Two NCS athletes were featured in a recent article, 5 to Watch in Omaha, on the USA Swimming website. Michael Chadwick (NCAC) and Charlotte Hook (TAC Titans) were two of the featured five. Check it out!

Several new NCS records were set at the recent SwimMAC Relay Meet. The SwimMAC 10 & under boys team with Cooper Raniszeski, Reid Cooler, Conner McCarthy, and Scott Williams set a new record in the 200 medley relay.

SwimMAC 13-14 boys relay teams set three new NCS records. The team of Mason Turner, John Kroll, Max Osman, and Granger Bartee established a new mark in the 13-14 boys 400 free relay. Osman, Turner, and Bartee were joined by Norvin Clontz in setting the 13-14 boys 400 medley relay record. The same group of Osman, Turner, Bartee, and Clontz also set the NCS record in the 13-14 boys 800 free relay. Their time of 6:55.16 was also faster than the National Age Group record!

Meanwhile, at the NCAA Divison I National Meet at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, the NCS State women’s team was also setting new NCS records. Katharine Berkoff broke the Open 100 back record with a time of 49.74. Her Wolfpack teammate, Sophie Hansson bettered her records in the Open 100 breast (57.23) and the Open 200 breast (2:03.86). The NC State women’s 800 free relay team of Julia Poole, Kylee Alons, Katharine Berkoff, and Kate Moore set a new NCS Open record in that event.

Congratulations!

Below is a summary of the recent records. Click here to view all NCS Records

Women’s SC Records
Katharine Berkoff	NC State	Open	100 Back	49.74
Sophie Hansson	NC State	Open	100 Breast	57.23
Sophie Hansson	NC State	Open	200 Breast	2:03.86
SC Relay Records
MAC	Men’s	10U	200 Medley Relay	2:02.48
Cooper Raniszeski
Reid Cooler
Connor McCarthy
Scott Williams
MAC	Men’s	13-14	400 Free Relay	3:10.70
Mason Turner
John Kroll
Max Osman
Granger Bartee
MAC	Men’s	13-14	800 Free Relay	6:55.16
Max Osman
Mason Turner
Norvin Clontz
Granger Bartee
MAC	Men’s	13-14	400 Medley Relay	3:27.20
Mason Turner
Norvin Clontz
Granger Bartee
Max Osman
NC State	Women’s	Open	800 Free Relay	6:58.48
Julia Poole
Kylee Alons
Katharine Berkoff
Kate Moore

North Carolina’s Governor Roy Cooper issued the latest Executive Order regarding COVID-19 restrictions on 3/23/2021. Below is a copy of Executive Order No. 204. The latest Executive Order eases some restrictions on indoor and outdoor capacities. Sections 1.3, 1.4, and 3.13 may be of particular interest to the swimming community. Check with your local facilities on their plans. Read the entire order here.

Governor’s Executive Order No. 204

Congratulations Carolina Crown Swim Challenge qualifiers!

The 2021 Carolina Crown Swim Challenge will be held at the CSD Community YMCA in Clover, South Carolina on Saturday, April 24 and will feature top swimmers, ages 15-18, from both North Carolina and South Carolina. Participating athletes will receive team T shirts, sweat shirts, and swim caps.

Below are two lists; one list is Automatic qualifiers, and the other list is Alternate qualifiers.

Automatic qualifiers: athletes in the top 8 in NC or SC (by individual age 15, 16, 17, and 18 and gender) in any of the meet’s events.

NORTH CAROLINA SWIMMING AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS

Alternate qualifiers:  athletes who are not Automatic qualifiers but are in the top 75 NC-SC combined standings (by individual age 15-18 and gender) in any of the meet’s events.

NORTH CAROLINA SWIMMING ALTERNATE QUALIFIERS

All Automatic and Alternate qualifiers interested in participating are encouraged to submit the athlete registration form and entry fee ASAP.  The $85 entry fee for those named to the Carolina Crown roster is non-refundable.

The registration fee will be refunded if an athlete registers and is not selected.

CAROLINA CROWN ATHLETE REGISTRATION FORM

The meet will be capped at 240 athletes with Automatic qualifiers receiving priority through March 24th.  If the 240 cap is reached with Automatic qualifiers, registration will close at that point.  If the 240 cap is not reached by March 25^th,  those on the Alternate qualifier list will be added to the roster – with priority based on registration date.  After March 25^th, once the cap is reached, registration will be closed to all Automatic and Alternate qualifiers.

Unless the 240 cap is reached earlier, the deadline for registrations is 10:00 pm on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.

Selections and team assignments will be posted by April 5, 2021.

Reina Lu of the Greensboro Community YMCA Swim Team (GCY) set a new NCS 10&Under Girls 100 IM record at the Age Group Sectional meet in Cary this past weekend. Lu swam the event in 1:05.81 to set the new mark.

Congratulations, Reina!

Click here to view all current NCS records.

SwimMAC Carolina was the overall team champion at the Age Group Sectional Meet held at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary this weekend. SwimMAC was the top scoring team in both the boys and girls divisions. The TAC Titans finished second overall with the Marlins of Raleigh in third place. Rounding out the top five teams were New Wave Swimming (fourth) and Team Greenville – SC (fifth).

Below are the complete individual and team results with team results at the end.

2021 ESSZ Age Group Short Course Sectional Results

The host team, TAC Titans, won the 2021 ESSZ Senior Short Course Sectional meet this past weekend. The Titans had the highest score in the women’s division, finished second in the men’s division, and had he top combined score. Second place SwimMAC Carolina placed second in women’s and first in the men’s division. Completing the top five overall finishers were third place – Lakeside (Kentucky), fourth place – North Carolina Aquatic Club, and fifth place – Marlins of Raleigh.

Click here for complete individual and team results. Team results are at the end.

USA Swimming National Team member Claire Curzan of the TAC Titans had another phenomenal record-breaking performance at the 2021 ESSZ Short Course Senior Sectional meet at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary this past weekend. Curzan set new National Age Group (NAG) records in the 50 free (21.50), the 100 back (50.03), and the 100 fly (49.51). Her times were also NCS records in the 15-16, 15-18, and Open age groups.

TAC Titan’s teammate, Charlotte Hook, also a member of the USA National Team, broke the NCS 15-18 record in the 200 fly. Her time of 1:52.72 was also a new Open age group record.

Matthew Lucky of Sailfish Aquatics broke two records over the weekend. During Thursday’s long course time trials, Lucky set a new 15-16 long course record in the 200 breast. He followed that up with a new 15-16 short course record, also in the 200 breast.

Meanwhile, SwimMAC’s Baylor Nelson broke the 15-18 short course record in the 200 breast with a time of 1:56.01.

Congratulations Swimmers!

Below is a summary of the NCS records broken this past weekend.

Click here to view all current NCS records.

Name	Club	Age Group	Event	Time
Men’s LC Records
Matthew Lucky	SAIL	15-16	200 Breast	2:18.65
Women’s SC Records
Claire Curzan	TAC	15-16	50 Free	21.50
Claire Curzan	TAC	15-16	100 Back	50.03
Claire Curzan	TAC	15-16	100 Fly	49.51
Claire Curzan	TAC	15-18	50 Free	21.50
Claire Curzan	TAC	15-18	100 Back	50.03
Claire Curzan	TAC	15-18	100 Fly	49.51
Charlotte Hook	TAC	15-18	200 Fly	1:52.72
Claire Curzan	TAC	Open	100 Back	50.03
Claire Curzan	TAC	Open	100 Fly	49.51
Charlotte Hook	TAC	Open	200 Fly	1:52.72
Men’s SC Records
Matthew Lucky	SAIL	15-16	200 Breast	1:57.73
Baylor Nelson	MAC	15-18	200 Breast	1:56.01