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Congratulations to the NCS Athletes, Coaches, and Clubs on Great performances this past week at the 2025 National Championship meet in Indianapolis, Indiana. Each of these Record Breaking athletes, along with a few more NCS Standouts, will represent Team USA in 3 different World (JR, UNIVERSITY, and WORLD) Championship meets this summer. WAY TO GO NCS!!!
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The 2025 Southern Zone Age Group Championships will be held at the Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center, Orlando from Wednesday, July 30 to Saturday, August 2, 2025. See the meet information below for details:
2025 SOUTHERN AGE GROUP ZONE TEAM INFORMATION
KEY DATES
| Submit Zone Applications by: | Deadline – July 19, 2025 *By Saturday July 19th |
| NCS Age Group Champs | July 17-20, 2025 (Greensboro) |
| Southern Zone Meet | July 30 – August 2, 2025 (Orlando, FL) |
| Zone Team Departure | July 29, 2025 – Travel and Zone logistics will be announced closer to the Age Group Championship Meet. |
| Zone Team Return | August 3, 2025 – Travel and Zone logistics will be announced closer to the Age Group Championship Meet. |
| Zone Team Application | Click Application Link to apply |
The 2025 NCS Fall House of Delegates meetings will be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center / Coliseum in Greensboro on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5, 2025.
If you would like to propose new legislation for the 2025 NCS Fall HOD meeting on October 5, 2025, please mark up the existing Rule or By-Law with the proposed wording and submit your proposal to Lisa Olack olack.lisa@gmail.com using the HOD Legislation Template below. The deadline for submitting proposed legislation is August 15, 2025.
2025 FALL HOD WEEKEND SCHEDULE
2025 Fall HOD Proposed Legislation
2025 Officials Meeting Agenda
2025 Fall HOD Agenda -Sunday October 5, 2025
Louisville, Kentucky – Congratulations to our NCS Athletes who earned their spot at the 2025 Southern/ Eastern Zone Select Camp held at the University of Louisville. Zone Select Camps bring the top swimmers in each zone together for a unique motivational experience. Selection is done automatically using the SWIMS times database. Zone Selection Criteria
NCS had the highest number of attendees (9) representing of any LSC! Congratulations to David Gellin (NCAC), Max Halpern (NCAC), Jonny Palamar (TACTITANS), Emma Grace Richardson (SwimMAC), Eli Sweet (SwimMAC), Parker Van Olst (WAVE), Finola Whelehan (TACTITANS), Skylar Zuleger (TYDE), and Coach Amy Faulk (NCS) – Camp Head Manager.
Athletes participated in numerous in-water training sessions, classroom sessions, team building activities, adding skills and tools into their box developing pathways to success within Team USA. The future is bright! Keep up the good work NCS!!!
Video By Head Manager Amy Faulk
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London, England – The 2025 NCSA London All-StarTeam represented Team USA at the AP Race London International, May 24-26 at the legendary London Aquatics Centre! 52 top athletes from across the country, this elite squad competed alongside Olympians, and rising stars from around the world in one of swimming’s most electric events.
North Carolina Swimming had 3 athletes selected to the 2025 USA NCSA All Star Team, from WAVE. Congratulations to Aaron Davidson, Sam Marsteiner, and Jackson Scheiber for competing this past weekend. #WEARENCS
Thank you to our NCS Officials that served our athletes, and USA Swimming, with excellence at the 2025 TYR Pro Series in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. We are proud of our Officials (from left to right: Jay Thomas, Rebecca Thomas, Rod Fetter, Mike Long, Pete Cera, Chris Jung) 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!
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Congratulations to Gabe Hardy, Mecklenburg Swim Association, on being selected to the USA Swimming National Diversity Select Camp! Gabe was invited to the USOPC – Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO this past weekend May 1-4, 2025. 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. Click here for a complete roster of camp participants. To learn more about the selection criteria, please click here.
NCS is proud of you Gabe! Keep up the Great work!
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The 2025 North Carolina Swimming 14U Age Group Championship Meet will be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, NC from July 17-20, 2025.
THEME: BEACH BASH
2025 NCS LC AG Champs Entry Notes
Contact Trish or Lynn at OME@NCSwim.org with questions.
OME opens May 1.
Meet Event file provided for convenience but all entries must be processed through USA Swimming’s OME system.
Until a team checks out of OME, they can add, delete, or change entries.
Once a team checks out, they can add entries and update times but can’t delete or change entries.
Teams can update times in OME until the entry deadline. OME will not automatically update. No time updates will be allowed after the July 14, 6:00PM deadline.
Relay times are not required to be proven. Coaches can enter with any team time or estimated time.
When a team checks out, they must pay the $1.00 administrative fee to submit their entry and get a receipt.
Teams must check out by the Monday, July 14 6:00PM deadline.
Psych Sheet
Meet Results File
Meet Results PDF
It is with deep sadness that RCST announces the passing of Coach K (Mike Kernodle), our beloved head coach, mentor, and friend.
His remarkable 40-year legacy of dedication to swimming and excellence will always be remembered.
Coach K was a unique coach who transformed countless lives in Rutherford County and beyond. He was an icon in the swimming community, and the depth of our loss is profound and impossible to express how many people this announcement will affect.
We can all envision him arriving early and leaving late, carrying his infamous index cards filled with swim workouts, adjusting the lane lines all by himself, dropping down on the pool deck and showing a kid the proper form of a push up (at 80 years old) and ensuring that everything was just right for all practices and competitions.
The LOVE he had for every swimmer was humbling to witness, and he saw greatness in each of them!! He could get swimmers to do things that NO ONE else could do just because the swimmers respected him so much!!
He instilled in the kids the importance of overcoming excuses and giving their best effort, no matter the circumstances. Together, we will persevere through this challenging time, doing our best to carry on the lessons Coach K imparted.
Even as our team grieves, Coach K taught us to face challenges head-on, and we are determined to honor his memory by pushing onward.
Please remember RCST, our extended swim family, and Coach K’s family in your thoughts and prayers. This will be a hard season to navigate, and the loss on the pool deck is enormous.
Arrangements are still pending; they can be found here: https://www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com/obituary/MichaelH-KernodleII
Kendra Randolph
RCST Board President
