NCS athletes broke several NCS long course records during recent meets. One record was broken at the Southern Age Group Zone meet in Cary, and a couple records fell at the Futures meet in Greensboro, but most of the records were set at the Phillips 66 National Championships in Stanford, California.

Nicole Zettel (TAC) broke the girls 11-12 200 IM record at zones, while Matthew Lucky (SAIL) lowered his own boys 13-14 200 breast record at the Futures meet. Braeden Haughey (TAC) also established a new record at Futures, in the men’s 15-16 400 free.

Claire Curzan (TAC) shredded the women’s 15-16 record book with new records in the 100 free, the 100 back, the 200 back, and the 100 fly. Her times in the 200 back and 100 fly were also 15-18 records! TAC teammate, Charlotte Hook set a record in the women’s 15-16 200 fly and her time was also a record in the 15-18 age division. Abby Arens (MOR) established new marks in both the women’s 15-18 100 breast and the women’s 15-18 200 breast. Ross Dant (YSST) broke records in the 15-18 men’s 400 free and 15-18 men’s 800 free. Finally, Ashley Twichell (TAC), fresh off her Olympic qualifying swim at the FINA Open Water World Championship, set new records in the women’s open 400 free, 800 free, and 1500 free!

Congratulations swimmers!

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Here is a summary of the records that were set at recent meets.

2019 Southern Zone Age Group Championship: Meet Results

2019 Southern Zone Age Group Championship: Psych Sheet

Several new records were set at the 2019 NCS Long Course Age Group Champs meet at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary this past weekend. While only one record fell in the 13-14 age group, the younger groups broke a bunch. A total of ten individual records and three relay records were set over the weekend.

Shayna Elgart (MOR) broke her own 10U 100 free record and added another in the girls 50 fly. MOR teammates Devon Whitlock broke the girls 10U 50 free mark while another MOR swimmer, Raston Sharron, broke the boys 10U 50 breast record. Sloane Whelehan (TAC) set the new 10U standard in the girls 100 back.

TAC Titans Lily Willis and Nicole Zettel each broke two records in the girls 11-12 division. Willis added her name to the breaststroke records while Zettel erased old marks in both the 200 and 400 IM.

Matthew Lucky (SAIL) set the lone record in the 13-14 age group by swimming a 2:21.60 in the 200 breast.

TAC 11-12 girls set new relay records in both the 200 free relay and the 400 free relay. Mere Whelehan, Nicole Zettel, and Elery Eward were joined by Sydney Holfelder in setting the 200 free relay record and by Lily Willis in establishing the new mark in the 400 free relay.

Finally, the SwimMAC 11-12 boys team of Max Osman, Norvin Clontz, Granger Bartee, and John Kroll broke the 400 free relay to cap off a weekend of sensational swimming.

Here is a summary of the new records. Click here to view all NCS records.

2019 Senior Sectional Meet: Live RESULTS

The Marlins of Raleigh (MOR) 10 and under girls had an incredible meet at Poseidon’s Long Course event in Richmond, Virginia. Shayna Elgart of MOR broke the NCS 10U long course 100 free record and she and her teammates also broke national age group long course records in both the 200 free relay and the 200 medley relay! Elgart was joined by Chloe Light, Lorelei Schmidt, and Devon Whitlock in the 200 free relay and teamed up with Annabel Townsend, Chloe Light, and Devon Whitlock in breaking the 200 medley relay record.

They weren’t the only ones breaking NCS records early in this long course season. Garrett Boone (ATOM) set a new mark in the 15-16 men’s 50 free at the SwimMAC Ultra meet while Sam Hoover (NCAC) broke the 200 breast record at the Richard Quick Invitational at Auburn. Charlotte Hook (TAC) traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia to participate in the Mel Zajac Jr. Invitational and came home with a new record in the 15-16 women’s 200 fly.

Closer to home, Claire Curzan (TAC) set three new 13-14 women’s records at the TAC TYR Triangle Classic in Cary. Curzan set new marks in the 100 free, the 100 back, and the 200 back. Stay tuned…the long course season is still young.

Here is a summary of the new long course records:

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