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The Final 2022 NCS IMX Camp athlete selections have been announced. Listed below are the male and female athletes, ages 10, 11, 12 and 13, who will be attending the annual IMX Camp being held on January 22, 2022 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
Congratulations to the following athletes. We look forward to another outstanding IMX Camp!
NCS Coach Camp Staff
NCS Senior Athlete Camp Staff
The first-ever NCS A-Team Camp was held at the Orange County Sportsplex in Hillsborough on Sunday, Nov 7th. Congratulations to the athletes who were selected to attend and thank you to the NCS coaches and NCS senior athletes who volunteered to help at the camp.
Click here to view the Camp Highlight Video created by coach Amy Faulk.
Athlete volunteers serving on the staff included Sammy Carew, Andy Commins, Emma Kent, Kathryn Monville, Matt Shanahan, and Catherine Walsh. NCS Coach volunteers included Kristina Bond, Kim DeCann, Amy Faulk, Luke Frederick, Bradford Hancock, Katherine Holian, Alan Pfau, Jonathan Watson, and Delia Weber.
USA Swimming announced 200 clubs that will be recognized as Gold, Silver or Bronze medal clubs in the 2021-2022 Club Excellence Program.
Number one seated club, TAC Titans (TAC), posted 69,591 points to oust 7-year defending champion Nation’s Capital Swim Club (NCAP) club by 9,215 points. TAC’s top performers include 2020 Tokyo Olympian Claire Curzan along with Charlotte Hook and Lance Norris.
SwimMAC Carolina (MAC), Dynamo Swim Club (DYNA) and Carmel Swim Club (CSC) round out the top five for 2022.
The program recognizes USA Swimming’s highest-performing clubs in the development of athletes ages 18 years and younger on an annual basis. In a new addition to last year, eligible athlete performances include both pool and open water swims.
North Carolina Swimming clubs not only had two of the top three ranked clubs in the country with the TAC Titans and SwimMAC Carolina but also had three clubs that were recognized as Silver medal clubs – North Carolina Aquatic Club (NCAC), Mecklenburg Swimming Association (MSA), Marlins of Raleigh (MOR) and three clubs recognized as Bronze medal clubs – YMCA of the Triangle Area Swim Team (YOTA), Sailfish Aquatics (SAIL), and YMCA of NW North Carolina Riptyde (TYDE).
In conjunction with the USA Swimming Club Excellence program, USA Swimming will honor 15 clubs as 2022 Podium Clubs. To qualify for Podium Club, a USA Swimming member club must achieve Gold Medal club status for four-consecutive years. Both the TAC Titans and SwimMAC Carolina are among those reaching this elite status.
Click here to view the complete 2022 Club Excellence Program results.
Click here to read the entire USA Swimming article.
USA Swimming conducts a monthly drawing from all Safe Sport Recognized clubs, as part of its Keeping Athletes First Initiative, for a chance to win a visit from a National Team athlete or alum. We are pleased to announce that NSEA Swim of Wilmington, NC is the winner of the October drawing!
Congratulations NSEA Swim!
REMINDER: IMX CAMP REGISTRATIONS ARE DUE NOV 1
The 2022 NCS IMX CAMP athlete selections were announced earlier. 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. 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.
If you are on the IMX Camp Selection Lists below and have not already registered, registrations are due on November 1, 2021
2022 IMX Selections: Ages 10-11
It didn’t take long for NCS swimmers to get back in the swing of things. The first NCS record of the short course season was set at the TYDE Andy Craver Invitational in Greensboro this past weekend.
Bodhi Cummins of TYDE set a new mark in the boys 10 and under 50 breaststroke with a time of 33.42.
Congratulations!
North Carolina Swimming will be well-represented in 2021 at the USA Swimming National Select Camp and the USA Swimming National Diversity Select Camp. Below is a chart listing the NCS athletes (and coaches) who were named to these rosters.
| Girls National Select Camp Roster | |
| Morgan Razewski | SwimMAC Carolina |
| Keelan Cotter | TAC Titans |
| Coach Amy Faulk (Assistant Manager) | SwimMAC Carolina |
| Boys National Select Camp Roster | |
| Christopher Chang | TAC Titans |
| Cameron Abaqueta | SwimMAC Carolina |
| Steven Insixiengmay | YMCA of NW NC Riptyde |
| Henry Lee | TAC Titans |
| Matthew Lucky | Sailfish Aquatics |
| Alexander Ayers | SwimMAC Carolina |
| National Diversity Select Camp Roster | |
| Hanani Dona | SwimMAC Carolina |
| Troy Keen | SwimMAC Carolina |
| Coach Jamie Bloom (Head Coach) | YMCA of the Triangle |
| Coach John Lau (Head Manager) | Queens University |
Click here to view the complete USA Swimming article
Below are the complete camp rosters
North Carolina Swimming held its Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 2 at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary. The event followed the NCS All Star Clinic, which featured U.S. Olympic Team member Ashley Twichell as its guest clinician. Coaches Amy Faulk, Mark Franz, and Sarah Chaires assisted at the clinic. See Amy’s All Star Clinic video below:
After the clinic swimmers enjoyed some sandwiches in the Triangle Aquatic Center’s new Atrium and listened as Twichell recounted some of her experiences on the way to becoming one of the nation’s top Open Water swimmers.
NCS General Chair Trish Martin welcomed the crowd and Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Watson announced the awards. Coaches Amy Faulk and Jon Jolley helped Ashley Twichell present the awards. Coach John Payne introduced the Open Water Swimmers of the Year.
Awards Ceremony Power Point Video
Here is a list of the North Carolina Swimming award recipients for 2021.
| Swimmer of the Year | ||
| 11-12 Girls | Shayna Elgart | MOR |
| 11-12 Boys | Sam Marsteiner | WAVE |
| 13-14 Girls | Avery Klamfoth | MAC |
| 13-14 Boys | Matt Marsteiner | WAVE |
| 15-16 Girls | Claire Curzan | TAC |
| 15-16 Bloys | Braeden Haughey | TAC |
| 17-18 Girls | Charlotte Hook | TAC |
| 17-18 Boys | Lance Norris | TAC |
| Andy Craver Award | Maci Columbia | YOTA |
| Coach of the Year | ||
| Age Group Coach of the Year | Russ Kasl | MAC |
| Senior Coach of the Year | Bruce Marchionda | TAC |
| Coach Leadership Award | Jon Jolley | YSST |
| Team of the Year | ||
| Division 1 | SwimMAC | |
| Division 2 | NCAC | |
| Division 3 | Lowes YMCA | |
| NCS Volunteer Award | Lynn Tippets-Fazen | |
Award caps for NCS Top Five swimmers, Award towels for NCS All-Stars, and National Top Ten Certificates will be sent to clubs for distribution to their athletes.
Congratulations to New Wave Swimming (WAVE), 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.
WAVE 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
Congratulations A-Team Qualifiers!
We are excited about our upcoming NCSA-Team Camp on Sunday 11/7 at the Orange County Sportsplex in Hillsborough, NC. This camp will be a fun experience for athletes and coaches, providing skills, motivation and team building for all participants. Lunch and snacks will also be provided. Campers should arrive by 8:45 to check in. Pick up will be at 4:30. Masks will be worn at all times when not in the water and we will adhere to all NCS and facility COVID policies.
For qualifiers who haven’t already registered for the NCS A-Team Clinic, please submit the following application form by Thursday, Oct 7th. There is a PayPal link on the application form to pay the $60 clinic fee.
NCS “A-TEAM” CAMP APPLICATION FORM
We will have 3 stroke specific water sessions which will include drills and feedback.
Our butterfly session will be led by Coach Bradford Hancock.
Coach Bradford swam for NCAA Division 2 Queens University of Charlotte, graduating in 2018 as a 4X National Champion and a 3X All-American. After moving to Raleigh, he joined New Wave Swim Team where he has coached the 11-12 and 13-14 groups. He is extremely passionate about butterfly and takes pride in the success and confidence of his swimmers regarding the stroke. He is very excited to lead the butterfly clinic for our NCSA-Team!
Our backstroke session will be led by Coach Alan Pfau.
Coach Alan has over twenty years of experience coaching in both age group and collegiate settings. He currently is the National and Olympic Elite Coach at TAC Titans. Most recently he was Director of Competitive Swimming at the YMCA of Central Florida. He has also held positions at SwimMAC, Western Kentucky University, and the YMCA of the Triangle. He has coached many Jr National, National and Olympic Team qualifiers. Coach Alan has held leadership positions in USA swimming and NC swimming. He holds a BS in Sport Management from Western Carolina University and an MS in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management form NC State. Coach Alan has been successful in encouraging a group culture that helps athletes own their own process and explore what their promise in the sport can be.
Our breaststroke session will be led by Coach Kim DeCann.
Coach Kim has been coaching at SwimMAC since 2012. After spending 20 years working as a nurse in the medical field, Coach Kim decided to take a step back, spend more time with her family and started coaching full time. She has coached multiple age groups at SwimMAC from swim school and non-competitive bridge programs to all competitive 14 and under programs. She currently coaches the 13-14 age groups. She enjoys teaching breaststroke and has had much success improving technique and building confidence. Kim is excited to lead the breaststroke clinic for the A-Team!
We are excited to include a presentation from RISE.
RISE is A-Team of world class athletes with a mission to create lasting, foundational change through their Mindset Development Program. This motivational talk will explore why training your mind is as important as training your body and how the best athletes in the world work on their mindset as part of their training. The A-Team participants will be introduced to some ways that they can use a positive mindset as part of their own swim goals.
Our camp will also include dryland/team building.
The purpose of our dryland session is to introduce some core strength exercises and include games and activities to engage the swimmers. We hope the swimmers come away from the camp with new friendships and a sense of teamwork between other swim clubs in our LCS.
In addition to these in water and dry sessions, all participants will leave camp with some terrific NCS A-Team apparel to remember their experience.
The deadline to register your A-Team Qualifier is Thursday, 10/7. Don’t miss out!
If you have any questions, please contact our Camp Directors:
Coach Katherine Holian coachkatherineholian@gmail.com or
Coach Kristina Bond coachkristina@teamcharlotteswim.com
