
Click the link below to view the Psych Sheet for the 2019 ESSZ Senior Sectional Meet at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary.
Promoting Excellence by Providing Resources to Support and Empower the North Carolina Swimming Community.
by Bill Martin
Click the link below to view the Psych Sheet for the 2019 ESSZ Senior Sectional Meet at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary.
by Bill Martin
Dear Coach,
Do you have any para-swimmers on your team or know of any in your area? If so, please check out the flyer below.
My name is Peggy Ewald and I am a consultant for U.S. Paralympics Swimming. My mission with U.S. Paralympics focuses on connecting, educating and recruiting more Para-Swimmers and Coaches.
As you are aware, Team USA had an amazing year at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. Over the remainder of the quad, many opportunities for student athletes with physical, cognitive or visual impairments will open up at every level of sport.
I will be conducting a FREE clinic on Sunday, March 24 for para-swimmers, coaches, and parents. More details on this clinic and future clinics can be found below. Please pass along the information to anyone you feel may be interested.
Intro Clinic Findlay, OH March 24, 2019
Intro Clinic Towson, MD May 5, 2019
Intro Clinic Huntsville, AL Aug 17. 2019
Intro Clinic Fresno, CA Sept 8, 2019
I look forward to sharing what I have learned from being a part of the Team USA staff at the Beijing , London and Rio Paralympic Games!
by Bill Martin
Congratulations to the following clubs who finished at the top of their divisions at the recent NCS Senior Champs in Charlotte. Complete team results can be found on the meet page.
Large Clubs | SwimMAC Carolina |
Medium Clubs | Waves of Wilmington |
Small Clubs | Catawba Valley Aquatic Club |
Also, congratulations to these NCS swimmers who finished with the highest individual points.
Female | Elizabeth Vannote – SwimMAC |
Male | Austin Winchester – Waves of Wilmington |
by Bill Martin
When: Friday evening, April 5, 2019
Where: Embassy Suites, 201 Harrison Oaks Blvd, Cary, NC 27513
Time: Cocktail Social beginning at 6:30pm; Banquet and Awards Ceremony beginning at 7:30pm.
Tickets: $60/person; various sponsorship opportunities
For more information click here.
by Bill Martin
NCS swimmers recorded some phenomenal times at the 2019 North Carolina Swimming Age Group Short Course Championships this past weekend! In addition to one individual National Age Group record, four NAG relay records were set…all in 13-14 women’s relay events.
Fresh off her new national age group record in the 100 fly, set at the recent 4A High School championships, Claire Curzan of the TAC Titans continued her assault on the record book with another 13-14 women’s NAG record…this time in the 200 fly! She also set new NCS marks in the 100 free and 200 free over the weekend.
Matthew Lucky of Sailfish Aquatics also followed up on his NCS record-breaking time in the 13-14 men’s 100 breast at the high school championships with two more records at Age Group Champs. Lucky set new records in both the 13-14 men’s 200 breast and the 200 IM!
Other individual NCS records were set by Lily Willis of TAC in the 11-12 women’s 50 breast and by Eric Petruzzi of TYDE in the 11-12 men’s 50 breast.
The women’s 13-14 relay records got a complete face lift over the weekend. Led by Curzan, the TAC Titans set four NCS records – three of which were national age group records! The relay team of Curzan, Taylor Morris, Elena Dry, and Keelan Cotter set new NAG marks in the 200 free and 400 free relays. Samantha Armand joined Curzan, Dry, and Cotter in breaking the NCS 800 free relay record. Abby Clark swam on the TAC 200 medley relay with Cotter, Curzan, and Morris to establish a new NAG record in that event. The Titans were also under the national age group record in 400 medley relay but finished second to the SwimMAC Carolina team of Morgan Razewski, Grace Rainey, Kiley Wilhelm, and Maya Gendzel, which captured its own NAG record.
Congratulations to everyone on your amazing swims. The new marks are listed below. Click here for a complete list of NCS records.
Individual Records | ||||
Lily Willis | TAC | 11-12 | 50 Breast | 30.00 |
Claire Curzan | TAC | 13-14 | 100 Free | 49.09 |
Claire Curzan | TAC | 13-14 | 200 Free | 1:46.51 |
Claire Curzan | TAC | 13-14 | 200 Fly | 1:55.64 |
Eric Petruzzi | TYDE | 11-12 | 50 Breast | 28.34 |
Matthew Lucky | SAIL | 13-14 | 200 Breast | 2:03.03 |
Matthew Lucky | SAIL | 13-14 | 200 IM | 1:52.72 |
Relay Records | ||||
TAC Titans | Women | 13-14 | 200 Free | 1:33.30 |
Claire Curzan – Taylor Morris – Elena Dry – Keelan Cotter | ||||
TAC Titans | Women | 13-14 | 400 Free | 3:23.06 |
Claire Curzan – Taylor Morris – Elena Dry – Keelan Cotter | ||||
TAC Titans | Women | 13-14 | 800 Free | 7:23.32 |
Claire Curzan – Elena Dry – Samantha Armand – Keelan Cotter | ||||
TAC Titans | Women | 13-14 | 200 Medley | 1:41.87 |
Abby Clark – Keelan Cotter – Claire Curzan – Taylor Morris | ||||
SwimMAC | Women | 13-14 | 400 Medley | 3:40.43 |
Morgan Razewski – Grace Rainey – Kiley Wilhelm – Maya Gendzel |
by Bill Martin
REMINDER:
If you would like to propose legislation for the NCS Spring HOD meeting on April 28, 2019, please mark up the existing Rule or By-Law with the proposed wording and submit your proposal to Wayne Shulby wayne.shulby@gmail.com using the HOD Legislation Template below. The deadline for submitting legislation is March 9, 2019.
by Bill Martin
Nationals | Jr. Nationals | Zones | NC Champs | |
Participation | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Top 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Top 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Win | Automatic | Automatic | 5 | 3 |
2018 Select Camp** – Picked off of NC Open Water Champs/Zones/Junior Nationals/Nationals (see point chart above)
2018 All Stars** – Picked off of NC Open Water Champs/Zones/Junior Nationals/Nationals (see point chart above)
** Any ties will be decided by an Open Water Committee comprised of OW Coaches who are well-versed in the eccentricities of Open Water Swimming.
2019 Zone Team – Picked off of Carolina Cup. Open Water Coaches have two Coaches’ Picks for each gender.
by Bill Martin