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NCS Board of Directors: Nominees

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In accordance with North Carolina Swimming Bylaws, the Governance Committee has nominated candidates to be considered by the House of Delegates (HOD) for the Board of Director positions identified below.  Additional nominations can be made from the floor at HOD prior to elections.  Nominees may choose to accept or decline consideration at any point prior to the election.  Nominees are:

General Chair – Trish Martin, Dave Olack

Administrative Vice-Chair – David Rigsbee, Wayne Shulby

Finance Vice-Chair – Lynn Tippets, Lisa Olack

Operations Vice-Chair – Jon Jolley, Chris Hoover

Program Vice-Chair – Jonathan Watson, Amy Faulk

Secretary – Linda Hughes, Jamie Bloom

Treasurer – Jon Fox, Suzanne Heath

Safe Sport / Operational Risk Coordinator – Jamie Bloom, Claire White

Age Group Coordinator – Amy Faulk, Matthew Rigsbee

DE&I Coordinator – Cliff Gordon, Lynn Tippets

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NCS Awards Ceremony/Fall HOD Updates

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2021 NCS AWARDS CEREMONY

The North Carolina Swimming Awards Ceremony will not be held at the McKimmon Center as originally planned but instead will be held at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary Saturday, October 2, 2021, following the NCS All Star Clinic. The ceremony will recognize NCS All Stars in attendance at the clinic. The NCS All Star Clinic is exclusively for those on the NCS All Star list and will be held at the Triangle Aquatic Center beginning at 3:00 pm on Saturday. Pre-registration is required to attend the All Star clinic.

A registration form for the NCS All Star Clinic, along with additional information will be emailed to those on the All Star list in the next few days.

2021 NCS FALL HOUSE OF DELEGATES

The 2021 North Carolina Swimming Fall House of Delegates (HOD) meetings will be held at the McKimmon Conference Center in Raleigh on Saturday and Sunday, October 2-3, 2021.

The Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Saturday afternoon from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm. The Technical Planning meeting is planned for Sunday morning from 10:00 am – 11:30 am with HOD registration at 12:30 pm and the HOD meeting at 1:00 pm. Click the following link for the complete HOD weekend meeting schedule.

2021 FALL HOD SCHEDULE

For those choosing not to attend in person, virtual viewing options will be made available with links sent out prior to the meetings.

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2021 NCS All Star List

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Below is the list of North Carolina Swimming athletes who achieved NCS All Star status during the period beginning on Sept 1, 2020 and ending on Aug 31, 2021 (athletes are listed by club code). The colored bars next to each swimmer’s name indicate how the athlete achieved All Star status and whether All Star status was achieved in multiple ways.

Those achieving All Star status will receive an All Star towel. Towels will be sent to the swimmers’ clubs for distribution

The NCS All Star list includes swimmers who achieved All Star Status in at least one of five ways.

  1. NCS Top Five short course times in at least two strokes (must be AAAA or better) as of Aug 31, 2021
  2. NCS Top Five long course times in at least two strokes (must be AAAA or better) as of Aug 31, 2021
  3. National Top Ten achievement in short course by individual age group as of Aug 31, 2021
  4. National Top Ten achievements in long course by individual age group as of Aug 31, 2021
  5. Open Water All Star recognition

2021 NCS All Star List

  • Each NCS swimmer who achieved NC Top-5 “AAAA” times in two or more of the following categories: distance freestyle, sprint freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, or individual medley in Short Course Yards is a NCS All Star upon verification by the NCS All Star Committee. The recognition period began September 1, 2020 and ended August 31, 2021.
  • Distance Freestyle and Sprint Freestyle are considered distinct ‘strokes’ along with Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, and Individual Medley. Distance Freestyle include freestyle events 400 and longer for 17-18, 15-16, and 13-14; 200 and longer for 11-12 and 10&Under. Sprint Freestyle include freestyle events 200 and shorter for 17-18, 15-16, and 13-14; 100 and shorter for 11-12 and 10&Under.
  • Each NCS swimmer who individually achieved at least one USA National Age Group Recognition Top 10 Time in either short course or long course is an All Star. Season-ending USA Swimming National Top Ten rankings by individual age as of August 31, 2021 determine achievement. USA Swimming rankings by age include ages 11,12,13,14,15,16,17, and 18,
  • Swimmers are recognized as an NCS Open Water All-Star based on the Open Water All Star selection policy.

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2021 NCS Top Five List

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Below is the list of North Carolina Swimming athletes who finished with a Top Five time in one or more short course or long course event during the period beginning on Sept 1, 2020 and ending on August 31, 2021 (athletes are listed by club code). Top Fives are listed by age group – 10U, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18. The colored bars next to the names indicate whether a Top Five time was achieved during short course (red bar) or long course (blue bar)…or both.

Those achieving Top Five status will receive Top Five swim caps. Caps will be sent to the swimmers’ clubs for distribution.

Top Five age group rankings should not be confused with the NCS Top Ten rankings, which are listed by individual age. Top Five achievement also has nothing to do with order of finish at NCS championship meets, but are based on age group rankings at the end of the qualifying period…which this year was August 31, 2021.

2021 NCS Top Five List

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Applications for National Committees

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Please note that the application to apply to be on a National Committee is now open.  The deadline to apply is Friday, October 8.  Here is the link to the application:  National Committee Application

For a current list of National Committee rosters, go HERE.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.


Thank you,


Denise

    DENISE THOMAS Membership Manager   1 Olympic Plaza Colorado Springs, CO 80909-5780 o: 719.866.3575 denise.thomas@usaswimming.org
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2022 NCS IMX Camp Selections announced

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The 2022 IMX CAMP athlete selections have been announced.  The top-20 athletes (male and female) ages 10, 11, 12 and 13 by IMX score are invited to attend the annual IMX CAMP to be held on January 22, 2022,  at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.  Additional information on the camp and the camp format will be announced at the Fall House of Delegates Meeting.  Those ranking 21-25 have been named as alternates and will be invited to fill any vacancies should any of the top-20 be unable to attend.  IMX Camp registrations are due on November 1, 2021.

REVISED LISTS: The original lists were created before all meets were entered in the system so there are a few changes in the rankings in some of the age groups.

2022 IMX Selections: Ages 10-11

2022 IMX Camp Selections: Ages 12-13

2022 IMX CAMP REGISTRATION FORM

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Swim Fanatics (SFSC) earns Safe Sport Club Recognition Status

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Congratulations to Swim Fanatics Swim Club, the latest North Carolina Swimming club to earn USA Swimming’s new Safe Sport Club Recognition! The Safe Sport Club Recognition program distinguishes USA Swimming clubs that demonstrate their commitment to creating safe, healthy, and positive environments for all of their members through the development and implementation of Athlete Protection Policies, Safe Sport Best Practices, and Safe Sport education.

Swim Fanatics has been highlighted as a Safe Sport Recognized Club with a banner on its team listing in the USA Swimming Find-a-Team Search and will receive a medallion for their club’s website as well. Clubs can apply for the Safe Sport Recognized Club program through their Club Portal on the USA Swimming website.  Here’s a link to the Safe Sport Recognized Club program information: https://www.usaswimming.org/ssrp

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NCS records continue to fall

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The record barrage continues as more NCS long course records were broken at the recent Florida Last Splash Invitational in Orlando. Sam Marsteiner of New Wave Swimming broke the boys 13-14 200 fly record while the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina TYDE relay team of Jonah Greene, Steven Insixiengmay, Logan McDonald, and Alex Valliere set a new standard in the 18U 200 medley relay.

Here are the new NCS records that were set in Orlando:

Men’s LC Records
Sam MarsteinerWAVE13-14200 Fly2:06.87
LC Relay Records
TYDEMens18U200 Medley Relay1:45.95
Jonah Green
Steven Insixiengmay
Logan McDonald
Alex Valliere

Click here to view all current NCS records.

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2021 NCS Awards Ceremony

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The North Carolina Swimming Awards Ceremony will be held at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary Saturday, October 2, 2021, following the NCS All Star Clinic. The ceremony will recognize NCS All Stars in attendance at the clinic. The NCS All Star Clinic is exclusively for those on the NCS All Star list and will be held at the Triangle Aquatic Center beginning at 3:00 pm on Saturday. Pre-registration is required to attend the All Star clinic. Parents are welcome to view the clinic and the awards presentations from the upper level stands. The awards ceremony will be shown on the scoreboard screen.

The Triangle Aquatic Center and TAC-TV is generously offering a live stream of the 2021 NC Swimming Awards Ceremony.  Registration is now available. To subscribe,  go to https://tv.triangleaquatics.org/index.php/membership-plan/.  Select the event (yes, it’s listed for $9.99) and fill in all required information to subscribe.  Enter the code allstar to receive the stream at NO CHARGE. 

A registration form for the NCS All Star Clinic, along with additional information was emailed to those on the All Star list. If you are on the All Star list and did not receive the information, please contact Bill Martin before 9/30/21 at billmartin@ncswim.org.

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