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

2022 IMX Camp Selections: Ages 12-13

2022 IMX CAMP REGISTRATION FORM

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!

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

The NCS “A-TEAM” Swim Camp, targeting swimmers ages 11-14  whose long course times in 2021 ranked them highest among swimmers achieving “A” time standards, will be held at the Triangle Sportsplex in Hillsborough, NC on November 7, 2021. Check-in time for the camp is 8:45 am. The camp will run from 9:15 am – 4:30 pm.

Athletes selected were those who ranked highest during the long course season in the 100m Fly, 100m Back, or 100m Breast and who had not achieved a long course time faster than the National “A” time standard.

Swimmers on the list below are invited to the first-ever “A-TEAM” Swim Camp.  Coaches will focus the water sessions on butterfly, backstroke, and breaststroke and each will feature older athletes who have demonstrated excellence in the particular stroke highlighted. Athletes on the list should register on the NCS website no later than October 1, 2021. The “A TEAM” camp fee is $60 for the one-day camp and the PayPal link can be found on the application form.

Complete camp details will be sent out about 14 days prior to the camp.

NCS “A-Team” Camp Selections

If your name is on the A-Team Camp Selections list above and you would like to attend, please complete and submit the form below by October 1, 2021.

NCS “A-Team” Camp Application Form

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.