Promoting Excellence by Providing Resources to Support and Empower the North Carolina Swimming Community.
Piedmont Aquatic Club (PAC) is hosting an in-person and virtual mile on December 5th to raise funds for its facility. Due to aging equipment and COVID-19 budget uncertainties, the community indoor pool at the Armfield Civic Center in Pilot Mountain, NC is in danger of closing.
Click the following link to learn how you can help with PAC’s fundraising efforts to save the pool:
Several NCS Short Course records fell at Halloween weekend meets. Ezra Zapler of East Carolina Aquatics broke the 11-12 boys record in the 50 free at the ECA meet held at East Carolina University. Parker Van Olst of New Wave Swimming broke the 10 & under boys 100 breaststroke record at the TAC Halloween Bash while New Wave teammate, Sam Marsteiner improved his record times in the 11-12 boys 100 free, 200 free, and 500 free. Congratulations swimmers!
| Men’s Records | ||||
| Parker Van Olst | WAVE | 10U | 100 Breast | 1:13.24 |
| Ezra Zapler | ECA | 11-12 | 50 Free | 22.58 |
| Sam Marsteiner | WAVE | 11-12 | 100 Free | 49.71 |
| Sam Marsteiner | WAVE | 11-12 | 200 Free | 1:46.95 |
| Sam Marsteiner | WAVE | 11-12 | 500 Free | 4:48.02 |
Having trouble pulling up files while in the MEET CALENDAR mode? Some browser security settings will not allow files to be opened with a left click. Did you know that if you right click the file icon and select “Open link in new window,” the file will open.
When you click the MEET CALENDAR tab on the NCS website, a monthly meet calendar appears. Click on any meet for a detail view of that particular meet. The detail view includes various files that are displayed as icons. Right click the file icon and select “Open link in new window,” and the file will open.
Dolphin Systems Under Review
Please note that USA Swimming is currently reviewing the use of the Dolphin system as a primary timing system in sanctioned meets. Until that review is complete, please contact sanctions@ncswim.org with any questions about using the Dolphin system for upcoming meets.
Reminder of the trainings available Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week!
Parent Trainings:
https://zoom.us/j/93724361466?pwd=OVF4RFlNZFpaMHhqSEVVRGwzbmpQUT09
Athlete Trainings (12-18 years old):
https://zoom.us/j/97633664936?pwd=YnpXZmljME5PcldacW9ZQ0w5YTFIZz09
Coaches Training:
https://zoom.us/j/98698656108?pwd=NzQ5TGdjWkRDc0Irck9tWHpJL1hkQT09
| TRISH HUGHES Administrative Assistant Background Check Coordinator 1 Olympic Plaza Colorado Springs, CO 80909-5780 o: 719.866.3536 thughes@usaswimming.org |
The 2020 Toyota U.S. Open will be held a nine sites from November 12-14, including one at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Entry deadline is Tuesday, November 3, 2020. See the following links for details:
As with everything else, the 2020 Select Camp scheduled for last April was canceled. To recognize those who qualified for the Camp, Olympic Gold Medalist Josh Davis developed an exclusive Superstar Webinar. The “Sharing the Secrets of Greatness” event, featuring Josh Davis, Nathan Adrian, Missy Franklin and Ryan Held was held on Saturday, Oct 10th. They shared some great tips for coaches, parents, and swimmers of all ages. You’ll definitely want to check it out.
Click the link below to view a recording of the event. The password is select. Click the little red tab with the three dots to view in full screen.
Connect with Olympic Legends Nathan, Missy, Ryan and Josh
Health Insurance for Coaches
USA Swimming is offering a new program to provide health insurance to registered USA Swimming coaches and their families.
https://www.usaswimming.org/coaches/popular-resources/health-insurance-for-coaches
Questions? Contact Juan Caraveo, 719-330-4019, jcaraveo@usaswimming.org
Click the following link to learn more about the NCS IMX Go Time! program which will be used as the selection process for the NCS IMX Camp in January.
Below are the Events Files for the NCS IMX Go Time!
Meet Events File NCS IMX Go Time 10-Year-Old
Meet Events File NCS IMX Go Time 11-Year-Old
North Carolina Swimming held a virtual Awards Ceremony this year because of the COVID situation. The virtual celebration included a special video presentation from former NCS age group swimmer, world record holder, and Olympic Gold Medalist – Mel Stewart.
Click the following link to view the Awards Ceremony videos.
Here is a list of the individual award recipients.
| Swimmer of the Year | ||
| 11-12 Girls | Mere Whelehan | TAC |
| 11-12 Boys | Albert Smelzer | SGSA |
| 13-14 Girls | Lily Welsh | TAC |
| 13-14 Boys | Will Thompson | NCAC |
| 15-16 Girls | Claire Curzan | TAC |
| 15-16 Bloys | Sam Hoover | NCAC |
| 17-18 Girls | Ellie Marquardt | ATOM |
| 17-18 Boys | Ross Dant | YSST |
| Andy Craver Award | Davis Carson | YOTA |
| Coach of the Year | ||
| Age Group Coach of the Year | Katherine Holian | SGSA |
| Age Group Coach of the Year | Sherwood Watts | NCAC |
| Senior Coach of the Year | Terry Fritch | MAC |
| Coach Leadership Award | Jon Jolley | YSST |
| Team of the Year | ||
| Division 1 | SwimMAC | |
| Division 2 | NCAC | |
| Division 3 | Swim GSA | |
| Phillips Volunteer Award | Lisa Olack | |
| Life Member Awards | Jay Dodson | |
| Colleen Gillan |
Award caps for NCS Top Five swimmers and Award towels for NCS All-Stars (during the qualifying period of 9/1/19 – 3/15/20) will be sent to clubs for distribution to athletes. Swimmer of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Team of the Year awards will also be sent to member’s clubs for distribution.
