
Pictured from left to right are NCS meet officials Lynn Tippets-Fazen, John Gillan, Christine Jung, and Deb Hanley who were on deck this week at the 2022 Toyota U.S. Open Swimming Championships in Greensboro.
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by Bill Martin
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Click here for USA Swimming information and updates to the 2022 Toyota U.S. Open Swimming Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
by Bill Martin
NCS Meet Officials can use the forms below to sign up for the 2023 North Carolina Swimming Short Course Championship meets at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center in Charlotte. The 14U Age Group Champs meet will be held on Feb 16-19 and the Senior Champs meet will be held on Feb 23-26.
by Bill Martin
CALLING ALL OFFICIALS!
The Swim GSA January Jump Start Meet in Greensboro January 13-16 is an Officials Qualifying Meet for national evaluations. Please sign up to officiate and request your optional national evaluation submitting the Swim GSA January Jump Start Evaluation form.
by Bill Martin
The 2023 North Carolina Swimming Club Development Incentive Program is now live.
Clubs can access the Online Application Form here.
The Club Development Incentive Program is open to all NCS Clubs who are at least Level 1 in the USA Swimming Club Recognition Program.
Clubs can claim achievements that occurred between September 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023. Clubs can select the points that are most relevant to them and are not required to answer all questions. The max payout is $1,000 and will be calculated for all eligible clubs submitting online applications by October 15, 2023.
Questions? Call Trish Martin at 336 327 4697.
by Bill Martin
Sam Marsteiner of New Wave Swimming set two new North Carolina Swimming 13-14 boys short course records at the WAVE Quad meet held at the Triangle Aquatic Center last week. Marsteiner broke his own record in the 500 free with a time of 4:27.18 and also swam the 200 free in 1:40.18 to set a new mark in that event. Congratulations on those outstanding swims!
The new USA Swimming times database is not yet fully operational, so records and top times reports are not available. Please email billmartin@ncswim.org if an LSC record is broken, so it can be posted. Records and NCS top times will be updated and posted when those reports become available.
by Bill Martin
NCS Officials looking for an OQM meet are invited to sign up for the TAC Blizzard Blitz Meet on Dec 9-11.
Please use the following TAC Blizzard Blitz Evaluation Form to sign up. If you have any questions, please contact John Jewell jmjswim@gmail.com or Kevin Chignell kevinchignell@gmail.com.
by Bill Martin
by Bill Martin
With the introduction of SWIMS 3.0, USA Swimming has a new method for crediting meet officials for the sessions they work. Below are instructions for the new Officials Tracking System (OTS). If you are a meet referee and the Officials tab doesn’t show up on your SWIMS 3.0 menu, contact John Jewell to give you access.
by Bill Martin
The USA Swimming Speedo Winter Junior Championship short course meet will be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on December 7-10, 2022.