Carolina Crown Swim Challenge swimmer registrations have reached the meet limit and registration is now closed.

All “Automatic” and “Alternate” swimmers who have already submitted their registrations will be assigned to a Carolina Crown team roster. Team assignments and additional information will be sent out soon.

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

USA Swimming has several meets scheduled for Spring/Summer 2021. They include the Spring Virtual Meets Series, March 3-March 28; the TYR 18 & Under Spring Cup LCM Meet, April 29-May 2; the Speedo Summer Invitational (combined US Open and Summer Juniors LCM meets) August 3-7; and the USA Swimming Futures LCM meet July 28-July 31.

Click here for a detailed recap of these upcoming meets,