YMCA Nationals took place April 2-6, 2024 in Greensboro, NC. Thank you to all NCS Officials for your commitment, dedication, and service to our sport. #WEARENCS

Promoting Excellence by Providing Resources to Support and Empower the North Carolina Swimming Community.
by Amy Faulk
by Amy Faulk
Congratulations to NCS Official, Chris Jung, as the recipient of the Connie Carroll award. Chris has served as a swimming official for 25 years. Highlights of Chris’s officiating career include: Certified YMCA official since 1999 – currently level III; Certified as Y Officials trainer since 2012; Certified USA Swimming Official since 1999; Certified NCAA / CSOA since 2009; Officiated at Y Nationals for 20 years in multiple levels and continues to serve all levels of local, state, and national YMCA and USA Swimming meets; and Chris was the 2018 recipient of the Phillips 66 Outstanding Service Award. In addition to her service officiating swimming, Chris has served multiple leadership roles in her community. Congratulations Chris Jung! #WEARENCS
by Amy Faulk
Deadline to submit April 13, 2024
Here is the bid packet for submitting meet bids for the 2024-25 short course season. It includes both the Meet Bid Framework and the Meet Bid Form.
The meet bid framework provides dates of notable meets, including sectional and national events, and indicates closed weekends during the 2024-25 short course season.
The meet bid form is the method for submitting your meet bids to the meet scheduling committee. Simply complete and submit a form for each of your club’s meet bids. Please note the closed weekends when submitting bids.
Completing the Meet Bid Form
The meet bid form allows the Meet Scheduling committee to gather and provide clubs with complete and consistent meet information. The form is divided into three sections:
1. Basic Meet Information (dates, host club, meet name, location, etc.)
2. Meet Type (meet type, course type, meet category, age group)
3. Meet Fees (individual fees, relay fees, facility fees, travel fund, parking, other)
Click the link to the Meet Bid Form to get started. After completing all required fields (identified by an asterisk) in a section, click NEXT. After completing the entire form, click SUBMIT. You will be asked if you want to submit another response. If you do, click “submit another response” and repeat the process for your next meet.
Meet bids submitted will automatically populate the 2024-25 Short Course Bid Schedule posted on the NCS website. Here, you can view what you’ve submitted. (The spreadsheet does not automatically sort by date, so the most recently submitted bids will appear at the bottom but will be sorted periodically as bids come in.)
Meet Bid Deadline: 4/13/24
Schedule Planning Meeting: 4/13/24
Meet Calendar Approved: 4/13/24 Planning Meeting
Approved Calendar Posted: 4/15/24
If you have any questions on the Meet Bid Form, contact pfrith@mac.com
REMINDER:
Clubs must be Safe Sport Recognized to bid on NCS Championship meets.
Meets will not be sanctioned unless the host club is Safe Sport Recognized.
Thank you,
Kevin Thornton
by Amy Faulk
by Amy Faulk
Congratulations to our NCS Record Breakers on blazingly fast swims. NCS records were broken at various March Championship meets across the South including the 2024 TAC ESSZ AG Sectional meet in Cary, NC(SCY); 2024 GA Southeastern Meet of Champions in Augusta, GA(SCY); and 2024 Speedo ESSZ Spring Championships in Greensboro, NC (LCM). #WEARENCS
by Amy Faulk
Congratulations to the NCS Swimmers who earned Golden Tickets as qualifiers for the 2024 NCS Select Camp. The camp will be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on Saturday, April 13th. Swimmers earned their Golden Tickets by finishing in the top five of their age group in events contested at the 2024 NCS Age Group Short Course Championship meet this past weekend. We are excited to announce Brendan Hansen, 6 time Olympic medalist, and is also a former world record-holder in both the 100 -meter and 200-meter breaststroke events.
Due to expenses calculated and incurred prior to the application deadline, there are no refunds.
by Amy Faulk
Greensboro, NC – Speedo ESSZ Senior Sectionals
Thank you to all the NCS officials who helped make the 2024 Speedo ESSZ Senior Sectional Meet a smooth success. We appreciate your service. Front Row from left to right: John Gillan, Marney MacFadyen, Kristin Weaver, Taylor Darnell, Scott Sawyer, Rob Stevens, Mike Long; Second Row: Corley Strunk, Maja Ferrari, Tara Maxey, Bob Smith, Anne Marie Schneider, Jon Fox, Liz Dutton. Not pictured but we want to say Thank You (Millie Barritt, Michael Berger, Angela Harris, Chris Hoover, Lynne Klauer, Skip Overton, Jim Sheehan) #NCSOfficials #OfficiallyAwesome #WEARENCS
by Amy Faulk
The 2024 ESSZ Age Group Sectional Short Course Championship meet, hosted by the TAC Titans, will be held at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary from March 14-17, 2024.
MEET INFORMATION
Age Group Sectional Psych Sheet
2024 ESSZ Age Group SC Sectional Meet Announcement
Age Group Sectional: Events File
by Amy Faulk
by Amy Faulk