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2021 NCS Awards Ceremony
North Carolina Swimming held its Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 2 at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary. The event followed the NCS All Star Clinic, which featured U.S. Olympic Team member Ashley Twichell as its guest clinician. Coaches Amy Faulk, Mark Franz, and Sarah Chaires assisted at the clinic. See Amy’s All Star Clinic video below:
After the clinic swimmers enjoyed some sandwiches in the Triangle Aquatic Center’s new Atrium and listened as Twichell recounted some of her experiences on the way to becoming one of the nation’s top Open Water swimmers.
NCS General Chair Trish Martin welcomed the crowd and Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Watson announced the awards. Coaches Amy Faulk and Jon Jolley helped Ashley Twichell present the awards. Coach John Payne introduced the Open Water Swimmers of the Year.
Awards Ceremony Power Point Video
Here is a list of the North Carolina Swimming award recipients for 2021.
| Swimmer of the Year | ||
| 11-12 Girls | Shayna Elgart | MOR |
| 11-12 Boys | Sam Marsteiner | WAVE |
| 13-14 Girls | Avery Klamfoth | MAC |
| 13-14 Boys | Matt Marsteiner | WAVE |
| 15-16 Girls | Claire Curzan | TAC |
| 15-16 Bloys | Braeden Haughey | TAC |
| 17-18 Girls | Charlotte Hook | TAC |
| 17-18 Boys | Lance Norris | TAC |
| Andy Craver Award | Maci Columbia | YOTA |
| Coach of the Year | ||
| Age Group Coach of the Year | Russ Kasl | MAC |
| Senior Coach of the Year | Bruce Marchionda | TAC |
| Coach Leadership Award | Jon Jolley | YSST |
| Team of the Year | ||
| Division 1 | SwimMAC | |
| Division 2 | NCAC | |
| Division 3 | Lowes YMCA | |
| NCS Volunteer Award | Lynn Tippets-Fazen | |
Award caps for NCS Top Five swimmers, Award towels for NCS All-Stars, and National Top Ten Certificates will be sent to clubs for distribution to their athletes.
2020 NCS Awards Ceremony
North Carolina Swimming held a virtual Awards Ceremony this year because of the COVID situation. The virtual celebration included a special video presentation from former NCS age group swimmer, world record holder, and Olympic Gold Medalist – Mel Stewart.
Click the following link to view the Awards Ceremony videos.
Here is a list of the individual award recipients.
| Swimmer of the Year | ||
| 11-12 Girls | Mere Whelehan | TAC |
| 11-12 Boys | Albert Smelzer | SGSA |
| 13-14 Girls | Lily Welsh | TAC |
| 13-14 Boys | Will Thompson | NCAC |
| 15-16 Girls | Claire Curzan | TAC |
| 15-16 Bloys | Sam Hoover | NCAC |
| 17-18 Girls | Ellie Marquardt | ATOM |
| 17-18 Boys | Ross Dant | YSST |
| Andy Craver Award | Davis Carson | YOTA |
| Coach of the Year | ||
| Age Group Coach of the Year | Katherine Holian | SGSA |
| Age Group Coach of the Year | Sherwood Watts | NCAC |
| Senior Coach of the Year | Terry Fritch | MAC |
| Coach Leadership Award | Jon Jolley | YSST |
| Team of the Year | ||
| Division 1 | SwimMAC | |
| Division 2 | NCAC | |
| Division 3 | Swim GSA | |
| Phillips Volunteer Award | Lisa Olack | |
| Life Member Awards | Jay Dodson | |
| Colleen Gillan |
Award caps for NCS Top Five swimmers and Award towels for NCS All-Stars (during the qualifying period of 9/1/19 – 3/15/20) will be sent to clubs for distribution to athletes. Swimmer of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Team of the Year awards will also be sent to member’s clubs for distribution.