Sandhills Sandsharks Swim Team (SSS) earns Safe Sport Club Recognition Status

Congratulations to the Sandhills Sandsharks, 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.

SSS 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

Hickory YMCA Seahorse Swim Team (YSST) earns Safe Sport Club Recognition Status

Congratulations to YSST, 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.

YSST 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

Ten North Carolina Swimming athletes were named the the USA Swimming National Select Camp. Congratulations to the following swimmers and to Amy Faulk of SwimMAC, named to the Girls Select Camp staff.

USA Swimming announced the names of 83 youth swimmers who will represent the 2019-2020 U.S. National Junior Team. The team increases in size by 16 swimmers from last year’s National Junior Team and is made up of 46 women and 37 men.

Among those named to the team were four NCS athletes. Congratulations to Claire Curzan (TAC), Abby Arens (MOR), Ross Dant (YSST), Tim Connery (MAC) and Owen Lloyd (NCAC) on being named to the National Junior Team!

Congratulation to the 104 athletes from North Carolina Swimming who were named to the USA Swimming Scholastic All America team! SwimMAC Carolina led all clubs in the nation with 41 athletes on the SAA Team. Southern California Swimming edged out North Carolina Swimming as the top LSC in the country with 106 athletes compared to North Carolina Swimming’s 104.

NCS athletes on the Scholastic All America Team

Several athletes with NCS connections were named to the 2019-2020 USA Swimming National Team roster this week. The USA Swimming National Team roster is made up of the nation’s top six swimmers in each individual Olympic event.

NCS athletes named to the women’s roster include Kathleen Baker (Team Elite), Elise Haan (Wolfpack Elite), Charlotte Hook (TAC Titans), Hannah Moore (Wolfpack Elite), Makayla Sargent (Wolfpack Elite), Kendyl Stewart (Team Elite), and Ashley Twichell (TAC Titans). Former SwimMAC athlete Erika Brown, now with Tennessee Aquatics was also named to the women’s roster.

Those named to the men’s roster were Michael Chadwick (Team Elite), Eric Knowles (Wolpack Elite), and Justin Ress (Wolfpack Elite).

Congratulations swimmers!