 Open Water All Stars, and the 2017 Open Water Zone Team. Click the link below for details.
Lauren Grismrud
Jordan Browning
MaKayla Ciancanelli
Isabelle Grande
Brandon Miller
Avery Muir
John Prucha
Jacob Duracinsky
Amanda Ray
Isabel Pennington
Olivia Sutter
Mia Nordstrom
Zac Cairns
Connor Hughes
Jared Carter
Max Poteat
Abby Kriegler
Faith Hefner
Paloma Baca
Sarah Pilecki
Ross Dant
Benjamin Fenwick
Alan Hudgens
Cothalee Watko
Emmaline Peterson
Olwyn Bartis
Sinclair Larson
Kenna Haney
Ethan Knor
John Frith
John David McCray
Jacob Werden
Head Coach – John Payne
Assistant Coach/Manager – Jonathan Bescher, Assistant Coach – Tim Anderson, Assistant Coach – Chip Peterson, Assistant Coach – Ashley Cox, Assistant Coach – Brett Ciancancelli, Chaperone – Susy Kim
