Promoting Excellence by Providing Resources to Support and Empower the North Carolina Swimming Community.
Piedmont Aquatic Club (PAC) is hosting an in-person and virtual mile on December 5th to raise funds for its facility. Due to aging equipment and COVID-19 budget uncertainties, the community indoor pool at the Armfield Civic Center in Pilot Mountain, NC is in danger of closing.
Click the following link to learn how you can help with PAC’s fundraising efforts to save the pool:
Several NCS Short Course records fell at Halloween weekend meets. Ezra Zapler of East Carolina Aquatics broke the 11-12 boys record in the 50 free at the ECA meet held at East Carolina University. Parker Van Olst of New Wave Swimming broke the 10 & under boys 100 breaststroke record at the TAC Halloween Bash while New Wave teammate, Sam Marsteiner improved his record times in the 11-12 boys 100 free, 200 free, and 500 free. Congratulations swimmers!
| Men’s Records | ||||
| Parker Van Olst | WAVE | 10U | 100 Breast | 1:13.24 |
| Ezra Zapler | ECA | 11-12 | 50 Free | 22.58 |
| Sam Marsteiner | WAVE | 11-12 | 100 Free | 49.71 |
| Sam Marsteiner | WAVE | 11-12 | 200 Free | 1:46.95 |
| Sam Marsteiner | WAVE | 11-12 | 500 Free | 4:48.02 |
Having trouble pulling up files while in the MEET CALENDAR mode? Some browser security settings will not allow files to be opened with a left click. Did you know that if you right click the file icon and select “Open link in new window,” the file will open.
When you click the MEET CALENDAR tab on the NCS website, a monthly meet calendar appears. Click on any meet for a detail view of that particular meet. The detail view includes various files that are displayed as icons. Right click the file icon and select “Open link in new window,” and the file will open.
Dolphin Systems Under Review
Please note that USA Swimming is currently reviewing the use of the Dolphin system as a primary timing system in sanctioned meets. Until that review is complete, please contact sanctions@ncswim.org with any questions about using the Dolphin system for upcoming meets.
Reminder of the trainings available Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week!
Parent Trainings:
https://zoom.us/j/93724361466?pwd=OVF4RFlNZFpaMHhqSEVVRGwzbmpQUT09
Athlete Trainings (12-18 years old):
https://zoom.us/j/97633664936?pwd=YnpXZmljME5PcldacW9ZQ0w5YTFIZz09
Coaches Training:
https://zoom.us/j/98698656108?pwd=NzQ5TGdjWkRDc0Irck9tWHpJL1hkQT09
| TRISH HUGHES Administrative Assistant Background Check Coordinator 1 Olympic Plaza Colorado Springs, CO 80909-5780 o: 719.866.3536 thughes@usaswimming.org |
As with everything else, the 2020 Select Camp scheduled for last April was canceled. To recognize those who qualified for the Camp, Olympic Gold Medalist Josh Davis developed an exclusive Superstar Webinar. The “Sharing the Secrets of Greatness” event, featuring Josh Davis, Nathan Adrian, Missy Franklin and Ryan Held was held on Saturday, Oct 10th. They shared some great tips for coaches, parents, and swimmers of all ages. You’ll definitely want to check it out.
Click the link below to view a recording of the event. The password is select. Click the little red tab with the three dots to view in full screen.
Connect with Olympic Legends Nathan, Missy, Ryan and Josh
Health Insurance for Coaches
USA Swimming is offering a new program to provide health insurance to registered USA Swimming coaches and their families.
https://www.usaswimming.org/coaches/popular-resources/health-insurance-for-coaches
Questions? Contact Juan Caraveo, 719-330-4019, jcaraveo@usaswimming.org
Click the following link to learn more about the NCS IMX Go Time! program which will be used as the selection process for the NCS IMX Camp in January.
Below are the Events Files for the NCS IMX Go Time!
Meet Events File NCS IMX Go Time 10-Year-Old
Meet Events File NCS IMX Go Time 11-Year-Old
Below is the meeting agenda for the NCS Fall House of Delegates meeting to be held via ZOOM at 1:00 pm on Sunday, Oct 4, 2020. The ZOOM link for this and other HOD weekend meetings has been posted on the NCS Fall HOD Weekend Meeting Schedule.
It’s NCS IMX Camp Go Time!
Hello NCS Coaches. The 2020 short course season is one like no other. Likewise, our IMX Camp selection process will be a bit different as we recognize best times this season can be achieved during sanctioned meets, non-sanctioned meets and at practice.
This season, IMX Camp selection will be based on best achieved short course times from September 7, 2020 through December 13, 2020 and will include 10 year olds.
Swimmers in the following age groups will need to swim the IMX events shown in order to achieve an IMX score. No IMX score can be calculated until ALL IMX events have been completed:
10 year olds: 200 IM, 100 BK, 100 BR, 100 FL, 200 FR
11/12 year olds: 200 IM, 100 BK, 100 BR, 100 FL, 500 FR
13 year olds: 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 BK, 200 BR, 200 FL, 500 FR
We have created four IMX Meet Event files by age: (10, 11, 12, and 13) that coaches can use to record best times achieved. (Event files were emailed to coaches.) Swimmers should be listed as the age they are at the time of their swim. As an example, if a swimmer is age 10 from Sept 7-20, but turns 11 on Sept 21, he or she should be listed as a 10 year old for any swims recorded between Sept 7-20, and should be listed as an 11 year old for swims from Sept 21 and later. If you submit times on October 5, that swimmer could appear as both a 10 and as an 11 year old. Times swum by this swimmer at age 10 can be included in the new age group, however, the IMX score they receive will be less in the upper age group. In December, a swimmer who has changed ages may be ranked in two age groups.
Coaches may submit times during any of the following sessions. Times may be from sanctioned or non-sanctioned meets, time trials or timed swims from practice. As sessions progress, only update times that are improved from previous submissions. Submitting times slower than previous times for a swimmer will cause their IMX score to be reduced. Reporting sessions are:
Session 1 – September 7 to October 4. (Submit by October 5, 2020)
Session 2 – September 7 to October 25(Submit by October 26, 2020)
Session 3 – September 7 to November 15 (Submit by November 16, 2020)
Session 4 – September 7 to December 13 (Submit by December 14, 2020)
Coaches should enter their swimmers in the camp selection process by doing the following:
1) Import the IMX Camp Meet Event files for your swimmers.
2) Enter results for each swimmer in the entry file occurring during that session. The best times can be from sanctioned meets, non-sanctioned meet, time trials or practice swims. Coaches can use the imported results from meet manager (sanctioned) or enter the results as custom entry times (non-sanctioned/practice swims).
3) Submit the event file to olack.lisa@gmail.com by the session submission deadline shown above.
4) Final results should be submitted to olack.lisa@gmail.com by December 14. The list of IMX CAMP selections and alternates will be published by December 23 on the NCS website at www.ncswim.org. Final camp numbers will be determined by the operational protocols of the Greensboro Aquatic Center at the time of this event in January 2021.
If you have any questions on the above procedures, please email:
NCS Camp Committee Chair, Katherine Holian: katherine@gsaswim.org, or
NCS Programs Chair, Jonathan Watson: 01silversurfer@bellsouth.net.
