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NCS Official Awarded at Y-Nationals

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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

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Meet Bid Packet: 2024- 25 short course season

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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.

Meet Bid Framework

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.

Meet Bid Form

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 

Printable Meet Bid Calendar

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

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NCS RECORD BREAKER ALERT

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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

  • Karina Plaza (SwimMAC) 13-14 Female 100 Breast SCY 1:00.67
  • Karina Plaza (SwimMAC) 13-14 Female 200 Breast SCY 2:11.34
  • Albert Smelzer (SwimGSA) 15-16 Male 50 Free SCY 19.96
  • David Sammons (SwimMAC) 13-14 Male 100 Fly LCM 56.44
  • Tessa Jeltema (TAC Titans) 10&U Female 100 IM 1:05.51
  • SwimMAC 13-14 Male 400 Free Relay 3:10.25 (David Sammons, Eli Sweet, Dean Hamid, Griffin Cagle)
  • TAC Titans 10&U Male 200 Free Relay 1:49.28 (Aaron Fang, Evan Zhang, David Bao, Clayton Chia)
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NCS Officials at Senior Sectionals

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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

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2024 ESSZ Age Group SC Sectionals

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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

Age Group Sectional Time Line

2024 ESSZ Age Group SC Sectional Meet Announcement

Age Group Sectional: Events File

Age Group Sectional Time Standards – Short Course Meet

2024 ESSZ Age Group Sectionals – Officials Sign-up Form

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HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY

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Happy Women’s Day to all the incredible women!   Thankful to all our female leaders, coaches, officials, athletes, and women of all walks supporting our great sport.  We are thankful for leaders of the past, present, and future, within NCS.  YOU are appreciated! Shine on.  Not just today but everyday!
#empowerwomen #womeninsport
#ncswimming #usaswimming #wearencs

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North Carolina Swimming Hall of Fame Inductees – Class of 2024

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March 2, 2024 – NC Swimming Hall of Fame Banquet took place in Raleigh, NC honoring the Class of 2024 Inductees – Kathleen Baker, Tom Brewer, John Calvert, Kathy McKee, and Eric Schwall with our guest presenter, Rowdy Gaines, “the voice of swimming”.
Congratulations to all the inductees, and Thank YOU for contributing your service, commitment, dedication, and talents to NC Swimming and USA Swimming.  We appreciate YOU.  Congratulations to the Class of 2024! #halloffame #classof2024 #wearencs

Hall of Fame Inductees Bios – Class of 2024

​Hall of Fame Photo Gallery

Justin Jones (Intern) NCSHOF Event Photos and Video: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBgzEh

2024 NCSHOF Pro Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBgzqE

2024 NCSHOF iPhone Photos & Videos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBgqa3

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