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National Diversity Select Camp: Application Open

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USA Swimming invites up to 56 athletes from diverse populations to participate in a three-day camp program which includes pool training, motivational and education sessions and team-building activities. Selection is based on times achieved at USA Swimming sanctioned events. The 2026 NDSC athlete application is now open until Sunday, February 15.

The application will be linked to this page HERE (usaswimming.org) Athletes will be notified of their selection no later than Friday, March 13. The 2026 National Diversity Select Camp is scheduled for April 30-May 3, 2026 at the USOPC in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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NCS Officials USAS Pro Series – Austin

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Thank you to our NCS Officials that served our athletes, and USA Swimming, with excellence at the 2026 USA Swimming Pro Series in Austin, Texas. We are proud of our Officials (from left to right: Sarah Cinson, Mike Trexler, Colleen Gillan, Tara Maxey) representing with professionalism, dedication, and unwavering commitment ensuring fair competition, in an environment where athletes can perform their best with confidence. Thank you to all of our NCS Officials!

#NCSOfficiallyAwesome #NCSBetter2Gether #WEARENCS

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2026 IMX Camp

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IMX Camp- Saturday, January 10, 2026 – Congratulations to 180 NCS athletes who were invited to attend the 2026 IMX Camp this past weekend. The top-25 ranked athletes in each age/gender group were invited to attend the camp held on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. To have been ranked, athletes must have completed all the IMX events for their age group during the 2025 long course season, with IMX ranking scores being pulled for single age invites (10,11,12,13) by August 15 annually. Check out our IMX Camp highlights below.

Thank you to our NCS Coaches from all across the LSC including Head Coach Dan Mascolo (RCST), Assistant Coaches: Katie McNerney (GCY), Nic Eriksson (YSST), Tabitha Zimmer (SAIL), Steve Robling (SwimMAC), John Hinton (RSA), David Jones (EAC), Jonathan Watson (YOTA), Louisa Raisbeck (GSA), and IMX Camp Coordinators Jay Dodson (STAR) and Amy Faulk (NCS). Thank you to our Athlete Reps for being a part of the Camp experience. Special Thank you to Mona Flynn for leading all campers through a Yoga station, learning how to apply movements to strengthen, and enhance, their bodies for Swimming. The Camp was a success in many ways bringing athletes and coaches together as #ONENCS. Keep up the great work, the future is bright. #NCSBetter2Gether

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Cheers to a New Year, 2026!

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As we close the final chapter of this year, we want to pause and say Thank You to our incredible swimming community—our athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, families, and sponsors.

This year brought challenges, growth, highlights of success in and out of the pool, achieving milestones, breaking records, winning titles for Clubs and individuals across the LSC, and memories that will stay with us far beyond the lanes. From early-morning, afternoon, and evening practices to championship moments, from personal bests to lessons learned, each of you played a role in shaping a season filled with commitment, resilience, and heart. And, May we never forget those we lost. Let us remember, honor and thank each for their commitment, dedication, and service to our sport as athlete, coach, official, and community members we lost this year.

As we dive into the New Year, we look forward to new goals, fresh opportunities, and continued excellence—both in and out of the pool. Together, we will keep building a community that champions sportsmanship, inclusion, and the lifelong impact of swimming.

Wishing you a safe, joyful New Year’s Eve, and a Happy New Year ahead filled with health, happiness, and fast swims to come 🏊‍♂️✨

See you on the pool deck in the New Year!

With Sincere Gratitude,
Amy Faulk, NCS Executive Director

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Plan Ahead AG Champs Spectator Limitations

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The 2026 North Carolina Swimming 14&U Age Group Championship will be here before you know it and will once again be hosted by TAC in Cary, February 26-March 1. This meet is the premier event for 14&U aged swimmers with over 800 swimmers competing!

In an effort to host the best meet possible and make it safe and comfortable for both athlete and spectators, spectator limits with a wristband system is a must and will once again be used for the 12&U sessions Friday-Sunday. This was instituted last year with great success.  At this time, there is not a need for wristbands for Thursday evening and 13-14 prelim/finals sessions.  

Like last year, custom wristbands will be delivered to clubs with meet qualifiers once the initial entry deadline passes on February 17.  Each club will be asked to designate a club contact for these wristbands. The wristbands will be distributed to spectators in a way determined by each club. The number of wristbands received will be based on a percentage of overall meet participants. 

Swimmers will be seated on the pool deck during the competition and are not allowed in the spectator area.  A visit by the local Fire Marshall in 2024 has resulted in the institution of this new process to control the size of the gallery. This is for the safety of EVERYONE. These swimmers work very hard to qualify and this wristband system helps ensure a smooth meet. Feedback from teams of every size was very positive and people worked well together so that everyone could see their child swim. We expect the same this year. 

Thank you for your understanding and your efforts toward continuing to help make North Carolina Swimming the best!

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NCS Leads the Nation in SAA

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USA Swimming announced the complete list of 2024-25 Scholastic All-America recipients. The list consists of 1,741 athletes nationwide in grades 9-12 who maintained a minimum 3.5 grade point average (GPA) and met any of the competition criteria* during the qualifying period of September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025. View the full list here.

There are 1,028 athletes that earned a 4.0 GPA, with 345 of those set to graduate in the 2025-26 academic year. Sixteen athletes met the 2024-25 Para Scholastic All-America standards, marking the fifth year athletes with disabilities can qualify for the program.

The Southern Zone led this year’s Scholastic All-America selections with 565 athletes, with the  North Carolina Swimming qualifying 137 to lead all Local Swimming Committees (LSC). SwimMAC Carolina (MAC) led all swim clubs with 33 athletes. A full breakdown of selections is below. 2024-25 Scholastic All-America Team Announced

Congratulations to all of these Scholar-Athletes on their achievements, and to their coaches and parents who help support them every day.  Way to Go NCS! #WEARENCS

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24-25 Scholastic All-American

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